Selling On Ebay vs. Your Own Website?

[beley]

@JonPKibble

Actually, most sellers on eBay have little or no retail experience and will not provide adequate customer service. However, the good news is that you can use the feedback number as a measuring stick. You can’t really compare eBay with buying from any given store, because eBay is not one vendor, it’s a conglomeration of vendors. Each vendor has their own individual reputation.

That’s why there is a feedback system there - as long as you look at the feedback (and actual comments listed) you can learn a lot about sellers before making a commitment.

I have been using Ebay for 5 years and have never had a severe problem with a seller. In all the transactions (over 60) I’ve only had 1 shipment that was lost and the seller quickly refunded our money. I occasionally get a slow shipper but that’s to be expected with any seller (on ebay or off).

[JonPKibble]

I’m well aware of the feedback system. My point was that buying from a random seller on ebay is no safer than buying from a random web-store.