Nicholas Y.

I have been on ebay for many years and have not had any problems worth mentioning. For the time being, it is a good site for buying and selling. But as good as their site is, I think it could it could be much better. They just need to stop trying to be like Amazon. If I wanted to buy and sell on Amazon, I would be using Amazon. Ebay has been taken over. They are catering to the big corporations and drop shippers, each of whom sells tens of thousands of items, if not hundreds of thousands. These businesses are ruining ebay because they flood the search pages with thousands of identical duplicate listings that may vary in price by a few pennies, or just a letter or two in the title. It is near impossible to compete as a seller in a market that is saturated with cheaper quality items that always seem to be at the top of the search results, but in a way, that competition makes it a good site to buy on. But check Amazon before buying on ebay, because many of the big sellers and drop shippers are using ebay to list their items and then have them shipped through their Amazon Prime accounts. Of course, in cases like that, the ebay prices will be a few dollars more than Amazon. Maybe they will merge someday. Another thing I feel happening on ebay is that the seller is gradually losing control over how they run their business on ebay. Rules and regulations, and even more rules and regulations. And the fees! If they raise them again anytime soon, I think that the smaller sellers will begin to leave in waves and then ebay would become something like an online Walmart, a truly irrelevant online marketplace. They need to remember where they came from. They need to remember their roots before they are cut down.

This site has it going on! By far, it is easier and MUCH more enjoyable to use than ebay. Take pictures, write a description, list, sell, ship, and get paid! It really is that easy! I have read the reviews written by people who have had trouble on this site, and I believe that all their problems have come because of not understanding how the site works. I have found Mercari to be a wonderful site! I have bought and sold on this site and have had nothing but success! Every couple of weeks, I have a couple of hundred dollars of my sales money directly deposited into my bank account. When I make a purchase, the funds will come out, either from my balance with Mercari or my PayPal account. It works perfectly! By all means, read the bad reviews. As you do, you will see the mistakes that many users have made. Some have acted unscrupulously, and others just lose patience because they just don't seem to understand how this site works! It is straight forward and easy! No problem! Highly recommended! Try it!