eBay Guides - Looking for LOT of STUFF RESEARCH PRICES PER ITEM lot

Looking for a LOT OF STUFF for a FEW of your DOLLARS?

When looking for items in a Lot on eBay, a little research can help determine a "reasonable" maximum purchase price. A "Reasonable" price may be determined by the comparable "going-rate" on ebay, at the time of your search. As applicable, the price can be based on:

per-item [quantity] in a lot
price per pack
price per box
price per foot
price per inch
total [with/without S&H] price

Determine Your Reasonable Maximum Price for a Lot of Items

SET A MAXIMUM (affordable) DOLLAR AMOUNT that you are willing to spend for certain types of Item-Lots. Will that include [S&H[ Shipping and Handling costs?

After much researching and watching, for many regular Lot-items on which I bid, I have set a maximum per-item price [including S&H] -- depending on Urgency of Need...

$6 - $8 per Black Printer Cartridge Pack
$8 per Polaroid 600 Film Pack
13c-18c per foot for Bubble Wrap

EXAMPLE:

If you are willing to spend $20 total Maximum Dollar Amount, including S&H, for a Lot of Widget...search results reveal:

(1) lot of 23 Widgets, with starting bid of $5 and $8.50 S&H >>> with a $20 maximum, average per-Widget price is 87c.

(2) lot with 50 items, starting @ $10 and $9.00 S&H...to use your avg. 87c per-item price for this lot, the 50 items would increase total to $43.50.

If $20 is your absolute Maximum Dollar Amount to spend, your maxium bid:

on the 1st Lot [23 Items] would be $11.50 -Or
on the 2nd Lot [50 Items] would be $11 -Or

perhaps you would decide to increase your average purchasing price, for the bigger 2nd Lot

What Type of "DEAL" Do YOU WANT...

based on Regular/Retail [New Item] Price:

50% of Retail
1/3 or 33% of Retail
25% of Retail

based on Per Item/Quantity-Pricing:

per-item [number] in a lot
per pack
per box
per foot

From my research and buying experience on ebay, I am willing to spend 13c - 16c PER FOOT for Bubble Wrap.

per inch

Ways to determine the "Value" or "going rate" of listed items...

check on ebay for

the current selling prices
the past sold prices

research actual/Retail item prices

VALUE can be:

the "going-rate" on ebay now
what it's "worth" to you now

Do you NEED the item?
Is it HARD TO FIND?

Doing research provides information on what prices are available NOW...the Best Deal that You Can Get NOW. Basically, your research options may result in decisions such as:

continuing the searching and watching until you can find Your Best Deal
accepting the current "going-rate" as the Best Deal on Ebay -- and start bidding