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wow, i guess ioffer does check ea. listing then.
but they still allow counterfeits/???

I think its a bot they have.

Ioffer has slow traffic. It aint worth it.

Ebay has the most traffic of them all.

But they are getting too strict with all the new rules.

you know i really do wonder
on how long ebay will last? 1 more year? 2?
and things start to get out of hand and they cant even handle it.

Actually, iOffer is starting to get some traffic. Before the list went down, I saw ioffer as number 2 with 20% increase of listings. Also, via alexa.com, iOffer's rank and traffic is skyrocketing, although I know alexa isn't always accurate.

ioffer.com - Traffic Details from Alexa

My personal sales are better than I expected although not ebay like sales. I'd say about 20% of what I sell on ebay.

Does anyone here really have the alexa toolbar?

ebid.net,ecrater.com = no sales. I've not tried ioffer because it takes 40 hours to get all my items listed up.

I've used craigslist just to sell stuff around my home I don't need. The only people who are actually interested are scammers. I don't know how it is people are able to produce ⊗⊗⊗⊗ money orders so cheaply -- on ebay they can't, but on craigslist they can.

I think you're only really supposed to use ecrater as a storefront unless you plan on dumping all your inventory on that site, then you'll begin to see sales. You won't get anything putting up a few items at a time. Plus you still have to promote your store like crazy. Maybe you could create accounts on ebay solely for advertising.

ive never seen a forged MONEY ORDER
HOW DOES THAT WORK?

These types of MO are usually drawn on an overseas bank (like the Bank of Nigeria or other foreign banks) and are given in exchange for goods.
Problem is that it 'seems' real. Recipient puts it into their bank account.... exchanges the
goods. Then after some time, the bank can advise that customer that the MO is not genuine. The bank may then pursue that customer for any paid out funds.
Anyone who needs to accept a MO should always ensure that is from your own country.

oh wow
did not know that

why cant you just go to a western union?
they'll cash it for you on the spot.

Ah, but here's the catch. Even if you go to Western Union or any other check cashing service, that MO will still be 'run' thro' their systems. Usually it will not work for them....you have to remember that ebay ain't the only company with 'bots' to determine problems.

oh wow
its amazing what you can counterfeit these days
as we speak scammers are counterfeiting 100 dollar bills and finding ways to make them more flawless.

about ioffer,any good way to make more ppl to watch your items?

you can advertise your own items. ioffer gives you a banner made just for your listings so you can advertise their website along with your items.

You also can upload your listing to google base. Ioffer even makes a file for you to upload. Then your item will be in google search results. I personally have not tried it cuz I'm a noob to this stuff.

On another note, I sold a program for $19.95 yesterday, and the final value fee was $1.25! Higher then ebay I think. Then paypal was $1.08 so I profit $17.00!. iOffer should be charging less considering they don't have the traffic of ebay. Oh well, at least there weren't listing fees.

but its ok since ioffer is not as strict as ebay.

besides uploading your listing to google base,are there some tips to make more ioffer register user to watch your items?

you can try advertising on blogs, craigslist ....
things like that
but it may not be worth it
it all depends on how much your item costs
if it costs one dollar its not worth it.

Because ioffer is not a store and competition on the site is insane I would not recommend advertising your your listing on ioffer. You're going to end up forcing ppl to sign up and learn the site before they even purchase your item. Better to open your own store or use ecrater and direct ppl there. This way they can just click on your item, add it directly to a shopping cart and pay thru google checkout.

i agree 100% with BALLSACK
lmao
your username is funny.

FYI:

The list is back up with a different link

Auction site count, Keep track of the number of listings on auction sites

Another list with hundreds of auction sites:

Kenzy's Online Auction Links Page

i gotta check these sites out!

bidville is finishing!

craigslist is a awesome website to sell stuff at. its local and most stuff sells within 3 days on it. some items take forever to sell though. but it depends if you live in a big city or not for the sales to come quick.

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yea, i have sold alot of stuff on craigslist, it really is great.

I'm selling half my stuff on craiglist, kijiji. I'm living in a major city though... No listing fee and you can be paid cash!

The link isnt working

zbid.net to give ebay hard times ahead
 

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tele*bid*com < (with out the *) they seem interesting.

I seriously think eBay is padding their auction numbers because with all the recent changes I find it hard to believe that their listing numbers are still up for the most part.

I've had no luck on eCrater or the other one that starts with a B or Etsy. Fantastic traffic on eCrater, actually better than ebay for me, but now sales.

They are prob counting ones that they pull, which are than put up again.

New Auction Sites
 

What we need is a new online auction site that's free and doesn't charge fees. But how would they last if they don't charge fees? I guess Feebay will eat them up. I will call Bill Gates.

I have looked at several alternate sites to Ebay, and I agree, right now, none of them appear to have the review/sales of Ebay, but if enough folks have had enough of Ebay, we have to start somewhere. I have looked at Epier which is a personally (real person) owned/operated site that is very similar to Ebay (reduce learning curve). As far as I can tell, that is where the similarities end - there is NO listing fee and a reasonable selling fee. Yes, it does have slow sales, but probably not much different than any of the others. Give it a look and see what you think. For small sellers like me who are set up to sell items from around the house and who only want to take money orders or checks, this appears to me to be a reasonable alternative to ebay who is now making it difficult for such sellers as me to continue on their site. Remember - it will take time for this (and probably any of the other sites) to get more visitors/users/sellers/buyers, but it does present an alternative.

www.mercadolibre.com.mx
 

here can sell from usa if you speak Spanish
at least can use the google translator
I ise it to eBay But my account was suspended as all :mad:
The problem is that not accept paypal
only westerunion bank deposit and almost all vendors buy items in usa and resell here in mexico
greetings

I always knew that ebay was the top of the list. To be quite honest, I have never really heard of any other auction websites. eBay reminds me of google in the sense that they are a major player in their niche. :D

has anyone heard of or tried Bonanzle.com ? I get a newsletter from Lisa Suttora some kind of ebay guru, she has been hyping bonanzle

I think it's going to be hard for any other site to get the kind of traffic that Feebay has but if someone could just replicate what Ebay was in the beginning then I think it would be succesful

Yeah I looked i to Bonanzie and atomicmall which are ebay alternatives. With bonanzie you can import you ebay listing but only one account unlike ioffer which let you import as many accounts as you want.

Both bonanzie and atomicmall are young and get some traffic. bonanzie got 32,000 visitors last month where ebay got 68,000,000. But they are build it up.

You can find out more on other sites at powersellersunite.com

I don't trust ioffer. theres many many deadbeat bidders, and the sellers are not to be trusted. 95% of the stuff they have is ⊗⊗⊗⊗.

I use CL for selling heavier or used stuff. Theres a few deadbeats but you get alot of requests as backups. They have a swapping section which is great!

On ioffer you do get a lot of non paying buyers, but you get your fees back if they don't pay. I have sold a few things over there, but I think they are who got me limited with my paypal account without even thinking about it I put in my new paypal account to my offer, but I use to use my old paypal with that same account to pay my ioffer fees and get payments and after I accepted a payment from ioffer to my new paypal within about 2 weeks my paypal account was limited so I figured this must have been the reason so don't do the dumb mistake I did lol.