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My Ebay Experiment....

homealotmom @homealotmom (235) • United States 18 Jan 07

I have decided to use my free time and a little money on testing out Ebay. I purchased 15 items ranging in price from $6.00 to $40.00. I paid for them all quickly, so there should be no delay. These were all random sellers. I will...

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alternatives Ebay has now become far too big for its boots! Every so often ebay will change its system, of ten to the detriment of sellers. this is usually in the form of a price rise for fees associated with selling. Each time this happens ebay loses a few more...

25 Feb 08

Who has heard of Oztion???

imperial @imperial (5) • Australia 10 Feb 07

Im a selling on this fantastic Australian site and it seem that not many people have heard about it and its FREE to list.

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alternatives I only just heard of Oztion here. I use another free site ebid.net (I think it is called au.ebid.net in Oz land). It is beginning to take ebay's business away from it. check out the ebid.net forunm

25 Feb 08

How do you put a price tag on your products?

Italianprincess1976 @Italianprincess1976 (263) • United States 27 Feb 07

My husband and I have started our own small woodworking business. We started selling our products at local craft fairs, but between gas prices and the fees for the craft fairs I'm lucky if I break even most of the time. So we've...

online auctions

selling on ebay

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alternatives The first thing I will say is don't list at ebay - their fees are now ridiculous. Go and have a look at the forums on ebid.net, join and get listing - it is FREE. It is nowhere near as established as ebay, however you do have the option (I think this is...

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ebay

TAURUSGIRL @TAURUSGIRL (735) 9 Mar 07

have you bought something off ebay and realised when you recieved it it was the biggest mistake you made buying it,or was it a good buy, did it cost you a lot or did you get a bargain? have you sold things on ebay and if so did...

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alternatives A bargain at ebay is no longer a reality. Since ebay stacked up its listing fees many sellers have gone over to ebid.net AND are selling thier items cheaper there as they no longer nned to pay listing fees - ebid.net is free to list - the seller passes this...

25 Feb 08

eBay Help

ScarletAlston @ScarletAlston (2693) • United States 20 Jun 07

I just need the simple explanation on how to get started selling things on eBay..I got a bunch of jazz CDS that I want to sell and can't seem to understand the way eBay explained getting started....

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alternatives Hello ScarletAlston, since you originally posted, ebay is becoming way to expensive to sell on. Give ebid.net a try :)

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Do you Ebay?

PunkyMcPunk @PunkyMcPunk (1477) • Canada 25 Jun 07

Ok Ok, I admit it, I have never used Ebay. But I have seen all of the advertisements here on mylot and I clicked on an item that looked interesting... Well, then I went through the process of setting up an ebay account thingy and...

online auctions

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alternatives I would say you have been very lucky to get good customer support from ebay. I won't bore everyone with my experiences opf customer support at ebay. Let's just say I am sticking with ebid.net ESPECIALLY with regard to their customer support.

25 Feb 08

Do you Ebay?

PunkyMcPunk @PunkyMcPunk (1477) • Canada 25 Jun 07

Ok Ok, I admit it, I have never used Ebay. But I have seen all of the advertisements here on mylot and I clicked on an item that looked interesting... Well, then I went through the process of setting up an ebay account thingy and...

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alternatives Ebay is now the spawn of the devil!! It is getting more difficult for sellers to sell due to their rising fees, this means stuff for buyers is listed at higher starting or BIN prices. I told ebay and and its lousy pal paypal to take a hike 8 months ago. I...

25 Feb 08

Besides Ebay, what other auction sites do you sell on?

kymommy72 @kymommy72 (588) • United States 6 Feb 08

I sell on mom pack auctions, yahoo ( before they closed it down) occasionally on bidville, and I am going to set up a Esty account soon. What about you?

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alternatives I have totally given up on greedy ebay. The rising star and new kid in the block is ebid.net and it is FREE to list. I have been with ebid.net for over two years now and was running this in tandem with ebay until 8 months ago when I totally gave up on...

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ebay refugees

justthegratefuldead @justthegratefuldead (58) • United States 20 Feb 08

Are there any ex-ebayers out there who now use another site that is similar to ebay without all the expenses and hoops to jump through??

online businesses

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alternatives Also give ebid.net a try, or in your case au.ebid.net

25 Feb 08

ebay refugees

justthegratefuldead @justthegratefuldead (58) • United States 20 Feb 08

Are there any ex-ebayers out there who now use another site that is similar to ebay without all the expenses and hoops to jump through??

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alternatives Yes. Ebid.net, free listing fees. I could go on and on about how great ebid.net is, but pop over to thier forums and have a read. You will need to encourage your old ebay customers over, but I can see that happening soon anyway - many big ebay sellers with...

25 Feb 08

The Ebay Strike, is it affecting anything ?

missbdoll @missbdoll (1165) • Australia 24 Feb 08

Is the Ebay strike having any affect on sales, prices ?I cann't see why buyers will join in, I'm sure if there is something people want they will still bid. What do you think?Any sellers are you still isting, or in the boycot?If...

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alternatives Ebay has gone a step too far this time. Every time they announce something thousands of sellers defect to ebid.net, this time around though it is not only sellers who are defecting, but buyers as well. My sales aren't affected - I completely gave up one...

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Seller Protection

candy111 @candy111 (240) • Philippines 9 Feb 08

Do you think that ebay protects buyers more than they do sellers? I'm from the Philippines, and ebay.ph is relatively new and we are experiencing a flood of buyers that pretty much do not know the "concept" of ebay. These are...

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alternatives ebid.net is ther alternative to ebay! The seller now has a really hard time trying to sell on ebay, whether you are trying to clear out your garage or running a serious business. Ebay has recently shot itself in the foot. Many sellers are now going over...

25 Feb 08

Today I sold 6 stainless steel mugs?

youless @youless (112586) • Guangzhou, China 20 Feb 08

In fact I have tried to sell some products via the net for almost a year. I sold it in Taobao rather than in Ebay as I need to pay for Ebay even if I haven't sold anything yet. To my surprise today, someone bought 6 stainless...

stainless steel

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alternatives Hey next time try ebid.net It IS FREE :)

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price changes??

elemental69 @elemental69 (1561) • Ireland 25 Feb 08

I have read a few discussions here about ebay.com increasing their fees and I dont know what to believe!!!! I have received an email from ebay.ie stating price changes too, but they are reducing their insertion fees by up to 33%...

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alternatives ebid.net is becoming well known now and it is because ebay has shot itself in the foot. Many disgruntled sellers have gone over there already and are taking their customers with them. If you are afraid to leave ebay, run your ebay account in tandem with your...

25 Feb 08

price changes??

elemental69 @elemental69 (1561) • Ireland 25 Feb 08

I have read a few discussions here about ebay.com increasing their fees and I dont know what to believe!!!! I have received an email from ebay.ie stating price changes too, but they are reducing their insertion fees by up to 33%...

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alternatives simple answer join ebid.net it is FREE go over to their forums and have a good read, then sign up No I am not affiliated, no links no username here just highly p***** off with ebay and paypal. I have been using ebid.net in tandem with ebay for two...

25 Feb 08