Learn to Sell Stuff on eBay….and Other Places…

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Learn to Sell Stuff on eBay….and Other Places…

Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009 Subscribe To Our Feed

Many years ago, ebay had almost “the Only” online auction game in town; not to mention - definately the best. However, in recent times, it almost seems that ebay are set on alienating many of their long -time and high volume sellers with constant policy changes and fee hikes.

That’s not to say that ebay didn’t have any competition way back then. There were several online auction houses and classified sites to choose from in the 1990’s but they just couldn’t compete with ebay when it came to traffic and branding. ebay was also being nice to its sellers then and making it pretty simple for the average Joe to make a few extra bucks.

But that was then and this is now. Other e-commerce sites are starting to take some market share from ebay. One reason for the seller and buyer drift from ebay may be caused by ebay executives sudden case of power intoxication. The ebay board has recently put in place sweeping changes to policy and practices, changes many sellers think were made to:

1. Squeeze more money out of the sellers using the site
2. Push the little guy from the site
3. Just irritate the sellers on the site

It seems like every time you get the game figured out; ebay turns around and changes the rules. This forces many sellers to become more creative in being able to compete and still turn a profit.

Now, don’t get me wrong; of course I still think ebay is a fantastic marketplace, and unquestionably one of the best sources for online traffic that exists today. I guess the point of this post is to help others be more aware of what is out there for alternatives in being able to keep profit coming in online. There are many other online auction sites that you can explore and add to your ebay efforts in order to help expand your online customer potential.

I have compiled a list of some ebay auction alternatives for you to get an idea of what else is out there.
Take a look at some auction alternatives here

Feel free to add your favorite if I happened to miss it.

Thanks;
Mike

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