Post #195011 by Sabu The Coconut Boy on Wed, Oct 26, 2005 8:54 PM

I agree with the sage advice so far. Generally I can make more by splitting up groups and selling the items individually. There are occasionally exceptions.

For example, I just sold 6 of these small plates:

Normally these sell for about $20 apiece. I was lazy though and didn't want to ship 6 individual plates. Plus it's enjoyable to give the buyer a deal as often as possible. I sold them as a group hoping to get about $100; a little less than the $120 I'd get if I sold them separately. Instead, I started a bidding war and got $152 for the group.

Just like I was lazy in selling all six at once, I think some buyers likewise don't want to go through all the trouble of accumulating a set one dish at a time. In this case, they were willing to pay a premium to get all six dessert plates at once. If you were selling all twelve posters in the set, then you might make more selling them as a group, but since you're only selling the two, I vote to sell them individually.

There. I've needlessly muddied the waters. I agree with the advice so far. Split 'em up.

Sabu