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anyone recommend any good places online other than ebay to sell stuff? Had some bad experiences with ebay and wanna take my business else where?

Thanks,
henry

Depends what you want to sell. I sell a lot of stuff through Amazon, but they take a big chunk in commission, and you have to set your price very competitively to get a sale.

Only ever had one problem. A game I sold must have got lost in the post, and I basically lost the money and the game as the buyer got reimbursed and there was no cover for me. I guess the only answer to that is to send everything by insured post, but they don`t give you enough towards the postage for that! (So you make even less money) :(

I`ve never really taken to any of the other marketplace sites, so I just make do at Amazon.

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Hi

thanks for the feedback i shall try amazon. I did find this site while searching around www.adooda.co.uk seems and looks pretty good, the main thing about it is that its completly free to sell your items.
Anyway just thought id share my find with you.

Cheers

Henry

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I guess the only answer to that is to send everything by insured post, but they don`t give you enough towards the postage for that! (So you make even less money).

Well, it does depend on the value of the item, but if it`s worth less than £34, just get a free certificate of posting and you should be covered if the item gets lost/damaged in the post. It seems to be easier to claim for lost items, but damaged items are okay as long as you can demonstrate the item was wrapped adequately.



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Hmmm do I smell SPAM within this thread?

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I hope that wasn`t directed at me :( I was just pointing out something that I thought was useful. I highlighted free because the post office try to con you into paying extra for recorded delivery which doesn`t really offer you any more cover than the free certificate of posting. And posties are pretty lax about getting things signed for anyway. Half the time they sign the recorded delivery receipts themselves, which given that someone has paid extra to get the item signed for, is a bit of a rip-off.



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I think it was aimed at the OP. Not sure - if that`s SPAM, it`s very subtle!

The problem with less well-known websites is that no one knows about them, so no one buys anything there! Never heard of Adooda, so not likely to bother with it!

Colleen, I`ll check out about these certificates of posting. I have 2 games to go and post later that I`ve sold through Amazon, so I`ll see if your info is right. Thanks. :)

Nope not directed at you Colleen, just seems fishy the poster joins 3 days ago then starts mentioning a new ebay type site no-ones ever heard of before.

Yes it may be subtle spam, but seeing as everyones cottoned on to the normal ways and they never work, then this is merely an evolution or spamolution if you will lol

If I`m wrong then sorry, just always suspcious of new members mentioning products/sites

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I think it was aimed at the OP. Not sure - if that`s SPAM, it`s very subtle

I see. It seems a very convoluted way of getting a mention of the site in, but now I read it, the just happening to find a certain site does smell a wee bit spammy. First postings too.

Anyway, if you have a look on the Royal Mail site Sue, you`ll see about certificates of posting. I`ve been using them for ebay/amazon sales for a couple of years now and they`ve been a godsend, what with the amount of items that never arrive or arrive mangled. I imagine most of your parcels are going to be worth less £34 (just like mine), so they should offer all the cover you`ll need in most cases.



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Hi

I was just sharing something i found see what people thought as i had been looking for somewhere new to sell other than ebay and the adooda.co.uk site was the best i found, i only came on to get advice from like minded people, but i shall go else where if u find it SPAMING to ask advice.

cheers
henry