What are the next best thing to online auctions that are not ebay?

Question

Similar but not ebay and not craigslist. I am already aware of craigslist.

Answer 1

craigslist.com

Answer 2

www.pandakoo.com

It's a new site, but could be worth checking out.

Answer 3

Ioffer

also check out  http://www.powersellersunite.com/portal.... for other options  

Answer 4

hi, i'm searching too - mad at both ebay and paypal. I'm going to try neoloch. I think it could grow into something with more advertising and some tweeking. Anyways, it's the best deal i've found for selling - free stores too.

do a google search for online auction sites and check out how many items are listed. Then you'll get an idea of traffic.

good luck to both of us

Answer 5

Yes, many sellers continually complainin about the high cost of ebay and PayPal fees.  However, before you jump ship, consider your potential market.  How many members does the new auction site have compared to tens of millions of members at ebay?  You may be saving money on fees or paying no fees at all but any new auction site will have a small fraction of the members that ebay has. You may sell an item for $10 at another auction site with far, fewer members that would likely sell for substantially more at ebay with its much, much greater membership. This is a classic example of “stepping over a dollar to pick up a penny.”  

These smaller auction sites are good for buyers for the same reason that they are bad for sellers:

fewer bidders = less competition = lower closing prices.

These bidders/buyers are smart and have been taking advantage of those sellers who have left ebay.

Ebay is the largest auction site on the web with the most members. There isn’t another auction site that is remotely close, and I do mean remotely close, to having the number of members that ebay has.

Regardless of the fees, I suggest you stick with ebay:

The most members = maximum competition -= higher closing prices

There isn’t another auction site on the web that can hold a candle to ebay and the millions and millions of members it has. Many have tried and many have failed and yet, many are still trying. Ebay has a virtual lock on this business. This is where you want to sell as ebay has the largest potential market.  A basic business tenet is ‘The greater the potential market, the greater the potential for maximum profits.’ My advice: Don’t be penny wise and pound-foolish.  But the final choice is yours. Good luck!