Both companies offer seller protection services as well as the ability to directly contact a buyer if an issue arises.
eBay’s total revenue per year has been essentially flat for nearly five years while Amazon’s has nearly tripled in this time. Dave Bryant has been importing from China for over 10 years and has started numerous product brands. Accessed Aug. 20, 2020. He’s also a former Amazon warehouse employee of one week.

The company offers two options for sellers: they can either list as Individuals or as Professionals. You can learn more about the standards we follow in producing accurate, unbiased content in our. We also reference original research from other reputable publishers where appropriate. Also, it still dominates used items, collectibles, and other unique items.
Both companies also offer tutorials and customer support for sellers who are just starting out. On top of that, there is a variable closing fee which, for BMDV (books, media, DVD, and video) items, is not variable at all, at a fixed $1.35 per item. Although Amazon and eBay are both multinational e-commerce corporations, eBay is solely a marketplace to conduct business, whereas Amazon is both a marketplace and a retailer. it was close but nope, upc and serial numbers don't lie.

When comparing two packages that are exactly the same, Amazon is roughly 20% cheaper, including shipping costs. Accessed Aug. 20, 2020. Yahoo Finance.

Sellers are responsible for both inbound and outbound shipping. Common on Facebook, rare on Craigslist. For starters, the site does a really good job of making a buyer feel that they are buying directly from Amazon.

Keep in mind that eBay is purely a marketplace, and Amazon is much more.

Episode 156: Diversifying Your Brand Beyond Amazon U.S. E153: How to Get Amazon Product Reviews in 2018, E172: Selling in Amazon Canada with Dave Bryant, E156: Diversifying Ecommerce Businesses Beyond Amazon US, Most categories except Used, Customized, and Impulse Buy items, Amazon FBA means Amazon handles all shipping and most customer service, Can use paid advertising to have your items instantly rank for keywords, Paid advertising is critical and drives up selling costs, Ruthless suspensions and bad seller support.

"eBay Inc. Statistics, June 30, 2020." Accessed Aug. 20, 2020. It just shouldn’t be the first thing you focus on. For Individuals, Amazon … On the other hand, eBay transformed online marketplace auctioning from what was just collectibles to a significantly larger array of products. However, it means expensive storage fees and is not a good option for people wanting to fulfill items from a garage or basement. Accessed Aug. 20, 2020. "eBay Inc. Board Approves Completion of eBay and PayPal Separation." I sold on both platforms starting in 2018 when i officially started my business in TX. Accessed on Aug. 20, 2020. Amazon’s forward P/E ratio is also much higher than eBay’s at 128.21 versus 16.98 for eBay. YCharts. i sold a 50in and about an hour after delivery i am notified they want to return it, red flag, I already knew i was screwed. We surveyed five high volume sellers and found that these sellers had advertising account for 26.7%-60.6% of their sales. Amazon essentially only allows photos and plain text product descriptions making listings much easier. i dont remember what it did but i know fees were less by opting in this program.

Every time I was looking for something Amazon was always a lot more expensive and I couldnt understand why anyone would buy there. For others, the higher price could be justified for the customer service received and a specific audience reached. While Amazon does have higher selling fees, especially if you consider advertising fees, it makes up for this by having a much larger customer base, easier fulfillment and being easier to manage. Ive been buying and selling on Ebay for years but have never used Amazon at all. Dave Bryant has been importing from China for over 10 years and has started numerous product brands. The competition; Selling techniques; Selling tools; Customer service; Holding stock; Importing from third countries; These are just a few of the things you need to take care of when running an eCommerce business. Facebook customers have no problem with wasting all day asking 20 questions, getting directions and your address, telling you they want it and will be there to buy it- then never show up or talk to you again and when you ask if they are coming you get a rude "Im no longer interested".

Amazon has cheaper fees than eBay. Amazon in 2019 revealed they had 200,000 sellers with revenue over $50,000 and 50,000 sellers with revenue over $500,000. eBay is more fair to sellers than Amazon.Let’s be clear – both eBay and Amazon have reputations for poor service for sellers but Amazon is the hands-down winner for the level of poorness. Trailing 12 Months: What Everyone Should Know, The Best Customer to Customer Sellers Can Be People Like You, eBay Inc. Board Approves Completion of eBay and PayPal Separation, Amazon.com Net Income (TTM), June 30, 2020, Most popular retail websites in the United States as of December 2018, ranked by visitors. eBay allows HTML/CSS in its listings which means sellers are constantly trying to edge on another in sophistication and design of their listings.

Whether selling through eBay or Amazon, the key is research.

Zacks. eBay’s North America revenues are even smaller relative to Amazon’s. Amazon has a terrible reputation for suspending buyers, often with little cause or warning. So I am researching all that I can about the process of both companies.

Ill stick with Ebay. Each month we would generate 100+ emails from this strategy. Accessed Aug. 20, 2020.