I have closed my Ebay store. I had been considering that action for some time anyway, but now that they’ve further damaged the feedback system and want to charge even more to sell, I’m out of there. I participated in the initial Ebay boycott with a number of other sellers (despite the increasingly shrill rhetoric), but then figured that I might as well go elsewhere altogether and give Ebay some competition. Found a couple good alternatives, too. One is NeoLoch.com, a brand new site with no listing fees – only opened in late February of this year (so some initial bugs and growing pains) – but there’s something interesting about making a bet on a real new business. Also joined www.onlineauction.com, which charges a flat fee per year, not per item. I’ll be listing some things there, too.
Mostly, though, I’ll be improving and upgrading my gailsfinechina.com website. Signed on with Mal’s E-commerce for a shopping cart, and applied to the post office for access to their shipping calculators.
–Gail
Hi Gail,
I want to thank you for mentioning NeoLoch.com! I’ve seen your attractive listings there while browsing.
I’m very excited about investing in David’s site. Like you said, there’s something interesting in helping to get it off the ground. A small group of us sellers are doing our best to spread the word, and with some luck the site will grow well.
I wish you all the best with your auctions and your new e-commerce venture!
-Lissa (pacificnorthstar)