The Best eBay Alternatives in 2026: Where Smart Sellers Are Going Next

By Simon Slade

Last updated: 26th May 2026

10 min. read

Quick answer

For most US sellers, the best overall alternative to eBay is Amazon for scale, Facebook Marketplace for local selling, and Etsy for handmade or vintage. If you're building a long-term brand, skip marketplaces entirely and launch your own Shopify or WooCommerce store. The right choice depends on what you sell, who you sell to, and how much brand control you want.

eBay alternatives at a glance

Platform	Best for	Typical seller fees	Approval	Audience	Geography	Biggest tradeoff
Amazon	Broad-category sellers wanting scale	8% to 15% + $0.99/item (or $39.99/mo Pro)	Easy	Mass market	Global	Fierce price competition
Walmart Marketplace	Established brands with solid margins	6% to 20% referral fee	Application required	US mainstream shoppers	US-led	Slower onboarding, race to the bottom on price
Facebook Marketplace	Local, secondhand, bulky items	Free locally; ~5% with Checkout	Easy	Local community buyers	Global (local-first)	Time-heavy messaging, harder to scale
Etsy	Handmade, vintage, craft supplies	$0.20/listing + ~6.5% transaction + processing	Easy	Gift and hobbyist buyers	Global	Strict niche; not for mass-produced goods
TikTok Shop	Trend-driven products, younger buyers	~5% commission (US)	Easy	Gen Z and millennials	US, UK, SEA	You need content to drive sales
Mercari	Decluttering, small and light items	10% + payment processing	Easy	Casual bargain hunters	US, Japan	Lower average sale price than eBay
Poshmark	Women's fashion, beauty, home	$2.95 flat under $15; 20% above	Easy	Fashion-focused community	US, Canada, AUS, IN	High fee rate on higher-priced items
Depop	Gen Z fashion, vintage, streetwear	10% + payment processing	Easy	Trend-driven young buyers	US, UK, EU	Smaller buyer pool than eBay
Whatnot	Live-auction collectibles	8% + $0.30 per sale	Easy	Collectors, hobbyists	US-led	Live shows are time-intensive
Bonanza	Multi-category crossover sellers	~3.5% commission	Easy	Mixed	Global	Lower traffic than eBay
Ruby Lane	Antiques, art, fine jewelry	$25/mo shop + ~9.9% on sales	Vetted	40+ collectors	US-led	Niche audience, slower velocity

Fees change. These are 2026 figures for orientation; always double-check the platform's current terms before listing.

Best eBay alternative by seller type

If you sell a bit of everything: Amazon. You'll trade margin for volume, but the reach is unmatched. See our Amazon dropshipping guide for the full playbook.
If you sell locally (furniture, appliances, bulky items): Facebook Marketplace. It's free, fast, and your pool of buyers is right down the road. Here's how to dropship on Facebook Marketplace.
If you sell handmade or vintage: Etsy. The buyer intent matches what you're making. Start with our Etsy dropshipping guide.
If you sell clothing and accessories: Poshmark for broad fashion, Depop for vintage and streetwear, TikTok Shop if you can make short-form video.
If you sell collectibles, cards, or pop culture items: Whatnot. Live auctions are where this audience is buying in 2026.
If you sell electronics: Mercari for general consumer tech, Walmart Marketplace if you're a brand with supply depth.
If you want to own your customer relationship: Build a Shopify store or WooCommerce store.

The 11 best eBay alternatives, reviewed

1. Amazon

What it is: The largest e-commerce marketplace in the US, with a catalog that spans almost every category eBay serves plus many it doesn't.

How it compares to eBay:

Instant fixed-price sales instead of eBay's auction legacy.
Fees are typically 8% to 15% referral plus $0.99 per item (Individual plan) or $39.99 per month (Professional plan), versus eBay's ~12.9% plus $0.30.
Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) hands off storage, picking, and shipping. eBay has no direct equivalent.
Competition is harder. Winning the Buy Box is the whole game, and Amazon itself competes with private-label products in many categories.

Best for: Sellers with reliable supply, competitive pricing, and the discipline to optimize listings for Amazon's algorithm.

Biggest tradeoff: Slim margins. If you're selling a commodity product, expect a race to the bottom.

SaleHoo tip: Product research matters more on Amazon than anywhere else. Use SaleHoo's insights tools to find products with strong demand and manageable competition before you list.

2. Walmart Marketplace

What it is: Walmart's third-party seller platform. It's been the fastest-growing mainstream US marketplace for several years running.

How it compares to eBay:

No monthly fee; sellers pay a 6% to 20% referral fee depending on category.
Fixed-price only.
Stricter onboarding: you apply, and Walmart vets your business before approval.
No auction mechanic.

Best for: Established brands with clean branding, good pricing power, and a track record of on-time shipping.

Biggest tradeoff: Slower ramp. Approvals take time, and Walmart prioritizes competitively priced products, so margins can be tight.

Deep dive: Walmart dropshipping guide.

3. Facebook Marketplace

What it is: Meta's local-first selling platform, embedded into the Facebook app billions of people already open every day.

How it compares to eBay:

Free for local listings. US sellers using Checkout pay around 5% (minimum $0.40).
Strongest for local transactions, where buyers pick up in person and pay cash or tap-to-pay.
No built-in auction; negotiations happen in Messenger.
Harder to build a brand unless you're in the US and can run a Facebook Shop.

Best for: Sellers with bulky items (furniture, appliances, sports gear), used goods, or time to handle messages and meetups.

Biggest tradeoff: It's high-touch. You'll spend real time negotiating, confirming pickups, and filtering tire-kickers.

4. Etsy

What it is: The default marketplace for handmade, vintage (20+ years old), and craft supplies. Still one of the most profitable destinations for the right kind of seller.

How it compares to eBay:

Listings cost $0.20 each and run for four months, versus free listings up to a monthly cap on eBay.
Transaction fees are around 6.5% plus payment processing, which is lower than eBay's typical ~12.9%.
Buyers come to Etsy expecting original, small-batch, or vintage items. They don't come looking for mass-produced commodity goods.

