Show me the Money...!! (yahoo.uk.com)

Member Name: washboard

Product:	yahoo.uk.com
Date:	25/06/01 (96 review reads)
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Advantages: Free service, You will sell eventually

Disadvantages: Alot of time wasters about, Too many auction listings

I been using auction sites for well over a year now and have come to the conclusion that if you want to sell something for free and are prepared to wait then Yahoo is the place to do it. As it is a free service you tend to find that each section has thousands of auctions in it, and its only a matter of time before somebody comes across yours. The good thing is when you set up your auction you can relist it for up to five times and 10 days at a time so you get 50 days of selling power before you have to give up. I'm sure if it hasn't gone in fifty days its never gonna go.

What you do have to watch out for is Time wasters there are a awful lot on Yahoo and I have come across quite a few myself. They tend to be people selling a similar item to you but at a more expensive price or they are bidding on your item plus somebody else's at the same time. You can monitor your bidders and it could be worthwhile if you want to sell your item. You will soon learn who the Time wasters are and you can then add them to your blacklist so you won't be bothered again!

However, I would only recommend that you use Yahoo auctions if the item your selling is under £50 and not that popular or its quite cheap under £10 say, because Yahoo auction punters tend to be real bargain hunters, and don't really want to pay much at all for anything, and you escape all the auction fees, that you would normally pay at QXL or Amazon.

If you are selling something quite serious and worth few quid, or something thats really popular like games consoles etc, then its worth paying a small fee at QXL or Amazon and get some real interest from people that don't time waste. Its suprising how that small fee keeps all the junk out of the auctions at QXL and Amazon.

Happy Bidding Auctioneers...!

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