As a note, my copy sold within 25 minutes, with 2 more people interested before I had a chance to mark it as sold. Don't always expect that, but the point is the system works.
I had to pause before the video even started to say... FINALLY... I've been needing this so bad. It's amazing that in such a short time you've become the best in the business and your penchant for knowing exactly what the people need is amazing.
GREAT video Alex. These kind of videos are the reason I'm subscribed to your channel. I have several games I need to off load before a flood of new Kickstarters arrive and eBay just isn't cutting it. This will be very helpful!
Your timing is impeccable :-D . I just went through my collection and have a stack of 40 games to sell in the upcoming weeks. I always enjoy your channel and it was your recommendations on how to treat my collection and what to keep or get rid off, that helped me in getting this big stack ready for sale.
excellant tutorial, very concise & to the point, thank you! In the recent past I have sold a number of games to BoardGameCo & the brick & mortar store Noble Knight Games (located here in the US). I recommend either of those routes for people (myself included) who prefer a minimum amount of work & hassle & don't mind taking a few bucks less (vs direct sale to individuals) in exchange for those perks/tradeoffs. You do need to sell a multiple number of games at once to make it worthwhile, typically 10-15 at a time has worked for me. But again, thumbs up for this tutorial!
Awesome video, Alex. Thank you so much for this. As a family that has filled the amount of shelf space we deem reasonable for our collection, we have started cycling games out. We have a growing pile of games to offload / sell . This is quite helpful for us. Keep up the great work! We enjoy your content.
This is fantastic, I love to see the start to finish and this type of thing is what I do for my work every day, showing the process start to finish but not going super in depth on every detail because that would just take forever!
I would be interested in learning more about the shipping process. I spent $50 shipping used games to my family members (about 5 games - medium size box).
I've sold on eBay and BGG market but never tried on FB because I rarely am on there these days. That said, I tried your method and - boom! - game sold in a matter of hours! Cheers, Alex.
Watched for your shipping recommendation happy to learn of a new one. For packing I also will use cling wrap to basically reseal any used games to keep covers from slipping.
A the good old 'Volumetric' shipping. It is something that a few people don't fully understand. Great video as always. I've sold through BGG, eBay and I think another site. Really should go via Face Book. But yes eBay will take the biggest percentage from your sales, they'll also take a percentage of your shipping as well. Even if you don't use them to ship through.
PayPal Multi-order shipping is another good option, the rates are often the same as Pirate Ship, but pirate Ship gives you the regional rate box options and PayPal doesn't.
@@BoardGameCo Hey Alex, If someone contacts you expressing interest in your item, how long do you usually hold the item for them? Especially when there are other people who are also interested too. Thanks.
Hey Alex, thanks so much for this *excellent* video! I'm one of the people who have been asking for it, and this video is exactly what I was looking for. I have one question about shipping: how did you come up with the $10 charge for shipping? I assume that the amount you charge will depend on the size and weight of the game. How much would you charge to ship Codenames? How much would you charge to ship Gloomhaven? How about the All-In for Bloodborne?
Costs can vary anywhere from $8-$30 depending on the game and location, for the $10 I was willing to take a small hit and not worry about it. You can always list actual prices, or just ballpark. Question of reducing the friction for others
Good video...sound principles to follow! One point you didn't talk about (and maybe it isn't overly important) is methods of accepted payment. What is the best options if selling regularly?
Thanks, Alex! Great video. One thing I was watching for but didn't hear was about how to receive payment. Once we agree on the price, how do you recommend the person actually go about paying you? Is that process built in to FB Marketplace? Thanks.
Hi Alex, Great Video, quick question do you receive the full payment (game+delivery) before send the game? Or its something like 50% before and then 50% after it's delivered
I could be wrong about this, but I never price-check with eBay...for some reason eBay's prices seem inflated WAY beyond what games usually sell for. The BGG price history in the Geekmarket seems to be the best estimate for what a game actually sells for, since it shows recent sales, etc. I usually price check with that and can usually sell any game I put up for sale based on those prices!
