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So what's a good alternative to the evil empire of eBay/PayPal? In the UK (where PayPal is the only valid way to pay for anything on eBay) there is just Gumtree
by sdfjkl 14y ago
So what's a good alternative to the evil empire of eBay/PayPal? In the UK (where PayPal is the only valid way to pay for anything on eBay) there is just Gumtree, which is not an auction site and many categories get barely looked at (and those that do are swarming with scammers too), plus a few small auction sites that have so few users it's not worth bothering.
- Nursie 14y agoI used gumtree in Australia to great effect a little while ago. You may not get quite the same price you could through ebay, but you don't have any fees so I'm pretty sure I cam out ahead. That and transactions were completed in person for cash. When one of my items (WiMAX router) didn't work correctly for the new buyer I offered to go round and help and give a full refund if I couldn't get it working (it started working thankfully). The weird thing about gumtree was the rapidity of response - I put a microwave oven on there a midnight on a Saturday night, and got three email responses within 15 minutes. They didn't follow up the next day, leading me to think perhaps they were drunk or stoned prospective microwave owners, but it still sold within 12 hours. Perhaps I was too cheap, but it was an 'everything-must-go' emigration situation.
- alextingle 14y agoRead the comment text. Checked the userid. Was not disappointed.
- Nursie 14y agoAll is discovered! Flee at once!