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by: awptic
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8 posts
Best Sites To Sell On
Posted 16 May 09 5:24 am.
Hi, I'm totally 100% fed up with eBay. They have the absolute worst customer service department in the world. I sold an item to a customer, shipped it, they got it, and I never got a payment from them. eBay didn't do anything about it. I had to wait over 2 weeks to get a response about an issue I was having. They've suspended my account for a year or more because they have no clue what they're talking about. They charge a lot to sell items. I just can't express myself about how terrible eBay is. So, I hoping that someone could give me some good websites that still have a lot of traffic and have lower / no listing fees n such. I found these sites in another post, but there wasn't really any info. on them.
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by: dwmgoods35
SaleHoo Master Member
314 posts
Re: Best Sites To Sell On
Posted 16 May 09 2:11 pm.
Hello,
May I ask why did you ship the product before receiving the payment? .That is probably why ebay will not help.
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by: blazey
New SaleHoo Member
6 posts
Re: Best Sites To Sell On
Posted 16 May 09 2:11 pm.
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No listing fees & extremely low final value fees-Bonanzle is movin on up! Check it out! -
by: raiderjake
SaleHoo Master Member
248 posts
Re: Best Sites To Sell On
Posted 16 May 09 6:08 pm.
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i checked out your booth, very nice. ive been planning on joining bonanzle. would you mind if asked about how many sales you get a month on bonanzle? just trying to get an idea of how much traffic is going through there, thanx
No listing fees & extremely low final value fees-Bonanzle is movin on up! Check it out! -
by: fudjj
SaleHoo Staff
2857 posts
Re: Best Sites To Sell On
Posted 16 May 09 8:57 pm.
Bonanzle is one of the fastest growing ebay alternatives, if you can call it that, and you feel that solid traffic flow isn't far away.....just not at that point yet.
That being said, zero listing fees and really inexpensive final sale fees make it a platform that anyone in on-line sales should be using just as an exercise in market coverage!Marc Ransom
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by: awptic
New SaleHoo Member
8 posts
Re: Best Sites To Sell On
Posted 17 May 09 5:38 am.
Yeah, but what I'm looking for is an actual auction site like eBay. -
by: wychewes
SaleHoo Senior Member
117 posts
Re: Best Sites To Sell On
Posted 17 May 09 6:26 am.
Yeah, but what I'm looking for is an actual auction site like eBay.
There isn't....Sadly worldwide the other alternatives are millions of members and millions less page views than Ebay. The viable alternatives are not auctions at present as time will need to be taken to get their numbers anywhere near what Ebay has.
You can look at classifieds or craigslist or Amazon.com but best out of these is probably your local classifieds. You are going to have to wait probably 5 years plus before any of the Ebay alternatives get any where near the traffic needed to take on Ebay (The Dark Side of the Force). Pain in the butt...Trust me we ALL know. -
by: wychewes
SaleHoo Senior Member
117 posts
Re: Best Sites To Sell On
Posted 17 May 09 6:30 am.
Another alternative is what a friend of mine former Ebay Power seller did and yes he had the spare cash but hey save up.
He bought a reliable mailing list and direct mailed his ebay store newsletter and got some strong results. Even start your own web site any thing other than that your guess is as good as mine. -
by: raiderjake
SaleHoo Master Member
248 posts
Re: Best Sites To Sell On
Posted 17 May 09 6:46 pm.
i definately intend to list on bonanzle soon. i got a couple bad deals and am struggling to get back to where i was, hopefully in a couple weeks i can list on bonanzle. glad to hear traffic is increasing -
by: badboy72mi
New SaleHoo Member
1 posts
Re: Best Sites To Sell On
Posted 19 May 09 4:03 am.
For now this is just a rumor but I have heard that google is going to try and set up an auction type link. -
by: voodootwothree
SaleHoo Senior Member
80 posts
Re: Best Sites To Sell On
Posted 19 May 09 4:58 pm.
anyone trying out upillar? looks like a craigslist with an auction format. about to try out.
im trying out ebid.net too, anybody hit it yet? -
by: Aliciahawk7
New SaleHoo Member
1 posts
Re: Best Sites To Sell On
Posted 19 May 09 7:35 pm.
an auction site worth checking into is auction8.com
someone told me about it, i don't have much info on it though. and i agree i'm loving bonanzle! -
by: raiderjake
SaleHoo Master Member
248 posts
Re: Best Sites To Sell On
Posted 19 May 09 8:33 pm.
