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Scammers, confusing auction settings, limited integration with paypal despite owning them, terrible invoice generation, image uploads that don't work without Fl

Scammers, confusing auction settings, limited integration with paypal despite owning them, terrible invoice generation, image uploads that don't work without Flash, etc. I despise eBay. That being said, I'm surprised nobody mentioned selling on Amazon. Blindingly easy to setup your sale, if you choose the lowest price on a popular good someone will buy it within the hour. Amazon will generate an invoice and mailing label for you, plus deduct shipping charges from your payout. Scammers are mildly annoying, but they waste very little of your time and don't cost you any money. I've sold a few iPhones and an iPad on Amazon and it has been great. I'll never sell items anywhere else if I can possibly help it. Edit: in addition to the iPhones/iPad, I've sold a few games and other electronics on Amazon. Out of maybe 10 sales, two were "bought" by scammers. Amazon sends me an email saying that someone purchased my item, but they may be a fraudulent account. Do not send anything until Amazon confirms that they are valid. It's such an easy, friendly process.

DanHulton 14y ago
I never even knew you could. Guess I'll check that out. Thanks!
mayneack 14y ago
I believe you can also sell electronics TO Amazon. Probably at a reduced price, but I got several hundred dollars in amazon credit (equal to cash for my personal use) for an iPhone once. It was absurdly easy.
davedx 14y ago
Yep, I sold a load of books through Amazon a while ago, made a decent amount from them.
- thibaut_barrere 14y ago
  Seconded - I sold between 200 and 300 of my old books on MarketPlace a while back. I reached the point where I wrote a little (Shoes) Ruby app that uses a barcode reader and a headless browser to automate the selling :-)
b3b0p 14y ago
I've been using Amazon for years to sell. They make it so easy. Also, they have added a slick way to buy shipping now too. I love it! My only complaint is the fees, but I accept that as the price I pay for making it so easy and painless and such a convenience to sell nearly anything.

DanHulton 14y ago

I never even knew you could. Guess I'll check that out. Thanks!

mayneack 14y ago

I believe you can also sell electronics TO Amazon. Probably at a reduced price, but I got several hundred dollars in amazon credit (equal to cash for my personal use) for an iPhone once. It was absurdly easy.

davedx 14y ago

Yep, I sold a load of books through Amazon a while ago, made a decent amount from them.

thibaut_barrere 14y ago
Seconded - I sold between 200 and 300 of my old books on MarketPlace a while back. I reached the point where I wrote a little (Shoes) Ruby app that uses a barcode reader and a headless browser to automate the selling :-)

b3b0p 14y ago

I've been using Amazon for years to sell. They make it so easy. Also, they have added a slick way to buy shipping now too. I love it! My only complaint is the fees, but I accept that as the price I pay for making it so easy and painless and such a convenience to sell nearly anything.