rare j.

I have purchased products from several sellers on eCrater with no problems.

Some people complain about how they have been ripped off. I personally feel that you can have this issue from any online website you shop on: ebay, etsy, etc...

If you intend to purchase a product from someone - see if they have any reviews / feed back. You may find that they have no feed back but this still does not mean they are not legit. Email them and ask if they have sold products on any other sites and if you could have a link where you may see their reviews. The seller should not have any problem with giving this information. Also see if they have any information in their profile, any shop policies, if they have Logo's / Avatar etc... The way a individual sets up their shop can say much about what kind of seller they may be. If they are slack on this information - I would go elsewhere to shop. This could be your first warning sign.

I myself sell on several websites online, but do not place my feed back on the new sites. This is because I'm trying to bring traffic to my new store. Sometimes placing feed back from my other sites makes the customer purchase from the other site instead of my new one. But if someone ask for this information I will gladly give it to them. I also have more than one Store Name I sell under due to the type of products I may be selling on one site vs the other.

The other thing you must consider is that there are individuals who are just starting out, and online selling is a new experience. So, they could actually be a excellent seller that probably would not get any breaks because of all the negative factors people hear about eCrater. And like I said you can have these same issues on any website you go to.

Traffic is extremely slow on eCrater. You must work hard to promote your store. Setting up shop can be slightly complicated. It is not exactly user friendly in all aspect. Example: if you want to sell only in the United States - it is difficult to figure out how to do this. Many members will tell you to go to the forum and read all the information / rules of starting your shop instead of giving you a simple answer for that particular question. The other factor about this is that there is so much information in the forum that it could take hours to find the answer you want. Another issue is figuring out how to set up your shipping. Some people do not know how to do the Google analytics for their products. So if you do not place this information - your products may not be seen on Google listings or if you go to search your shop on the web.

I know for myself when I start selling in a new place I'm busy setting up shop loading pics, doing profile, faq, shop policy etc... Do not want to be bothered going into any forum for answers.

ECrater is only (1) of many free online places to sell. Bullszi, Artyah, Addoway, Cargoh, Storenvy (use to be free but I see that they now charge $4.99 monthly fee) etc... These are just a few of many.

Mainly has to do with the Seller and if they are honest. There are alot of many great sellers on eCrater. Many of them have left eBay, Etsy, and other places due to high fees.

The one thing I must say about eCrater is to stay out of the forum especially if you sell on this site. You have old members who voice their opinions about your store whether asked or not. Specific members seem to find pleasure in finding fault and demeaning a new person who has set up shop.

My advice is to simply set up your shop and sell your products.

There are Pros and Cons to selling on this site - but it is FREE. You just have to decide if it is worth the time and effort verses selling product somewhere else.

I hope this information is useful.

P.S. - Robert I - I checked your store out on eCrater and you have no SALES on eCrater. Your comments mislead people into believing you have sales a combination of 6500 sales between selling on Ebay and Ecrater?

Maybe this is part of the reason why people do not trust purchasing products from eCrater.

I sell products online on several website.

This website caters to a age group of around 13 - 35.

I have not purchased any products from this website so I cannot make any comments in regards to the Sellers.

But what I did do is to set up a shop there. Setting up the shipping information on this website is messed up. I had all kind of complication where I would put in a ship price for one product and found the same ship price was listed on all my products not just that specific item. Customer Service is not very helpful. They basically repeat the same thing they have written in their FAQ.

The other problem I had was setting up a second shipping fee if a customer purchased multiple items. (example: $5.30 shipping for first item. $2.00 Shipping for second item.

I decided not to sell on this site. There are website they have issues. But the one thing that has to be right on any site I sell on is the shipping. Putting up a banner on this site may not be easy for someone that is not computer savvy in this aspect.