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Why sell things on ebay?
kylieM_2
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Hi.
I am not sure how many people are aware of Gumtree but my OH advertised (classified) his car on ebay for £17.99, someone sent him an offer so the car was automatically taken off, the person then changed his mind, and all we could do was leave bad feedback!
We then put it on the online auction, for £11.99 It was sold, once again the man changed his mind.
We then put it on Gumtree and it was sold within 3 days. With no cost for us to advertise.
I will always use Gumtree now to sell now, instead of ebay.
You can advertise your item by city or advertise on them all.
I am not sure how many people are aware of Gumtree but my OH advertised (classified) his car on ebay for £17.99, someone sent him an offer so the car was automatically taken off, the person then changed his mind, and all we could do was leave bad feedback!
We then put it on the online auction, for £11.99 It was sold, once again the man changed his mind.
We then put it on Gumtree and it was sold within 3 days. With no cost for us to advertise.
I will always use Gumtree now to sell now, instead of ebay.
You can advertise your item by city or advertise on them all.
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Ebay own Gumtree as they are aimed at different markets.I’m a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on the eBay, Auctions, Car Boot & Jumble Sales, Boost Your Income, Praise, Vents & Warnings, Overseas Holidays & Travel Planning , UK Holidays, Days Out & Entertainments boards. If you need any help on these boards, do let me know.. Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any posts you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button, or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com.All views are my own and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.0
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from a freebie point of view!aimed at different markets.
I can sell my car on ebay and Gumtree?0 -
a car for £11.99?0
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gumtree is great and for selling the likes of a car is even better as its a local market.
ive picked up a few bargains on GT
however you get much much lower potential customer views vs ebay.
also just recently gumtree has introduced premium features(paid) for things liked featured listings so costs are creeping in as popularity grows0 -
gumtree looks good, thanks. Have to be concious of rip offs etc though by the first look at it.embarrassed to say I used to work for barclays..sorry0
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Surely you can claim the ebay fees back though if the buyer's did'nt complete the sale.Did you know you can get Viagra software now??? Yeah, it turns your floppy drive into a hard drive
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masterbrown wrote: »Surely you can claim the ebay fees back though if the buyer's did'nt complete the sale.
couldn't find it, but I am not overally familiar with ebay. a link to that section would be most appreciated, if you know where it is0 -
couldn't find it, but I am not overally familiar with ebay. a link to that section would be most appreciated, if you know where it is
have a look here http://pages.ebay.co.uk/help/sell/credits.html2017 wins over £50: Yorkshire break, Tefal Actifry0
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