Selling on eBay
 

Hi, I am quite curious and wonder if anyone of you out there has sold things on ebay or yahoo singapore before? From my understanding, Yahoo Singapore Auctions seem to be rather inactive compared to ebay. But i read from somewhere that e-bay collects fees? is that true? and how do i make my item stand out in ebay? anyone can enlighten me? thanks.....

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No fee charge for Singapore ebay.

hilifeshoppe

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Singapore ebay does not charge fees for listings unless u add instuff such as extra pics or anything that requires fees...for international ebay, listing fees and final charge fees apply after the auction is closed with a bid...all those minus the extra items u want, like layouts, etc...

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I've had experience both in eBay and Yahoo Auctions SG

eBay pros -
1. user traffic is tremendous, if you have a wanted item, you can easily get 50+ people within a day
2. wider audience
3. wider reach
4. potentail for growth (with the right products)

eBay cons
1. the eBay fees (not discounting paypal) will KILL you
2. you can rack up $100 fees easily just by posting item (you haven't sold anything)
3. tight security, sometimes they will just randomly suspend users eventhough you haven't done anything wrong (just like random checks)
4. be prepared to deal with unrealistic people, people who expect their packages to be sent within 5 minutes upon payment

just some pointers

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i have posted in both ebay and yahoo auction...

prefer yahoo anytime..as it is FOC

ebay..u need to becareful how long u want ur auction to run.. from 7 to 10 days..u need to pay a fee..

basically u need to be alert on which area require fee...

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In the past I loved selling on eBay Singapore especially for small fries like us, coz we dun want to chalk up the price so high. But over a couple of years I noticed they keep changing the fees system. If you want the first photo to be posted, you need to pay, if it's buy it now price, you need to pay.

I stopped using it when I was about to submit my posting, it stated that I need to pay $1 plus, which never happened to me as it's always $0. Do not think that I want everything to be free as I did had my own store and it was wasted

Di

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Ebay is making things hard for seller, imagine you as a seller that cannot leave negative or neutral feedback to buyer.only positive is allow.
what is that? i don't think that is fair esp to unreasonable buyer or dead bidder.

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prepare to pay when you want to make use of their services to sell,

it's a very helpful tool if your product is popular and with high demand....

just some points to take note.

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i would highly suggest Auctiva Tool for Ebayers. Currently ebay is charging a fee for gallery pic, so what I do is I will pay for gallery pic for 10% of my listings then lead ppl to my Auctiva site to view all my auctions listing. Auctiva provides an online store, bulk relisting, scrolling gallery in each of your listing and lots more. Check it out!

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Actually I never sell things at eBay nor Yahoo Auction. I have tried to register but need a credit card verification before I can post item for sales. I am wondering what can I do if I do not have credit card?
Can any one out there give me some advises. Thanks.

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Im selling in ebay, got responded but not so good.. Few items sold but not really good compare to Ebay US, i saw Ebay US very active, not like Ebay sg...

BUt at least mine got respond, few items sold.. Just try to sell some items with reasonable price :)
ANd i think in ebay , the most important is the rating, it will help to built trust so your new ebayer won't hesitate to buy yr stuff :)

Hope this info can help u :)

Good luck :yippee:

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Thanks a lot.
:yippee:

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But now feedback are all positive...
Not allowed to give negative ratings to anybody..
How are we supposed to know whether that seller/buyer is really reliable
if all feedbacks are positive by force! :tantrum:

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Ya strongly agreed! I've just encountered a buyer who did reply emails after bidding and ask for more items send attachments n let him see then no reply. Wasted all my efforts! Then later I see another seller like me wrote a negative comments though tick positive... so I follow suit n after that another seller from UK also do so n worse still this seller put that the buyer's a shame for Singaporean! He really bring us shame! I personally think should just put negative comments if it is so or else will mislead other people.

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Hi there,
You do not have to pay anything when you post the item on eBay.sg,unless you post more than 3 pits or using eBay.com need to pay extra or fee for listing.It's not easy
Yahoo sg closed anyway.So bad:(

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I missed Yahoo auction... my sales were pretty good.. but once switched to ebay...it's terrible... so many "dead" bidder.. bid and then disappear.... :(

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Hi, for me is opposite of you better in ebay as get retail seller in overseas to buy things from me in bulk and also few buyers who are willing to pay n buy more at one go becomes my regular customers who buy almost every month. Hm... depends on luck but don't earn much as sell low price just can cover some expenses. Sometimes depends what one sells and luck too....

However, it's true indeed got more 'dead' bidder in ebay as compared to Yahoo auction. Not only that waste our effort at times for some bidder who said wants to see more then later no reply... sigh... Well, every line got it's own problem what to do....that's life so just have to move on.

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eBay is a very good platform to sell products. However, there are some 'dead' bidder who never response and make payment. Also, not all customers will leave a feedback after the transaction is completed.

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that is true,some of them just ask so many questions,bid for the item and the end...disappears.Don't know what they are thinking???waste time to reply:mad:
Some pay for it but never leave any feedback:(

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Ya strongly agreed. Lucky it's est. only 1% to 3% is so or else if so many really faint!

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Ya, true indeed as for me when ratings going up seems to have more buyers coming in and also some becomes my regular buyer and buyers ask me to find things for them.

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based on personal experience, ebay can be a very good way to expand your customer base if you have a good branded product and are able to sell it at a low price.

TIP: try to get a username that is the same as your store's name...

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i think is even harder to sell on ebay, very low cost margin.......

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True, on the whole the things that sell well on ebay
are electronics and branded goods.
so, if you are able to acquire these at a low cost
and preferably brand new, you probably can make it.

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Hi

I am planning to sell my stuff in ebay Singapore but was confused about the charges involved selling. Some posts say it is free in ebay Singapore but others say they charge for 3 pixs and more or add-ons. I am unable to locate the fee system in the ebay site. So would appreciate if you can clarify if there is charge or not and if there is, what are the items that will be charged. Thanks!

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Hi,

EBay Singapore has free listing fees . There are charges if you want additional features like (more than 3 pics, setting reserve prices, advert upgrades etc)

If you want to set up store, it costs a basic $5 per month

When item is sold and paid on PayPal, don't forget there is a processing fee by PayPal

Hope this helps. Drop me a PM if you need more help on EBay.

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100% agreeed!!! so hard to in ebay now

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agree with all of u.
so hard to sell in ebay now.
lost the motivation to put stuffs on sale now.
sigh

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Too many drop-shippers on ebay. In the end everybody are selling from the same source.

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can i ask you something about retail space? tried to pm you but realise i'm not entitle to private message unless i paid for it. :(

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You can PM. Just that your quota is 3 messages only.

So try to use it first. Read here: http://retailbx.sg/f42/

Thanks

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IMHO each online platform has it different characteristics that suits different sellers.

As mentioned by someone else basic listing on eBay singapore is free. But eBay doesn't really provide any protection for buyers. In some cases Sellers can literally dissappear overnight after Buyers have paid online.

GMarket does provide some form of protection for the online buyer through holding payment in temporary escrow.

Amazon does offer opportunities for website and blog operators to earn money through referrals to the products on their sites. Basically you can earn a small commision for each confirmed sale by being a middleman without need to handle the tedious inventory, and delivery logistics etc.

Singapore does seem to have many smaller online stores and blog stores, the compettition seems to be even more intense than the US, taking into account the relative online retail market sizes of Sg and Us.