Shopping is fun and my watch came quickly. Shipping was expensive buy I'm already spoiled by Amazon! As a seller, i like the lower fees compared to ebay. However, there seem to be a lot fewer buyers so I definitely don't sell as much volume on ebid as i do on ebay. Still, i make a bit more on each sale so it's worth the time to manage it.
There's not a ton of auctions for stuff i want but i did find some strange home security items and got a mirror with hidden camera.
Not typical stuff but fun to shop. Bid on a few old baseball cards yes i still collect baseball cards at my ripe old age. Everything worked out as expected. Not impressed. Was banned from the site after a seller sent me the wrong item.
The seller could not handle a negative review and somehow convinced moderators that I was flipping products, or something crazy. I was not, I was only frustrated to get the wrong item sent to me. Attemps to be reinstated on the website have gone ignored. Seller ships an item, tracking proves delivery, buyer decides he never got it, eBay will side with that buyer every time, and issue a refund, then collect it from the seller.
Had a rough start with my order, but Seller made good, and shipped all that I ordered, Seller responded to my inquiries and sent me an additional item to make up for the lengthy delay. I have a lifetime membership with eBid that I paid for several years ago. If there are changes or problems they consistently try to involve sellers and keep them informed. Clearing out space, hobby type seller — some big sites too expensive and do not really want the little people any more. You would be hard pushed to find a better deal than that.
I get steady sales every month but would love to see eBid grow even more. My only gripe at the moment is that communication seems to have got poor over the last two years. Newsletters have been lacking and admin participation on the forums seems scarce these days. I would still recommend everybody give eBid a try. I think I have maybe 2 sales out of all the time I listed on there not counting charity sales.
I sold items on EBid for a very short period of time. Listing items there is difficult. However, the real issue with EBid is I received only a couple of sales after having items listed for a long time. Started selling here a few months ago. I have never, not a single time, gotten a sale on eBid. It is a waste of time and effort. Listed multiple items on eBid never made a sale or even got a hot interest.
I was on ebay since and sold buy so on. How accurate was the item? C'mon they not only have high feeds, you felt like on your neck you have a wolf watching you every step and them I asked myself, but who the hell they think they are???
The only online place that www have??? And I was a power seller!! Thirft on 1 Aug If ebid advertises itself more like ebay does then it will become all the rage beacause we are in an era of 'thrift', people are looking for ways to save money, get bargains etc I will be name dropping ebid to all my previous ebay customers and hopefully the word will start to spread - and traffic will increase.
I don't mind that it isn't as high tech as ebay - simplicity is best sometimes. Plus it is is great that sellers and buyerss can leave feedback - not just buyers. TsmMac on 23 Aug I just started selling on ebid and am very excited about it. They let this buyer return a perfectly fine item, that I had a no return policy on, without contacting me first. Now I have to appeal and probably just end up hurting myself but I am determined to have my side heard.
I set my up with no returns I contacted her and asked her what was wrong and every email that I sent she had a different part that didn't work on the unit. Well Ebay told me to get the item back and call them again. Guess what the item came back with dirt on as she used it. So that was the last straw, I took all my listings off. I did have a 30 day return policy in my store to stay in line with ebay's top seller policy updated rules Anyway, the lady asked to return a very expensive necklace saying she just didn't like.
I had to agreed as much as I did not want to, but as long as the item is returned within the 30 days, ebay will ALWAYS refund the buyer, no matter what. So I had agreed, letting her know the item, as stated in my policies, had to be returned as received, un-altered, un-cleaned, un-polished, and not damaged in any way, and I would refund her payment as soon as I inspected the necklace upon arrival.
I take well documented photos of what I package for delivery for buyers of all items I send out. Some items are antiques, vintage, one of a kind of items, heavy with patina, for example, and I need photos to compare. Well, as soon as this lady read my message about the necklace being inspected before getting her refund, she called ebay and opened a not as described case.
I called ebay asking them to go through our messages, they did, and agreed she should not have handled herself in this manner since she just did not like the necklace, but since she opened the case, as soon as the necklace would be marked delivered by USPS her refund would be had. I had absolutely no recourse. I get hit with a not as described case because she didn't like her necklace but just wanted her refund sooner? Sellers are not protected, the buyer is always right.
