There are other sales venues,like AMZN,ETSY,Craigslist,Rubylane etc,or you can have your own website or brick and mortar stores,it is up to you.
Compare to a brick and mortar store,all these venues are bargains.
Etsy is the cheapest of the three (amzn,etsy.ebay),traffic has slowed down a lot,most shoppers are buying what they need,not what they like and you find them on AMZN and Ebay,not Etsy
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Originally Posted by stevebills
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There's are high at 12.8 % and 4% for reserve price added
That 16.8% surely there little margin for the sell unless you can buy something for £100 and sell for £200
But I can't see that happening in the real world
eBay is crap for sellers the fees are killing it
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No one uses reserve these days,list it at a reasonable price and hope someone will buy it.
These days grocery and rent take up a larger portion of your disposable income,so find something they need,not they like ,toothpaste,toothbrush,coupons,small electronics,batteries,ink cartridge.
Go to flea market,garage sales and places where they sell remnants ,remainders,store returns in bulk.
If you have elderly neighbors or local retail stores who are not internet savvy,offer your service to them
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Originally Posted by henryfalmore
(Post 1212784)
what's rubylane?
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Rubylane is a sales venue where you open a shop and list mostly collectibles and jewelry,the prices are higher than Ebay but FVF is lower.
Like all the other sales venues,hardly anyone is buying.
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Originally Posted by degsey69
(Post 1212787)
I like eBay as it is not as infiltrated with Chinese companies as on Amazon, they have made i an art form to manipulate the feedback, everything is sold b FBA and shipped direct from manufacturer to Amazon warehouses, Before hey had distributors in every country and that has finished in a lot of cases.
The best way to make money now is selling used/liquidated product on eBay and you will still get good margins.
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Ebay has its fair share of Chinese sellers,being based in China they have access to goods and shipping can be free if the item is light weight.
There are also several warehouses in California .
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Originally Posted by yan
(Post 1212820)
don't forget to mention eCrater..:bounce:
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Bonanza !!!!!!!
In the early days,there is no fee for placing a reserve on your listing,but sellers would list a PC for $499 and a reserve of $1k,when the final bid was below $1k,seller would offer to the high bidder for whatever the high bid was,skipping Ebay fee .
Then Ebay decides to charge $1 for reserve fee,now it is 4%.
Also seller can also bid on his own listing,also accept cash,check,money order,wiretransfer and anyone can leave feedback.
listing fee was 5 cents,and some sellers do not have camera,so there are no pictures,which is also fine then
Also if buyer does not pay for insurance,seller is not responsible for any damage in the mail.
