eBid

Looking for eBay alternatives. Thought I would give eBid a try. Apparently, there is no free option - that is, you have to pay a fee to get access to eBid site functionality. I was hoping for at least a free-trial option so I could "kick the eBid site tires" before signing up. But even the site support option (which I was going to inquire about free trial options) comes with a cost. I'll pass on eBid.

3 easy transactions here. Fast shipping. Low prices. The website is simple to use and accepts PayPal for buying or selling. Tho I have not yet made a sale, my buying experience was pleasant. No scammers here.

On ebid for 1 week as a seller. 13 listings. About 18 views on each listing, no sales. This site has great potential for sellers and buyers due to the very low cost compared to the gouging we take on others. I offer much better prices on Ebid due to lower cost. Test Google Search results And my products showed up first page. All sellers should give this a try just don't start on Ebid due to low traffic for now. They are a little difficult to navigate and need to improve this.

So I've made 20 successful bids with no complications and fast payment to all sellers. Then out of the blue Ebid are again harassing me by closing down my account and asking for proof of identification, passport, driving license etc before they reinstate it. I really don't feel comfortable sending this company my documents and I don't believe this is something they should be requesting but I did so anyway. I mean what choice did I have? So it's been 24 hrs since I uploaded my documents and have heard nothing back. I think their customer service towards loyal customers is atrocious.

I don't know why more buyers and sellers don't come over from the 'other place'.
This is a great site for both parties. Well organised and the freedom to chose your own payment handler (not enforced like ebay).
The only reason I did not give 5 stars was because of the lack of high visibility advertising from the owners of ebid. Surely now is the time to start a campaign to attract more buyers.

They close lifetime subscriptions for no reason, it's a scam site.
They charged me £49 for a lifetime subscription then they suspended it and asked for my driving licence, and proof of address, so I sent them the front and back of my driving licence and a bank statement that was just over 1 month old. Then they kept on asking me for different paperwork until they asked for one I couldn't produce because I'm not the homeowner. ONE BIG SCAM keep clear eBay has 100 times more traffic even in 2024

Look up company and directors report it's very small scale only 2 employees and suspect they are the two directiors.the company does not have a high turnover £205 k after directors/employees fees there is next to no profit assets are only £125k. Sales are very low traffic is low where do they get their money from it's mostly from lifetime subscription. It's been on a downward path since 2012 health check is only

I get my account banned for no reasons. I haven't done any violations and the next day they don't allow me to login. I tried contacting them about the issue and I get zero response! I have made several accounts in the past and they all shared the same fate. Registering isn't even functional, alot of times they claim to send confirmation email but they don't. Janky website with terrible service! Don't waste your time with it!

I have bought 100's of sports cards from several different sellers on eBid without a single problem. I have sold a few items on the site too. The 2% selling fees are the lowest around. Takes a little work to drive traffic to my listings. https://www.ebid.net/us/users/BalticAveStore/listings/

Ebid has been a Win Win For Me as a seller I can offer Buyers inexpensive Hard to find Mower Parts as Ebid allows me to post Many items at a Flat rate Price and a very low Final Value Charge Hope to see you there for your Mower related Needs etc! https://stores.ebid.net/daves-used-small-engine-mower-parts

I've been a seller on Ebid for many years and the platform has grown organically over that time.

Fees are low (or free) but do not expect Ebay levels of sales.

Ebid seems to have certain categories of items that sell regularly and if you offer goods in any of those categories, you will see regular sales.

The one off payment lifetime seller option is so comparatively cheap that you will most likely make back the cost in savings in your first year particularly if you sell regularly or run a niche business - it's a going to be much cheaper to set up a store front in Ebid than hosting your own website.

Very low fee's on eBid because you will never get a sale!
150 listings and the only feedback i have had is from making purchases myself.
If you post to various social media accounts... You will get auto generated views that must come from eBid, because if you post same items from other sites you will receive a view or two but every time posting from this auction site you will get 8,10 or 12 views without failure! If you are thinking that i may be stretching the truth... Just visit any one of my listings because you will see that i have over 400 views to some of my items. Overall i am very disgusted!

Been on the Site for 10 years Paid the £50 Lifetime Membership, and earned almost nothing. Keep away from here it is a waste of time!
In Fact list an item first see how many hits you get it is laughable.

What can I say I have now been a member for 4 years.
I have not even had a message or a sale.
Me and my business colleagues even listed items for a penny brand new items
We still hot no response.
Are these 2 guys in their flat still ripping people off.
Do not give your debit card details to these people or you will wake up broke when these guys go down the pan.
All the reviews on here that are good are made up from the 2 guys who work on this Scam.
This company needs reporting to trading standards.
AVOID E BID!

Signed up for lifetime. Figured even if I sold nothing it would spread my name on the search engines... Nope, does not even do that, they are so far down on google and others as to not even make a ripple. Listed about 30/40 good selling items that sell daily on my site and ebay and I have yet to sell one thing. Saw a message about poor sales and needing more listings a month or so ago saying they would kick me off... I figured BFD... Now they are sending me bills for 67 cents and sh*... Laughable company. They did find a niche though, screw people by charging so little that people just write it off as a bad decision... I actually forgot I was on there, total waste of time and money... All that being said, if you have 50 bucks to waste you might as well waste it on ebid.

Overly complicated listing system.

No sales, no views, waste of time as a seller. Promotions? Lifetime sub? Forget it.

As a buyer the payment system is very strange and hard to navigate. Why does one have to check paypal and the purchase several times, add extra details and then check again? Why would anyone bother? This is the answer as to why this place will never take off.

It doesn't deserve to. It only rakes in sub fees from sellers who are fed up with other platforms, nothing but a scam with outdated design.

Ebid is an awful site. A 'one-off' fee is charged up front with the promise of no more fees, they then add a fee to every sale. They never advertise themselves, relying on their customers to do it for them. The traffic through the site is fairly high but no-one there seems to be making any sales. This is a shame because the site looks good, is relatively easy to navigate and has everything in place to make it work except decent management. But I suppose, if they charge up-front, then they see no reason to do anything for their money. If you're looking for a viable alternative to ebay then I suggest you pass this site by.

Terrible, terrible site. I bought the Seller+ Lifetime membership so I could sell for free. Was "selling" (if you can say that) items for a bit. Then I "randomly" got chosen to submit my passport/utility bill. I did both. In fact, I actually submitted 2, not 1, utility bills. My electric and gas bill, both of which have my name and address clearly printed on the FIRST page. BOTH of which I had received not but 3 days prior.

I wake up the next morning to get an email saying "Please submit a valid utility bill that has your name and address and is within 30 days". What a joke! I email them back and tell them "look at the front of the page". HAH! I wake up again the next morning and my account is disabled! Emailed them again and haven't gotten a response.

Thanks for stealing my money and providing terrible customer service. You should try hiring people who have at least graduated from elementary school, because apparently they have no idea how to read.