Where Should You Sell Online?

Where should you sell online? Not all marketplaces are equal. Let's take a look... E ETSY SELL SIMPLY+TWITTER EBAY Ability to sell on Twitter NO you can only broadcast YES Ability to buy & sell on Twitter NO you can only broadcast Even retweets are transactions Listing Fee $.20 per listing per quantity $.10 - $2.00 range depends on listing FREE Sales 3.5% 7-9% 4% Percentage Listing Restrictions RESTRICTED limited to handmade, vintage and supplies UNRESTRICTED UNRESTRICTED Shipping Calculation NONE AUTOMATED shipping calculated for you AUTOMATED seller must calculate shipping calculated for you COMPLEX multiple step process COMPLEX multiple step process SIMPLE one step Simplicity Reverse NO no reverse options YES YES sell to those who post wants Selling reverse auction Sell Using Public Identity NO YES NO must have ebay account must have etsy account uses your twitter account MILLIONS must have etsy account BILLIONS must have ebay account Reach MILLIONS must have twitter account Embeddable YES YES YES Shop embed shop in your blog or website embed shop in your blog or website embed shop in your blog or website SOURCES http://www.etsy.com/sell http://pages.ebay.com/help/sell/selling-basics.html http://sellsimp.ly/twitter_marketplace