Best alternative to ebay

[Wood wasp]

Got some gear to sell but ebay 10% selling fee is too much so looking at Craigslist or gumtree (owned by ebay though) as both are cheaper. Anyone tried alternatives to ebay?

 

Thanks in advance.

[Daniel Jiggins]

I've heard someone using face book sales not tried it personally tho.

[Mortimer Firewood]

Some one recommended gum tree to me going to give it a go with the firewood

[agg221]

I've used Gumtree, and it worked very well.

 

The thing to do with it is to remember that it is -not- Ebay, so the same rules do not apply. Treat it like the old small ads in the back of the paper - everything needs to be pick-up only, and cash on collection. It will probably get the same proportion of tyre kickers and timewasters as anywhere else, but they are wasting a lot more of their time than yours this way. When I sold my van, the buyer was coming about 65 miles, so I said we would agree the price beforehand and if it was as I said it was then that was what he would pay, and if he didn't want to pay that he would be wasting his evening. He turned up, and paid as agreed.

 

Alec

[Stubby]

If using Ebay you have to pay listing fees ( dependent on type of pics , start bid , reserve etc ) and final valuation fees . Also if getting paid by PayPal they take a chunk also . I think its hardly worth it now . Sold a Husky 3120 for £700 and lucky if I saw £500 after it all ( postage as well ) Its pants .

[Mortimer Firewood]

If using Ebay you have to pay listing fees ( dependent on type of pics , start bid , reserve etc ) and final valuation fees . Also if getting paid by PayPal they take a chunk also . I think its hardly worth it now . Sold a Husky 3120 for £700 and lucky if I saw £500 after it all ( postage as well ) Its pants .

 

 

Wow robbing bar stewards

[swinny]

I've heard someone using face book sales not tried it personally tho.

 

Wouldnt ise face book full of tossers and key board warriors with no money

[Wood wasp]

Ok thanks, have given gumtree a go and will see how works out. Splitter below should be ideal for Jon's big butts

 

Log splitter 30 ton 2.2m/7ft 3" stroke, prepare timber for firewood processor | United Kingdom | Gumtree

[DN22 Gardening]

Arbtrader ??????

[Daniel Jiggins]

Can you not put it on Arbtrader??