Janus 28 #1 Posted December 10, 2014 I’ve just been reading a bit on the Amazon site about selling, or trading as they refer to it. I couldn’t quite determine if the “facility” is just for people who are running a business. Or, if it is a viable alternative to eBay. I’ve bought from Amazon recently which seems straight forward, but no idea about selling there. Has anyone on here used it for selling stuff/trading? What do you think to it for that purpose? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Nickscape 10 #2 Posted December 10, 2014 You can sell on Amazon if you are not a business but only in certain categories and the fees are much higher but it is free to list you items, you won't be able to create listings in some categories so you will rely on people having added your items to their database. If you sign up to their package the fees are less and you can create listings for things which aren't already on Amazon. Fees tend to work out at between 25 & 25% for items sold depending on the category they are in. Listing and order management is very straight forward and easy to use. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Autodippers 10 #3 Posted December 11, 2014 Get the right product and Amazon trounces eBay. It's a more trusted site, and people view it as more professional. Sold loads there, and it's easy to sell across Europe too. Generally you can price much higher than you can on eBay in my experience. However, it's no good if you're selling 'one offs'. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
MikeDaMouse 10 #4 Posted December 13, 2014 Both sites have there pro's and con's, As Nickscape says the fee's are much higher on Amazon than ebay. But listing is free and it is much much easier to sell item's on Amazon because you just type the name / barcode of the item your selling and put a small description. Ebay is a lot more faffing about. On Amazon you will usually get slightly more for your items... Because there arnt any auction to keep the price's down. Although if / when you run into trouble maker's / con-men you are far better to be on Ebay because they have a proper look into the problem (Even if you have proof of posting, tracking number amazon will side with the buyer) and ebay will give you the money back if they side with you. I have noticed there is a lot more bogus claims on Amazon, simply because the buyers arnt as accountable. Also Feedback is difficult to get on amazon. Hope this helps you Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
mlfc 10 #5 Posted December 13, 2014 Amazon's big advantage over eBay is Fulfilment By Amazon where you send your stock to Amazon and they act as your warehouse and buyers even get Supersaver free delivery on orders over a tenner. You can even use them for orders placed via other sales outlets including eBay. I've done it with books and vinyl. Happy to talk you through if you like Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
trav4 10 #6 Posted December 13, 2014 I have been reading today about Amazon locking the warehouse on people with little or no reason, effectively removing people from the site and making it difficult or even impossible to get their stock returned to them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
MikeDaMouse 10 #7 Posted December 14, 2014 Amazon's big advantage over eBay is Fulfilment By Amazon where you send your stock to Amazon and they act as your warehouse and buyers even get Supersaver free delivery on orders over a tenner. You can even use them for orders placed via other sales outlets including eBay. I've done it with books and vinyl. Happy to talk you through if you like Ive never done it like that (although I do see the advantages), what happens if it gets ''lost'' ''damaged'' e,c,t do you have to stand to it or do Amazon? Ive only done it like I said listing the item waiting until it sells and then sending it myself. So do they charge more for the service that you use? or is it more like selling your stock to them? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
mlfc 10 #8 Posted December 14, 2014 Ive never done it like that (although I do see the advantages), what happens if it gets ''lost'' ''damaged'' e,c,t do you have to stand to it or do Amazon? Ive only done it like I said listing the item waiting until it sells and then sending it myself. So do they charge more for the service that you use? or is it more like selling your stock to them? If the damage is down to Amazon then they do own up and refund you. If goods arrive with a customer and the customer wants a refund then Amazon just action it and recharge you. You pay a storage charge based on volume and it doesn't seem onerous. What are you selling? Some businesses will suit this model better than others. Anything where you are making multiple trips to the post office to dispatch small value orders has to be better the FBA way I would think purely based on the time you'd save Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
craig410 10 #9 Posted December 28, 2014 There is plenty of information out there on how to sell on Amazon I have looked into it but it can be quite difficult so I have never sold on Amazon, you could always become a affiliate of Amazon to test the water (I use to do this) where you promote the amazon products and when some one clicks on your affiliate link and buys you get commission for this. Also I use to do simple drop shipping from Amazon to Ebay where I use to put the item up on Ebay (obvious at a higher price) when some one buys, you order from Amazon and they send it straight to the Ebay buyer. This is still a viable option to try but you have to do your research to get it right. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
cancer 10 #10 Posted December 29, 2014 Also I use to do simple drop shipping from Amazon to Ebay where I use to put the item up on Ebay (obvious at a higher price) when some one buys, you order from Amazon and they send it straight to the Ebay buyer. This is still a viable option to try but you have to do your research to get it right. For this you need to have a very good Ebay account . eBay Top-rated seller. :D:D Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
MikeDaMouse 10 #11 Posted December 31, 2014 If the damage is down to Amazon then they do own up and refund you. If goods arrive with a customer and the customer wants a refund then Amazon just action it and recharge you. You pay a storage charge based on volume and it doesn't seem onerous. What are you selling? Some businesses will suit this model better than others. Anything where you are making multiple trips to the post office to dispatch small value orders has to be better the FBA way I would think purely based on the time you'd save Sorry mlfc ive only just seen your response. I sell mainly video games / consoles, dvd's and records. Although its more of a hobby as apposed to a proper business. Just something to do in my spare time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
mlfc 10 #12 Posted December 31, 2014 Sorry mlfc ive only just seen your response. I sell mainly video games / consoles, dvd's and records. Although its more of a hobby as apposed to a proper business. Just something to do in my spare time. No prob. FBA should suit you then. Happy to talk you through the basics if you fancy a chat Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...