Ebay Alternatives

You may have noticed that eBay have increased their listing fees. Again.

Many sellers who relied on ebay to sell their items to a worldwide market, are now really struggling to sustain a business because of eBay fees - let alone make a profit.

As a result, many sellers are being forced to close shop and look elsewhere for possible ebay alternatives. Some Powersellers are now looking to open up their own online stores, but many small to mid-sized sellers are looking for other low-cost ebay alternatives.

Just how high are the new eBay fees?

I recently had a look at all the new fees faced by those trying to make some cash on the site:

- A basic eBay Store will now cost sellers $15.95 a month. That's a massive increase of 60% from the usual monthly cost of $9.95.
- Final Value fees on most of the items sold on eBay Stores will increase by 50 percent.
- Gallery photo fees will increase from 25 to 35 cents.
- Buy It Now fees will rise from 5 cents to 10 cents on any items priced over $10 and 25 cents for items over $50.
- Final value fees will rise from 5.25% to 8%.

For people running a business and listing multiple items for sale, this can add up to a huge amount of fees. In addition,if your items don't sell, you still have to pay the fees!

eBay used to be known as the little man's solution for starting an online business. You could sell unwanted items from your home and be virtually guaranteed that someone else in the world be interested. It was the first and only place to go if you wanted to sell just about anything you could think of.

And now, no matter what you are selling, prices are going up and there's really nothing you can do about it.

The good news is that whether you are a Powerseller or a small part time seller, there are more eBay alternatives out there than ever before. More importantly they'll save you money.