Who still use eBay?

[Indy60]

EBay is my go to place for just about anything. Great portal to a world wide marketplace and as I stated just about anything you can think of you can find it on EBay. I have purchased cars, electronics, computers, tools, boat parts, electric motors, I could go on and on.

 

[Waynetucky10]

Yes fees are high. Listing fee(sometimes) plus final value fee plus paypal takes a cut on the payment. But for me, ebay is still the best place to list unusual or unique items. They have a huge audience that really no other auction site can match. So yes, you pay higher fees, but most of the time, I can get better prices, so it all evens out.

 

[Prometheus]

Ebay has gone from bad to worse. I don't even look on ebay for something I want. Amazon Prime, all the way.

 

[Redtbird]

Buying on eBay

I buy a few select things on eBay from time to time. Diabetic meter test strips and lancets can be found much cheaper than in a local store. I did pick up a few gun related small items and added some items to my Marilyn Monroe memorabilia collection from there. Usually I look for the "Buy It Now!" option for the majority of things I am interested in.

Selling on there? Nope, never tried.

 

[CSK22]

I purchase, I do not sell. I have been able to get some cheap survival gear/materials and knives.

 

[PMPORTER]

I have been selling on E-bay for 10 years and a little buying here and there. Between E-bay, Pay-Pal and the USPS shipping prices it wont last much longer

 

[Kedric]

The only thing I use Ebay for anymore is to look for a potential 4x4 project for cheap. Not that I am having any luck yet! LOL

 

[Mr Evilwrench]

I buy movies, books, chemicals, seeds, test equipment, obscure things on ebay. Stuff that's hard to find elsewhere. If it's easier or cheaper elsewhere, that's where I get it. I would love to find other places for some things.

 

[Ronald]

I still buy things on ebay. I've only tried to sell one thing on there but after the fees and shipping, I ended up losing money on the deal

 

[pasonik]

Speaking of Ebay: They have pages and pages of 30 round AR15 magazines for sale. I have bid on 4 auctions within the last 3 days and Ebay has removed all 4 before the aution ended. They explain several reasons but if you read their rules you'll find that high capacity magazines are prohbited. Anybody else having this problem?

 

[ottoclicker]

Who uses eBay anymore? I feel they've priced themselves out of the online auctions because of fees for eBay then hitting you on the backend with PayPal.

I use to sell a lot on eBay, but they kept cutting into profits with increased fees, now I don't even buy on there. It was a tough transition at first, not going to
eBay to check price or listing items to make a few bucks, but I pretty much all but forgot about them now. (Ironic that I'm making a post about them right?)

I only mention this because recently everyone is trying to sell AR mags and parts and got to thinking, how much profit are the really making? They could have sold it here or elsewhere for less to someone that truly wanted it for their own use (hard to prove I know) and probably still pocketed a better profit for themselves.

Amazon's where it's at now anyway!

Actually the profit on the high capacity mags will be quite good. This listings will be pulled for TOS violation and the seller will be re-imbursed the final value fee from eBay. Even if the auction is ended it will get flagged by ebay, it may take days to weeks but it will get pulled. The seller will get warned with each violation and eventual suspended for 30 days or so.
I even had an auction get flagged by them that was closed 2 months prior, so they do eventually catch up.
I have been a power seller for years, and I must say they are getting out of hand with the fee's. I have tried amazon but I still have better results on eBay even after paying there inflated fee prices.

 

[teddy12b]

I buy and sell very little on ebay. I've never had a bad experience and actually just listed a couple of items for sale the other day.

There are some real bargains to be found on ebay if you do your due dilligence and know what you're looking at.

 

[jedi]

OP are you ready for when amazon starts to collect sales taxes on your purchases in 01 JAN 2014?

 

[indykid]

I haven't been on Ebay for a long time, but the other day logged in for the heck of it and searched for "Beretta 92 grips". Not late model grips but original Series 92 with frame safety and Euro mag release. Was blown away to find there was a set listed!!!! They now reside on my first gen step side.

So there is some good on Ebay.

 

[9mmfan]

I've never posted anything on ebay but I still occasionally buy things off the sight. My current car cell phone charger was purchased through e bay; hands down the best phone charger I've ever used. Half the cost of anything I could have gotten locally and twice as good. I have also gotten different TV/computer cables off of e bay cheaper than I could have found locally.

 

[Mr Evilwrench]

Only thing I tried to sell was an M14E2 stock. A piece of wood. It didn't even last a couple hours before it got pulled, and they sent me a nastygram. It didn't even violate TOS, they were just being [bad word]s. It was over $200 when they pulled it. Malefactors.

 

[maxmayhem]

i think their website is stupid...who wants to fillter through all the bullcrap and get 500 privacy notices per month...they have all this crap on the features of their website and nothing you need...i might buy it now with free shipping...but i am not reading through all their crap to figure out how much commission they are taking...screw em

 

[JimmyR]

I use ebay to get some hard to find accessories- found a set of smith and wesson k frame diamond grips for my new 19-3, and gotten a few nice holsters for one or two of my guns. I also look, and if seller has their own website they sell stuff on, I generally buy direct from the seller

 

[cesna250]

Yes fees are high. Listing fee(sometimes) plus final value fee plus paypal takes a cut on the payment. But for me, ebay is still the best place to list unusual or unique items. They have a huge audience that really no other auction site can match. So yes, you pay higher fees, but most of the time, I can get better prices, so it all evens out.

Well said Waynetucky. Well said.

 

[Super Bee]

I use E-Bay daily. I own a RV dealership and E-Bay is just another way for us to sell our campers. They charge $50.00 for a E-Bay Motors Buy It Now add. We just recently sold a pop up to Australia.

I also use it for personal use as I do most of my Christmas shopping and shoe shopping on E-Bay. I have been a member of theirs for 14 years.