As someone who sells several games a month, I approve of this video, with one addition: this is purely focused on the US Market. For Europe, you have other Facebook groups and other methods of shipping for instance. But the basic ideas remain the same. Nice video once again. How do you find the time to make all of them?
Awesome video. Thanks for the details. Have you had issues filing claims on shipment of damaged kickstarter games with the carrier? Do you get what you paid for them or what your selling the item for ?
I'm having a hard time finding the Board Game Exchange group you use in your video. I see that it says it's a group by BGR but I don't see it on their page or anywhere really.
I really wish you would have gone over shipping a little more. Maybe when you sell it, you can show that process? The reason is shipping prices for board games are pretty expensive and go past $10. Since the boxes are heavy and big. Fedex and UPS are WAY more expensive then USPS, so I'm curious how much of a discount you get from those sites you mentioned.
Great video. A few weeks ago I started selling part of my collection. I listed on FB marketplace and some local groups and sold 20+ games in a couple of weeks. Since then - crickets, even though I still have more than two-dozen that I'm trying to sell. Do you notice ebbs and flows in sales? Did I just saturate the market?
Great video Alex! Is there a chance for the lid of the game to fall off during shipping? I'm about to sell my games and this is one thing I'm worried about.
I've been watching the videos reviewing Wild Assent, and it seems to have a lot in common with Arena: The Contest. I know you like both games, so can I request a Play This, Not That video Wild Assent vs Arena/Tanares.
BGG is not reliable for checking prices unless you really dig in. It's all over the place, and that's largely because someone might sell an insert, or promo, under the listing for the game since there's nowhere specific to sell the insert on there otherwise, so unless you really look into those sales and exactly what was included, looking at them at a glance can be very misleading.
Great video! What do you do w.r.t shipping a game/many games that weigh a ton? That usually makes shipping costs pretty high. Do you pass the whole shipping cost to the customer, or do you eat part of the cost to make shipping more reasonable for the buyer?
Did things change in the past 2 1/2 weeks? Tried sitting down and using your walkthrough today and there are a lot more questions asked (ex: shipping) and Facebook says it will take 5%. Is listing on BGR powered my Facebook marketplace or something now?
You have to pay attention to the shipping also, the $125 sale was free shipping and the $95 was not. So in reality those two were a lot closer than $30 apart.
Great video, thank you! Do you have many problems with fraud or scams? I was a powerseller on Ebay in other categories and did enough volume to cover the losses from buyer's scamming the system but have been worried about selling some of my old games because one $100 loss could nullify a whole lot of work.
@@BoardGameCo Thanks for making this video. 🙂 I've entered that period where playing games and collecting them are two, separate hobbies and I've been thinking of pruning my collection for a while now.
In 2015 or so I lost interest in boardgames and around 2018 I sold almost my entire collection (kept Battlestar Galactica, luckily) to afford a fullframe camera which I used almost every weekend since. This put me onto a minimalist journey, further getting rid of stuff I don’t need. I got back into boardgames recently, do not regret the sold games except a few I sold to a friend after being persuaded by a friend (mansions of madness 1, Chaos in the old world and tragedy looper, already got them back), but boardgames and Kickstarter make owning less and spending less money really hard haha :D The boardgame community is a bunch of hoarders. „I haven’t played 60% of my collection“ here, „this is still in shrinkwrap, when was that Kickstarter, 4 years ago?“ there. It’s so refreshing to see somebody like you who curates his collection and really thinks about what he needs and keeps and isn’t afraid to get rid of something. I also tend to buy a lot used, that way I can usually sell it for a similar price not losing to much money. „Does it hold its value“ is something I think about as well.
Do you still receive tracking or delivery confirmation when shipping? I'm not familiar with those shipping services and was curious. Also, I am assuming PayPal is your preferred or required payment method? Thanks for the video! This topic is much appreciated!
Yeah thanks for this, just found 2 copies of War of the Ring in shrink Rap still. Going to have to get a Facebook account though, maybe for just this board game selling, cause honestly I got rid of it cause I kept getting messages.
