Does anyone look at eModelCars? Guess not

[DPNM]

I need some quick cash and I want to sell off some of my models. The usual way I would do this is list them on feeBay but, as you can see by what I call it, I am tired of paying their HIGH seller fees. Does anyone on here look at emodelcars? It is a small site like the giant one but it seems that the stuff on it has been there a long time. It's sad as there is a tab for it at the top of the forum page. It could become huge if more people read/used it. And it's free!!!

As said, I need my cash quick so I'm not sure that emodelcars would be the place to post them unfortunately. I prefer not to list them on feeBay either.

I have read most of this thread (I couldn't take it all, too much bickering and whining) http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=70679&hl=emodelcars and it seems that if I do post my items for sale on emodelcars that I can mention in this thread that they are listed and anyone interested can go there to see them. I am not selling on the MCM forum, just referencing emodelcars. Is this correct, I can reference?

Edited January 5, 2015 by DPNM

[gtx6970]

Tried there several times,,, but the way I found .. unless your practicaly giving ity away dont bother.

imo only

[gbdolfans]

Jim,a while ago there was a good amount of activity on there.I bought several kits there from some GREAT sellers.As it doesn't cost anything,what do have to lose.Try there and if you can't make it work,try the other one.Say what you want to,there is a HUGE potential customer base.For that,you pay a relatively small fee.

If you do either way,PM me a message as to your seller ID.

George

[chunkypeanutbutter]

emodelcars is dead all the time. I don't find anything interesting on there, never have.

[Modelbuilder Mark]

catch 22, people don't post things there because they see no buyers, then buyers do not shop there because there is nothing posted. and the cycle continues. Shame really. Great idea, and very cool of it to be offered.

[DPNM]

To all that have responded so far, I appreciate your input. I would only list items at the same price that I would if I were putting them on feeBay. I have a pretty good idea of what they are worth and that is the price I would go with. I'm not trying to rip someone off nor do I want to lose money. I feel that my prices would be fair and for the most part sell on feeBay. I usually offer free shipping with my items and that is what I would do on this site. As the buyer I would hope that people would understand that part of my shipping cost is included in the starting price. I would also offer a "bundle" discount if someone was interested in buying more than one item. That is possible because of having no seller fees.

It would be nice if there was more interest in the site. Being that we aren't allowed to sell on the forum I, for one, was unsure if I could mention my listings on the MCM forum for items I would list on emodelcars. That, to me, would be/is the best way to draw interest to the site in general and my listings in particular . I may just give it a go. My user name on eModelCars is the same as it is here.

[Guest]

Tried there several times,,, but the way I found .. unless your practicaly giving ity away dont bother.

imo only

What he said, plus they require you to use paypal. Not interested.

[DrGlueblob]

If I needed cash fast from my kits, I'd try my closest model club, then any local kit swap meets, then Craigslist. Hope this is of some help.

[LDO]

EBay all the way. EModelcars is dead. Model club members want things at giveaway prices. Craigslist is full of flakes and spammers.

EBay has fees, but you get what you pay for; audience of millions, around the world, (pretty much) gaurunteed payment, no flakes trying to spam you/steal your identity.

Edited December 27, 2014 by LDO

[Guest]

, no flakes trying to spam you/steal your identity.

Ebay is full of them too. I hear stories all the time.

[Erik Smith]

EBay all the way. EModelcars is dead. Model club members want things at giveaway prices. Craigslist is full of flakes and spammers.

EBay has fees, but you get what you pay for; audience of millions, around the world, (pretty much) gaurunteed payment, no flakes trying to spam you/steal your identity.

What Lee said.

If you're selling with a fixed price, you can try emodelcars first, but you will have about 3.65 billion more customers on eBay.

[Erik Smith]

Ebay is full of them too. I hear stories all the time.[/quote

They are everywhere. You have quite a bit of protection on eBay and PayPal, though. I would rather deal with attempts at ID theft through eBay than deal with it on my own through CL or other outlet.

[DPNM]

I am giving it a try. If it works correctly the auctions should end on Saturday, January 3rd. It is a short window of opportunity. I started my auctions at a lower cost than if I would have listed them on eBay. If you feel they are priced too high that is your opinion. I believe that the pricing is fair.

I'll see how this goes and may put more items on later or just say the ***heck*** with it.

[Tom Geiger]

Jim-

I just took a look and there are a total of TEN items for sale on eModelCars, including the 3 items you just listed.

[LDO]

Wow. 19 items listed on the entire site. Good luck. I wonder, though, is this how it was supposed to work? Someone makes a post here to direct people there. Seems like it would be easier to just allow selling here. Could be aliens, too.

[DPNM]

Lee, If you click the link in my first post on this subject it seems to me you can reference putting items on eModelCars. Maybe I'm wrong. If I am correct it may have been the best way for people to draw potential buyers and the site would have more listings than it does or, then again, maybe it is aliens???