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For everybody bashing on eBay here... I'm just legitimately curious, can you recommend a service of similar visibility and quality in the US where you can sell

by Fwirt 6y ago

For everybody bashing on eBay here... I'm just legitimately curious, can you recommend a service of similar visibility and quality in the US where you can sell used junk (old game consoles, appliances, collectibles) without being a business? I still use eBay because as far as I know they're still the best service in that segment of the market, but I'm open to other suggestions. I have tried Craigslist, OfferUp, Facebook Marketplace (yuck) etc., but honestly the selling experience has been even worse than eBay. EBay skims 10% off the purchase price, but even listing at 20% below eBay selling price on other services leads to people lowballing you and then not showing up to get their stuff after you waited for them for an hour. At least with eBay if somebody flakes out I can just relist the item in a couple minutes and wait for it to end again.

thirdsun 6y ago
Indeed. It's rarely mentioned but eBay still offers the most streamlined selling experience and the most attractive selling prices, despite the 10% fee. To me it seems as if buyers on eBay are just as tired of time-wasting, long-shot negotiations as sellers - which is a good thing for both sides.