@wychewes
no need to disrespect the 'darkside of the force' by comparing it to ebay, lol. -
by: voodootwothree
SaleHoo Senior Member
80 posts
Re: Best Sites To Sell On
Posted 20 May 09 3:34 pm.
been on ebid.net for a week and going to have my first sale at auction tomorrow. you can list here for free but your final value fee is around 5% (I think) but if you want the most savings you can joining for $50 (for life!) and list for free all you want with the same features as ebay and sell minus 2% final value fee (for life!!). im also getting a bucket load of traffic here too. one site compared their membership and traffic second to ebay. thats NOT bad
Still have only sold 1 thing on bonanzle. anybody know what im doing wrong here?
Also dug into upillar.com some more and they are advertising on radio stations around the country so they are at least trying hard. and it is a craigslist format but the searches are national, not just for a city which is a feature i just wish craigslist even offered, plus it is FREE. ill keep posting about this one. -
by: dwaynex10
New SaleHoo Member
8 posts
Re: Best Sites To Sell On
Posted 21 May 09 12:12 am.
the best sites to sell on are: craigslist, ebay, hoobly, facebook, backpage, ive made money on all of those sites hope that helps
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by: voodootwothree
SaleHoo Senior Member
80 posts
Re: Best Sites To Sell On
Posted 21 May 09 3:22 pm.
here's an angle im working... everybody wants online this and online that... get some good old fashioned business cards made that has your seller ID and the sites you sale on and go fishing for repeat business with your email address and phone number. just tuck them in with your order and let it fly! -
by: raiderjake
SaleHoo Master Member
248 posts
Re: Best Sites To Sell On
Posted 21 May 09 4:33 pm.
thats a good idea -
by: fudjj
SaleHoo Staff
2857 posts
Re: Best Sites To Sell On
Posted 21 May 09 9:31 pm.
It is a good idea, and has been used for quite a few years, however you may find an even better idea to formulate a monthly or
by-monthly e-newsletter for your customers, or even a combination of both.
There are two forms of marketing, pro-active and re-active.
A business card is considered re-active as it can only bring you return business if your customer is actively searching for a product he thinks you may well have. Your card reacts to their requirements at the time by leading them back to you to fill that requirement.
Impulse purchasing makes up a massive amount of the average persons spending habits, and a proactive e-newsletter lets you get your message in front of their eyes constantly, and gives you the opportunity to create an impulse purchase.
You can show your customer's new stock, offer specials......even competitions for purchasing within a time certain frame, whatever! All of these techniques are proven impulse sale techniques, and can increase your bottom line with minimum effort.
Customers are also more inclined to forward an email to a friend if they think they may find it useful, where as a business card won't be given unless a friend asks!
A business card won't put your name in front of their eyes as much as you need to be to really create return business, if that is your aim.
Of course if you have stagnant stock and nothing new to offer, then you're wasting your time even with business cards, unless you are selling every day consumables.
The aim of marketing is to get your name and your products in front of as many people as possible, and keep it there as much as possible!
Choose the more aggressive pro-active marketing techniques over re-active techniques, and you give yourself the best possible chance of increasing your profits.
Don't think for a minute that because you don't consider yourself a business that you can't use business type marketing, it's what makes private sellers successful.
Plenty of email options, constant contact is quite a good one, but plenty of other. I would always suggest using HTML, not simply text. You are trying ton create desire and a really high impact platform has a much better chance of delivering that message effectively.Marc Ransom
Community Manager
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by: wychewes
SaleHoo Senior Member
117 posts
Re: Best Sites To Sell On
Posted 21 May 09 11:40 pm.
@wychewes
True Dark Side no where near as evil as Ebay..lol
no need to disrespect the 'darkside of the force' by comparing it to ebay, lol. -
by: webmerchandise
New SaleHoo Member
6 posts
Re: Best Sites To Sell On
Posted 22 May 09 12:32 am.
I saw this bid house that is offering Free Online Auctions and free store, check it out link hidden
