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Wonder if you have visited Souq.com

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 http://www.souq.com/active_auctions.php?user_id=176683

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.

Real lava froma volcano? hahahahahahahaha

Sorry, that just made me laugh. I am sure it is

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.

Oh I bought once from that site Souq.com

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...

yorky500 wrote:Real lava froma volcano? hahahahahahahaha

Sorry, that just made me laugh. I am sure it is

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

Using obscure phrases for tel numbers just demonstrates that the user base is not yet matured in such things.