posted on August 22, 2010 09:29:22 AM new
E-Bay final value fees are getting higher and higher. I have read through the pages and pages of seller rules and fees posted on Amazon.
What I want to know is how many of you out there have switched to Amazon? Are you pleased with the final value fees? Do you like Amazon better than E-Bay and are your sales better?
It looks to me that buyers are more trusting of sellers on Amazon. What do you think?
posted on August 22, 2010 09:47:30 AM new
from what i can tell, the rating system makes me more comfortable buying on amazon.
as a buyer, i find many "parts" on amazon are less expensive than ebay. for example, i bought some hepa filters for our vacuum. they were 1/2 the price as ebay. i also notice that many sellers are on both, but their amazon prices are lower. i would guess this is b/c fees are lower. in addition, amazon handles payment processing instead of it being two separate companies ebay/paypal.
i contacted amazon about 1 month ago about selling and never heard back from them. it was a category that had a special request form.
posted on August 22, 2010 11:44:19 AM new
Shag: There are message boards on Amazon, specifically one for new users. You'll get good information on that.
When I bring in an item (let's say it's a book), I'll check eBay first to see what's going on with that book, then check Amazon. If the book is category-specific enough, I'll probably list it on eBay. Otherwise, I'll list it on Amazon.
Amazon pricing strategy is what comes with experience. I pretend I'm the buyer and try to guess what condition I'd want in that book. I look at what's up and price it attractively (I'm not going to give away my exact strategy here!). Sometimes this works, sometimes a book just won't sell. Roulette, ain't it!
posted on August 22, 2010 12:03:59 PM new
Amazon marketplace final value fee,which they call commission is 15% so thats not exactly cheap.
One advantage with AMZN is that listing is free and it will stay listed until sold or when you remove it.
There is also a 99 cents transaction fee on top of the 15% commish unless you have a promerchant account.
Depends on what you sell,collectibles and antiques sell better on Ebay.
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There is no 'Global savings glut',only wild horses and loose bankers.
posted on August 22, 2010 12:05:47 PM new
Jewrly,toys and electronics are considered 'guarded categories' and you would need permission to sell there.
However,AMZN bent to store owner complaints and decide it is okay to sell in those categories if you have a store for X number of months.
Check out the latest development,my source is 2 years old.
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There is no 'Global savings glut',only wild horses and loose bankers.
posted on August 22, 2010 06:22:35 PM new
Amazon starts to restrict the Toy category when it gets to the fourth quarter because they don't want a bunch of newbie sellers mucking up the buying experience for the most important selling season. But if you've successfully sold toys prior to that, you're in. And they open it up again after Christmas.
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P.S. Who uses Amazon? I do. Can't sell jewelry there, but I can sure sell books, CDs, DVDs, and a lot of other stuff. I sell about 20 items a week so I have a Pro Merchant account. It's not the big time, but it's fun. Buy hypoallergenic niobium earrings online from Jody Coyote at JCEarrings.com.
posted on August 23, 2010 06:16:33 AM new
I opened an account over a year ago but never used it. Maybe it's time to try if I can find a category that will do well.
Is it as easy to list with Amazon as with ebay?
posted on August 23, 2010 07:30:15 AM new
It's way, way easier, mainly because typically someone else has already created the catalog page and you're just listing against that.
I can do 10 Amazon listings, easy, in the time it takes to do one on eBay.
If you decide to try it and list a few things, the Amazon Seller boards are here:
It's a good idea to start slowly. Folks who have dumped a lot of product on Amazon at once and made a lot of sales find their accounts will be "under review" (translation: Amazon freezes your funds for 15-45 days to make sure you actually fill all those orders).
posted on August 23, 2010 08:07:34 AM new
AMZN is easy to list if there is an ISBN,ASIN or manufacturing serial number of the item you want to list.
Books,DVD,CD,VHS and electronic goods and household gadgets fall into this category.
But if you have a piece of 18th century figurine ,you will have to creat a page for it yourself and without a promerchant account,you cannot do so.
Same goes with sterling silver bangle,cutie pie earrings ,made in OCCUPIED Japan tea cup/
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There is no 'Global savings glut',only wild horses and loose bankers.
posted on August 23, 2010 08:08:41 AM new
Take a look at ETSY,if you price your items right,they sell fast!
Many sellers will list their items as sterling silver this and sterling silver that when they are just silverplated,just because it is hallmarked or polished well does not mean it is silver,or sterling silver.
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There is no 'Global savings glut',only wild horses and loose bankers.
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