I may have missed it, but do you get estimates for shipping prices prior to making a listing? We all have games of varying sizes and weights so there's no way to get accurate shipping estimates other than going to shipping site and getting an estimate. I really hate if if I undercharge shipping as that is directly cutting into my profits.
Thanks for the video. Do you have any advice on handling payment? What method do you prefer and why (Venmo, PayPal, Messenger Payments, etc)? Any flags you watch out for?
I just do venmo or PayPal friends and family to avoid fee. But if it’s a significant purchase I probably won’t do it via fiends and family to get thr protection.
How do you distinguish between Like New and Very Good? I'm always torn when I have a relatively unplayed game. I want to positively promote the game but I also don't want to create unrealistic, unfulfilled expectations.
Alex I need help thinking of a Kickstarter game unless I dreamt it! I swear I remember almost backing a bee hive / honeybee game where I thought you sort of layer tiles to build a nest. I feel like the tiles looked like honey and I believe they were little hexagons. Do you have any idea what I’m talking about? I’m almost certain it wasn’t Honey Buzz. It is something newer unless I’m hallucinating lol. TY anyone who can help!
For anyone that buys way too many games you probably have the disposable income to just donate the game. If you're less set on the money you might just get that nice feeling of giving to a charity.
Speaking for myself, I'd much rather sell the game and donate the money. Much better chance of the money being put to good use than the game will. And I don't say that as a get out of jail free card. As a religious Jew, I tithe, I give 10% of my income to charity.
As a note, my copy sold within 25 minutes, with 2 more people interested before I had a chance to mark it as sold. Don't always expect that, but the point is the system works.
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As a newb to selling things online... How do you go about getting the money after you have sold something? Do you use something like Venmo?
Paypa is a good bet.
I had to pause before the video even started to say... FINALLY... I've been needing this so bad. It's amazing that in such a short time you've become the best in the business and your penchant for knowing exactly what the people need is amazing.
Thank you :) Really appreciate it :)
GREAT video Alex. These kind of videos are the reason I'm subscribed to your channel. I have several games I need to off load before a flood of new Kickstarters arrive and eBay just isn't cutting it. This will be very helpful!
Enjoy :) I always mean to do more of these but practically speaking push them off.
Your timing is impeccable :-D . I just went through my collection and have a stack of 40 games to sell in the upcoming weeks. I always enjoy your channel and it was your recommendations on how to treat my collection and what to keep or get rid off, that helped me in getting this big stack ready for sale.
This video is in excellent edition!
Thanks :)
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Any bets when he will find out what your comment is about? :D
@@t.b.1568 Oh I got the reference :)
@@BoardGameCo that was real quick.:) I enjoy your videos keep on that awesome work!
excellant tutorial, very concise & to the point, thank you! In the recent past I have sold a number of games to BoardGameCo & the brick & mortar store Noble Knight Games (located here in the US). I recommend either of those routes for people (myself included) who prefer a minimum amount of work & hassle & don't mind taking a few bucks less (vs direct sale to individuals) in exchange for those perks/tradeoffs. You do need to sell a multiple number of games at once to make it worthwhile, typically 10-15 at a time has worked for me. But again, thumbs up for this tutorial!
this is very helpful, I've always been hesitant to sell really anything of mine, but this demystifies it for me thank you
Glad to hear :)
Amen!
Awesome video, Alex. Thank you so much for this. As a family that has filled the amount of shelf space we deem reasonable for our collection, we have started cycling games out. We have a growing pile of games to offload / sell . This is quite helpful for us.
Keep up the great work! We enjoy your content.
This is fantastic, I love to see the start to finish and this type of thing is what I do for my work every day, showing the process start to finish but not going super in depth on every detail because that would just take forever!
I would be interested in learning more about the shipping process. I spent $50 shipping used games to my family members (about 5 games - medium size box).
ditto. Don't think these companies work in Canada :p
I've sold on eBay and BGG market but never tried on FB because I rarely am on there these days. That said, I tried your method and - boom! - game sold in a matter of hours! Cheers, Alex.
