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Hi

can anyone recommend an austion site similar to ebay, which accepts payment methods other than paypal ?

I have used ebay for years and had nothing but problems with paypal !!

I have an ongoing dispute and they have suspended my account !

Any ideas/ alternatives much appreciated, just sell household items, toys, clothing etc....

Thanks

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  • soolin
    soolin Posts: 74,129 Ambassador
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    The fact that you can't automatically think of another site is half the problem, everyone thinks of ebay, no one really bothers with the smaller ones at all.

    There is www.ebid.co.uk which is probably the next biggest, but they do suggest paypal as that gives buyers confidence, there are very few buyers on there anyway and not accepting paypal will mean you will struggle to sell anything at all. However paypal is not compulsory on ebid.
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  • moneypooh
    moneypooh Posts: 2,217 Forumite
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    I agree, everyone's first thought is ebay and that gives the game away. Even on TV presenters joke about things going on ebay (like the Brit award won by NG this year).
    As a buyer I haven't had much success on other sites, so as a seller I'm not keen to move from ebay.
  • cyberbob
    cyberbob Posts: 9,480 Forumite
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    What are your problems with Paypal? As most problems with paypal are due to not totally understanding and sticking to the T&Cs. If you can tell us the problems people may be able to help sorting out your paypal account
  • Mr.Mulla
    Mr.Mulla Posts: 448 Forumite
    stokelady wrote: »
    Hi

    can anyone recommend an austion site similar to ebay, which accepts payment methods other than paypal ?

    I have used ebay for years and had nothing but problems with paypal !!

    I have an ongoing dispute and they have suspended my account !

    Any ideas/ alternatives much appreciated, just sell household items, toys, clothing etc....

    Thanks
    There aren't that many sites that could you could actually compare with eBay. Probably amazon but not really. For auction sites it would have to be eBay.

    What seems to be your problem with eBay? The only reason that your account could be suspended is if you have violated their policies.
    Mr. Mulla
  • hi there, have you tried Preloved UK, its free to advertise and YOU choose how to pay most times but it does not use Paypal, well it hasent when ive used it,
  • hermum
    hermum Posts: 7,123 Forumite
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    Has that become an auction site, I thought that it was an online classifieds site.
  • soolin
    soolin Posts: 74,129 Ambassador
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    hermum wrote: »
    Has that become an auction site, I thought that it was an online classifieds site.

    Yes it is small ads, no auctions at all.
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  • Mr.Mulla
    Mr.Mulla Posts: 448 Forumite
    hi there, have you tried Preloved UK, its free to advertise and YOU choose how to pay most times but it does not use Paypal, well it hasent when ive used it,
    But it's a classified ads site, and he's actually looking for an auction site. But that could probably an alternative for him though if he can't use eBay anyway.
    Mr. Mulla
  • budgetflyer
    budgetflyer Posts: 5,949 Forumite
    Why not use your local https://www.adtrader.co.uk and recieve the UKs favourite payment method - CASH
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