As the owner of greater Los Angeles' ( our newest location is Beverly Hills ) largest privately owned chain of consignment on eBay Drop Off Stores, I give eBay 3 stars and let everyone know that Amazon and Craigslist have surpassed eBay in some ways.

On the surface, we all know that eBay is clunky and confused. As a seller of used items on eBay, I have painfully witnessed eBay's real core problem. It is an auction site that thinks it's not an auction site. eBay wants to be Amazon and eBay at the same time, which is a recipe for failure. When eBay realizes that it is an auction site after all, then eBay will again bounce back to greatness. eBay still has the largest number of page views.

In a half-witted attempt to grab more money by discouraging expensive shipping, eBay recently decided to punish many sellers who sell and ship large items such as furniture and appliances. Because of this, Craigslist has now become the preferred venue to sell large household items. If you’ve sold many large household items that are expensive to ship, and have consequently received lower DSR seller ratings, eBay may be reducing your standing in the search engines. This will have a lowering effect of your items, especially newer items with much search engine competition. Because of that, Amazon is now the best place to sell new and newer used items.

Corey Chambers consignment on eBay is now Corey Chambers consignment on eBay, Craigslist and Amazon. We sell most large household items on Craigslist. We sell most new items on Amazon, and most other items on eBay.

For the average person who needs to sell valuables, it is most practical to use an eBay Trading Assistant. If you are in Southern California, and you want to make sure the right items are sold in the right venue to get the most money, then contact me at (714) 361-2655, visit our newest location at 264 S. La Cienega Blve, Suite 1051, Beverly Hills, CA 90211, or visit coreychambers.com Thank you, and I am hopeful that eBay will get its bearings straight and become the focused auction website that it is destined to be. -- Corey Chambers on eBay