Selling Items Online
Where to Sell Your Stuff on the Internet
eBay
Ebay is the first place that comes to mind when anyone is trying to sell on-line. If you have a collectible item then I say go for it. That is the place that people shop for rare and old, one of a kind items. They charge to a fee to list the item and also another fee when it sells. If you have a new item to sell, stay away from eBay because people that shop there will only buy a brand new item if it is dirt cheap. Watch out for their high selling fees both when you list your item and when the item sells. Ebay owns and uses PayPal.
Amazon
Amazon.com is a great place to sell your books, computer software and other types of items. The big plus about Amazon is that they don't charge you to list an item but they do charge a fee when it sells. The customers that shop Amazon also expect to pay more for their purchase so you don't get the bargain hunters like you do on eBay. Only certain types of items can be sold on Amazon without having one of their "webstores". If you have a webstore you can sell anything. Amazon transfers your payments straight to your bank account.
eCrater
Ecrater.com is a free ecommerce site that you can set up your own store. You have a wide choice of how you can have people pay you. The store can have as many items as you want. The down side is that you have to promote it like a regular website.
Craigslist
Craigslist.com is one of the most used on-line ad systems in the USA. I hear of more and more people shopping on craigslist than getting stuff off of eBay. Craigslist is free to use but you do get some weird people that like to criticize ads. It has been reported that eBay owns part of craigslist but I don't know what the percentage is.
I have listed the websites that I have personally used: eBay, Amazon and Ecrater. Of the 3 I like Amazon for the higher prices they get me, Ecrater to sell my jewelry and eBay to sell some old items that were collecting dust. I have used Craigslist to advertise my Ecrater store.
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1 Comments
Post a CommentI have come to rely on local-only sales and listings via Craigslist - this, after being burned too many times on eBay. Amazon is, I think, a great place to sell a product that they list because the presentation is professional and guaranteed - though they DO take their cut.
David