aelfheah Posted May 13, 2012 Author Share Posted May 13, 2012 Ebay was brilliant in it's early days but seems to have been hijacked by traders. Not many bargains now. And by rip-offs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted May 13, 2012 Share Posted May 13, 2012 One alternative is Madbid.com, but you have to pay to bid on there so I refuse on principle to use it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aelfheah Posted May 13, 2012 Author Share Posted May 13, 2012 I did sign up to Webstore after finding this bidsite comparison link and seeing it's great reviews- http://online-auction-sites.toptenreviews.com/ But during registration it seems that it's American? No good for selling here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stereolab Posted May 13, 2012 Share Posted May 13, 2012 One alternative is Madbid.com, but you have to pay to bid on there so I refuse on principle to use it. It's not an eBay alternative. It's a stupid competition site for idiots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glamrocker Posted May 13, 2012 Share Posted May 13, 2012 ebid could have been a viable auction site with its policy on fees ,sadly the people using it seem to suffer from a terrible greed condition and because they are not governed by fees to a certain extent post stupid prices which has the effect of cancelling out the auction principle,pity really because it seems Ebay is quickly becoming swamped with dealers and the auction side of it is being swallowed up by classified ads and dealer shops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Dome Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 o/t but some woman bought my old blackberry on ebay, and 2 months later she files a case to say she hadn't received it.. and the money (£90) was put on hold. who the hell waits 2 months to complain about a lost item for £90 - and not even directly to me? luckily i maanaged to find a tracking number and sent it to the customer - the online proof of delivery clearly had the customers name on it!, but it took 2 weeks to convince eBay/Paypal to remove the payment hold. I can't fully blame eBay, but the customer though, what a thieving piece of s**t! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigsexydoug Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 although its not an auction site, ive sold a few things on gumtree, ok you get a few stupid offers but its pretty much the same as this calssifieds section Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damophoto Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 maybe its about time for a new auction site that doesn't permit traders. As said, ebay is now so full of traders trying to make money, it's putting people off selling decent second hand stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aelfheah Posted May 14, 2012 Author Share Posted May 14, 2012 Yeah I've used Gumtree plenty, it's ok but beware for any ex-ebayers, they are in cahoots with eBay according to something I read elsewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alternageek Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 Yes, but Sheffield Forum doesn't support the auction format - you just state the price you want for the item. Or you agree to an item and they come to pick it up. They then say they only had X on them and could they pay that instead of the agreed price. Yeah I've used Gumtree plenty, it's ok but beware for any ex-ebayers, they are in cahoots with eBay according to something I read elsewhere. Craigslist, who is owned by eBay, also owns GumTree Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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