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author: courantelectro
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: August 14, 2021, 12:18:06 pm
content: Hello,I am looking for websites for the purchase and sale of electronic components between non-professionals in the world.Not ebay, aliexpress or others. Simply between non-professionals!Do you have an idea?Thanks

author: DiTBho
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 14, 2021, 12:40:29 pm
content: Bonanza

author: courantelectro
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: August 14, 2021, 07:28:12 pm
content: I tried but not successful

author: james_s
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 14, 2021, 07:41:06 pm
content: I hate ebay, but they reached critical mass a long time ago and it's going to take some major disruption to change that. Everyone knows the biggest audience by far is on ebay so everyone lists their stuff on ebay.

author: jpanhalt
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 14, 2021, 08:00:34 pm
content: It depends on what you are looking for. For aircraft parts, for example, Trade-A-Plane is now online. It is very old time, circa 1960s (maybe before). It had a hard copy weekly listing.Frankly, I have not looked for electronic parts, as the usual "suspects" (aka distributors) are IMHO reasonably priced for the reliability they offer.Have you tried "Craigslist?" Search Tempest can search multiple Craigslist locations. I have never checked for parts, but for equipment, it might be an option.

author: courantelectro
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: August 14, 2021, 08:20:46 pm
content: I hate eBay too! I'm leaving ebay so I'm looking for an alternative but ...

author: rsjsouza
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 14, 2021, 08:37:39 pm
content: I don't know if it exists in France, but offerup is quite active, but it is mostly for local sales.Craigslist is another one, but I don't think it is popular at all outside of the EUA.Sometimes Facebook marketplace or certain specialized groups (Tek, vintage computing, etc.), have interesting deals.

author: courantelectro
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: August 14, 2021, 08:47:00 pm
content: I agree with you otherwise I was thinking of webstore? It's good?

author: AVGresponding
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 15, 2021, 09:40:25 am
content: There's Shpock and Gumtree too, they don't all have the same level of buyer protection that ebay does though.

author: courantelectro
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: August 15, 2021, 01:58:26 pm
content: Bonanza, gumtree, Craiglist ... Ebay is the best especially in visibility

author: testpoint1
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: August 18, 2021, 01:16:00 am
content: but ebay charge about 20% to the seller. I also try to find a c2c website to replace ebay.

author: james_s
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 18, 2021, 05:00:58 am
content: It sucks, but that 20% is a cost of doing business. It's essentially like paying the rent and utilities on a brick & mortar store, or paying for advertising a web store.

author: Teti
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: August 19, 2021, 08:05:07 pm
content: Tindie or Amazon that I could think of. I shop mainly on Aliexpress. Or try LCSC for parts.

author: narkeleptk
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: August 19, 2021, 10:00:41 pm
content: Its more like 12%. Its a little high but for the amount of traffic they bring to your door its doable.

author: courantelectro
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: August 20, 2021, 07:46:20 pm
content: No real competitor for ebay? Incredible but true

author: james_s
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 20, 2021, 08:03:13 pm
content: Ebay is in a unique situation where they have reached critical mass and it is very difficult for anyone else to break into that market. It's a lot like PC or mobile phone operating systems, there is just not room in the market for more than about 2 major players and a handful of hopefuls in the fringe margins. Everybody hates ebay, it's like dealing with the mafia, but everybody also knows they have by far the biggest audience so if you want top dollar for your item you list it there and bend over and take it and usually you still come out ahead.I really do miss the old days of ebay though when it was mostly ordinary people selling random odds & ends at auctions where the price always went to whatever the market would bear. Now ebay is clogged with tens of thousands of fixed price listings that just sit there, and the stupid promoted listings that pollute my searches with overpriced often unrelated junk. I noticed now when I list anything they nag me to promote it too, I hate it, I go out of my way to avoid promoted listings, if I see an item that I like that is promoted, I always go and look for the non-promoted listing of it and buy it from that.

author: courantelectro
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: August 20, 2021, 08:20:42 pm
content: You won't go on vacation with an ebay guy. A buyer did not receive their component and I need to refund and pay additional tax. But no alternative so ebay

author: thm_w
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 20, 2021, 09:37:47 pm
content: Quote from: james_s on August 20, 2021, 08:03:13 pmYou can filter out fixed price easily enough.I list fixed price stuff and it will sit for 6+ months, very few views, then one day out of nowhere someone buys it. Auctions with reserves on the other hand, are a total waste of everyones time.

