Ebay or elsewhere?

glowgirl_2

I have a few items to sell varying in value but starting from about £50, they are very different items to each other and I hope to have quite a few more in the future, I'm not looking to be a niche seller but would like to sell these items as a handy sideline, again not specialising in anything, just selling stuff, what would be my best way forward, would it be ebay? Not much of a fan of buying from there but have never sold on there, but I already have an account and I also have a paypal account, is there a viable alternative to ebay? Any ideas and suggestions welcome:)

Barneysmom

Just give it a go! I've used EBay since it started and haven't had any real problems with it.
We're trying to think of a product so we can start selling to make a few pennies too.

soolin

Unless you are looking at sharing a shop or something similar to that I can't see any viable alternative to ebay really. Just make sure you can cover your costs, listing fees, FVFs and paypal fees, as well as tax etc and still make a profit. I've seen too many small sellers go to the wall within months of starting as they failed to work out the bottom line profit figure.

martindow

Make sure that you check out all of the costs, fees and postage to be sure you will make a profit. For items over 41 pounds you will need to use a carrier or Special Delivery if you wish it to be insured.