Liquidation and Amazon-return lots ยท resale values
What electronics really resell for
Liquidation lots of headphones, speakers, cameras, routers, radios and game gear went for a middle $9 at auction, and the same products sell for a middle $20 on eBay: the winning bid was about 38% of the eBay price. From 519 lots we priced against sales of the exact same product.
38%of the eBay price, the middle winning bid
$20middle eBay price
$9middle winning bid
32%of closed lots left money after every fee
$701left on the table on the lots that paid
519lots priced, 464 products
What each lot went for against its eBay price211 closed lots. Dots above the line went for less than the same item sells for on eBay. Both scales jump by multiples so cheap and pricey lots fit on one picture.
The best electronics flips
Closed lots priced from sales of the exact same product. Names are our own.
Canon PowerShot digital camera
$34won for
$160sells for on eBay
+$62.93left after every fee
Oct 10, 2026
Control4 Wireless Switch 120v White
$10won for
$90sells for on eBay
+$43.40left after every fee
Oct 13, 2026
SmallRig Camera Cage Kit for Nikon Z6 III
$24.34won for
$107sells for on eBay
+$37.62left after every fee
Oct 13, 2026
Galaxy Projector Pro star projector
$8.06won for
$71.64sells for on eBay
+$32.40left after every fee
Oct 26, 2026
Technics wireless noise cancelling earbuds
$62won for
$163sells for on eBay
+$29.76left after every fee
Oct 22, 2026
RunCam FPV Action Camera
$16won for
$79.95sells for on eBay
+$28.30left after every fee
Oct 21, 2026
Fujifilm FinePix F72 EXR digital camera
$10won for
$65sells for on eBay
+$25.04left after every fee
Oct 16, 2026
Sharp Viewcam 8mm video camera
$20.12won for
$79.95sells for on eBay
+$22left after every fee
Oct 16, 2026
What sells in electronicsMiddle eBay price by kind of item, from the lots we priced.See the numbers
Kind
Lots
Middle eBay price
Wireless earbuds
17
$15.04
Microphone
15
$50
Headphones
15
$19.95
Digital camera
10
$49.75
Earbuds
10
$17.08
Receiver
9
$70
Tablet case
9
$19.99
Projector
9
$34.26
Brands that sell: wireless earbudsMiddle eBay price by brand, from 3,953 sales of wireless earbudss in the last year.Brands that sell: microphoneMiddle eBay price by brand, from 3,506 sales of microphones in the last year.Where eBay prices fallMiddle eBay price of each lot we priced; the band is the middle half, $13.99 to $39.99.
Are electronics from Amazon return pallets and liquidation auctions worth it?
Often, if you buy low. Across 211 closed electronics lots we priced, the winning bid was a middle 38% of what the same product sells for on eBay. 32% of them left money after the buyer's premium, tax, eBay fees, shipping and a returns buffer, and 12% doubled it.
What do electronics sell for on eBay?
A middle $20 across 519 lots we priced, with most between $13.99 and $39.99.
What do electronics go for at liquidation auctions?
A middle winning bid of $9; 28% of lots closed under $5.
Which electronics sell for the most?
By middle eBay price: receiver $70, microphone $50, digital camera $49.75, projector $34.26.
519 electronics lots priced from eBay sales of the exact same product; 211 of them closed with a winning bid we trust (exact product, same condition, a bid that is not a misread). Lots since Oct 8, 2026.
eBay prices are completed sales (what buyers paid), not asking prices, from our sold-data provider. We keep only sales of the same product: parts, accessories, bundles and look-alikes are dropped before anything is counted.
Local auction prices are winning bids on single-item lots at the Kansas and Missouri online auctions we track (HiBid and Equip-Bid sellers), read by our own lot reader. Lots of several units are left out.
The money math uses our standard costs: 18% buyer's premium, 9% sales tax, a $2.00 lot fee, eBay's 13.6% + $0.40 fee, shipping at cost (never counted as profit) and a 15% buffer for returns and duds. Members set their own.