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I know it is shill bidding because ebay explained it very nicely :). It happens all the time. I should have ended the listing and started it higher. I didn't know what shill bidding really was, though I had heard the term. I did my time :D. I don't try to be deceptive, but you learn as you go...

But I do think they mind, or they wouldn't enforce it. Doesn't mean people don't try to get around the rules. Whenever I get help, and have to answer a survey, I bang on about their fees being too high, about double dipping by forcing us to have paypal as a payment option. I don't know if...

But I believe it IS against the rules to sell outside ebay (perhaps that particular item that you have listed) and try to avoid fees. You need to be careful I think. But once someone has contacted you, I cannot see a problem with selling them something else that is not listed :). I'm still in...

Good luck. I was hoping that Oztion would get popular enough to challenge ebay, but it seems ebay is King and who knows if any other site will ever challenge it. Meanwhile, you just have to work with it to get the best result.

Gumtree is owned by eBay. I use gumtree for things that I know are worth a certain amount and will not go higher. The beauty of eBay is for things that will generate a bidding war. The buyers on gumtree are much less likely to follow through in my experience but it is good for some things. I...

Not sure about vehicles and/or vans but I have used ebay classified adverts. You set the price and there is NO listing fee but the final value fee is higher. I have used this for my art, which is so hit and miss that I don't list on "normal" listings any more. Maybe check out the...