Best sites to sell stuff on in 2022

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Buster_Danog said:

I have been scammed on ebay a few years ago - a blender that was in perfect working order all of a sudden stopped working when iit reached the buyer, so I had to give her a refund - I packaged it well so it shouldn't have got damaged. Maybe it did.....but I have my doubts.

I would have had it returned even if it had cost me money just to verify it wasn't a scam. It does happen that things stop working within the 30 day period. It happened to me as a seller. As people on this forum have said, you need to factor in a certain amount of possible losses from sales on ebay but in my experience they tend to be a small amount.

I think I'd sold it for about £7, so decided it wasn't worth the hassle of asking for it to be returned.  It was new, but I'd tested it, so unless it was damaged somehow on the way, I'm guessing they tried it on.

I've just signed up to preloved, I might try the odd thing on there to see if they sell. I tried Vinted with no luck.  I think it's probably easiest for me to stick to Ebay and Facebook marketplace.

Thanks for your input, the replies I have received have been very helpful.

soolin

I haven't tried pre loved, I will be interested in hearing how you get on.

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soolin said:

I haven't tried pre loved, I will be interested in hearing how you get on.

Seems to be that for a free member everything you list is only seen by paid members for the first 12 days - not sure if that is a good or bad thing.  I'll list a few things on there anyway to give it a try!

soolin

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soolin said:

I haven't tried pre loved, I will be interested in hearing how you get on.

Seems to be that for a free member everything you list is only seen by paid members for the first 12 days - not sure if that is a good or bad thing.  I'll list a few things on there anyway to give it a try!

I've finally managed to sign up and list a few things on vinted - I'll see how that goes, but am always interested in other sites to spread my items. At the moment it is primarily ebay (I sell as a business but also have a private presence) and marketplace, plus the occasional bit of etsy.

prowla

B0bbyEwing said:

KxMx said:

I sell on eBay but only when I get a FVF offer such as 80% off.

^^ This is basically me as well. 

Personally I try Facebook first. It's perhaps the only thing that really rivals eBay I would say. Maybe I'm wrong? Suppose it depends on what you're selling. 
A lot use Facebook as it's just easy. They have it installed on their phones anyway & it's easy for them to sit & scroll while they're laying on the sofa. 

I use it first off because it's free & I get 100% profit. The down side to Facebook is there is a huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuge amount of timewasters. 
"Is this still for sale"
yes
and then you never hear from them again. OR they're "100% having it" but then don't turn up or change their mind at the last second.

If you can stand that then Facebook is fine.

When eBay send me their 80% off or £1max on FVF offers then I use them. Up side is the timewasters are much less. If someone bids then they generally buy it. Down side is that it's a scammers paradise. Very easy for a dishonest buyer to scam an honest seller. Another down side is eBay take some of your profits. 

I think "Is this still for sale" is a button in the the Messenger reply to ads, so you don't even have to type to send it.

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prowla said:

I think "Is this still for sale" is a button in the the Messenger reply to ads, so you don't even have to type to send it.

You might be right - so many people ask if something is still available and you never hear anything again once you respond.

Having said that, I have exactly the same problem with Olio - and I'm giving items away for free on there! The system reminds them before they send a message to respond with a time and day they will collect, how many they want (if there's more than 1 available).  Most people don't bother, so you agree that they can have it and then have to ask them when they will collect, how many they want - which they respond to many hours or days later, often with a vague response, so you end up chasing them up again!  You'd think that if they're getting stuff for free they would be more eager and responsive....but no. I'm giving up and just taking stuff to a charity shop in future! 

Pembroke

I know this thread is primarily about online. But don't forget the joys of standing around in a field near your house at a boot fair, or if you're lucky, indoors at a table sale. At least there you can look the buyer in the eye and maybe offer an on the spot discount to get rid of something no one else will buy. Just be aware of pitch fees, but then they're just the equivalent of online seller fees.

As for online, well eBay probably have the biggest customer base for second hand items. Amazon is more for new or very nearly new items. the other sites mentioned are smaller and cater to a niche audience so you'd need to do more research as to what will sell on each site.

soolin

Pembroke said:

I know this thread is primarily about online. But don't forget the joys of standing around in a field near your house at a boot fair, or if you're lucky, indoors at a table sale. At least there you can look the buyer in the eye and maybe offer an on the spot discount to get rid of something no one else will buy. Just be aware of pitch fees, but then they're just the equivalent of online seller fees.

As for online, well eBay probably have the biggest customer base for second hand items. Amazon is more for new or very nearly new items. the other sites mentioned are smaller and cater to a niche audience so you'd need to do more research as to what will sell on each site.

I promised myself that I wouldn’t do any more car boots ! I was losing so many items and got so fed up of blatant thieves and everyone had their phones out checking eBay prices and offering me pennies for stuff. I now box it up into lots, ‘China’ ‘glass’ type of thing and just offer it for free to car booters on FB. I get a lot of waste buying at auction and can’t get it all to the charity shop quickly enough. 

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Pembroke said:

I know this thread is primarily about online. But don't forget the joys of standing around in a field near your house at a boot fair, or if you're lucky, indoors at a table sale. At least there you can look the buyer in the eye and maybe offer an on the spot discount to get rid of something no one else will buy. Just be aware of pitch fees, but then they're just the equivalent of online seller fees.

As for online, well eBay probably have the biggest customer base for second hand items. Amazon is more for new or very nearly new items. the other sites mentioned are smaller and cater to a niche audience so you'd need to do more research as to what will sell on each site.

I've done a few car boots in the past - it used to annoy me though that although you'd have stuff down at rock bottom prices someone would come along and offer pennies for it, and look offended if you didn't accept their ridiculous offer!  Not sure I want to go back to that; I think I'd prefer to give it to charity.

I've got some items listed on ebay now, and sold some already, so quite pleased.  The cost of postage and packing these days has taken me a little by surprise - I must work out the cost of that before I offer free postage!

soolin

trance said:

Pembroke said:

I know this thread is primarily about online. But don't forget the joys of standing around in a field near your house at a boot fair, or if you're lucky, indoors at a table sale. At least there you can look the buyer in the eye and maybe offer an on the spot discount to get rid of something no one else will buy. Just be aware of pitch fees, but then they're just the equivalent of online seller fees.

As for online, well eBay probably have the biggest customer base for second hand items. Amazon is more for new or very nearly new items. the other sites mentioned are smaller and cater to a niche audience so you'd need to do more research as to what will sell on each site.

I've done a few car boots in the past - it used to annoy me though that although you'd have stuff down at rock bottom prices someone would come along and offer pennies for it, and look offended if you didn't accept their ridiculous offer!  Not sure I want to go back to that; I think I'd prefer to give it to charity.

I've got some items listed on ebay now, and sold some already, so quite pleased.  The cost of postage and packing these days has taken me a little by surprise - I must work out the cost of that before I offer free postage!

Remember it is cheaper to buy postage online for parcels than use stamps at the PO. A standard 2nd class small parcel with delivery confirmation is £2.85 online but £3.35 at the PO. Just 10 of them a week would be costing you £5 plus fees out of your takings.