Best for: Crafters, makers, small brands with distinctive visual identity, and vintage resellers.

Biggest tradeoff: Category rules are strict. If what you sell isn't handmade, vintage, or a genuine craft supply, Etsy will eventually catch up with you.

Deep dive: Etsy dropshipping guide.

5. TikTok Shop

What it is: Native in-app commerce inside TikTok. Shoppers buy directly from videos, lives, and a dedicated shop tab, without leaving the app.

How it compares to eBay:

Commission is typically around 5% in the US, well below eBay's ~13%.
Discovery is driven by the TikTok algorithm, not search queries.
Your content is your listing. If you can't (or won't) make short-form video, TikTok Shop won't move for you.
Audience skews significantly younger than eBay's.

Best for: Visually interesting products, impulse buys, beauty, fashion, home gadgets, and anything that demos well in a 15-second clip.

Biggest tradeoff: Content is a job, not a side task. Expect to post daily or near-daily.

Deep dive: TikTok dropshipping guide.

6. Mercari

What it is: A mobile-first marketplace built for quick, low-friction secondhand selling.

How it compares to eBay:

Flat 10% commission plus payment processing on sold items.
Shipping is simplified: Mercari prints and emails the label, you drop the box.
Average sale prices are lower than eBay's; buyers come for deals, not premium items.
No auction mechanic.

Best for: Decluttering, trendy items under $100, and general household resale.

Biggest tradeoff: If you price like eBay, items sit. Mercari rewards aggressive pricing.

7. Poshmark

What it is: A social-commerce marketplace focused on clothing, shoes, accessories, and (increasingly) home and beauty.

How it compares to eBay:

Flat $2.95 fee on sales under $15; 20% on sales of $15 or more.
Prepaid shipping labels are included, which covers part of the higher fee rate.
Posh Parties and closet bundling create social momentum eBay doesn't have.
No auctions. Fixed price with offers.

Best for: Brand-name clothing, shoes, and accessories. Ideal for sellers who enjoy the social side of reselling.

Biggest tradeoff: That 20% rate on anything $15 or above. On a $100 sale, you're giving up $20 before you think about shipping or cost of goods.

8. Depop

What it is: A Gen Z-leaning resale app built around vintage, streetwear, and one-of-one fashion.

How it compares to eBay:

A 10% selling fee plus payment processing in most markets.
The interface looks and feels like a social feed. Good photography is mandatory.
Buyer pool is much smaller than eBay's, but buyer intent for Y2K, archival pieces, and streetwear is sharper.
No auctions.

Best for: Vintage clothing, indie brands, and small sellers building a personal microbrand.

Biggest tradeoff: Harder to scale. The platform rewards curation, not volume.

9. Whatnot

What it is: The leading live-auction marketplace in the US, originally for trading cards and now covering comics, toys, sneakers, coins, and pop culture collectibles.

How it compares to eBay:

Seller fees are typically 8% plus $0.30 per sale, materially cheaper than eBay.
The format is live: you go on camera, host a show, and sell to viewers in real time.
Sell-through on a successful show blows eBay's weekly listing pace out of the water.
No static auctions for items you want to "set and forget."

Best for: Collectibles sellers willing to perform. Volume flippers with hundreds of similar items (cards, comics, funko) can move inventory faster here than anywhere else.

Biggest tradeoff: You have to show up, literally. Whatnot runs on energy, personality, and camera time.

10. Bonanza

What it is: A fixed-price, multi-category marketplace positioned as a seller-friendly alternative to eBay.

How it compares to eBay:

Commissions are roughly 3.5%, a fraction of eBay's rate.
Direct import tools from eBay, Etsy, and Amazon make cross-listing straightforward.
Traffic is significantly lower than eBay's, so sales velocity is slower.
Bonanza pushes listings to Google Shopping automatically, which can offset part of the traffic gap.

Best for: Sellers already listing elsewhere who want an additional low-cost channel.

Biggest tradeoff: Lower buyer count. On its own, Bonanza rarely sustains a full business.

11. Ruby Lane

What it is: A curated marketplace for antiques, fine art, vintage collectibles, and jewelry.

How it compares to eBay:

$25 monthly shop fee (refunded if you list 15+ items that month) plus around 9.9% on sales, capped.
Seller vetting and product quality standards are stricter than eBay.
Buyers skew older, more educated, and more willing to pay for quality than the average eBay bargain hunter.
Fixed-price only.

Best for: Genuine dealers in antiques, art, estate jewelry, and serious collectibles.

Biggest tradeoff: Slow and selective. You need real inventory in the categories Ruby Lane's audience actually shops.

Local-first alternatives worth knowing

If your inventory is local, bulky, or you just want no shipping, three more platforms deserve a mention:

Craigslist: Still the largest classifieds site in the US. Free, ugly, and surprisingly effective for furniture, vehicles, and oversized items.
OfferUp: A cleaner, mobile-first Craigslist with user ratings and optional in-app shipping. Good for local and regional selling.
Nextdoor: Hyperlocal, neighborhood-level. Best for smaller items, pet supplies, and community-trusted transactions.

None of these will replace eBay for scale, but for the right inventory they're the fastest path to cash.

Prefer to skip marketplaces entirely? Build your own store

Marketplaces give you traffic. Your own store gives you a business. If you're tired of platform fees, policy changes, and suspension risk, the long-term play is to own your storefront.

Platform	Best for	Starting price	Learn more
Shopify	Most sellers. Easiest path from zero to selling	$29/mo	Shopify dropshipping guide
WooCommerce	Existing WordPress users who want full control	Free (hosting extra)	WooCommerce dropshipping guide
Wix	Visual-first brands, lifestyle stores	$29/mo	Wix dropshipping guide
BigCommerce	Higher-volume stores needing built-in features	$39/mo	Shopify vs BigCommerce

The tradeoff is simple: marketplaces hand you traffic and take a cut; your own store hands you full margin and asks you to build the traffic. Most successful SaleHoo sellers end up running both, with the store as their brand and a marketplace or two as a discovery channel.

