There are plenty of cheaper alternatives. They may not have eBay's traffic (yet) but it's only a matter of time.
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I agree there are quite a few alternatives.
I've found some work for some items, but some other sites don't seem to have a lot of viewers so I haven't had any luck with those.
Ebay's advantage is it does get a lot of buyers at least looking and it does seem to work well for smaller items that can be posted. Because it has the auction format and more viewers, you also sometimes get a higher price. That's what we found in any case.
The fees are getting higher every time you look, I admit.
I found last year though that the fees can be high in other places too. My sister and I wanted to put a garage sale ad in the local journal. 3 lines=$56. They had to be kidding.
We found a couple of free online places to advertise (gumtree/gazzasgaragesales) but it is a pity some of the other big sites don't have just a bit more traffic yet.
My fear is if some of the sites eg gumtree do take off, we will find they start to charge for listings. I heard they were already talking about a listing fee, though it hasn't come in yet as far as I know.
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