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Selling things over the internet.

Julius_Van_Der_Beak

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So I have some Ikea bed slats I'm looking to sell (they were the wrong size and returning them wasn't an option). What are the sites people like to use for selling things? I'm looking for an alternative to Amazon.
 

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Bed slats sound like a pain in the ass to ship and costly...that's why I don't like ebay or etsy platforms for that type of item. Craigslist or Facebook Marketplace sounds like a better fit because the advertisement can be tailored to a local audience and avoids the shipping hassle. If you were looking to start an online store, then Ebay would work better, especially if the items are lightweight and easy to package but just to move some bed slats, I'd go for more local. Personally, I've had no problems selling stuff on Craigslist. There's no overhead, the ads are free and the platform does not take a piece of your action. FB Marketplace is probably the same though I have no firsthand experience to speak from
 

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I will just say that FB Marketplace is full of flaky people and the listings aren't always transparent in terms of something being faulty. 😞

craigslist and ebay is the same way, well especially craigslist. there's not gonna be a place online that you aren't gonna get this, people are shitty in conclusion
 

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eBay, craigslist, Amazon for conventional products.

Looking to move some vital organs and/or illegal drugs? Bring your cryptocurrency and your overseas based proxy servers, because we're all boarding the midnight train to the Dark Web!!!!

 

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Bed slats sound like a pain in the ass to ship and costly...that's why I don't like ebay or etsy platforms for that type of item. Craigslist or Facebook Marketplace sounds like a better fit because the advertisement can be tailored to a local audience and avoids the shipping hassle. If you were looking to start an online store, then Ebay would work better, especially if the items are lightweight and easy to package but just to move some bed slats, I'd go for more local. Personally, I've had no problems selling stuff on Craigslist. There's no overhead, the ads are free and the platform does not take a piece of your action. FB Marketplace is probably the same though I have no firsthand experience to speak from

Unless you are selling a car or boat, I think, on Craigslist. Then it's $5 for the ad.
 

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Bed slats sound like a pain in the ass to ship and costly...that's why I don't like ebay or etsy platforms for that type of item. Craigslist or Facebook Marketplace sounds like a better fit because the advertisement can be tailored to a local audience and avoids the shipping hassle. If you were looking to start an online store, then Ebay would work better, especially if the items are lightweight and easy to package but just to move some bed slats, I'd go for more local. Personally, I've had no problems selling stuff on Craigslist. There's no overhead, the ads are free and the platform does not take a piece of your action. FB Marketplace is probably the same though I have no firsthand experience to speak from

I was looking to sell them to people in my city, really. It's big enough that I might be able to pull it off.

Anyway, thanks for the suggestions everyone!
 
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It's a free ride when you've already paid
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It's a free ride when you've already paid
It's the good advice that you just didn't take
And who would've thought? It figures

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