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Originally Posted by digitalluster (Post 638954)

Well most of you know how the road ends on eBay and PayPal.

Originally Posted by rsot (Post 639009)

I never rely on eB as the sole provider of my $ /done

Originally Posted by digitalluster (Post 639068)

That's what I've been waiting to hear.

Originally Posted by yankee (Post 639073)

That is not the question you asked :)

Originally Posted by trosky (Post 639076)

I go where the customers are and right now you can't beat ebay in traffic unless you go to AZ and compete directly with AZ in most categories

Originally Posted by digitalluster (Post 639206)

It's nice to hear that someone can do something outside of eBay. It is all about traffic I can't disagree with that. It can be the life line for so many.
Maybe one day social media sales will kill the eBay market place who knows.
The feedback provided is useful. Thank you!

Originally Posted by BigCJ (Post 640216)

Id rather sell on ebay than work a 9 to 5.

I like the control I have over making my own paycheck and not having to worry about working 40+ hours per week for $400 when I can make that in a day :)

Originally Posted by ebabe (Post 638959)

Yes, the more you sell the more fees you have to pay, but the more you sell the more your profits are too. In my experience Amazon fees are higher, so ebay is the best place for me personally for the type of item I sell. Back in mid 90s you had to put an ad in the paper ''tiny ads'' remember that guy? And compared to now with ebay and amazon it was a joke, so really other than ebay and amazon where else is the best place to sell online?

Originally Posted by pokerpro (Post 639069)

I'm the other end of the spectrum.......if not for EB, I'd be living in my car on a beach somewhere.......

Originally Posted by Dmshark25 (Post 638882)

Yep that's always the issue, when I think of working for someone, you need to give up your life for such a small amount

Yes it's a steady paycheck and u just need to wake up and show up on time to get it, but the money you make selling on eBay and Amazon is just a huge difference, and it starts to feel like a waste of time working for anyone

When I started out, I had a job, and as thing progressed I slowly cut back hours, than days, and would eventually become a fill in when needed

I remember being there and making a $1000 in 2 hours just watching sales pile up through emails on my phone, it made staying 8 hours for $125 seem very worthless

Originally Posted by yankee (Post 638871)

If you have good items that allow good to great margins, inventory and the ability to handle volume ebay is about the cheapest rent on planet earth. Some argue Amazon and in some ways I would agree but with Amazon you can not be overly creative and price is king. On ebay we can manipulate many aspects with a huge amount of instant buyers.

ecrater does not have enough traffic for me to dedicate a resource to.