If you're weighing the two platform builders head to head, we have a detailed Shopify vs WooCommerce comparison.

How to choose the right eBay alternative

Five questions cut through the noise:

What are you actually selling? Mass market goes Amazon or Walmart. Handmade goes Etsy. Fashion goes Poshmark or Depop. Collectibles go Whatnot. Bulky goes Facebook Marketplace.
How fast do you need to sell? Local apps are fastest. Mercari and Poshmark are fast. Niche sites like Ruby Lane are slow but premium.
How much margin can you give up? Bonanza and TikTok Shop are cheap. Poshmark, Mercari, and Whatnot sit in the middle. Amazon and Walmart can squeeze hard on competitive products.
Do you want a brand or just sales? Marketplaces give you sales without a brand. A Shopify or WooCommerce store gives you a brand and requires you to build the audience yourself.
How much effort can you put in? TikTok Shop and Whatnot demand content. Etsy and Poshmark reward steady posting. Amazon rewards ruthless optimization. Your own store rewards consistent marketing.

If you're still torn, the honest answer is: pick one alternative, commit to it for 90 days, and measure. You'll learn more from one focused test than from listing on five platforms and managing none of them properly.

FAQs

Poshmark for general women's fashion, Depop for Gen Z and vintage, TikTok Shop if you can make short-form video. For luxury and designer resale, The RealReal and Vestiaire Collective are worth a look.

Facebook Marketplace for local selling (free). Bonanza are the cheapest mainstream marketplaces. Craigslist is free but manual.

Whatnot for live-auction categories like trading cards, comics, and toys. Ruby Lane for antiques, fine art, and estate jewelry. Bonanza works for general collectible crossover.

Yes, in most cases. Facebook Marketplace is free for local listings, integrates into an app most buyers already use, and is faster for bulky or pickup-only items. eBay is better when shipping and wider reach matter more than proximity.

Marketplaces give you faster starting sales. Your own store gives you better long-term margin, a real brand, and resilience against platform changes. Most established sellers run both: a Shopify or WooCommerce store plus one or two marketplaces as discovery channels.

eBid is much cheaper than eBay but has a fraction of the traffic. It can work as a low-cost secondary channel if you generate your own traffic. See our full eBid review.

Cross-list to cheaper marketplaces for the items that don't need eBay's reach, use eBay Store subscriptions if your volume is high enough, and check our guide to saving on eBay fees.

Find the right products to sell, wherever you sell them

The marketplace is only half the equation. The other half is what you're actually selling. With SaleHoo, you get access to 8,000+ pre-vetted suppliers, 2.5 million products, and research tools that show you what's actually selling right now. Whether you're building a store on Amazon, Etsy, Shopify, or somewhere on this list, we'll help you source it faster and smarter.

References

eBay. "Selling fees." ebay.com
eBay. "Seller standards policy." ebay.com
eBay. "Dropshipping and product sourcing." ebay.com
eBay. "Verified Rights Owner (VeRO) Program." ebay.com
eBay Inc. "Quarterly Results (Active Buyers)." investors.ebayinc.com
IRS. "Understanding your Form 1099-K." irs.gov

About the author

Simon Slade

CEO of SaleHoo Group Limited

Simon Slade is CEO and co-founder of SaleHoo, which he started in Christchurch, New Zealand, after years selling on Trade Me and fielding constant questions about where he sourced his stock. SaleHoo gives eCommerce entrepreneurs access to 8,000+ dropship and wholesale suppliers, 2.5 million branded products, an industry-leading market-research tool and 24-hour support. He regularly contributes commentary to Forbes, Fortune and NZ Business.

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654 Comments

Lon G. Johnson 4th of September

Have any of you tried gorage.com after you go through the sign up it is actually a real easy way to list your items. If a site like this one was to start to get traffic it will spread quickly. you can control it as you do craig's list but with a very professional approach with multi listings and a direct link to your item(s) or your so-called gorage.

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Chris 5th of September

I sell western cowboy collectibles and i ran across this site, www.wildwestbids.com. They are brand new, the good thing is they get their traffic off their sister site which is a pretty popular western singles community, western match. So, what the hay. I'm gonna give them a try.

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Melanie Justice 7th of September

Thanks to everyone for the info on new sites to use as a selling tool. I have been a seller for several years with 96.8% feedback(only 1-negative)and have enjoyed it and been able to supplement my income in a nice fashion. However, now that the Ebay Natzi's are trying to RULE YOUR LIFE, I am done with them!! Higher fees, no neg feedback for deadbeat buyers, and now putting a CAP on what we can charge for S&H!!! They have their nerve ---- I hope they go bust!!!

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Charles Shepherd 8th of September

New Auction Site! GoBiddin.com allows you to import your feedback ratings from ebay, overstock, amazon, and ebid. And with no listing fees and final value fees at 5% and below you can keep more of your sales revenues. With a 100% Fraud Protection System that requires all of our auction site members to follow a verification process. Interact with verified internet auction members in our online auction sites community, for free.

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Bryan 9th of September

elfingo.com is kinda ugly but it doesn't cost me anything to list stuff there

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10th of September

Hi! I listed on a number of other websites a week ago & so far, no sales on any. How long do these websites take. I've listed at thesocexchange.com, ecrater.com, elfingo.com, eauctions.com and a couple of others. The first 2 seem to have the best websites, but no sales. I know a week isn't much time. Can I please get some feedback from others who've listed on other websites as to how long it takes to begin making sales? I still have my listings on eBay but get more frustrated with them on a daily basis. It can be discouraging. Any help is appreciated...

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avril 11th of September

I am going to go to ebid it has a lot of auctions going !!

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Deathtoebay 11th of September

BTW the web site mentioned "The River" is referring to amazon. Amazon River...get it?

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Bid Euphoria 14th of September

You missed another great eBay Alternative, called BidEuphoria.com, Your Marketplace, where Your Success is Out Story. Make a new living by selling new or used items from your home, its free to register and only 2.50 dollars to start selling your items. You also get $10 for your new account, so try it nothing to lose but alot to gain.

