topic Re: TO EXPENSIVE in Selling

TO EXPENSIVE

shassaz-atic — Tue, 30 Oct 2018 03:17:34 GMT

I think its time for a new Auction site, Unfortunately Ebay has become. to expensive with its loading fees, selling fees and Paypal fees, the small seller does not have a chance against the multi nationals, BRING BACK SOLD.COM or similar . Just saying

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stickerswa — Tue, 30 Oct 2018 03:56:44 GMT

There are plenty of other places to list but no one uses them because everyone knows ebay has the most listings and the most traffic.

I have been with a Swapmeet type site and a Sell Bid and Buy type site that sprung up after Quicksales died but they have very few listings.

Google is your friend to find other sites but dont expect the same sales rate or flow through.

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collect247 — Tue, 30 Oct 2018 04:33:07 GMT

That's the problem,there is no other site that can even compete with ebay lol.

I have been on another e site for nearly 3 years and have only had 7 sales lol and that site has no bloody fees at all but buyers don't seem to have a look in lol.

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*tippy*toes* — Tue, 30 Oct 2018 05:04:18 GMT

I also listed some items on a Swapmeet type site. It was supposed to be the new competition for eBay. They were planning on doing a whole heap of national advertising, but I don't think it ever happened. I sold one thing. I don't even know if my remaining items are still listed, or even if the site still exists. It's been so long since I checked it.

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billexploited — Tue, 30 Oct 2018 06:00:20 GMT

I wouldn't sell on gumtree despite it's own by eBay, too many timewasters, no seller protection, buyers that won't communicate.

I have had too many horror stories on gumtree and I could write up forever which I won't. Personally I wish eBay would shut down Gumtree.

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gutterpunkz05 — Tue, 30 Oct 2018 06:32:41 GMT

Plenty of online auction sites, be prepared to pay about 22% commission, unless you can negotiate a discount.

Now ebay dosn't look so bad.

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yeoldecoinco — Tue, 30 Oct 2018 07:00:42 GMT

More than happy to pay eBay approx 10% and Paypal approx 3%.

Cheap, compared to many other methods of selling IF ONLY they had the customers to justify it and some more generally competent programmers and customer service...

Sometimes eBay does, sometimes they don't these days, September-October has been a tough grind for sales, for example...

Advertising helps, helps a lot, can't say I've seen much eBay advertising on the TV lately, what there was, was rubbish compared to their main rivals Australian advertising..

Some obscure thought bubbles from Shane Warne, from memory, where their rivals ad was straight to the point...

Sigh, will be interesting to see eBay's third quarter results and their stock price is at a low ebb at the moment and has never paid a dividend to shareholders...

A good idea, badly run at present and hurting both buying and selling instead of helping.

Time to move on Devin, you reign has been a shocker.

You will never start with an A, stop trying to be like them.. As for their disputes with Paypal - compromise would work wonders, not Ayden and a new payment system when everyone has got used to Paypal.. Greed and ego rules again..

However, eBay is still one of the best Australian venues, if you have the stock that suits it...

Just could be better, but there is too much greed at the top, like most big companies..

Buying that stock for eBay at an amount you can make a quid reselling it, whilst still pricing it realistically, has always been the trick.

You want to know the trick, it is this for most of us: work and learn your field, which can take many years...

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collect247 — Tue, 30 Oct 2018 07:23:06 GMT

If every seller went to the other e site which has no fees at all except PayPal if you use it then there would be traffic coming through to make sales but unfortunately there isn't enough sellers with the good coins selling over there so no traffic just plenty of views though lol.

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countessalmirena — Tue, 30 Oct 2018 07:36:08 GMT

It would be beneficial to find ways to increase profit while decreasing costs. I am not sure that bringing back a particular domain name will do the trick, but possibly the inspirational image below will lead the way forward.

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imastawka — Tue, 30 Oct 2018 07:42:25 GMT

@shassaz-atic wrote:
I think its time for a new Auction site, Unfortunately Ebay has become. to expensive with its loading fees, selling fees and Paypal fees, the small seller does not have a chance against the multi nationals, BRING BACK SOLD.COM or similar . Just saying

Loading fees?

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collect247 — Tue, 30 Oct 2018 07:44:16 GMT

~~Loading~~ Listing fees

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yeoldecoinco — Tue, 30 Oct 2018 07:48:48 GMT

Yeah, I loved Sold.com, started out on that site and it was great..

Then eBay bought it and closed it down..Go figure, that's business.

I had been selling a bit on eBay, after they closed Sold.com, I took all my listings to eBay as there was no-where else at the time to go.

Can't say I regretted it, so far..

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imastawka — Tue, 30 Oct 2018 07:52:44 GMT

@collect247 wrote:
~~Loading~~ Listing fees

There's no listing fees unless you go over your limit.

OP has a store.

I'm thinking the OP shouldn't be on ebay.

Just judging by the follow-ups on negs received.

Not very professional IMO

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tazzieterror — Wed, 31 Oct 2018 20:18:04 GMT

That was two funny, countess!

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tazzieterror — Wed, 31 Oct 2018 20:39:43 GMT

Meh...four negs out of more than 1400 in 12 months - they must be doing something right. Two of those four are the same buyer complaining about what seems to be an Aus. Post issue, and received what are likely appropriate replies given the negs left.
If you want "professional" service, buy from an established store with a B&M presence somewhere rather than an eBay seller named "Shassaz Atic", but then again, Shassa has a feedback rating higher than most of the big players here in Australia!

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wide-world-of-stamps — Wed, 31 Oct 2018 20:46:33 GMT

The replies seem reasonable to us.

We've seen much worse by other sellers.

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knewdoors — Tue, 06 Nov 2018 20:00:45 GMT

the myth that somehow Ebay is better is blown away when you get periods of NO SALES for 14 days...it never used to be this bad..and you pay through the nose with exhorbitant fees..this mob squeeze every penny from the paypal / ebay double whammy billing cycle..i 100% agree it's expensive i just hope our cirumcstances change when we can leave the drudgery and say goodbye ebay forever..