Some items are hard to find local buyers for and the reputation system on ebay helps mitigate fraud and build trust from people that are well established.
I recall sending a guy in California (when I lived in Illinois) a box package of MATLAB student edition. It had never been opened and he wired me $60 included with shipping. He got his package and was very happy. Lots of people have been screwed over and are jaded.
Anyway, it doesn't compete, just kills local classified prints, which has been all around with digital media and craigslist classifieds.
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Originally Posted by AdultPornMasta
Here it is, Sunday morning, three emails and two phone calls later and I have sold another $250 through Craigslist.
No listign fees, no Paypal fees, no risk of chargeback, no worries about negative feedback from an unqualified buyer..................
Going to list a few more items which will total out around $1.5K for which I will settle at around $1K and it will all be paid in CASH!
Who needs egay?
CL sales take a bit longer to complete but with enough items and services offered, you can do well and have a consistent side income or even full time income if you want.
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