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FleaMarketGiant.com 14th of September

Hi! Another place to shop is http://www.FleaMarketGiant.com Come check us out, and tell a friend!

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Brad 14th of September

Yeah, FleaMarketGiant looks good....I may give them a try!

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Bootjockey 15th of September

I read with great interest MJS' comment about the future of eBay and what they've got up their sleeve. I sent the posting to my son and this is his response, which I feel is right on the money: Food for thought: If it's on the internet and not new and unique, it's just another fish in the sea. And if it does present itself so, it's only a matter of time before the mass of millions love it, devour it and turn it into a common place thing and play it out by trying to throw up millions of other sites just like it. "Aahhh, look at me, I've got my own ebay site. Come shop at wannabebayer.com, yayyyy!!" That's great and all when say, a couple of legitimate businesses spring up and present some decent competition, but when everyone and their uncles decide to go all in on their own generic site, it ruins the moment. I once heard a phrase, from a kid's movie none the less, which sums it all up... "When everyone's incredible, no one will be." A littl fact: It took Xerox more than 10 years for its name to become a commonplace name. Now this was before the mass use of the internet, but yet its technology and products were used for business throughout the world. Remember, "Just Xerox it?" It only took eBay and Google about a year. They are all now common place, a status that once took business decades to reach. Everyone knows their names and even replaces it with the correct term. Look it up, or, search for it, has now become, "Just google it". Sell it has now become, "Throw it on eBay", or, "EBay it." Hell, I still sing, "Yaaaaaahoooooooooo". But, as used up and washed out as these sites may get, they will always be on top. I have to agree with my son. There are too many eBay wanna-be-sites being thrown up and I can't see one that is doing well. A few may have a lot of listings, but I'm seeing zero bids on most of them. It's discouraging for those of us who feel eBay has gotten too greedy and are looking for another venue. But the good news is, eBay doesn't appear to be doing that well, either. I'm seeing more and more zero bids, which tells me it's losing its popularity due to the changes it's made. It's losing sellers AND buyers.

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Bill B 15th of September

I had just decided to start selling on ebay. I have been a buyer for 6 years. I listed my first 4 items last week and had some bidders on one item. This morning I decided to go to ebays sellers forum and was floored to read all that was going on. I had no idea. I found this blog a few minutes later and began to read. I decided to check out all of the recommends from this blog and found only 1 that had much in the way of listings. ( at least the listings i was looking for). That was ebid.net I decided I would not bother to go to a site that did not at least have 1 hit for ea of the items I was selling. onlineauction.com was the only other site that had some of the items I had listed. I will look at these further to see what I can do from here.

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rrooke 15th of September

I have read all this with great interest. Of all the recomendations of ebay alternative websites above, the only one I found that is a worthy adversary to ebay is www.bonanzle.com . Their emphasis on personal service and a few other innovative ideas might give them a chance to take some of ebay's market share. I have used their ebay import tool to import my 4000 items but so far, after one day, only 5 items have been imported, without photos. I hope they can get this fixed soon as many sellers will not stand around and wait for days to get items listed, and will not put up with bugs in programming. If Bonanzle fixes their problems, they might just be the next big thing in ecommerce. Good Luck Bonanzle, I am wishing you lots of luck.

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Stoyan Stoyanov 16th of September

I am eBay power seller but I also sell at eBay alternatives because it is free and also list all items in Google base, so it is double the traffic.

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Luie 16th of September

I have tried every one of the sites recommended here as an eBay alternative, even opened account on most of them. My conclusion is that they are all JUNK! By the look of most of them I would believe that they are operated by a kid in a basement suite. Some are overseas operations that make transactions risky. Why can't anyone do an eBay alternative worth taking a look at? A good sign would be a distinguishable short name like ebay.com and not something like myonlineauctions.com

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April 16th of September

I will miss Ebay as well. I guess the whole selling format via the net should probably change without Ebay in the picture. Maybe we should go back to the 1990s where everyone had their own litle site. We sell on Amazon now, Ecrater, Blujay and our own website. Some success with Amazon and Ecrater and a lot with our own website. We also deal with manufacturers and we recently received the terms for one of these manufacturers who claimed that we were forbidden to sell anything online from them, only in our retail brick and mortar because "they don't want their products ending up on Ebay or Amazon". So, I guess some things are changing in the retail business. If I want unique, I'll go to a flea market, seems to be the only place now.

