Do you know other auction sites besides Ebay? Please add them
By Sergeantrom
@sergeantrom (5721)
United States
July 18, 2009 9:47am CST
to my squidoo lens. There are tons of people who hate Ebay and I never knew how many until I started this lens. Have you seen the huge forum dedicated to nothing but ebay haters? If you still dont know what I am talking about, check my profile.
3 responses
@burrito88 (2774)
• United States
3 Aug 09
It's not an auction site, but you can sell some items like books and movies on amazon.com Amazon is easy to list items and easy to check prices for the same items already listed, that way you can under price yours, if you want aqucker sale. with amazon, there's no up front fee, you only pay if your item sells AND your your listings stay posted fomonths unless they sell.
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@sergeantrom (5721)
• United States
3 Aug 09
Oh I like amazon and that is good news about the tip and no upfront fees. No sale, no fees.
@Troublegum (641)
• United States
18 Jul 09
I have used Overstock, but it is not as good from a sellers standpoint, and there are less buyers, so it is hard to sell anything. E-bay is the best for auction and for sales to a wide group of people if you have one thing you want to sell over and over. Craigslist is better for large items that you don't want to have to ship.
@sergeantrom (5721)
• United States
19 Jul 09
I didnt know overstock had an auction. This is what readers need to know. The more sites to choose from, helps keeps fees and everything down. Thanks for info!
@sergeantrom (5721)
• United States
26 Jul 09
Ebay has a big following and makes it very difficult for competitors. That was not their main line of business anyway so they are not hurting.
@Troublegum (641)
• United States
19 Jul 09
It has been 2 years sunce I used their auction site, and it was pretty much useless so I stopped using it, it wouldn't surprise me if they just canned the whole idea of doing auctions all together.
@dolphin2406 (1224)
• Poland
18 Jul 09
Hi, wow your blog and squido lens are great with tons of information, well done!! Actually I like ebay and for now it's the only marketplace site that I trust. When I didn't receive a good product I got was refunded for it and never had any problem with paying and any cheating. Thing I don't like are the people who cheat. There are some products that are very small then they make their price cheap but the shipping is sky high which cannot be true for such a small thing. I never tried to sell anything yet as I know you have to pay some fees or percentage from your earning but I think people are making good business as many have created their own stores.
I'll check back this discussion to see what other great auction sites are there maybe I'll find better deals.
Have a nice day!
@sergeantrom (5721)
• United States
18 Jul 09
I have never sold anything either, just too confusing to me. I dont understand why all these other sites dont have problems with fees. I guess once they become huge like ebay, they will start charging fees too. You are one of the lucky ones with your ebay experience, glad to hear that! Thanks for complimenting my lens too!