As soon as that package was delivered to me she got her refund. Ebay wouldn't even look at pictures of what was sent back!! If I am going to bust my hump for a company and you get a good portion of my profits, and you refuse to protect me against thieves sending fake items in returns, I want nothing to do with you! Mary on 1 Aug Sorry to hear that happened I sold a Holy Family statue and crucifix on ebay.
I had a a no return policy. I always took plenty of pictures and made sure to put the description of the item as honest and clear as I could. This was my business. First of all the buyers know that no matter what if they want their money back for an item they are going to get it.
The sellers have no rights in ebay and cannot leave a negative feedback and the buyers know this. Buyer started by telling me the items were sent damaged. I told this buyer to send me pictures of the items. This person broke the head off the statue and bent the the crucifix in half.
I contacted ebay and sent them the pictures the buyer sent me. They told the buyer to send the items back to me. Well the buyer sent them back and completely smashed the statue and bent the metal crucifix back to almost the straight up position. I was again taken back by this and in disbelief. I didn't know if this was a sick game by the buyer or what.
I called ebay and told them and sent the pictures of the items I received back in the mail. Ebay told me that they were still going to pay them and did. I said to the ebay rep. I had to repeat this to the ebay rep. Finally, she said yes that is correct. The buyer said terrible things about me and I cried because I was so upset because I worked hard with selling and had a good business going with repeat buyers.
This was a very vicious and probably mentally ill buyer that new ebays polices with sellers. All I can say is be careful if you plan on selling in ebay, buyers have all the rights and sellers have no rights. I'm glad that there is other selling websites and I will try Ebid. They are scumbags. Craig on 5 Sep I have sold items on ebid, but have learnt that you need to market your ebid shop to increase traffic, either through links, emails, newsletters, blogs or promotions.
But the main thing that has helped me is putting the ISBN barcode details or product code on all listings, this enables google shopping to find and use your listing in their searches. The more items from Ebid that appear the bigger the chance for everyone else to sell their items. Guy on 6 Dec I'm trying to learn about eBid just to diversify my sales and not worry about ebay or Amazon killing my business, what would be the point in aggressively advertising my items on eBid with newsletters, emails, etc.
Melissa Johnson on 7 Dec Hi, Guy! There are a lot of factors. Then there's the cost of a domain, and hosting, and shopping cart software, plus whatever service you use to process payments. On ebay I can can sold more than 12 pcs a day, but no sales at ebid since registered as paid member more than a month, even I have imported all my ebay feedback to ebid.
Ebid can not convert your visitor into a buyer. Lon on 28 Jul First off, eBid does not even own the. How can they expect to be a leader using a. NET domain name. Alex on 16 Oct Sellers might want to look at ebid from a buyer's perspective. I shop on line for everything except groceries and I have quite a few accounts other than eBay and Amazon.
On all of these other sites, it is very easy to return an item. This is vital to shopping online with confidence - I have had to use the return option on a number of occasions. On my first and only purchase with ebid, I was sent a 'buy it now' item that was not as advertised.
Guess what? No return button. Returns have to be processed by finding the seller's contact details and writing emails, which is just not worth my time. I suspect that most buyers on ebid will last just until they have to return something, whereupon they will realise that it is much better to use eBay. Brian Mole on 27 Mar sorry but that is the problem with buyers nowdays,they are more worried about returns than the iem itself. The trend for buyers especially on ebay is use the item and then make up some story for a refund ,thats why 's of sellers are leaving,its not a game its their living.
Leon on 7 Jul Well said Brian, I agree with you totally. I have two ebay accounts and I am in the process of closing them both. That's why I'm here. I'm looking for alternatives to ebay. I've been selling there for over 15 years and it has just went from being a great company when it was first started, to a company that just doesn't care.
They only care about the money. And the buyers. Most are good. Share on Twitter. Add a note optional - e. Write a Review Ask a Question. Ratings On Other Platforms. Corporate Values. Overview eBid has a consumer rating of 2. Positive reviews last 12 months : What reviewers want you to know Positive highlights Their customer service is way more better than ebay and a lot faster.
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