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Paige 16th of September

So I've read all of these blogs on here and I thought I'd share my thoughts & what I have done with you all. I to have sold off and on on ebay since they started. I always had 100% feedback till one day someone bought a candle out of my store and I wasn't online that day so I didn't know the sale was there right that day. The next day I get a call from this buyer about why I haven't sent her a shipping notice. I went online and sure enough there was the sale from just the day before her call to me. I said I'd ship it on friday (this was wed) and she said fine. I get it packaged and ready to ship when I notice on Thursday she's filed a did not recieve item and paypal has frozen my account ( I was pissed I had 1,500 dollars in there.it took 4 weeks to get it strightened out) all on her word for a sale that had been made on Tuesday of the same week. So I threw a fit... I contacted ebay who said I had to contact paypal (even tho ebay owns paypal) and I just got the run around.. So then get this, the buyer cancels her payment to me (do not ask me how to this day I don't understand that) but my paypal account is still frozen. I send the candle anyways but I'm thinking why should I but I do and then she claims I sent the wrong candle. Well it can't be wrong it's the only candle I offered for sale. So ebay supends my account for 14 days cuz she gives me negative feedback, and the lowest rating across the board. Talk about mad.. Some people are just crazy. So I closed my account on ebay, and went to Ecrater.com.. Don't bother, I opened my store there and haven't sold a single item since i opened it in March. On the other hand tho I opened my own website: http://www.freewebs.com/myliltackshop/ and listed my stuff there plus interviened it with my horse training, saleing. It has really taken off.. So to the point I purchased a domain name. But haven't used it yet cuz in order to use it then you must pay for the website, which would be alright but they price the site off of how many items you list. Where as not using the domain name I can list as many as I want with nno fee's. I have also added a classified section to my website, where others by entering a email address and a password can list anything Ranch, Farm, Animal related for free. I am doing alright with it. I am not going to become rich but it's paying the bills. (in case your interested i sell "UNIQUE" Western decor, Custom Made western Decor, Cowgirl Jewerly, Rodeo Tack and Western Tack, supplies, and clothing). I also sale horses, offer listing for peoples business's (farriers, trainers, boarding ect). It's getting quite a bit of traffic especially since i offered the classifed ads for others to post their own items. Everything is listed with a buy now button. Unfortuley I still use paypal, cuz i can't seem to get my google account to work right. (if anyone has any ideas on that i'd love to listen to them). I also accept money orders and checks but won't ship till after the check clears my bank. I recently found www.wildwestbids.com as listed up above by Chris I think, and i listed on there and it's only been a week and out of 34 items listed I have bids on 7 items. Free to list, 1 cent highlighted or bold ads, same with featured ads. Theres a final valuse fee but I think it's very small 1.5% or something, I would need to look to say for sure. You can list up to 30 days or do a custom sale and set your own time limit. You can use their bid increase or set your own amount. 3 free photos per auction, after that .10.. Stores are $1.00 per month. You will need to be verfied to sell and they charge $1.50 to do that. All in all I've listed 34 items and it's cost me $2.60 so far. Excuse my frankness but ebays listing fee's final value fee's plus their paypal fee's are out of control and the way they are treating smaller sellars is uncalled for. The last month I sold with them I made $479.00 and my fee's from them amounted to $225 dollars.. Hardly worth it is it? And your right about the shipping restrictions, they complained cuz I was charging $12.50 for boots to ship and they said I couldn't charge over $10.. Got the boots to the post office with ebays (paypal's) shipping postage and had to add a additional $5 cuz they were to heavy for that $10 in postage that ebay allows the seller to charge. I will never again sell with them, they upset me to much with my perfect feedback over the word of one seller. So stop by my website or wildwest bids and look for My Lil Tack Shop.. If anyone has any luck with something else please let me know. I am also one for everyone going to one site, so if you guys and gals ever deciede be sure and let me know. I am willing to try anything. Thank you for reading and have a Great day. Happy trails, Paige / My Lil Tack Shop

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www_langrafix_com 10th of October

You know, I've sold a decent amount on eBay, but not enough to be a full blown powerseller anymore. That was short lived. I've kept a 100% positive feedback record even after the unpleasant no-seller-neg-fb policy that was forced on everyone. I've also endured the gradually increasing rates, and as many have said, at every turn we are hit. Now I'm not a spited Power Seller that has ever been banned or anything, but I have been slightly taken advantage of by greedy buyers and/or treated awful by buyers, especially with the new FB policy. You know what… you just suck it up and take minor losses sometimes just like you do when you decide to take credit cards and someone does a reverse charge on you. Who cares if your profits are coming in still, right? Well, as of right now.... WRONG. My bids in the past 12 months have gone from fair at best with auction bids, to remaining fair using buy-it-now combined crossing your fingers that someone really needs your item to purchase on the fly because the bids are no longer there, to scattered buy-it-now's coming through and a couple of $.99 single bid crushing blows on items woth 10x that much (which $1 is 100% consumed by all the fees on the LOWEST PRICED AUCTION POSTING), to NOTHING! eBay literally just died on me over the past 2 weeks. It died and I am paying for nothing right now with 30 some auctions of fairly rare and needed items, a good variety, all dead and the hits are slim as well. This is why I am here posting. Where are the buyers? Get rid of all these BAD “AUCTION ALTERNATIVE” LINKS in this post for starters! What I mean is over 1/2 of this post is people trying to get you to go to their rinky-dink "NOWHERE" eBay knock-offs. We need one or 2 sites TOPS to fight the likes of eBay, not hundreds, because your killing off the bidders stretching them out all over the place, confusing them, getting them frustrated and they then just go back to eBay or don't trust auction sites at all and quit like many people I know. In 2003 I was making a KILLING compared to what I did the past 2 years. PLUS: no one, I mean NO ONE bids throughout the week long process anymore! Man, we used to do great all week long in 2002-2003. Some items would top out way past our expectations and that was fantastic! What bidders have not given up are now all waiting until the end to try to get the best price and sellers can't make squat due to that fact. Why? They sometimes act too slowly on the draw and are shut out, MOST FORGET, and others lose the fiery interest they had 3 days prior. The whole auction format is now a joke because of the whole "auction watch" tool. No one should be able to watch an auction, or maybe not know the "time", perhaps just the date of when an auction ends unless they bid. This is why no one bids anymore. They all have smartened up, are equipt with last-minute-bidding tools, and all wait until the end of an auction like they are going to leap in and get a $1000 item for a dollar, and you know what... now that is what's happening. ALSO: auction watching allows temperatures on a once tempting item to simmer and people change there minds, but MOST FORGET. How many items do you watch and never bid on? Items that you might have bid on if it wasn't as easy to follow the auction until the end without bidding. If the actual ending times other than the actual date were kept private to people that have not submitted a bid, auctions would perk up again. EBay has really destroyed the whole platform. I swear, if Yahoo auctions had just held out 2 more years, I bet everyone would be going there now just because of the moderately known name. So really, are there any other sites worth a look? I mean REALLY. What about IOFFER? UBID? EBID? All the rest of you rinky-dinks need to detach your tape-worm teeth on the process and shut down bowing down to a select few. There should be a way to track daily traffic to these sites on a common, trusted, public site so we can all go to the eBay runner-up with confidence and migrate there as a whole. Spreading out will just both harm sales on eBay and NOT help any one or two other sites make a real dent, and that will cripple all of us devote sellers. Otherwise, MANY of the so called alternatives mentioned here are truly a waste of time and as counterproductive as negative feedback, so you guys need to close your doors and knock it off because you're part of the problem. No wining story here (no offence, but going on about some bad eBay experience or customer is just chasing tails as well) -- just some slam-bang honesty this post was lacking. };-P

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Rob 10th of October

new kind of free auction site- e3buy Marketplace - Buy, sell or trade anything. A new kind of auction site. It's free! Integrated with Paypal, ebay, and coming soon facebook

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Sharon 22nd of October

I am a very tiny seller on Ebay. I sell personal items to pay bills. Now payments must be made using only Paypal, no negative feedback for scumbags, fees for everything including shipping costs. Is what Ebay is doing,legal? Are they a monopoly? I am also looking for an alternative. A friend of mine is a power seller and a very honest man, he was called a thief and received negative feedback that he didn't deserve. He couldn't do anything about it or respond to it unless he said something nice about the jerk. When did Ebay start to hate the sellers? Ebay is definetly not a democracy.

