Buying an e commerce site off ebay?

Discussion in 'eCommerce' started by sdegroatjr, Sep 2, 2011.

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    Whats the scam here? their prices on ebay are really low to buy a fully functional e commerce site there has to be a catch and im just wondering what it could be? the hosting? couldn't you just host with a different provider?

    Heres an example i just grabbed really quick;

    http://www.ebay.com/itm/ONLINE-SHOP-ECOMMERCE-WEBSITE-DESIGN-SHOPPING-CART-/330608932133?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4cf9d3f525#ht_5446wt_1125
     
    sdegroatjr, Sep 2, 2011 IP
  2. mauras

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    No scam. Just simple marketing trick to sell hosting :))
    It's open source cart Prestashop. And templates are freely available on internet. After ebay and paypal fees, domain price - seller still getting about $31. It means about $2.58 per month. Not bad for small guy wuth reseller hosting account who needs to compete with big boys and everything "unlimited" for the same price :)
    I used to do it myself.
     
    mauras, Sep 2, 2011 IP