# Who has an eBay store? **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [July 2, 2007, 9:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/who-has-an-ebay-store/31755 "2007-07-02T09:40:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![King](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/king/32/7329_2.png) [@King](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/King)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2007, 9:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/who-has-an-ebay-store/31755/1 "2007-07-02T09:40:18Z")
anyone have or manage an ebay store? looking to open one up for my work and manage it while im at school come fall…anyone have any input/feedback as to if its worth it, profitable so on and so on? it seems pretty cool for $16/month they give you traffic reports and tell you what people are searching to get your shit etc. ---
**Author:** ![boxxa](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boxxa/32/5045_2.png) [@boxxa](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boxxa)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2007, 9:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/who-has-an-ebay-store/31755/2 "2007-07-02T09:44:37Z")
The only benefit i told my client about having an eBay store is publicity. I opened one up for a client because they did not with to really advertise their own domain and store so they used eBay’s traffic for sales. They do have a nice interface from what I remember, it was about 12 months ago they opened. If you are selling decent items that people want and are getting reputation from buyers, you can make decent money and 16 a month is worth it. If you already have a market for your items and a customer base, a personal web store is the way to go. ---
**Author:** ![JDMSIR](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jdmsir/32/7376_2.png) [@JDMSIR](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JDMSIR)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2007, 9:45am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/who-has-an-ebay-store/31755/3 "2007-07-02T09:45:27Z")
I helped my buddy open one on abbott rd. Nice to have but its alot of work. ---
**Author:** ![JustinH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9fc29f/32.png) [@JustinH](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JustinH)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2007, 9:49am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/who-has-an-ebay-store/31755/4 "2007-07-02T09:49:38Z")
I’ve had an ebay store for about five years. Just closed it today. It used to be a good deal to attract customers, and make sales. It used to be 2 cents per item per month, and a low final value fee. Now its a dime per item per month, plus TEN percent final value fee. Its too much money. But this alone isn’t what makes it a ripoff. Store items do NOT show up in ebay search. A user would need to check a box on the side toolbar, to even INCLUDE ebay store items in search, and hardly NO ONE does this. Its a waste of money. Setup your own ecommerce site, then feed to Google Base via RSS, and get more traffic for FREE. ---
**Author:** ![Nikuk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nikuk/32/7254_2.png) [@Nikuk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Nikuk)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2007, 9:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/who-has-an-ebay-store/31755/5 "2007-07-02T09:52:29Z")
[quote=“JustinH,post:4,topic:31755"”] Setup your own ecommerce site, then feed to Google Base via RSS, and get more traffic for FREE. [/quote] truth.jpg ---
**Author:** ![JustinH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9fc29f/32.png) [@JustinH](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JustinH)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2007, 9:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/who-has-an-ebay-store/31755/6 "2007-07-02T09:58:27Z")
However… If you are selling knicknacks out of your house, and need cash. Ebay is the way to go, just run auctions and pay for them. But if you have a large business with 5000 items, you need base. Ebay fees will eat you alive, and their ebay Prostores thing is an absolute joke. Basically they setup a website for you, and charge you fees for selling items on your own website. ---
**Author:** ![boxxa](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boxxa/32/5045_2.png) [@boxxa](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boxxa)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2007, 10:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/who-has-an-ebay-store/31755/7 "2007-07-02T10:01:05Z")
[quote=“JustinH,post:6,topic:31755"”] However… If you are selling knicknacks out of your house, and need cash. Ebay is the way to go, just run auctions and pay for them. But if you have a large business with 5000 items, you need base. Ebay fees will eat you alive, and their ebay Prostores thing is an absolute joke. Basically they setup a website for you, and charge you fees for selling items on your own website. [/quote] Ebay Fees + Paypal Fees = ass fucking of the century ---
**Author:** ![King](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/king/32/7329_2.png) [@King](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/King)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2007, 10:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/who-has-an-ebay-store/31755/8 "2007-07-02T10:06:35Z")
[quote=“JDMSIR,post:3,topic:31755"”] I helped my buddy open one on abbott rd. Nice to have but its alot of work. [/quote] on abbott road? nice im looking to open mine on…the internet lol ---
**Author:** ![boxxa](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boxxa/32/5045_2.png) [@boxxa](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boxxa)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2007, 10:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/who-has-an-ebay-store/31755/9 "2007-07-02T10:07:06Z")
[quote=“K Cuv,post:8,topic:31755"”] on abbott road? nice im looking to open mine on…the internet lol [/quote] Yea i was kinda confused about that too… ---
**Author:** ![JDMSIR](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jdmsir/32/7376_2.png) [@JDMSIR](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JDMSIR)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2007, 10:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/who-has-an-ebay-store/31755/10 "2007-07-02T10:39:10Z")
[quote=“K Cuv,post:8,topic:31755"”] on abbott road? nice im looking to open mine on…the internet lol [/quote] Its an actual store. Like 40 year old virgin. ---
**Author:** ![King](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/king/32/7329_2.png) [@King](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/King)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2007, 10:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/who-has-an-ebay-store/31755/11 "2007-07-02T10:41:39Z")
i know what you mean haha…i mean on the ebay website you can have a “store” for companies and frequent sellers ---
**Author:** ![JDMSIR](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jdmsir/32/7376_2.png) [@JDMSIR](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JDMSIR)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2007, 10:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/who-has-an-ebay-store/31755/12 "2007-07-02T10:42:51Z")
[quote=“K Cuv,post:11,topic:31755"”] i know what you mean haha…i mean on the ebay website you can have a “store” for companies and frequent sellers [/quote] Well he does have an eBay online store as well. ---
**Author:** ![King](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/king/32/7329_2.png) [@King](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/King)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2007, 10:48am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/who-has-an-ebay-store/31755/13 "2007-07-02T10:48:04Z")
cool