Ebay is dead

theoretica

I guess there are two possibilities. Either there are no longer buyers for this sort of stuff (at the prices you want) or there are buyers but they aren't on ebay. As suggested, specialist groups might be the place to look.

vacheron

hubb wrote: »

Well I have to say after putting many varied and vintage collectable items (star wars/dr who/comics/books/dvd/etc etc) that Ebay is dead. 20 years ago I could make a small fortune on anything of this nature I listed. 20 years on, the items are even more vintage and its crap. hardly any views, and the ones with watches never become a single sale.

So RIP Ebay

I will now wait for Soolin to come in and defend said auction site.

Any other good site to sell that are better than Ebay and do not rob you as much with their fees ?

I think eBay is far from dead, and far from "robbing you with their fees" it is now free to list items indefinitely whereas 15 years ago you were being charged 30-40p to run a basic listing for just 7 days whether it sold or not!.

Now, the fees only kick in when you sell, but this does have the downside that there is now far more items listed at any one time than there used to be, so buyers can afford to be more choosy.

I have things on eBay that have been listed for more than a year, but, conversely, I sold my son's second hand bicycle (for 3-5 year olds) for £240 a couple of weeks ago (price brand new 3 years ago £255) and it had 78 watchers at one point!

But if it is not working for you, then hopefully you will have better luck on a different platform.

the_lunatic_is_in_my_head

Given the prices the blu ray of the Dr Who series 12 collection is selling for I'd say there are plenty of buyers for things people want.

10 years ago there was loads of stuff that appeared rare because you'd be lucky to find it but it seems that some of these things aren't actually that rare, they were just hard to find before eBay come along and conveniently put everything in one easy accessible place.

ballisticbrian

hub, you made posts like this before, remember the post exactly this but about collectible badges. It's almost like you have to keep going back and trying eBay to convince yourself?

theonlywayisup

ballisticbrian wrote: »

hub, you made posts like this before, remember the post exactly this but about collectible badges. It's almost like you have to keep going back and trying eBay to convince yourself?

I too recall the "badges" post - and I hasten to add some others along the same lines, on the same subject by the same poster.....

POPPYOSCAR

I agree with you OP.

Ebay is not what it used to be.

RFW

ballisticbrian wrote: »

hub, you made posts like this before, remember the post exactly this but about collectible badges. It's almost like you have to keep going back and trying eBay to convince yourself?

Like this one? [URL="https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/4559811is Dead for Me[/URL] from 2013, or [URL="https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/4559811Died For Me[/URL] from 2014 or [URL="https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/4058587Sales Tanked[/URL] from 2012 or [URL="https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/2355525Sales[/URL] from 2010, other hubb complaining about sales down on Ebay are available,


It would appear that the only thing hubb can flog is a dead horse:rotfl:

couriervanman

Most things collectable have dropped like a stone on ebay last 20 years

theonlywayisup

RFW wrote: »

It would appear that the only thing hubb can flog is a dead horse:rotfl:

Collection only?

emmbrook

As others have said just because something was worth loads 20 years ago doesn’t mean it is today. Take Beanie Babies for example, massively popular, now (other than a few examples) virtually worthless.

I recently paid £12 for an item that in the late 70s would fetch several hundred pounds, so far more now in real terms. The market has changed, and you need to change with it. eBay isn’t dead, you’re selling stuff no one wants for what you’re asking.