Selling gifts from flatscreens.freepay.com

I'll probably be ready to submit for approval on flatscreens.freepay.com by next week or so. Initially, I was pretty psyched to be getting a new TV. But then I realized it isn't HD. My roommate's HDTV is freakin' ridiculous, and he got it for about $900.

Here's my question has anybody tried to sell any of the items from flatscreens.freepay.com? I'm thinking I'd rather just hold out for an HDTV now. Can I ship directly to the winner of an auction? If not, is it even worth it?

Its not going to be cheap to ship one of those TVs.

Yeah, I read somewhere on the forum that the LCD screens are worth more on ebay or whatever anyways.

Jake, that's what I thought.

So I guess it would make the most sense to order an LCD...

[quote0bbde44103="KeithA"]Can I ship directly to the winner of an auction? If not, is it even worth it?[/quote0bbde44103]

Can you send to different address??? Hmm, i think it's under Gratis TOS.,

I decided just to take the 27" Sony. Seems to get great reviews, and hey, I don't need HD yet. Once I own a condo, I can start fretting about things like that--and by then, the prices will have dropped.

For now, I'm stickin to Freepay.

BTW, Jake, can you guys do a site for grad school tuition?

[quote2d14043d17="KeithA"]BTW, Jake, can you guys do a site for grad school tuition?[/quote2d14043d17]

I'd do it !

[quote98e45c5656="KeithA"]...BTW, Jake, can you guys do a site for grad school tuition?[/quote98e45c5656]

Go into the biomedical sciences and not only will your tuition be covered, they pay you as well (PhD only, not Masters).

[quotec3f26615b5="ltsmash2"]
Go into the biomedical sciences and not only will your tuition be covered, they pay you as well (PhD only, not Masters).[/quotec3f26615b5]

I'm afraid that my nearly 3 years in business makes such a big transition unlikely at this point. But you're right--I have friends who are loving life right now...biochemists and whatnot. Full ride plus a stipend. Yikes.

Next TV I buy will be HDTV or bust. I cant believe the quality differance, and the ease of getting HDTV content has gotten tons better within the year! I want to make a full HTPC, HDTV, and 5.1 surround sound system for like 4000$, have 1 tera raid on the HTPC ).

[quote1f004505e1="Allen626"]Next TV I buy will be HDTV or bust. I cant believe the quality differance...[/quote1f004505e1]

True, the difference is unreal. I just can't figure out a simple and feasible way to get one right now. My money is better directed elsewhere.

Man I wish Freepay did an HDTV site though...

i now u can get at LEAST 200 for the samsung 17inch lcd....maybe more for the 19inch sony if they still on the site.

[quote7841a4747c="Lunarpancake"]i now u can get at LEAST 200 for the samsung 17inch lcd....maybe more for the 19inch sony if they still on the site.[/quote7841a4747c]

The gifts on there now are

LG 19" LCD Montior
Panasonic 27" TV/DVD combination
Samsung 17" LCD Monitor w/ Built-in TV Tuner
Sony 27" Television
Viewsonic 19" LCD Monitor w/ Built-in Speakers


So you think the Samsung is the best choice if I plan to sell? It actually looked like the Viewsonic had fared better on eBay...closer to $250 or so.

The viewsonic is selling for $430 on amazon, and in the high $300s on ebay. However, the only ones actually sold on ebay went for between $250 and $300 (as you saw)... Maybe the samsung would sell better, more appeal because of the tv tuner? It's a toss up.

Even if I did get $250 for it, I'd have to subtract shipping. So I'll have to go through the hassle of shipping the thing, and I might only get $200 to apply towards an HDTV. The cheapest ones I've seen are $800+, which means I'm still gonna have to fork over $600.

So I think I'd rather spend $0 more to get a decent 27" TV (that I don't have to ship anywhere) than $600 for an HDTV.

I've got at least until the end of the week (5g/3y), so I'll do some more research. I'll let you guys know what I decide though.

No, you add shipping on. You can charge $50 on top for shipping and still get full interest.

[quote22588e5b8e="goofygarber"]No, you add shipping on. You can charge $50 on top for shipping and still get full interest.[/quote22588e5b8e]

Argh! Every time I think I have it figured out, I have second thoughts.

I guess if I sell it, pocket $250, then ask for a little help for X-mas, I could probably end up with a relatively cheap set for $300-$400...