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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;bercrystal, post: 2138697, member: 88&quot;]Yes eBay has a myriad of problems &amp; right now I am quite frustrated due to being forced into their managed payment system. However it is still the best place as far as traffic there is right now. </p><p><br /></p><p>Etsy does get decent traffic, but from what I understand the search there is a total mess especially when it comes to vintage items as opposed to the handmade goods &amp; the supplies to make the goods. </p><p><br /></p><p>Bonanza is another, but sales are extremely slow or nonexistent. Ruby Lane is I understand a very expensive place to sell. </p><p><br /></p><p>I have sold on eBay for 20 years, but did try Etsy for a few months a couple of years ago. I never sold anything &amp; didn&#039;t like how you had to set up your listings. I decided it was just too much of a hassle. </p><p><br /></p><p>As far as problems with damage to items, yes that is a distinct possibility every time you drop off a box at the USPS, Fed-ex or UPS. However, if you pack things well you should be fine. Approximately 90% of the stuff I sell is breakable stuff like china, crystal, pottery &amp; etc. It has been this way since I started &amp; have only had about 15 to 20 items out of the thousands of boxes arrive damaged. You have to use lots of packing supplies like paper, bubble wrap, packing peanuts, etc. &amp; sturdy boxes that are large enough to hold whatever you are shipping. </p><p><br /></p><p>Bottom line since you have never sold on eBay you have no idea what it use to be like &amp; if it was better back then or not. I do think taking a class would likely be helpful for you because it is much more complicated now than when I started. Those of us who have been selling since the beginning have adapted to the changes that have made things more complicated gradually. </p><p><br /></p><p>I am still quite frustrated &amp; grumpy about the recent changes on eBay &amp; do wish I could just say the hell with it, but that is not an option because I have way too much stuff that needs to move OTD. Most of the other changes that have happened there have not bothered me &amp; I really have not had that many issues over the years. Personally the vast majority of times I have had to confront some type of problem, be it with a buyer or with eBay themselves, it has been a fairly easy solution &amp; they have sided with me as the seller every time.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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