5+ Best eBay Australia Alternatives To Try

Gumtree is an online advertisement and community website that was founded in 2000 in the UK as a way to connect Australians, New Zealanders and South Africans who had moved or were planning to move to the UK. It is now a thriving community hub that acts as a marketplace for goods and services.

The website boasts a number of categories including jobs, real estate, services for hire, clothing and jewellery, etc., so it is easy to find what you are looking for on the site.

Whether customers are looking to advertise or sell goods, or pick up something themselves, the website is easy to navigate and also has the option of an app for compatible devices.

Users can reply to ads easily via a number of options that the original poster will have selected. These can be either by message within the site, SMS or phone call.

PayPal is linked to the site as a simple method of payment or cash can exchange hands if meeting in person. A section titled ‘Gumtree for Business’ or ‘Gumtree Jobs’ allows recruiters to source reliable, quality candidates for their companies through affordable ways of placing job ads in this local marketplace.

This service requires a monthly fee that depends on the features users would like to use including banner ads to increase views, larger ad displays, company logo display, bump up features and more.

Etsy is an online marketplace for handmade goods that launched in 2005 and is available around the globe. It is the perfect place for finding unique one-of-a-kind treasures by obscure designers. It is easy for sellers to sign up, list their items and essentially create their own small business from the comfort of their own home.

Sellers have their own personal storefronts and while it is free to sign up, each item costs $0.20 USD to list. Etsy receives a fee from each sale of 5% final sale value as well as from seller services where sellers pay to receive features such as promoted listings, payment processing and purchases of shipping labels through Etsy.

Sellers receive a bill from Etsy at the end of each month.

It is easy for buyers to located items by using the search bar with specific keywords, or to have a browse through the categories such as Home & Living, Art, Jewellery, Women, Men, Kids, Weddings, etc.

Buyers can determine the reliability and quality of each shop thanks to positive percentage feedback from previous buyers.

This is a great way to determine whether the item described is as it says, as well as other key buying factors such as shipping time. Buyers can also view every item listed in a shop which is great as a way to save on shipping costs if multiple items are purchased, but also as a way to explore sellers that appeal to the buyer. 

Amazon is the world’s largest online marketplace and one of the world’s most valuable companies. It was established in 1994 and is accessible wherever internet is available.

While it initially started as an online marketplace for books, it now sells electronics, software, video games, apparel, furniture, food, toys, and jewellery.

It has separate retail websites for some countries but offers international shipping on select items from it’s primary US website.

It has numerous acquisitions and subsidiaries and a delivery service called Amazon Prime that has over 100 million subscribers worldwide.

This service offers free 2-day domestic delivery, free international delivery on orders over $49 AUD, and exclusive access to movies, TV shoes, music, Kindle e-books, Twitch Prime (gaming) and more.

You can sell on Amazon for free, you just pay a success fee. You can also have Amazon ship your products to customers under the Amazon Prime business model.  

Prime video is the only place Amazon originals are able to be watched and include titles such as The Boys, Good Omens and American Gods. There is a 7-day trial and then costs $6.99 AUD a month or $59 AUD a year.

Kindle e-readers are produced by Amazon and e-books can be downloaded from Amazon to appear instantly on the Kindle.

Independent publishing is available through Amazon and takes less than 5 minutes, with books appearing on Kindle stores worldwide within 24-48 hours. To make purchases, users must have an account which is free to create. Gift cards are also available and are a great present to send to international friends.

Locanto is an online marketplace and classifieds website that was launched in 2006 in New York City by German start-up company, Yalwa.

It is now available in more than 60 countries in 5 languages. Posting an ad works similarly to having an ad in a newspaper but reaches a much greater audience.

It is free to post an ad as well as to browse the categories on the site which include jobs, personals, real estate, classes, community, events, for sale, services and vehicles.

Users can also search for specific terms using the search feature and add location or post code and distance from this location in order to narrow search results. Users can also browse locations which include all Australian major cities and regional areas, or by state.

 
The site is a great way to connect locally with sellers or service providers. Buying items secondhand saves users money and receiving services from locals helps keep money in the area instead of supporting big businesses who may take profits elsewhere.

Therefore, it is an easy way to support local businesses while receiving the services and items you require and would purchase anyway.

While the website can be accessed for free, a premium subscription exists from $3.95 AUD a month that offers members exclusive advantages.

These include being able to view online, notifications for ad searches, browsing ad-free, SneakPic (send photos that are only view-able for a short time) and Premium label (allows your ads stand out in search results).

The Trading Post began as a classifieds ads newspaper in 1966. In 2006, printing of the hard copy newspaper was stopped and the company moved to operate solely online.

It still has the same classifieds structure as the original design, with users able to post ads for others to see and respond to.

Ads are categorised into over 25 categories including jobs, real estate, automotive, books, hobbies, house and garden, fashion and beauty, pets, etc.

It is easy to search locally using the search feature, or browse certain areas to find local treasures or a new career opportunity close to home.

It is free to post an ad in the majority of categories however car, caravan, cat and dog ads have a placement fee. Users can post as many ads as they like however there is a limit for the number of ads that can be up at once.

This limit is high and most users will not encounter it but for those commercial users, packages are available that include unlimited advertising as well as other benefits.

Ads are able to be upgraded to increase views and these upgrades include highlighting the ad to make it colourful and stand out against the background, bumping the ad so that it appears at the top of the search results listing, and urgent ad that allows users to see the sale is urgent and negotiate accordingly.