How to Sell

HOW TO SELL

SELLING YOUR MAGIC IS EASY

• Listing on MagicAuction.com is FREE
• Sellers do not pay any commission
• Your Ad re-lists automatically if not sold
• No items less than $100.00 will be listed

The purpose of the MagicAuction.com site is to make it easy for you to sell your magic. We do all the work to put your item(s) online for an international audience to see. All you do is provide us with the information we need to best sell your item(s). We provide an online form where you can enter your item information and upload images of the item. We will take care of posting it to the website. There is no need for you keep track of auction start and closing times. We handle everything for you and your items are re-listed automatically until sold.

The first step is to Sign up as a Seller by Clicking Below, then read this entire document!

AS THE SELLER, YOU DO NOT PAY ANY COMMISSION ON THE SALE OF YOUR ITEMS.

Keep this in mind when you set the SELLER’S PRICE. The SELLER’S PRICE is the amount you will receive (less any bank fees) after the sale concludes.

We have found that items with clear and short descriptions of the effects, and lowest prices (of course), sell the fastest. Photos are mandatory, including detailed shots of damage and / or wear and tear.

For illusions, we also need to know if cases are included and if they are Fiber, ATA, or Wood crates.

We do not appraise collectable items and recommend that you determine the value of the items before listing them.

IF YOU NEED TO REMOVE YOUR ITEM FROM A LISTING, PLEASE EMAIL US DIRECTLY.  WE ARE THE ONLY ONES THAT CAN REMOVE ITEMS.  GREG1@MAGICAUCTION.COM  WHILE AN ITEM IS LISTED AT MAGICAUCTION.COM, YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO SELL IT ELSEWHERE.  

NOTES

• Do Not Send Items to us. Items are shipped by you directly to the Buyer.
• By listing your item(s), you are accepting our Terms and Conditions.
• You can download a complete list of the information needed (see below) by clicking here.

To best represent your item(s), we need the following information:

• Category or type of magic
• Item Name
• Please provide a clear and detailed description. Sellers please remember, be specific in your descriptions, including all information about damage and wear and tear, with photos. It is the Seller’s responsibility to state the true condition of items to be sold. If an item is received in poor or worn condition and the item’s condition was not clearly stated in the listing, the Buyer may request to return the item.
• Also state the condition of the items (see our chart)
• The manufacturer’s name (if known)
• The year it was made (if known)
• Describe any items that are included such as crates, Fiber or ATA cases, hoops, costumes, curtains, chains, locks, etc.
• Pictures are required
• Tell us the original retail price (if known)
• Define how much you want for your item(s). This is the Seller’s price, i.e., the amount that you will receive (less any transaction fees) after the Buyer accepts delivery of the item(s). Items that sell fastest are generally listed at 50% off the original retail price.
• You do not pay our commission. We list your item(s) FREE. Our 15% Listing Fee is based on your original Seller’s Price. The Listing Fee plus the Seller’s Price IS the Opening Bid on the website. That way neither the Buyer nor the Seller is surprised. Keep this in mind when calculating your Seller’s price. The Listing Fee does not change if you reduce your Seller's Price. 
• Shipping costs are the responsibility of the Buyer unless otherwise stated by the Seller in the listing. Since many magicians travel a great deal, this allows us to service Buyers and Sellers in a timely fashion.
• If, at any time, a Seller wishes to have their items removed from the auction, please see Terms and Conditions. Basically, send us an email stating which items (and their lot numbers) to be removed. They will be removed during the 24 hour period between auction closing and opening.
• Our listings are exclusive, i.e., your items are NOT to be sold anywhere else during the auction period.
• Only original and authorized items will be listed. Knockoffs of original illusions, bootlegged videos, trying to pass off a counterfeit copy as an original, or selling any props that are not authorized by the originator or manufacturer, are not permitted at MagicAuction.com. Sellers who continue submitting such items will be banned from listing on MagicAuction.com.
• Do Not Ship items to us. Items will ship from you, direct to the Buyer.

List Your Item

Once you are ready with all your info, then go to the drop down menu at the top of the page, under "Auctions" you will see "List Your Item".  Click on that and enter all the info.   We also put a link as a button below.

Seller Notice

We protect both Buyers and Sellers by using an Escrow account for the Buyer's payment. We always advise Buyers to use the least expensive, or free, payment options. Transaction fees, if any, are deducted by the processor prior to deposit into the Escrow account.

Payment

To cover both parties, the Escrow account holds payments until the Buyer accepts receipt of the item(s). On the first business day of each week, MagicAuction.com processes payments for all transactions that were completed in the previous week. We send payments to Sellers on the business day following our processing of the transactions.

For Disputes and Returns, click here