Watched for your shipping recommendation happy to learn of a new one. For packing I also will use cling wrap to basically reseal any used games to keep covers from slipping.
I have sold many games through the years, but thank you so much for the Facebook page recommendation and the shippers that you recommended.
Yet another amazingly helpful video. Thank you for all your great content.
Excellent topic! I was actually going to ask you in yesterday's video how you do about getting rid of games. 👍🏻
Needed this Alex!! Thank you thank you thank you! 🙌
:)
This is a great idea for a segment!
Thanks :-) it's one that I frequently got questions for.
A the good old 'Volumetric' shipping. It is something that a few people don't fully understand. Great video as always. I've sold through BGG, eBay and I think another site. Really should go via Face Book. But yes eBay will take the biggest percentage from your sales, they'll also take a percentage of your shipping as well. Even if you don't use them to ship through.
PayPal Multi-order shipping is another good option, the rates are often the same as Pirate Ship, but pirate Ship gives you the regional rate box options and PayPal doesn't.
Yep
The timing of this video is perfect, I'm about to put up a copy of Tainted Grail for the first time and a little lost.
Awesome, enjoy :)
@@BoardGameCo
Hey Alex,
If someone contacts you expressing interest in your item, how long do you usually hold the item for them? Especially when there are other people who are also interested too. Thanks.
@@nekochen generally first come first serve, not sure what you mean by holding?
Clear and concise, great vid!
Thanks :)
Hey Alex, thanks so much for this *excellent* video! I'm one of the people who have been asking for it, and this video is exactly what I was looking for. I have one question about shipping: how did you come up with the $10 charge for shipping? I assume that the amount you charge will depend on the size and weight of the game. How much would you charge to ship Codenames? How much would you charge to ship Gloomhaven? How about the All-In for Bloodborne?
Costs can vary anywhere from $8-$30 depending on the game and location, for the $10 I was willing to take a small hit and not worry about it. You can always list actual prices, or just ballpark. Question of reducing the friction for others
This great answers my questions i asked a while ago thanks a lot
Glad it was helpful :-)
Great video. Thanks for the shipping suggestions.
Good video...sound principles to follow! One point you didn't talk about (and maybe it isn't overly important) is methods of accepted payment. What is the best options if selling regularly?
Good point! Totally missed that. Venmo, paypal, cashapp are all great.
Thanks, Alex! Great video. One thing I was watching for but didn't hear was about how to receive payment. Once we agree on the price, how do you recommend the person actually go about paying you? Is that process built in to FB Marketplace? Thanks.
Great video! Really useful.
Hi Alex, Great Video, quick question do you receive the full payment (game+delivery) before send the game? Or its something like 50% before and then 50% after it's delivered
Generally full payment first. Depending on the method used the buyer has resources to file a claim.
Wow, this was great info and tutorial!
I would also say that being clear about return policy and refund policy might be a good idea...
Interesting, I've never really dealt with that when talking peer to peer sales.
I could be wrong about this, but I never price-check with eBay...for some reason eBay's prices seem inflated WAY beyond what games usually sell for. The BGG price history in the Geekmarket seems to be the best estimate for what a game actually sells for, since it shows recent sales, etc. I usually price check with that and can usually sell any game I put up for sale based on those prices!
I use ebay since if the gap is high enough, then I'll sell there instead.
@@BoardGameCo that makes sense!
@@BoardGameCo that makes sense!
You need to check sold games on ebay, not current listings
As someone who sells several games a month, I approve of this video, with one addition: this is purely focused on the US Market. For Europe, you have other Facebook groups and other methods of shipping for instance. But the basic ideas remain the same. Nice video once again. How do you find the time to make all of them?
Awesome video. Thanks for the details. Have you had issues filing claims on shipment of damaged kickstarter games with the carrier? Do you get what you paid for them or what your selling the item for ?
