Friday, December 23, 2011

tired of ebay? try an alternative

Here is a short list of other websites and venues that you can sell on.  While Ebay may be the 900 lb gorilla, they are not the only one!

Ubid  http://www.ubid.com/
 They have no listing fees.

Amazon  http://www.amazon.com/
Amazon is more than books! Amazon shoppers tend to pay a lot more for their items than eBayers.

eBid Auctions  http://www.ebid.net/

Oztion  http://www.oztion.com.au/

Google Product Search  http://www.google.com/products
No one can question the almighty power of Google. Their product arm – Google Product Search (used to be Froogle) - gets a lot of attention from avid Google users and it’s free to list there if you have your own website.

Classifieds  
USFreeAds.com  http://www.usfreeads.com/

Craig’s List  http://sfbay.craigslist.org/
Craig’s List is a great way to sell locally.  There are no listing fees or selling fees.  Craigslist can be a very lucrative way of selling locally.

Other ways to sell:

Newspaper classifieds
Newspaper classifieds can cost a bit, but if you have duplicate items to sell, you’ll easily make enough to cover your costs.

Free classified newspapers
How often have you stumbled across those free newspapers sitting in a pile outside your local supermarket or mall? They don’t look like much, but plenty of people take them to browse while they are having a Saturday morning coffee. Listing is generally free and you will get buyers!

Trade magazines
Trade magazines are an excellent way to sell to a specialty audience. Choose your magazine carefully to match your item.

Website
Your website is one of the best ways to sell of all - provided you can drive traffic to it successfully.

Flea markets and Garage Sales.
Flea markets and Garage Sales can be a profitable venue to sell - the catch is that the market is even more intent on getting a bargain than eBayers! With Flea markets choose your product carefullly.

This is only a fraction of the different venues you can use to sell products.