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cherrylula · 11-20-2008, 09:16 AM

It really amazes me how much ebay sucks, and how it was once such a goldmine. Crazy.

But I know there has to be some way to bring that same magic together again in today's market. Okay maybe not 100% what it was, but I tell myself there is even more traffic online today than back then, and there are still people who want to buy used goods online, so there has to be a way.

My thoughts are that since all these big broker sites are out there, and all want to charge money to list, why not bypass them and attempt to do something myself, for myself. I don't need all the bells and whistles these sites offer anyways.

I really think I am just going to make pages with these items I have, put them on a nice and friendly mainstream domain, and just throw up paypal buttons on the pages. Has anyone tried this with good results?

Really, we all know traffic is the point. If I can get SE listings for these items, and send my own traffic to the pages, why should I bring my surfers to some site where they are going to continue to buy more stuff, when I don't even get a cut?

Are there any good Ebay alternatives where they don't shaft you on their traffic?

Has anyone just started selling used goods on their own site and developed their own traffic?

The little business voices in my head are telling me to make my own site. KISS = profit

thoughts?

11-20-2008, 09:16 AM
cherrylula lol Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 15,969	EBAY alternatives? and my idea It really amazes me how much ebay sucks, and how it was once such a goldmine. Crazy. But I know there has to be some way to bring that same magic together again in today's market. Okay maybe not 100% what it was, but I tell myself there is even more traffic online today than back then, and there are still people who want to buy used goods online, so there has to be a way. My thoughts are that since all these big broker sites are out there, and all want to charge money to list, why not bypass them and attempt to do something myself, for myself. I don't need all the bells and whistles these sites offer anyways. I really think I am just going to make pages with these items I have, put them on a nice and friendly mainstream domain, and just throw up paypal buttons on the pages. Has anyone tried this with good results? Really, we all know traffic is the point. If I can get SE listings for these items, and send my own traffic to the pages, why should I bring my surfers to some site where they are going to continue to buy more stuff, when I don't even get a cut? Are there any good Ebay alternatives where they don't shaft you on their traffic? Has anyone just started selling used goods on their own site and developed their own traffic? The little business voices in my head are telling me to make my own site. KISS = profit thoughts?