I've found issues are minimal, but when they happen, USPS is the worst. The other carries are better.
I'm having a hard time finding the Board Game Exchange group you use in your video. I see that it says it's a group by BGR but I don't see it on their page or anywhere really.
I really wish you would have gone over shipping a little more. Maybe when you sell it, you can show that process? The reason is shipping prices for board games are pretty expensive and go past $10. Since the boxes are heavy and big. Fedex and UPS are WAY more expensive then USPS, so I'm curious how much of a discount you get from those sites you mentioned.
Great video. A few weeks ago I started selling part of my collection. I listed on FB marketplace and some local groups and sold 20+ games in a couple of weeks. Since then - crickets, even though I still have more than two-dozen that I'm trying to sell. Do you notice ebbs and flows in sales? Did I just saturate the market?
Ebs and flows, plus of course the games you have and the prices of them.
I sell by Ebay years ago... now I only use Wallapop (Spain) Works great.. AND ITS FREE
Nice! Glad to hear
Loved this video, thanks!
So, I guess eBay it is, since I avoid Facebook on principle. I guess there aren't any hints on selling on BGG either.
This is awesome video.. thank you.
:)
Great video Alex! Is there a chance for the lid of the game to fall off during shipping? I'm about to sell my games and this is one thing I'm worried about.
I've been watching the videos reviewing Wild Assent, and it seems to have a lot in common with Arena: The Contest. I know you like both games, so can I request a Play This, Not That video Wild Assent vs Arena/Tanares.
Thanks so much for this video!!
BGG is not reliable for checking prices unless you really dig in. It's all over the place, and that's largely because someone might sell an insert, or promo, under the listing for the game since there's nowhere specific to sell the insert on there otherwise, so unless you really look into those sales and exactly what was included, looking at them at a glance can be very misleading.
Generally if numbers line up it's usually a good sign, I'll dig into the exceptions.
Great video! What do you do w.r.t shipping a game/many games that weigh a ton? That usually makes shipping costs pretty high. Do you pass the whole shipping cost to the customer, or do you eat part of the cost to make shipping more reasonable for the buyer?
Did things change in the past 2 1/2 weeks? Tried sitting down and using your walkthrough today and there are a lot more questions asked (ex: shipping) and Facebook says it will take 5%. Is listing on BGR powered my Facebook marketplace or something now?
You have to pay attention to the shipping also, the $125 sale was free shipping and the $95 was not. So in reality those two were a lot closer than $30 apart.
Fair point, I missed that when going through it.
Great video, thank you! Do you have many problems with fraud or scams? I was a powerseller on Ebay in other categories and did enough volume to cover the losses from buyer's scamming the system but have been worried about selling some of my old games because one $100 loss could nullify a whole lot of work.
I found for me (in Belgium) the fastest way is to place them in local facebook boardgame groups.
Yes but its a mess to find stuf and i dont like that is linked to my facebook anyhew . Had some very bad experiences too .
One thing I've seen other sellers mention is if your home is smoke-free and/or pet-free.
Good call! Absolutely should do that.
@@BoardGameCo Thanks for making this video. 🙂
I've entered that period where playing games and collecting them are two, separate hobbies and I've been thinking of pruning my collection for a while now.
Wow this shipping is way cheaper then going to the store!
In 2015 or so I lost interest in boardgames and around 2018 I sold almost my entire collection (kept Battlestar Galactica, luckily) to afford a fullframe camera which I used almost every weekend since. This put me onto a minimalist journey, further getting rid of stuff I don’t need.
I got back into boardgames recently, do not regret the sold games except a few I sold to a friend after being persuaded by a friend (mansions of madness 1, Chaos in the old world and tragedy looper, already got them back), but boardgames and Kickstarter make owning less and spending less money really hard haha :D
The boardgame community is a bunch of hoarders. „I haven’t played 60% of my collection“ here, „this is still in shrinkwrap, when was that Kickstarter, 4 years ago?“ there. It’s so refreshing to see somebody like you who curates his collection and really thinks about what he needs and keeps and isn’t afraid to get rid of something. I also tend to buy a lot used, that way I can usually sell it for a similar price not losing to much money. „Does it hold its value“ is something I think about as well.
