Looking at both E-Moguls eBay and Amazon, the platform for comparing them one-on-one is a bit tricky. EBay has always been synonymous with auctions and bidding. On the other hand Amazon has always maintained its policy of fixed pricing, which is completely opposite to eBay. In the past Amazon did try dabbling in the auction market but couldn’t sustain for long since Amazon customers were habituated to buying in fixed price ranges.
Before asking you what sort of a seller or buyer you are, I want to show you who goes to Amazon and who to eBay. Understanding your needs better will help you squeeze the best of both.
If you are looking out for knowing your buyer or seller better (which can deem the deal reliable), then you should head to eBay since the c-to-c interaction (customer-customer) is prevalent there. The chances of you being in touch with the other customers are very high which not only provides you an immediate customer but also helps you to form a better network base for your business.
The plus point of trading in Amazon is that, you don’t have to bother yourself with information about who you are selling to or vice versa. The very fact that a product is being sold on Amazon is a benchmark of high quality and high pricing. This is because if you have any complaints with any product, you straightway return it back to Amazon without going through any other hassles. But at the same time if an eBay customer is not satisfied with the product bought, the least he can do is send more queries to the source of the product or register a complaint with them.
Amazon only invites high-performing businesses to its Pro Merchant and Merchant@Amazon..com programs, which makes competition systematic. Due to the pre-screening process you compete with businesses that fall in your league. Whereas eBay tends to be more global for buyers and sellers.
You might be competing with merchants in other countries who have far lower costs than you do. ”On eBay you pay for every ad you put up, and you have to crunch numbers constantly to see if you are going to be profitable or are wasting your money. On Amazon, there is basically one fee, and that includes the payment processing. With eBay, you need to think about PayPal’s and other complexities. In Amazon, you pay directly from your checking account.
I hope you know which category you belong to, and will make the right choice therefore.