LOUISIANA AUCTIONS (and louisianaauctions.com) is owned and operated by Delton Perrodin, a 1989 graduate of Nicholls State University in Thibodaux, LA (B.A., Communication Arts).  That's me (and that's my head inside of the CD in the banner up above).  I have bought and sold CDs, records, movies, books, sports cards and a wide range of collectibles for seven years on eBay, Amazon.com and Yahoo!

Depending on the size of the items you want to sell, I can pick them up or arrange a time for you to drop them off to me.  I will catalog, research, list and sell your items; then follow through with buyers to get payment, before packaging and shipping.

Research is an essential element of the process, and I do the "homework" necessary to get the most for the items I sell.  If I do not know much about a particular item, I will not list it until I do.  It will help if you can give me an accurate written description of each item with as much details as possible, and what you are hoping to get for it (approximate value).

Within 30-60 days of handing over your items, you can expect a detailed description of "your" sales - along with a check for up to 75% of the net sale price of each item.

Before I sell anything, I will ask you to read and sign a one-page "release" stating that any items I sell for you are owned by you, and that you are authorizing me (doing business as LOUISIANA AUCTIONS) to sell them.  In some cases, I may be able to negotiate the sale of your item(s) to a private buyer, but not before you agree to the terms and sale price beforehand.

eBay auction listing and sale fees generally amount to less than five percent of selling price.  These fees reduce the gross sale (or winning bid) amount to a net amount.  I will keep between 25 and 40 percent of the net dollar amount of each item sold in exchange for my services:  40% on items selling for $49.99 or less; 33.3% for items with a sale price of $50.00 to $299.99; 25% on items selling in excess of $300.00.

For example, if I list your item with a starting bid of 99 cents and it sells for $62.75, eBay would get $2.65 of that amount - an "Insertion Fee" of 30 cents and a "Final Value Fee" of $2.35.  This reduces the net sale to $60.10.  You can expect to receive 2/3 of that amount within 30 days of the sale (with payment and shipping taking approximately 2-3 weeks).

The buyer pays for all shipping and handling costs, and I keep the cost as close to actual postal rates as possible by reusing boxes, mailers, bubble wrap, etc.  I do not overcharge for shipping.  I firmly believe that you can achieve greater bids by being up front and fair with your buyers.

I will be happy to discuss the whole process with you.

Best of luck in your auctions !