Comments on: Why I Choose Amazon over EBay to Sell Stuff

By: Jerry

Jerry — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 21:55:39 +0000

My wife and I have been selling items on ebay for a few years now. My concern is that people don’t think of amazon for stuff. I think of amazon for books but nothing else. Maybe that’s just me. The free listing is really nice, though. And, it’s a little insurance if your item doesn’t sell. You’re not out anything!

Jerry
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By: db

db — Sun, 25 Feb 2007 19:34:59 +0000

I’ve made extensive use of amazon in the past, and it helped me keep afloat during a layoff. I sold a lot of my personal library and made around $1500.

I haven’t yet tried ebay — more effort!

By: TJP

TJP — Fri, 29 Dec 2006 21:02:17 +0000

I’ve encountered my fair share of deadbeat bidders during my short tenure with eBay. My last transaction ended ugly when the buyer misunderstood the auction listing and requested a refund. Paypal froze my account for a week or so, but everything got sorted out after a while. I guess Paypal was taking “preventive steps.”

If I were to chose between eBay or Amazon, I’d remain indifferent because some items sell better on eBay like rare/hard to find items, while popular tech items gross more money on Amazon.com

I need to get back into the reselling business, and will experiment with Amazon because of your review.

Thanks for the heads up!

By: The Sun

The Sun — Fri, 22 Dec 2006 05:44:52 +0000

Convenience is one of the things what I really look for. So far, I haven’t met any delivery problems. Only the first couple of orders I sent with regular parcel mail without keeping any record with me. Then I realized the problem as one buyer said he didn’t receive a book I sent to him after two weeks. Though eventually he received the package after some delays, I had no tracking number or anything to tell me where the package was while I was waiting to hear from the buyer. Since then, I always get a delivery confirmation so I know if the package is delivered or not. But since it’s only a delivery confirmation, not a signature guarantee, if the buyer insists the package isn’t received, I guess I can’t do nothing but issuing a refund. Fortunately, I didn’t have this problem so far. Have to keep shipping cost low while getting some kind of assurance of delivery.

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Fri, 22 Dec 2006 03:13:56 +0000

That does sound more convenient than eBay, with no taking pictures or typing. You don’t have to deal with PayPal either. What happens if there is a dispute? (Customer says they didn’t get it, etc.)