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Anyone sell on Amazon


I have a ton of books and I'm contemplating trying to sell them.

Been watching a book on Amazon with great price fluctuations.

There must be some kind of game at play I don't understand.

Ebay used to be my go to for online selling stuff.

Now I hear of many issues folks experience.

Anyone have recent experience with either?

Recommendations or cautions.

Thanks

Randy

 

 

 



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I do. I prefer to sell on eBay. EBay you have more control of what shipping charges are. Amazon, you dont really. You can increase the price, but most people wont opt to pay it. I sell 200 items on eBay to 5 on Amazon. Ive had no issues on eBay knock on wood. 1 issue out of 5 on Amazon. Because they force you to have a standard shipping rate. Meaning you ship it for less, but guess what no tracking to protect you because the seller didnt pay for it. Meaning for some that arent honest, they can claim they didnt get it and then you get screwed. The shipping barely costs the charge of postage plus the bubble mailer. 
For example. I was selling movies. With tracking its 12 dollars to send. With standard, the rate they pay is 3 dollars no tracking.
Or, you can send your books into Amazon, but they charge a hefty fee for them to store and ship them.

i dont know how it is on Amazon with books, but I know for the movies, I had to sign agreements for each studio that the items were legitimate.



-- Edited by MikeR667 on Saturday 1st of June 2024 12:25:16 PM

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Appreciate you sharing your experience Mike.

Amazon looks to be too much trouble to me.

Might have to give ebay a try once again.

It's been years since I listed anything.

Thanks
Randy



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ebay in essence has NO seller protection;
it's not out of the ordinary for buyers to complain for one reason or another, the charges reversed, and the seller is SOL.

I'd suggest kijiji - you just need to be patient.

You could also try facebook marketplace as I have understood many people are going there these days.

Also worth noting is that ebay started requiring a couple years ago bank access - so that any charges are within their grasp.

For me, required bank access was the last straw.



-- Edited by unruhjonny on Monday 3rd of June 2024 06:07:23 PM

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GLHS60 wrote:



Might have to give ebay a try once again.



 As Johnny stated, Ebay is not the great option it was at one time. Great exposure but a scammer can easily take your product leaving you with nothing. 



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