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Lukasz 20th of November

Hello everyone, long story short, Ebay suspended my account few months ago. First, it was a bit of disappointment since I was with them for over 4 years (235 positive feedback, 99.9%), but quickly I made a peace with it, so started looking for Ebay alternatives. As "langrafix" says, most of the website that people are advertising over here are just "junk". I've personally tried Amazon, but with not much success due to the fact that it was at the time my Ebay business was good enough for me back then. However, I believe there is a lot of potential in Amazon since a lot of people on different forums say a lot of positive opinions. It also really depends on what you sell. What I really hope for is that some online auction website will come up to compete with Ebay, so we could list there. I just looked on us.ebid.net For me its the main candidate to be a serious competition to Ebay. From what I've been reading its traffic is growing and sales as well. If they just started advertising on TV/net/newspapers I think the success would be inevitable since a lot of people are fed up with Ebay. If you have any ideas or just want to share your experience, my email collectionboutique@yahoo.com

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Beverly Gonzalez 24th of November

Hi, I have been selling on Ebay for almost 2 years and am completely fed up with all the changes...And all the increased fees...I have finally found a great alternative it's called Bonanzle and you can list as many items as you would like for FREE you only pay FVF if your item sells and then it's a very small amount.. The site is growing by leaps and bounds everyday.. The owners are so helpful and really do all they can for you, the are always there to answer any of your questions..Stop by and check it out you can open your own booth which is very similiar to an bay store without all the outragoues fees...What do you have to loose stop by and mention that I sent you...Happy Holiday Selling To All !!!!! www.bonanzle.com/booths/vintagejunkiebev

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mary 24th of November

started with ebay from day one. unfortunatly it got so big the ltitle sellers got lost in shuffle and fees.. stop by and check out bonanzle. free listings and sold stuff the first day. check out my booth clipclop3

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LInda 24th of November

Bonanzle is the best thing since wheat bread! Free to list, FVF's are very low and customer service is second to none! This site is the best around and growing at about 100 members or more a day. Already over 10k members and they only started up in Aug. Look out other sites, Bonanzle will run over you!! http://www.bonanzle.com/booths/driver211

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Connie 24th of November

I have started selling on Bonanzle and find it is easy, no listing fees,Very Very low FVF. The community is great. 10,000 members as of Sun. 11/23. Not like Ebay at ALL. Thank you.

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Wes 24th of November

I am presently a Silver Powerseller on FeeBay with 4 years in and 100% feedback. EBay and Paypal, in addition to what everyone else has been saying(which is all true ,by the way), is now making more of a profit on my sales than I am. I still have over $80,000 in inventory and steep credit lines to pay. I'm leaving eBay ASAP to go full time on www.BONANZLE.com. I can't afford to donate to eBay/paypal anymore!!

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Lew 25th of November

I have just opened a new FREE auction site made for myspace users. That may be another option for everyone. It's an actual free classified ad auction site that has a feedback system. I just started it, so check it out and start selling there! :)

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Jason 26th of November

iOffer is growing bigger and bigger as we speak. They're #2 behind eBay and still growing. Tried it out awhile ago and they've been improving a lot, with more transactions, members, items, everything. FREE listings, store, pictures...the list goes on. Try it out for yourself and see. http://www.ioffer.com

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ShiningStarStudio 29th of November

This has been a fascinating read, but folks ... there are ONLY TWO alternatives. Any viable option to eBay MUST already be big enough to take eBay on head to head. The only viable hope is Amazon. Although the other sites are interesting, they have NO HOPE of taking on eBay. Not enough dollars, not enough people, and not enough momentum. It's the bug and windshield problem. The other viable option is to "help" eBay fix their problems. Even though their customer service stinks right now, there is a window of opportunity. Handling seller compliants increase their costs. The weakend economy is dropping sales. That cuts into profits. CEO's get fired when that happens. So, why not work to fix eBay from the inside. Rather than spewing venom, lets make a coordinated MASSIVE flood of suggestions to eBay's CEO ... John Donahoe. Send him letters (and emails if anyone can find his) with the following program suggestion: I will be submitting the following suggestion to John Donahoe that may resolve many of the seller complaints of late. I agree with the original intent of the feedback modifications because sellers had too much control over the buyer's ability to leave honest feedback. However, now the pendulum has swung too far in the other direction and buyers have inappropriate control. I just had a buyer leave negative feedback because I would not refund postage, even though it was exactly as stated in the listing ... and this person is doing it with many other sellers too! Here is my proposal. Create a SELLER FLAG SYSTEM that keeps the current system but adds the ability for sellers to flag buyers who behave unreasonably. A seller can only flag a buyer once in a 6 month period. If a buyer gets flagged once in a six month period, he has a yellow flag. Twice would be an orange flag and three times would be a red flag. There is a warning, no penalty, for a yellow flag. The buyer would be temporarily suspended with an orange flag until they take a "behavior correction" tutorial like eBay already uses. Sellers could be able to automatically block any orange flagged buyers. If they receive a red flag (three complaints from different sellers), they would be automatically suspended for three months, and their red flag history would still show on their account for three additional months so sellers can know their history and still block them if they choose. Let's see what happens.

