I knew you would overlook Sears/K Mart market places

Are you aware that Everyone on earth says 15 times, instead of the 15 X you came came up with? Which planet are you from? Just kidding!

Yes I agree with you eBay is very limited online platform because of its policy.

Exactly

I couldn't agree more!

I agree 👍

So true! I tried selling there several years ago, and it was the worst online selling exp I ever had. Screw SCAMazon!!

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Hello，friend，I'm Shawn from China, we have specialized in freight forwarding over 10 years. Now normal business has resumed, any question about import and shipping you can ask me.😃

What’s your personal webstore and how’s it been like?

I agree

I agree

lol ebay doesnt give support to sellers on this realistically not sure where you have this idea from. Plus generally speaking any issues with regards to amazon gets resolved very quickly, with amazon willing to take a loss rather than force it upon the seller if they made a wrong decision.

I love your comment the best, thank you for the honesty. Good luck and peace.

You must know your stuff if you’re making money in antiques. A lot of people get into the business and lose their shirts.

i wish i cared and i mean that ! antiques in a millennial world ? wow you're brave .

This is exactly why I quit selling on Amazon. Stock of mine in FBA would just disappear. Made me love Ebay in comparison!

​@@randomrandomness8743 Yep, I have been slowly, but surely putting more and more items back onto EB. It's like most of the previous ebay low-vibing folks have found their way onto Amz. Now, hardly any returns on EB and their customers are much more likely to leave positive feedback from my experience.

W.O.W.

Damn Amazon b holding ur stuff like that?

@@strange-universe i totally agree about amazon we tried selling books thru FBA first issue is often books have to be sent to multiple FBA centers-but you wont know until you try to send them that they cant be sent, second is they are constantly restricting book titles they will store, once they decided not to store it, you have to pay shipping back or it gets tossed, we stopped and now mail our own books and last month we dropped amazon altogether. i am not kidding when i say a book sold on FBA will cost at least $10 to sell by the time all the fees are added by Amazon, and you can lose money selling one their platform trying to beat the next guys price

Why then you don't use brick and mortar

@@Brodragon2225 I store my inventory in in my home…in portion of my 2000 sq ft walk-out basement.

I see that Amazon sellers charge more than eBay ones do for the same items.

Honestly I thought the same as you once, but now amazon seems like a dream. Their policies/systems are clear cut, less legally questionable practices regarding holding of funds, less fees now unless you store items with them, dont need to do as crazy ad spends just to make sales, and you also have more control over how the ads work when you do spend on ads.

As a beginner who has big dreams, what would you recommend me to start with?

Thank you 🎉 I'm in the same boat 🫂

How did it go on eBay

Sales up significantly after increasing the promoted rate!

which platform you recommends ??

How is eaby not they are worst loss only on ebay

You're right. I'm looking for something better.

As a blogger, I have to do that anyway so I'll just add my BuyMeACoffee link as well as my Bonanza link to the bottom of every post. He mentioned affiliate marketing which I didn't know they do so I'll have to look into that.

Wow, it's that bad.

Wow that’s maddening

We have on accident on occasion. It's a horrible experience nearly every time.

How’d you know it was a fake? I have had uneducated customers accuse me of selling fakes on amazon, and they’re WRONG. That accusation is very damaging.

@@albertodeulofeu5277 ugh I wish I could upload a photo on here. Usually you can tell just from the packaging. It will feel cheaper and the words will be spaced odd or the packaging will be completely different, it's a whole lot easier to tell when you've bought the product for years and have the real one to compare to. But the biggest indicator was the product itself. It had a completely different smell and texture and when I put a little on the back of my hand it dried sticky whereas the real one pretty much evaporates and leaves the skin smooth. I bought dove deodorant from Amazon for a little cheaper than usual and I used it for months and was thinking I had all of a sudden developed sweating problems lol but when I bought another one straight from Walmart I suddenly realized the Amazon ones were fake. The packaging was completely different - the bottle was smaller, the words were odd, the nozzle didn't spray properly and the deodorant itself felt different. I've bought many fakes over the years but I'm starting to learn not to buy certain products from Amazon, ebay or 3rd party companies. Granted the person who accused you of selling fakes may have just wanted to be able to return the product and it not be considered buyers remorse but then again maybe he's just got a lot of counterfeits and he's paranoid. Gillette razors, makeup products, face/hair/beauty products, sports jerseys, victoria's secret clothes, handbags, ugg boots, etc, etc so many things are faked and being mass produced in China and sold to people who don't know any better. I wish they would just ban the Chinese sellers but A) they would never because they bring in so much profit and B) the Chinese sellers are (supposedly) shipping from US facilities which makes it more difficult to tell. Trust me I get it. A few years ago I had a lady buy 4 higher end sports cards and try to claim they were all fake 🤦‍♀️ and the worst part is she got away with keeping half of them and damaging the others she did actually send back and I was too new to reselling to know I could file a police report and everything.

I've been selling well on Mercari. I sel on Poshmark as well but the fees are outrages. 20% of your sales cost.

We use Mercari mainly. Might as well just focus on one platform.

How has mecari been treating you?

@@14720509 Poshmark fees are worth it. Their customer service and protection for sellers is outstanding. Ebay is deceiving. Their fees are 13% but when you add in promoted listings costs, returns, chargeback fees, it honestly evens out. Poshmark takes care of all of those issues for free on top of amazing seller customer service. The 20% is worth it.

Mercari has a bunch of cheapskates

why?

@@e-spy I don't have to go through 50 item descriptions to list clothing on Poshmark and after three days if a buyer doesn't open a claim to return there is no return available. Cuts down on buyer's remorse. Also if USPS loses an item Poshmark takes care of you the seller and the buyer instead of Ebay pushing the missing package on you the seller to figure out or take a loss. I am really happy to pay Poshmark 20% for the services they do. Plus Poshmark emails you a shipping label on a sale that you don't have make extra steps to buy the shipping label. Shoes, coffee mugs, have the best shipping cost on Poshmark compared to Ebay's shipping if I can't put them in a padded flat rate any package under 5 pounds is $7.67. I have sold many items in one Large USPS box on Poshmark for $7.67 where a pair of shoes on Ebay can cost double easily. I still love Ebay and have things listed but if the item descriptions to fill in are too long I just list on Poshmark.

I love Poshmark it is the best clothing resale site

eBay takes a lot of the final sale and they can ban u for life for bullshit reasons. eBay is terrible.

WRONG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Been on ebay since it's creation you are 100% biased and wrong.

@@slottygw2wvw842 🤣

@amazingoutours3476talking bout strict rules LMAO that EBay for you bruh

Then the fees and shipping make it not wort it

Hello，friend，I'm Shawn from China, we have specialized in freight forwarding over 10 years. Now normal business has resumed, any question about import and shipping you can ask me.😃

For parts etc eBay is the best

Never sell anything expensive on Ebay or anything that costs more than $15 shipping. It is too easy to get screwed by buyers.

You need to get a sellers permit and business license no matter what

Amazon charges 15%

@@mywifequitherjob And $0 insertion fee.