whats the best place to sell other than ebay?

catmiaow

Whats the best place to sell other than ebay? I have some items to sell and dont want to pay 2 much on fees.

ih8stress

Some people are moving to Ebid.net.

I have also just heard about ibootsale.co.uk.

I am still looking into both of these myself, maybe others will be along soon to advise/comment

soolin

The fact that you had to ask I think rather answers your question, if nothing came to your mind immediately then the same will be happening with the buyers.

There is a list of other auciton sites on the sticky thread 'useful tips', the next two biggest sites are ebid and Tazbar and I have accounts with both but have never sold a bean. For media items, books Cds etc Amazon is a big player, but if you don't like the ebay fees then you'll definitely not like the Amazon ones.

jumbojuice

theres plenty of places to sell but the number of buyers is hindering sales, tazbar, ebid, etsy(for handmade items) - alternatively if your getting rid of video games and want hassle free cash then take it down to game/gamestation/cex and others who do this solely online like cex.co.uk and tradeyourstuff.co.uk (although cex.co.uk seems to be having its fair share of complaints recently!)

LindsayO

I buy alot of things locally through gumtree. It's good for furniture and items that are too big to post. I tried posting a couple of things two weeks ago and have got no takers. So it may be slowing down too. No fee though

Brooker_Dave

catmiaow wrote: »

Whats the best place to sell other than ebay? I have some items to sell and dont want to pay 2 much on fees.

Depends on the item.

If you're want to sell online, e-commerce websites are cheap and you are in control, there's also ebid, amazon and tazbar.

Away from the internet there's the local ads, supermarket ads and Loot/Adtrader.

Amazing but true, there was a world before ebay came along...

StaffsSW

There are loads of "eBay-alternatives" popping up, and complete web scripts are even available as freeware if you wish to start your own!

There are a few niche sites that specialise in toys, games & electronics that seem to be doing pretty well, and this is where I think the true alternatives are likely to succeed.

This is a small list I have posted elsewhere, with sites based in the UK, and USA -

http://www.play.com/landingpage.aspx?page=playtrade
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/seller/sell-your-stuff.html
http://www.tazbar.com
http://uk.ebid.net/
http://www.ibootsale.co.uk
http://www.121bid.com
http://www.janesdeals.com
http://www.internetbid.co.uk
http://www.atomicmall.com
http://www.ioffer.com
http://www.pgbids.co.uk
http://www.adflyer.co.uk
http://www.specialistauctions.com
http://www.preloved.co.uk
http://www.armchairtrading.com
http://www.games2trains.com
http://www.flogitall.com
http://www.oneway-uk.com
http://www.dealgates.co.uk
http://www.auctionair.co.uk
http://www.!!!!!!!!!!.com
http://www.gbauctions.co.uk
http://www.lggauctions.co.uk
http://www.webidz.com
http://www.caboot.co.uk
http://www.totalbids.co.uk
http://www.groupgain.com
http://www.buyselltrades.com
http://www.bid-alot.com
http://www.iwac.biz
http://www.ecrater.com
http://www.livedeal.com
http://www.easybid.biz
http://www.elfingo.com

Chell

http://www.mumszone.co.uk/auctions/ - A one off fee of £15, no listing fees.

poorly_scammo

As already mentioned, EBID seems to be on the up. I've bought a few things from there and it was painless. Haven't sold anything yet but it seems to be attracting Ebayers who've had enough.

I've also sold one or two things on AMAZON. Also quite painless. 90 day listing. But you can only sell what is in their catalogue.

ih8stress

stevew8975 wrote: »

There are a few niche sites that specialise in toys, games & electronics that seem to be doing pretty well, and this is where I think the true alternatives are likely to succeed.

I'd be interested in the toy sites, are these included in your list? (Sorry it's abit long to trawl through on my VERY SLOW computer.

Thanks

oilit

LindsayO wrote: »

I buy alot of things locally through gumtree. It's good for furniture and items that are too big to post. I tried posting a couple of things two weeks ago and have got no takers. So it may be slowing down too. No fee though

1)gumtree is owned by ebay
2) you can omly search by town, so its little wonder that postage items dont work (unless you want to search for the same thing via every town - no country wide search). As if I lived in the town of the item I would collect - not have it posted !!!!