kensus
Wonder if you have visited
I used to be a regular seller (and buyer) on eBay, but have been looking for alternatives after Paypal blocked all accounts of sellers from the Middle East, post 9/11.
UAE now has a parallel, Souq, a much smaller one - no doubt.
I was pleasantly surprised to find that the online shopping trend is catching up in UAE. I have sold quite a few items in just about 2 months and have been getting quite a few repeat customers.
The best part is that if you have something to sell, you just put it up free of charge! You pay 5% to Souq only if your items sells!! Meaning, it is a win-win for everyone.
Check out my present listings at
Nick81
souq is unfortunately nothing like eBay... I really hope it'll be someday.
Buying-Selling online isn't too popular in the M-E for some reason...
In the 2yrs I spent in the US, I bought nearly 90% of my stuff from eBay and made some money on the side by selling stuff there. Craigslist is a pretty good place for that too.
yorky500
Real lava froma volcano? hahahahahahahaha
Sorry, that just made me laugh. I am sure it is :wink:
I thought it was good, until they started charging for selling items. However, people are still able to by-pass the sytem by using obscure phrases for telephone numbers.
Sara1983
Oh I bought once from that site
kensus
- Nick81 wrote:
souq is unfortunately nothing like eBay... I really hope it'll be someday.
Buying-Selling online isn't too popular in the M-E for some reason...
In the 2yrs I spent in the US, I bought nearly 90% of my stuff from eBay and made some money on the side by selling stuff there. Craigslist is a pretty good place for that too.
Couldn't agree with you more...
It takes time to change consumer behaviour!
BTW, eBay had 'zero' visitors on the date it opened; so give the Souq guys some time...
kensus
- yorky500 wrote:
Real lava froma volcano? hahahahahahahaha
Sorry, that just made me laugh. I am sure it is :wink:
I thought it was good, until they started charging for selling items. However, people are still able to by-pass the sytem by using obscure phrases for telephone numbers.
hahaha; I am glad I made you laugh! I am not generally what folks call the 'humourous' guy :wink:
Using obscure phrases for tel numbers just demonstrates that the user base is not yet matured in such things.