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What is Your Experience with Alternatives to Ebay?

As many buyers and sellers are now aware or are learning, the new rules and higher fees at eBay have caused many former eBay fans to seek greener pastures elsewhere. Alternative sites include:

ecrater.com

ebid.net

craigslist.org

bonanzle.com

and many more. I personally, as a seller, have been pleased with Bonanzle because it is easy to use, there is no fee to list, fees on sale are trivial, communication between buyers and sellers is open and encouraged, and there are very few rules to worry about. My own specialty is HO model railroading. Business has been good enough to allow me to shut down at eBay totally. However, I have not tried any of the other alternatives, which could be just as good or even better than bonanzle.com.

Has anyone else faced the same issues with eBay? If so, what other sites have you tried? What were the results? Finally, what do sell, mainly?

All advice is appreciated.

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  • 1 decade ago
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    You should check out Main Street Fair (www.mainstreetfair.com), an online auctions and free classified ads site that offers some of the lowest listing fees online. When selling a variety of things, you can open a Storefront. This way, potential buyers may see a seller’s entire selection on one page. I also like that you can upload products in bulk.

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