[Exhibitman]

eBay's fee structure and payment service have taken the cost of sale on that platform closer to an AH every year. If you fall under the dreaded "below average" designation, the financial penalty actually makes it more expensive to sell on eBay than to consign to most AHs. eBay has lost five figures of my sales since April as a result. And there is the hassle of fulfillment, the occasional lost item, the thieving SOBs who infect eBay, etc.

Some people have gone over to whatnot, which has a BIN function now and charges substantially less than eBay does.

Others can handle the wild west of selling on facebook or through other social media platforms.

But I digress...

It is a buyer's market if you are peddling mainstream stuff in mainstream condition. Otherwise, not so much. It cycles, like everything else. When things are hopping and sales are strong, I try to squirrel away a few bucks for the downturns to see if I can snap up some bargains.