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eppur_se_muova

(37,662 posts)
Sun Apr 28, 2024, 05:22 PM Apr 2024

Anyone have experience selling musical instruments through Reverb ? Better/worse than eBay, and how ?

An acquaintance of mine was selling a clarinet on Reberb a while back, but I haven't had the chance to ask him about it since. My own selling experience is limited to eBay, mostly selling leftover RAM and CPUs left over after upgrades. I've never sold a really expensive ( K$ ) item and I'm nervous about doing so. I have a number of items to sell and don't want to regret my choice of intermediary. And would definitely like to know of experiences with lost items and insurance claims -- what's the best way to safeguard against abuses and cons* ?









*Yeah, I know, decline any request to ship to Mar-a-Largo. Other than that, I mean.

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Anyone have experience selling musical instruments through Reverb ? Better/worse than eBay, and how ? (Original Post) eppur_se_muova Apr 2024 OP
Reverb has an excellent reputation for musical equipment Docreed2003 Apr 2024 #1
Only had one deal go south from Reverb.com ZZenith Apr 2024 #2
I've not sold anything but have bought a half dozen items kimimer Apr 2024 #3

Docreed2003

(17,880 posts)
1. Reverb has an excellent reputation for musical equipment
Sun Apr 28, 2024, 05:53 PM
Apr 2024

Many of their sellers are physical storefronts but individuals can sell items as well. I've bought from reverb before and it's always been very smooth. I don't have any experience selling on the site though, but I'd image it's much like eBay.

ZZenith

(4,326 posts)
2. Only had one deal go south from Reverb.com
Sun Apr 28, 2024, 06:07 PM
Apr 2024

But that was the shipping company’s incompetence and I was fully reimbursed.

I have done A LOT of purchasing through Reverb.

Happy hunting!

kimimer

(33 posts)
3. I've not sold anything but have bought a half dozen items
Sun Apr 28, 2024, 06:30 PM
Apr 2024

I've never had a problem. About half were shipped and half were local and I either met up with the seller or picked the item up at a store.

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