I've heard a lot of ebay-bashing lately on a couple of different forums due to the fee changes and feedback changes. People are saying they will stop selling on ebay and switch to Craigslist or have a yard sale or just give the stuff away and take a tax deduction.
I've been selling on ebay since 1997 so I've seen lots of changes over the years, but I still think they've got the best deal in town.
I had taken a break from ebay for a while, but started selling again at the end of December. Since then, I've listed 25 items. 22 have sold, so an 88% success rate. Last week, I was 5 for 5 with all items selling.
I listed another 5 items last nite. I had 1 watcher within 15 minutes. By this morning, I had 1 item with a bid and a total of 7 watchers on 4 of 5 items. By this afternoon, I had 3 bids on 2 items and still had 7 watchers. So odds are good that at least 4 items will sell this week.
I don't know of any other venue where I can get that kind of exposure and that type of response to selling my stuff. Yes, fees have gradually increased and it isn't as lucrative as it once was, but it still beats everything else out there.
Ebay is the place to be
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I believe it depends on what area you live and what you are selling.
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I like the convenience of selling quickly and getting it over with preferring locals so I do not have to deal with fees and shipping. I work in HR so any transaction, ads posting, shipping’s and professional conversations that are more complex and stuff is something I do not want to do on my private time. I have no intention of selling items as a second job.
But I do think eBay is awesome as a buyer.
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