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tracy 30th of November

I would just like to thank everyone for all their wonderful advice about other websites. I too, am like everyone else...a power seller on ebay 100% reputation and suddenly with no warning ebay restricted my selling and put me on suspension because an ebayer didn't want to pay for an item and accused me of a purse being counterfeit.No warning..just wake up and get the email that my account has been suspended for ??? how long?? I've had it! With ebay's horrible feedback system now for sellers and their fees and paypal's fees, I've just had it up to here! So thanks so much everyone! I truly appreciate all the wonderful advice. No more ebay for me!!

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MJS 1st of December

ShiningStarStudio, Read my big long post about halfway up. It's much more than the foolish feedback system, the changes afoot convey the message loud and clear - they don't want us, and unless you are a triple-throwdown super-dooper platinum powerseller with 10,000 feedbacks or preferably more, bad things will happen to you... they will let them happen, they were designed to happen, they will be glad they are happening, and even if you stay there because you think that they are still the best of the mundane, the fees, set to be 50% or more of your sales, will drive you away for good. Ebay wants to become an Amazon of sorts, where you can go and get whatever average item you need, buy it now with no auctions (auction format will be phased out) put it in your shopping cart and check out. They want it to be a big store full of new, common stuff, but without the hassle and expense of buying and stocking inventory, or having a shipping department. Do you sell unique, old, or hard to find stuff? They want you GONE, they have no more use for you, just go away and bother someone else with your small-time crap, your man-hour consuming problems, and your complaints. That's the new mentality. Leave. And as for John Donahoe, (who is packing his golden parachute as we speak) you really think he's going to swoop in and make it like it was a few years ago because a bunch of internet letters asked him to? That MAY happen, but it probably won't, in much the same way that the moon MAY fall into the Pacific ocean tonight... but it probably won't. The effort is pointless, we are not a part of feebays' new business model, and the best thing to do at this point is wait for whatever other auction site out there in the e-sea to battle it's way to the top - and then everyone should go there. I don't want to help feebay, I want them to fail in grand fashion and take their rightful place, perched atop the ash heap of history. -MJS

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blarney_stone 1st of December

I left eBay on September 16, after a family emergency caused my listings to drop off, and my sales to dip below the "Golden" level of a Power Seller. Due to this and the totally arbitrary DSR rating system of eBay, I looked for a new home. I found Bonanzle, and left eBay on the spot... No more arbitrary "ratings"...Who knows how much communication is enough? Do all buyers know how much padded envelopes and shipping tape costs, not to mention the constant increases at the post office? Oh, and If I mailed it the day BEFORE you buy it....WOULD THAT BE SOON ENOUGH????....Plus If I describe a flea bite, and you think it is the Grand Canyon....who is really right? I have no listing fees. NONE! I have no picture fees...NONE! My final value fees....Up to $50, only $1.00, and under $10.00...$.50....more expensive items are scheduled the same. We are growing exponentially, and I am now at home at Bonanzle. Come see for yourself!! www.theBonz.com/blarney_stone

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Brenda 4th of December

Ok, same song different verse..... Ebay is a total crock. I was a PowerSeller with $2-$3K per month sales until the rising fees forced me to stop. Now I have about $4K worth of Victoria Secret inventory and have tried most of the alternate sites ()except Bonanzle which I just seen today. I have listed on all the others and haven't had one sale. I've considered opening my own website but I really think we need to get together and stick together and get one site that we all move to and stay there. I believe that within a short time we could get the traffic needed to sell our items.

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Stuart(68cuda383) 4th of December

I have recently became an Ebay powerseller within a very short time too.I put my ID up there because some of you might recognize me.I have been an Ebayer for about 11/2 years but just selling,I should have stopped there but I lost my job and had to start selling off my model kit collection.I just started selling 4 months ago and became a powerseller in no time flat.The only negative feedback i received was from an A**hole(excuse my french)that wanted a 50year old Aurora kit for $20.00 when it was eventually sold for over $200.00.He claimed that I sold it outside of Ebay.It was on Ebays record and paid for through pay pal to prove this man wrong but Ebay still would not reverse the feedback.Hurt my reputation for a good month.Afterall the fees I ended up only making only $150.00 on that kit.Now being a power seller they promised you all sorts of discounts and I would get prioritised with customer service,well I am still waiting for a return Email from 2 weeks ago.When call them on the phoneabout the issue I was told nothing can be done about the issue at hand. I sell vintage model kits and before I give up my membership with Ebay I need to find some where to sell them without giving what took 25 years to acumilate away.Can any of you fine people help steer me in the right direction. Thanks for your time Stuart

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treasurechest39 4th of December

Hello there I to use to sell and buy on ebay for 7 years. I to thought it was a great place to be until all the "changes" to supposedly better the seller/buyer transactions. On Nov.17th I happen to be looking through discussion boards on Ebay and a poster was praising the site: BONANZLE. I went and took a look, joined that day and have never looked back at the bay. I have found my home at bonanzle. Bonanzle is growing by leaps & bounds daily, the people are friendly, helpful and very supportive no matter the situation. There are NO LISTING FEES, So simple to list (only 1 page) to fill out not 4 or 5. Final Value Fees are much lower. Customer Service is ALWAYS there to answer any question or problem you may have. Many sales go on daily in the different booths with prices you cant pass up. Thanks to the poster at the other site for bringing me home to Bonanzle. Come give us a try, you can find us at: http://www.bonanzle.com/booths/treasurechest39

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marina 4th of December

HI... I started with eBay in 1997... have almost 7000 feedback and had a store. I recently closed the store and have cut listings way back. I went to Bonanzle and am hoping to help the site grow. The final straw for me with eBay was when the dictated HOW we are to be paid! That, and the "confidential" DSR rating system pushed me over the edge. I have taught "selling on ebay" at a local college for 4 years and do private consulting. I am now so disheartened with the direction that they are taking that I encourage my students to be diversified. eBay no longer wants the unique or small sellers. They are gearing up for major retailers, and sellers that sell 100 of one thing. Bonanzle is a great place and very user friendly. Hope to see you there!

