Looking for alternatives to selling on eBay

[Balticfox]

Originally Posted by raulus

Not sure if this question was a joke. I’ll proceed assuming it’s not for now, although you can taunt me later for not understanding Canadian humor, eh?

It was a straightforward question. I don't understand why you would think otherwise.

[timn1]

I imagine it's because the shortcomings of ebay's search functions seem painfully self-evident to the poster (and to me). My impression is that they've gotten worse over the years rather than better, probably because ebay is trying to force users to view a larger number of pages before they find what they're looking for. For example, there used to be a dedicated search available for pre-1942 baseball cards - not any more.

Originally Posted by Balticfox

It was a straightforward question. I don't understand why you would think otherwise.

[Leon]

Tim, my friend, you know the answer to anything crazy that eBay does, is to make more money. You would think they would quiz collectors and dealers about what they want, but I doubt they ever have. One of my more recent purchases from ebay, below. Personally, I still buy a fair amount on our BST too....

Originally Posted by timn1

I imagine it's because the shortcomings of ebay's search functions seem painfully self-evident to the poster (and to me). My impression is that they've gotten worse over the years rather than better, probably because ebay is trying to force users to view a larger number of pages before they find what they're looking for. For example, there used to be a dedicated search available for pre-1942 baseball cards - not any more.

[timn1]

Yep, that's it, of course - yet as you say, once in a while something worthwhile still shows up, and we actually spot it. Not like in the ebay golden age c. 2003-2007 or so, though

Originally Posted by Leon

Tim, my friend, you know the answer to anything crazy that eBay does, is to make more money. You would think they would quiz collectors and dealers about what they want, but I doubt they ever have. One of my more recent purchases from ebay, below. Personally, I still buy a fair amount on our BST too....