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@supermussolinibros wrote:

for stuff like ribbons or nigella seeds or other cheap junk that can be found on 2 dollar shops i guess ebay definately has the edge - i was thinking more along high value items like laptops, maybe some apple tv's or apple gear, gps's,general electronic goods collectible retro items - you know stuff that is worth big money or gets big money (in comparison to $1.75 pieces of ribbon) - talking to a young guy at work who recently needed a motorcycle jacket and a graphics card for his computer he went to gumtree for the motorcycle jacket and facebook for the graphics card - didn't even look at or consider ebay in looking for either - this young fella is one who thinks justin bieber and katy perry are talented musicians so it gives you an idea of his age (low 20's).  If you want to buy cheap $2 junk then i guess best stick around here - the effort, the DSR's and the threat of negative feedback over an 0.80 cent piece of ribbon is enough to make me spew just thinking about selling here -- however i guess some people eventually make a profit out of having 1000 listings for 1 metre of ribbons, 200 listings for different coloured buttons, $1 alligator clips, and 2000 listings for different coloured wool - horses for courses but me i'm more interested in big ticket items and actually selling them hassle free/paypal free/feedback free/fee free - best of luck to you - i've gotta go cos i just sold $400 worth of collectible vintage books on gumtree

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And there in lies the rub. By your own addmission you " gotta go " coz you just sold $400 worth of books on gumtree. ( no doubt gotta wait around now for the next two hours to see if your buyer actually shows up and pays ) .............ME ..... I dont " Gotta go " anywhere. The stuff mentioned in the last post sold itself while I wasnt even there. THATS THE SINGLE BIGGEST DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SALES ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND EBAY. .