Martins money tips. MSE.com

[HannaHolly]

this weeks MSE newqsletter has an article about selling on feebay- which includes a paragraph on other auction sites

here's a link to the whole article- which includes some useful advice on listing in general, an resposibilities as a trader etc..
http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/pro...elling-on-ebay

The paragraph which includes a link to ebid is:

Other Auction Sites
While eBay is massively dominant, cqout*, ebid* and qxl* are sizeable auctions. Their advantage is they charge sellers less than eBay, which means some prefer it. On the downside, your auctions are likely to get less exposure than they would on eBay, so could get fewer bids.
Comparing charges is tricky, because all auction sites have different fee structures. With ebid and cqout, there’s no initial listing fee; they only charge you once your item sells. Therefore, it’s well worth putting a few items up, with a high start price – you never know!
If the item does sell, eBid charges a flat 3% of the items final sale price. Cqout is more expensive: it charges up to 4.5% on items up to £50 (then between 4% on the remaining £50 to £200, then 3% on the remaining £200 to £1000)
Qxl charges a listing fee of between 5p and 40p, and a closing fees are between 1.25% and 3.75%, depending on the sale price. All of these compare favourably with eBay’s closing fees of up to 7.5%, plus listing fees.

[madelaine]

It is a bit optimistic about the other place, isn't it?

[JanetB]

Qxl charges a listing fee of between 5p and 40p, and a closing fees are between 1.25% and 3.75%, depending on the sale price. All of these compare favourably with eBay’s closing fees of up to 7.5%, plus listing fees.

They got one teeny weeny bit wrong there:

crapbay's FVF starts at a minimum of 8.75% for auction style listings and up - it's 12% FVF and up, for store listings.

Tis why I left there