author: james_s
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 21, 2021, 05:48:01 pm
content: Quote from: thm_w on August 20, 2021, 09:37:47 pmI don't want to filter it out, there are some perfectly reasonable fixed price deals out there. What I don't like are the thousands and thousands of fixed price listings that sit at absurd asking prices. It happened when they made it free to list stuff and so things just auto relist for months and months. I do agree that auctions with reserves are a waste of time, whenever I see it has a reserve I just move on, I'm not going to play that game. I've never seen one that met reserve at a price I considered reasonable. I'm not in the market for high dollar collectibles or anything like that though, I mostly buy random stuff or old broken things to fix.

author: DiTBho
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 21, 2021, 05:57:06 pm
content: Quote from: james_s on August 20, 2021, 08:03:13 pmIndeed

author: DiTBho
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 21, 2021, 10:06:56 pm
content: I have a Casio graphics calculator for sale, but I don't know where to put it for sale.I need some PC133 single-sided DIMM memory chips, but I don't know where to buy.The only thing I know: not on eBay.

author: james_s
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 22, 2021, 12:18:40 am
content: Well ebay is where you're going to net the highest price on the calculator for sure, but if you're willing to settle for a lower profit you can try the sale section of this forum or see if there's a calculator enthusiast forum. You could also try craigslist or any sort of local equivalent. The DRAM chips ebay is probably also the most likely source but there is a risk of getting fakes, though you have that risk almost anywhere on old parts like that. I have bought used DIMMs a few times when I needed obsolete RAM chips, that made it easy to test them before I used them in something else.

author: rsjsouza
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 22, 2021, 01:03:04 am
content: You could try to buy the memory in one of the zillions of "marketplace" vendors at Newegg, Amazon, etc. These might be simply virtual fronts for eBay or Aliexpress sellers anyways...

author: DiTBho
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 22, 2021, 10:42:20 am
content: Quote from: rsjsouza on August 22, 2021, 01:03:04 amBut I need to talk with the seller to ensure I can buy 1 rank modules, a detail that is never easy to understand from description, and on Amazon asking question is simply something rarely happens.What is Newegg?

author: testpoint1
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: August 22, 2021, 04:57:31 pm
content: Quote from: narkeleptk on August 19, 2021, 10:00:41 pmpls check the attached transaction within ebay now, the card is 699 USD, customer (in AZ) pay 743 USD, I only get 568 USD, what you think the rate now (2021) ?

author: DiTBho
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 22, 2021, 05:41:34 pm
content: Quote from: testpoint1 on August 22, 2021, 04:57:31 pm+ Paypal taxes

author: courantelectro
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: August 22, 2021, 07:28:47 pm
content: EBay is happy! Money without doing anything ...

author: testpoint1
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: August 22, 2021, 07:59:52 pm
content: Quote from: DiTBho on August 22, 2021, 05:41:34 pmfrom 2021, ebay kicked the Paypal, if by Paypal, fee is not so high.

author: DiTBho
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 22, 2021, 09:08:09 pm
content: 4% of the total ?

author: testpoint1
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: August 22, 2021, 10:33:31 pm
content: Quote from: DiTBho on August 22, 2021, 09:08:09 pmby ebay, near 20%, if via Paypal only, about 4%.

author: Teti
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: August 23, 2021, 07:45:12 pm
content: Yes it is nearly 20%, eBay is getting really greedy. I don't mind fees, however what really pisses me off is the fact that you have to relist item every month for additional 36p as a business seller (for each separate listing).Screenshot below as an evidence. I have a little shop where I sell various PCB's (mainly for DIN41612) and for cheap items the relisting fee is killing it.Seriously I'm thinking of moving my shop completely to Tindie and keep only high turnaround items on FleaBay, where you can justify relisting fees and other charges.

author: courantelectro
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: August 23, 2021, 08:07:31 pm
content: People are complaining about eBay but no real competitor. Without ebay I don't sell anything so ...

author: thm_w
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 23, 2021, 08:48:22 pm
content: Quote from: james_s on August 21, 2021, 05:48:01 pmI would rather have a lot of results than too few, as long as the search logic and filtering are reasonable. Which they are on ebay. Amazon search is terrible in comparison.I think the difference here is you are buying random things that won't have a specific search term, which does make your life harder. If you filter by "for parts" and non-fixed price, then go to specific categories, it shouldn't be too terrible? and filter out sponsored:https://www.reddit.com/r/uBlockOrigin/comments/m1dckx/started_getting_sponsored_items_again_when/gqdh0ni/That or get friendly with your local electronics junkyard and see if they can pass stuff along to you.

author: DiTBho
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 23, 2021, 10:10:15 pm
content: Quote from: Teti on August 23, 2021, 07:45:12 pmnever heard about, how good is it?