# PLEASE help an ebay newbe!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-an-ebay-newbe/628110>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [July 13, 2012, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-an-ebay-newbe/628110 "2012-07-13T14:59:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![2010dave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/2/a3d4f5/32.png) [@2010dave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2010dave)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2012, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-an-ebay-newbe/628110/1 "2012-07-13T14:59:41Z")

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Can anyone tell me, from expieriance, what is the best month(s) to sell/list my vintage collectable PLANET OF THE APES and vintage GUMBY/POKEY items on ebay?

THANK YOU IN ADAVANCE!

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**Author:** ![DrFidelius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drfidelius/32/3447_2.png) [@DrFidelius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrFidelius)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2012, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-an-ebay-newbe/628110/2 "2012-07-13T15:01:09Z")

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> [@2010dave](#):
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> Can anyone tell me, from expieriance, what is the best month(s) to sell/list my vintage collectable PLANET OF THE APES and vintage GUMBY/POKEY items on ebay?
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> THANK YOU IN ADAVANCE!

October or November 2004.

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**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2012, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-an-ebay-newbe/628110/3 "2012-07-13T15:32:40Z")

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Is there still a market for this stuff? If so, then any month is good. I’d check “completed items” to see if there is any interest first, and to see what sorts of prices your items are bringing before wasting your time listing the items and paying the listing fees.

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**Author:** ![Lukeinva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lukeinva/32/17872_2.png) [@Lukeinva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lukeinva)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2012, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-an-ebay-newbe/628110/4 "2012-07-13T15:36:34Z")

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The cold months are better. In my experience there are more potential buyers online when the weather is not great.

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**Author:** ![campp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@campp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/campp)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2012, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-an-ebay-newbe/628110/5 "2012-07-13T16:11:08Z")

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^What Lukeinva said.

Also, tax time is not a particularly great time.

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**Author:** ![Omar\_Little](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omar_little/32/269_2.png) [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2012, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-an-ebay-newbe/628110/6 "2012-07-13T16:37:28Z")

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[Now](http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_trksid=p5197.m570.l1313&_nkw=vintage+planet+apes&_sacat=0) and [now](http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=vintage+gumby&_sacat=0&_odkw=vintage+planet+apes&_osacat=0).

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**Author:** ![dolphinboy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dolphinboy/32/330_2.png) [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2012, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-an-ebay-newbe/628110/7 "2012-07-13T17:18:41Z")

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> [@DrFidelius](#):
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> October or November 2004.

My vote for best response… EVER.

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**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2012, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-an-ebay-newbe/628110/8 "2012-07-13T18:51:53Z")

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Since the OP is looking for advice, let’s move this to IMHO.

Colibri  
General Questions Moderator

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**Author:** ![Kimballkid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b5a626/32.png) [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2012, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-an-ebay-newbe/628110/9 "2012-07-13T21:32:44Z")

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During what month of pregnancy does a woman begin to look pregnant?

September