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Comment on Is there a worthwhile eBay alternative? by Mark Dorsey

Mark Dorsey — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 14:14:40 +0000

We appreciate you stopping by Bonanzle to have a look. There are a couple of things we wanted to point out. Bonanzle is open to anyone. We have users from around the world. Simplicity translates to many languages Registered and non-registered users can view our total registered users from our “My Bonanzle” page. One does not have to register to purchase an item from Bonanzle. However you will have to register if you want to use some of our cool features like live chat, our picture cropper, Item Tagging, Bonanza’s, Forum Tagging, EBay item importer, EBay feedback importer, Craiglist Importer to name a few (which are all free). Bonanzle is a community where one can find everything but the ordinary. People who come to Bonanzle are not looking for shiny, mass produced phones or electronics. They are looking for unique, one of a kind items. We sure hope you stop by sooner than next year. It is an exciting time to be at Bonanzle. Thanks again for stopping by.

Cheers,
Mark Dorsey
Bonanzle

Comment on Is there a worthwhile eBay alternative? by Bill Harding

Bill Harding — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 11:01:04 +0000

Hello there,

Thanks for the mention of Bonanzle! To clarify, we allow international users to register and sell on Bonanzle, though it admittedly is not setup optimally right now (i.e., shipping for international transactions has to be computed on a case-by-case basis). That said, I’d encourage anyone with 2 minutes of time to sign up for an account and give the site a spin. Many marketplace experts agree this is a site that’s doing something pretty special (though I’d argue it has less to do with the power of the site and more to do with the power of the site’s community).

Cheers,
Bill Harding
Completely Unbiased Founder, Bonanzle

Comment on Is there a worthwhile eBay alternative? by artyman

artyman — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 09:55:38 +0000

Nice to see an article where just the facts are stated without bias. Like many sellers I formerly used eBay, but the constant changes and hoops you have to go through just made it to much hassle. The biggest bugbear with eBay is that it is not a level playing field. If you pay to list an item, it should have the same opportunity of being seen as any other seller paying the same fee. As to whether this will happen is a complete lottery it seems, even if you are a seller with a 100% feedback record the results from searches is unfathomable.

I have given up on the eBay and am now concentrating on http://www.eBid.net where the policies are far more sensible, and sellers are treated equally, many ex eBayers would seem to agree as the forums are now awash with defectors from eBay. It is possible to have a selling life away from the auction giant, in fact I sold more in the first twelve months on the alternatives than I had in the previous twelve on eBay, and there was also a massive saving in selling costs.

Comment on Is there a worthwhile eBay alternative? by Sunray

Sunray — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 03:07:40 +0000

Well written and good reviews. I will add a link to this article in our forums at Pheebay.

Thanks.

Comment on eBay Australia to reduce buyers’ payment options by Lynn

Lynn — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 23:30:48 +0000

You are quite right Randy, the Aussies had plenty to say about it and eBay have now dropped their plans to force sellers to accept Paypal as their only payment method.

However, they have now turned their attention to eBay UK sellers but rather than forcing them to use Paypal as the only payment option, they are offering an incentive to do so in the form of a monthly prize draw to win a year’s worth of free eBay and Paypal fees.

It will be interesting to see how many sellers accept this ‘bribe’. I won’t be taking part, I like to give my buyers a choice and will continue to offer them as many options as possible.

Comment on eBay Australia to reduce buyers’ payment options by Randy Smith

Randy Smith — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 22:17:55 +0000

I hear the Australian equivalent of our ‘Trading Standards’ are very on the ball over all things ‘internet’ these days.

It will be interesting to see how this develops, as this sounds very much like something we’d call a forced monopoly or restrictive practice over here.

I have no idea what the Aussies will think – but I’m sure they’ll have something to say about it!!

Randy
http://www.RandolfSmith.com

Comment on Do you still have your old Fisher Price toys? by Randy Smith

Randy Smith — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 22:14:29 +0000

Hi Lynn,

I wish I’d seen your blog before I sold our Fisher Price stuff at a car boot sales recently!!!!!

I had no idea they were so popular.
Or at least Not until they were snatched up for less than £10 each out of the car before we even got them onto the table top!!

You can bet I’ve made a mental note to pop back and keep checking your articles now. I can only imagine how much extra cash we could have had!

Keep up the great content…. and I hope others see this before they make the same mistakes we did!

Warm Regards
Randy
http://www.RandolfSmith.com

Comment on eBay introduce new International Site Visibility upgrade by Chris Moran

Chris Moran — Thu, 01 May 2008 02:09:21 +0000

Nice writing style. Looking forward to reading more from you.

Chris Moran

Comment on Selling secondhand books on eBay by Lynn

Lynn — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 19:12:52 +0000

Hi Marty

Thank you for taking the time to stop by, and for the heads up about the link to Overlooked Treasure being shut down, I hadn’t realised it was no longer live.

I have contacted Scott to find out the reason behind it and will report back when I receive his reply.

Regards
Lynn

Comment on Selling secondhand books on eBay by Marty

Marty — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 01:25:54 +0000

Hi Lynn,

Stopping by(from MST) to say hi and to check out your blog.
You have an excellent set up here and allot of good info.
Just to let you know,i was also passing out Scott Foster’s ebook
and the link was shut down,don’t know why?

Marty