
03-11-2018 06:39 PM
03-11-2018 06:53 PM
No. It's a threat that rings hollow in most cases where I've read it used. I think Amazon allows some third-party merchants to sell Used items in some categories.... but the fees to sell there are generally higher than on ebay in the end so any dead stock or used item you might be looking for will be less costly on ebay nine times out of ten in the categories that I seek.
03-11-2018 06:57 PM
03-11-2018 07:04 PM
Vintage is really not the forte of that site. To my mind (and pocketbook) it's more about moving mass quantities of market-ready merchandise whereas ebay is the place to look for the perfect something different for a discerning taste. Of course, there are other sites that sell vintage and collectibles, but ebay is where hang my hat.
03-11-2018 09:19 PM
And you are competing with AZ itself.
Which does not happen with eBay or Ruby Lane. Etsy doesn't really do vintage, more crafts and art, although they have a very few categories (patterns and books) for vintage.
And then there are the hobby sites, which vary in eyeballs.
03-12-2018 04:10 AM
03-12-2018 05:17 AM - edited 03-12-2018 05:24 AM
@smkim23-3wrote:
I’m a little confused on how these two differ. I know .ca is for Canadians and .com for Americans, but I hear on YouTube Canadians say they sell on .com cause they will make more. Do the sites have different listings? Do you require two separate accounts if you want to sell on .com?
I need a dummies guide on how to sell on EBay for Canadians. Everything on YouTube is for Americans. USPS this GPS that, expedited shipping vs standard shipping. My goodness!
You can list on most eBay sites and for the next couple of years get paid in the currency of that site via PayPal. US$ for .com, CA$ for .ca
Two separate accounts not required. At the current time a non-store account will let you have 50 free listings per month on both .CA and on .COM -- so you can try out both.
Listings (as long as you ship to that country) can be seen worldwide.
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.CA has the advantage for parcels of calculated shipping for Canada Post (enter weight of package and dimensions, type of service) and eBay will display the cost to ship to the buyer's location. On .COM if shipping from Canada you have to use a flat rate and guess what shipping will be (easy for stuff up to 2cm thick and up to 500g, over that gets complex).
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Some Canadian sellers have relatively easy access to the USA (or can use a cross-border shipper like ChitChatsExpress) and can take advantage of cheap USPS domestic shipping. Which makes them more competitive for the USA market.
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GSP can be completely ignored unless you are a seller based in either the USA or the UK.
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If just starting out I'd recommend .CA to get your selling feet wet.
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I list on both sites. I don't think one site sells better than the other.
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03-12-2018 05:21 AM
03-13-2018 02:29 AM
I'd recommend staying away from YouTube.
A discussion Board like this will give you a variety of opinions, some better spelled than others, which allows you to decide what is the best course for you.
The reasons for listing on dotCOM to my mind is that Americans find it difficult to understand that there are currencies other than the US dollar. Meanwhile all the rest of the world understands US currency.
The reason for listing on dotCA is that if your products require Parcel Rate shipping.
https://www.canadapost.ca/cpotools/apps/far/business/findARate?execution=e1s1
here you can use Calculated Shipping, while on dotCOM you are forced to use Flat Rate from an International Location.
11-30-2018 05:03 PM
12-01-2018 12:02 AM
I agree on AZ scams.
I bought a book there for $24 last January and got no book and no refund.
I sell there to (AZdotCA) and prices are definitely higher. A customer just paid $18.98 there for a book I had listed here for $13.27 including shipping.
And I won't get paid for a month.
This was I think my fourth or fifth AZ sale this year.
Mostly I go there to remove my eBay sales from my listings there.
12-07-2018 09:28 PM
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