Comments on: eBay losing its grip on profitable collectibles market?

By: florida33549

florida33549 — Mon, 18 May 2009 13:07:44 +0000

I left ebay last October and have not looked back. Fees over there are outrageous. The ‘buyer can do no wrong’ mentality is ridiculous. Small sellers, such as myself, have no chance on that site. I started listing on ebid.net. Sales are slow but the site is growing. I’m also going to look at Bonanzle to see their fees.

I sell collectibles: glassware, vintage Star Wars & GI Joes, and whatever else I think others might want. I also buy green depression glass. Last time I looked at ebay many of my favorite collectible sellers had left. So I think the small sellers have finally given up on that site. I know I will no longer buy on that site because I refuse to use paypal again.

By: Mike Hunt

Mike Hunt — Sun, 17 May 2009 02:25:36 +0000

Interesting that one of SaleHoo’s “customers” raves about SaleHoo. Andrew Kowalchuk of Canada (allegedly) says:

“My name is Andrew. I’m a single parent with a son and two older girls. I’ve been working a 7-5 job for the past few years to try to support my family and a 50-60 hour week… When I found out about SaleHoo, and joined, I was amazed. … I’ve never been so happy in my life. Thank you so much SaleHoo!!”

Funny thing is, there’s another site called Actfind which has the EXACT SAME QUOTE from Andrew Kowalchuk of Canada (but substitute ‘Actfind’ for ‘SaleHoo’ in the above blurb).

http://blog.actfind.com/testimonials/members-success-storyandrew-kowalchukcanada/

This may not prove there’s a scam here, but makes ya wonder…

By: NYM Arts

NYM Arts — Mon, 11 May 2009 17:26:15 +0000

Hello Everyone,
BONANZLE members = 55,779 at this writing.
The Bonanzle Slogan : Everything BUT the Ordinary.
If Ebay was so great it would be BONANZLE.
Dedicated, Reputable Sellers and Site Owners.
BONANZLE is now gaining over 2,000 new members every week.
Ebay never could have achieved this level of seller / buyer compatibilty.
It’s HEAVEN Folks )
Our own chatrooms in our own booths.
We can FREELY accept Money Orders and Checks.
The selection of “When I was a kid” stuff is just SWELLING beyond belief.
The cost to sell on BONANZLE is right out of the Good Ole Days ! ! ! ! So Nice indeed….
No need to agonize over Where You’re going to sell your ATTIC, BASEMENT, or GARAGE CONTENTS.
BONANZLE is the place.
See You There.

By: Unique Tiques 13

Unique Tiques 13 — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 02:38:10 +0000

I still sell on Ebay but soon I will be leaving permanently. I have found a few great places to sell, the best so far is bonanzle.com which is the new up and coming without all of the crap that we hate on feebay. They have a fantastic community. I personally can’t wait to see feebay die.

By: Ann G

Ann G — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 21:09:19 +0000

I think Ebay should have two venues. One for used items and one for new items. That way those of us who sell used good would stand a chance to sell and not have to compete with the power sellers. Ebay, the small seller got you started. Don’t let corporate greed affect you as it has the rest of the economy. Help us out.

By: Clyde Perry

Clyde Perry — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 20:59:12 +0000

This goliath is long overdue for some serious competition.I will surely get on these sites having traded on Ebay for 4 years and recieved indifferent support.

By: CollectiblesWow

CollectiblesWow — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 17:09:41 +0000

I think eBay is a “day late and a dollar short” (no pun intended). Too many low volume, low priced collectors (like me) are realizing that eBay is just too expensive and tends to cater to the power sellers. All of my collectibles are in the low end price category, so it literally, doesn’t pay for me to pay high user service charges. As a webmaster, I finally said the heck with it and built my OWN collectibles web site, due to the high charges at eBay. I also will use free and low cost sites such as eCrater and Bonanzle, as a back-up and for exposure.

By: hlroldcars

hlroldcars — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 16:42:00 +0000

Hello, I have been a active member of ebay since 1999. I am looking for a new source for my auctions because ebay has gotten too restrictive and expensive.

By: NYM Arts

NYM Arts — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 15:41:27 +0000

To Ebay :
We want :
To accept Checks and Money Orders.
No Conditions on our return to Ebay.
Full disclosure of Bidder ID’s during auction.
NO “Walled Garden”. We want a Link to our own website on EVERY listing.
NO FORCED PayPal option.
Equal Feedback opportunities.
Ebay REMOVES it’s Nose from between Sellers & Buyers.
Lower Listing & Final Value Fees.
It’s ALL or NOTHING.

By: Janine

Janine — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 01:24:58 +0000

I’ve noticed this on eBay with the direction going into the Target, Best Buy, Enter_Retail_Giant_Here. It’s a shame they are gearing in this direction with the site. And, a lot of buyers aren’t aware that even if an item is listed by these giants, it doesn’t necessarily mean the item is in stock. I learned my lesson to send an email first and ask about the product’s availability. That is stupid business.

As for the collectibles market—-for the past 3 or 4 months, I’ve been spending my money over at ETSY. Great stuff. Great prices. Tremendous sellers.

By: redridinghood

redridinghood — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 05:00:33 +0000

Surfwaves,I have three websites and haven’t sold a single thing. I would get my money back if you still can. I’m beginning to think it is a farce and that you will never sell anything. I keep loading products and hoping because I can’t get my money back. I believe people are being exploited with this website business.

And as to eBay, I’m glad you gave the names of some alternatives in this blog. I hate that place now. They got a new president who thinks he’s the almighty. Who is he to say, after you have paid the fees just like anyone else, that your item can’t be shown in searches! That’s like a Hitler regime. And they’re constantly changing things. I’m not a computer expert by any means, struggle constantly, and it’s very hard to learn when everything keeps changing. I’m going to leave just as soon as I get set up somewhere else. My fees are very unreasonable. Sometimes eBay gets more than I do!

By: SaleHoo

SaleHoo — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 21:41:38 +0000

Hi Surfwaves71,

I hope we can help you out. If you email your questions to support@salehoo.com or post them on the forum, we will do our best to de-confuse you and point you in the right direction

By: Surfwaves71

Surfwaves71 — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 15:04:05 +0000

I begining to think that this whole “website” is a farce. Has anyone had any luck? Should I get my money back before its too late or is it already too late? I just joined and very confused….

By: Lewis

Lewis — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 14:51:41 +0000

I had some success selling on eBay until I got the bill! I sold over $8000.oo worth of merchandise at really good prices, and made a profit of almost $2000.00 in one month, then my eBay expenses all together came to more than $1000.00 for that same month! I almost croaked!!! Needless to say, I closed the account and will never sell or buy on eBay again. I’m currently using Atomic Mall and Bonanzle. I don’t think eBay has the sense to be either fair or honest with small time sellers. They’re too money hungry, are to bloated with employee staff and spend too much on themselves. They’ve come to rely on their name so much they feel invincible.

By: Mari-Ann van der Walt

Mari-Ann van der Walt — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 05:43:04 +0000

New to ebay but looked at the commisson and other charges yesterday but had to think twice as I have antiques to sell and as you know they dont come cheap. Unfortunately I will have to sell them in the USA as South Africans is not in that sort of market.

By: planes

planes — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 05:29:26 +0000

This has been going on for over 6 months now.

And the picture promotion is a joke as most sellers use third party hosting anyway.

In my opinion, its a lackluster attempt by eBay to woo the sellers back. Sort like an after thought.