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5th of December

I cannot believe how poorly eBay is treating the sellers....their bread and butter. OH you get more exposure if you offer free shipping, just make up for it in your price translation: we want more of you FVF money. Payment will only og through paypal Translation: we want more of your money. I have set up a booth at Bonanzle, I did not transfer my ebay listings ( i didnt have many left there) It takes me less than 10 minutes to list an item. (way less i copy and paste the descriptions i have on auctiva) The community is so willing to help you out with any questions. Mark (one of the developers) answers questions and posts in the forums. They have an option for you to have a bonanza (sale) once a month. My items have a high rating on google search thanks to the google feeds. AND they let me choose how i want to accept payment and don't take a huge BITE out of my income, which gives me the ability to offer my items at a much better price than i can on greedbay. There is never going to be a site that is perfect in every way (you just cannot please every single person) But i have made the decision to stick with the Bonanzle site, I will look at the others, anyone doing business has to make sure they have multiple streams of income (the eggs in the basket quote gets inserted here). But we all have to realize these newer sites are trying their best to offer us what we as sellers need, on Bonanzle we vote on what is important as far as developments and changes they listen to the USERS! thanks for taking time to read this!

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yellowsand1964 5th of December

i been around many places even EBAY but the best for us is BONANZLE the real thing...sales almost every day 2 or 3 same time and the charges for sale are way to super better in comparision of ebay.. so welcome all to Bonanzle Mary

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michael 5th of December

2 of the best real ebay alternatives we have found are www.overnightauctions.com and www.overnightauctions.net both are free to list with free stores and the lowest final value fees on the net check them out

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MATT OWENS 10th of December

Hi, yes ebay rips you off with fees and they ripp you off with paypal.... try us.... www.JaxBids.com .............

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Alex Lopez 11th of December

I discovered this new Auction site that is totally free and I highly recommend them, very fast friendly service: Quickbids.net Located in the US and have great potential

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Ben 11th of December

I've been an ebay buyer/seller for the last 8 and a half years. Without going into extraneous detail (I'll spare my sob story), I'm tired of their rates and policies, as well as their lack of protection for their sellers. I have been doing some research on alternate sites and was in the process of building my own site and posting my items on bonanzle.com and atomicmall.com. I'm still considering these options, but came across another one, www.wigix.com. I've heard this site referred to as the "Ebay killer" in multiple instances. It's definitely a different format than ebay (and certainly any of the other sites mentioned here, but it seems reputable and as though it has a great deal of potential. It has already attracted some big names from ebay, which sparks my interest even more. Has anyone else heard of or considered wigix.com and, if not, what do you all think about making the move to this site? Either way, I'm with everyone else as far as all going to one site, I just want to FINALLY know which site it will be. LETS ALL MAKE A MOVE AND LET'S MAKE IT NOW!!!

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Susan 12th of December

Another great alternative to eBay, now also know by many other not so pleasant monikers is Bonanzle.com . This site is growing by the minute as you can see if you log in and refresh, the numbers rise continually. If you read their discussion pages, you will see the onslaught of eBay refugees that are disgusted and fed up with the many, rapid, unreasonable changes to their prices and policies. I have been selling on eBay for 4 years with a fair amount of success. I am still on the big E, but am preparing myself for a transition to this new refreshing, friendly site. Check out your alternatives. This is a good one! Go Bonanzle!

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Susan 12th of December

Ben, Give Bonanzle a try. If you scan the discussion pages, you will see many high powered "powersellers" that have bailed the big E and come aboard Bonanzle. Some are still at the big E, but are making a transition, as I am. It is such an easy site to set up and just as easy to edit and navigate. Most everyone there is pleasant, especially the guys who run it. I asked a policy question, had a "personal" response and actual interaction about what I was asking within a very short time. Not a computer generated response and wait for a week answer. If you check out this website: http://www.powersellersunite.com/auctionsitewatch.php you will see were the auction sites rank as far as users and growth. Stick with this one, it is an awesome site.

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Ben 13th of December

Susan, Thanks for the insight, I will certainly take it into consideration. I'm more than likely going to "split" my listings between Bonanzle and Wigix. Bonanzle seems like a great site, well thought out and more aesthetically pleasing than many other competitors, as well as having a sense of caring and personality unlike many others. I would like to avoid (the old adage) of putting all my eggs in one basket, though, and want to give both of these sites a shot. If you have a chance, go ahead and check out Wigix as well. You may find it to be a viable option, one tcould be very helpful to all of us Ebay refugees. They have a process that holds both the buyer and seller accountable, and do a little more screening than usual (at least in the case of setting up a storefront), making the process a little more personal. Regardless, I hope to see you around (and doing well) on either of these sites.

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George 21st of December

eBay charge too much, sellers are charged even without any transaction. Besides finding an eBay alternative, building a website on your own is a choice. Zen Cart is free, eays to use and very popular, I use it to build a website to sell cheap consumer electronics products at 580mall.com, not bad yet.

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Joe 23rd of December

So many things are wrong with eBay, topping it is their seller fees, their paypal fees (if you are outside the US, they give you the money in local currency which is converted at more than 5% less than market rate), but what pisses one off most is their Feedback policy where sellers cannot leave negative or ANY Feedback at all and the buyer is allowed to change your DSR ratings (though has not paid for the item) on ratings such as Delivery Time. That is stupid. I think the only way to make money now on eBay is to become a BUYER!!!!!!!!

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eSniper 29th of December

Your-Bid.com - The Online Auction Marketplace (FREE) http://www.your-bid.com/ Visit us to bid, buy or sell on the worlds online auction marketplace. A great alternative to ebay. Easy and free to register. For all your auction needs visit us today. Auctions made the easy way.

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Tracy 1st of January

I agree with most of the posts here with disgruntled ebay members, over the past several years it seems that their priority's increasingly shifted towards the stock holders and less focus on the needs of it's members. Thats the very reason we decided to launch our own auction/classifieds site http://www.uflipit.com we are currently offering Free Ad placement for 6 months in both auction and classified formats this also includes all listing upgrades and (no end of sale fees EVER!). We are a family run business and will treat you as such.

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