Alternative auction sites to Ebay Discussion Thread (Merged)

callmybill · 20 November 2006 at 6:27PM

*Board Guide Edit*

This is the main Discussion Thread to talk about alternative auction sites to eBay, discuss your experiences as a seller and/or a buyer and ask any questions.

Anyone tried http://www.cqout.com/ the next best thing to Ebay???

Say's they have NO listing fees etc......

user051105 · 20 November 2006 at 8:11PM

not exactly cheap, xbox 360 games for example £46.89

sufisu · 25 November 2006 at 5:31PM

I've had quite a bit of success (certainly with selling books) on eBid (http://uk.ebid.net/) It's free listing there too, although there are a few hidden costs if you sign up to their secure payment system.

There is also Tazbar which has opened up recently (http://www.tazbar.com).

But, sadly, it seems that for the most part, eBay has the whole auction thing sewn up and all the other auction sites never seem to get a chance to get off the ground.

furndire · 25 November 2006 at 5:35PM

Unfortuately the majority of the public only remember the name of ebay. It takes a lot of money to get the brand known, and like it or hate it, ebay have certainly done that.

kevinyork · 25 November 2006 at 9:37PM

From a buyers point of view, why would they look at other sites first when they have more chance of finding the thing they want on eBay. Because of the competition on eBay it is also likely to be found cheaper too than on some other site.

If an ex eBay buyer moves on because of a bad experience on eBay I think it is probably likely to put them off auction sites altogether and they will simply shop from other internet retailers....after all much of the stuff on eBay can be found by savvy searchers elsewhere for less with more security when purchasing.

furndire · 25 November 2006 at 9:58PM

I have very rarely bought from ebay. I will often have a look on there, but tend to deal with companies who have a proper phone number where I can speak to someone and as kevinyork more security of purchase.