Do you still receive tracking or delivery confirmation when shipping? I'm not familiar with those shipping services and was curious.
Also, I am assuming PayPal is your preferred or required payment method? Thanks for the video! This topic is much appreciated!
Yeah thanks for this, just found 2 copies of War of the Ring in shrink Rap still. Going to have to get a Facebook account though, maybe for just this board game selling, cause honestly I got rid of it cause I kept getting messages.
I may have missed it, but do you get estimates for shipping prices prior to making a listing? We all have games of varying sizes and weights so there's no way to get accurate shipping estimates other than going to shipping site and getting an estimate. I really hate if if I undercharge shipping as that is directly cutting into my profits.
Thanks for the video. Do you have any advice on handling payment? What method do you prefer and why (Venmo, PayPal, Messenger Payments, etc)? Any flags you watch out for?
I just do venmo or PayPal friends and family to avoid fee. But if it’s a significant purchase I probably won’t do it via fiends and family to get thr protection.
Just curious how you decide to sell a game Facebook vs. through Boardgameco?
For myself the more expensive, the more likely I try to get maximum return vs BoardGameCo
How do you distinguish between Like New and Very Good? I'm always torn when I have a relatively unplayed game. I want to positively promote the game but I also don't want to create unrealistic, unfulfilled expectations.
How do you announce the shipping cost to the buyer?
thought this was how to sell YOUR board game, like I made a board game and im tryin to publish it .... wrong place
Sorry!
Hey do you only buy adventure games?
Thanks Alex, I didn't know about Abecorn.
If someone sells more than $600 through PayPal do they receive a tax form?
Strictly speaking yes, but not sure if practically they do.
Yes, I can confirm. I received a 1099k from Paypal for 2020 sales.
@@Bien52 Thank you so much Ben, I've been wondering about this.
how can I sell an original Yankee board game .
Alex I need help thinking of a Kickstarter game unless I dreamt it! I swear I remember almost backing a bee hive / honeybee game where I thought you sort of layer tiles to build a nest. I feel like the tiles looked like honey and I believe they were little hexagons. Do you have any idea what I’m talking about? I’m almost certain it wasn’t Honey Buzz. It is something newer unless I’m hallucinating lol. TY anyone who can help!
Radioactive Bees maybe? www.kickstarter.com/projects/rocampo/radioactive-bees-0
Sold!
Lol yep :)
For anyone that buys way too many games you probably have the disposable income to just donate the game. If you're less set on the money you might just get that nice feeling of giving to a charity.
Speaking for myself, I'd much rather sell the game and donate the money. Much better chance of the money being put to good use than the game will. And I don't say that as a get out of jail free card. As a religious Jew, I tithe, I give 10% of my income to charity.
How do you take your payment?
oh thank god. i've never sold a game and need to sell most of what's in my house
What is the payment process?
Can vary but I recommend PayPal or venmo myself.
Thanks.
If I didn’t dislike social media the way I do I’d be using the Facebook marketplace a lot more than I need to
That's absolutely fair...I hate social media as well, but too many practical benefits.
Does anybody know a good site or group to sell Boardgames in Europe? Im from Vienna (Austria) and i mostly have a tough time finding a buyer
Ebay-Kleinanzeigen
The facebook link doesn't work for me
Do you have an account? You may have to become a member
@@BoardGameCo yes, it's not finding the group
Weird it worked now...
Thanks
I have a football board game prodotype finish
Board games cost triple of what they did 30 years ago. How do you like that 2% inflation?
Did you have Chinese tho?
Absolutely.
Or if you live in Canada you can just cry when trying to sell your game.
There are absolutely still options, but I won't deny that it's worse and harder.
I would recommend you research fast hair growth fortified shampoo to double hair growth.
I'm ok with balding :)