I think a lot of people failed to realize what I said in my post, I'm not looking to argue with the scam ebay has become and the people defending it. When ebay started, there was no etransfers and paypal was a huge deal. Thats all changed, we live in a new world and other websites started after Ebay have had more success in the present day.
In other news, I was doing some research yesterday and for some odd reason Craigslist is 31% (roughly 1/3rd) the searches in british columbia when compared against kijiji, ebay, amazon and craigslist. In my frustrations yesterday, I did realize that it is important to have an ad on craigslist (in Van) to reach the audience there, even though no one uses it elsewhere. I see these platforms as being only as good as the buyers and sellers on them. It changes place to place. Kijiji was nationally eclipsed by Amazon in March of 2020 (no suprise there), but ebays market share continues to drop by the hour.
*I think some of the people on this message board are paid shills,
"Where else are you going to go? Ebay is probably the best choice you have. " LOL!!!!!
https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=all&geo=CA&q=kijiji,amazon,ebay,craigslist,facebook%20...
*Check the data dude, your kidding yourself if you think ebay has a respectable market share. Click 2004 to present for the full story. Also, they will FORCE companies on other platforms who pay lots in advertising to use their services to now use their payment processors instead of taking checks(e.g. contractors)? LMFAOOOOOO, I guess they will do the same with the seniors hiring people @$40 a job to cut their grass.
" If you think Marketplace and Kijiji are going to stay in their current form, you might want to think again. The government is almost certain to mandate, sooner rather than later, that all online marketplaces have to have built in payment systems and charge tax. When they do that, they'll also be charging processing fees."
**Thank you for saying this ^, I needed a good laugh this morning. In person sales cannot be unmandated by the government. They have better prices, and don't require payment processors. I have had people contact me on Kijiji expecting shipping like ebay because the prices are better, I had to explain to them that those prices are for in person sales ONLY, and no I'm not shipping you a 60lb item. The advantage of looking at a car (for ex) before buying it, or a musical instrument and playing it first, is something the online marketplaces will forever lack. Self transportation of weight saves countless shipping dolalrs. Next your gonna say the government will mandate payment processors for garage sales LOL!
To the guy who is asking about facebook, honestly google/kijiji/fb marketplace all charge varying prices for advertising. Google will give you a "$600 credit" for spending $600. Kijiji charges varying prices for ad features that last 7-14 days, and Facebook charges between $2-$200 per day on advertising (you decide on the price and length of time). The difference, at least with Google and Facebook, is they own a large percentage of the internet, and their advertising can actually reach a new audience. FB marketplace is a bit weak, at least here but I think it is now necessary to use. Kijiji will let you stand out more with their features, but keep in mind it's also owned by Ebay. Their prices also vary depending on category, a friend of mine pays $600 or so for advertising there for his moving company which would cost a different category $25. Ebay is brutal in that, while they dont charge a flat rate for a service to make your products stand out, they take a huge percentage off the top of each sale, and it's difficult to get away from unless your doing big sales each month. This has led me to use Ebay for advertising, but as I can be found in other ways no big deal if I don't do sales on ebay (especially if the sales are occuring through another platform). I think other ebay sellers don't realize this, because they wanted a one stop shop for everything not realizing you need to be on Instagram, Facebook, Kijiji, ebay, amazon and google while employing time tested methods like design of advertisements and in person marketing activities. Often people want to pay whatever amount of money to get results, when an in person promotion or a giveaway on instagram can actually be a better solution. In short, you have to get creative and being dependant on one algorithm is an extremely bad idea.
**And for taxes, sure go 30k or more and your paying sales tax. But your gonna have to send ebay 15-20k before you reach 30k yourself doing it on ebay. So why be in business to pay for their lives instead of your own? Also ebay focuses now on expensive items, so certain thresholds will not be easy to meet unless your dealing with the luxury market.
I left an image of one of my stickers below, I often ask myself if a marketing activity I control is a better idea than one going through a company like Ebay, or even Facebook. You'll notice I don't list ebay on my stickers, and there is a reason for that. I see ebay as a failing enterprise, one that isn't cost effective but whose noun is a veb (similar to xerox or fedex or blockbuster).
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