Do you shop online with auctions?

How will qbay be the same/different from ebay or www.qlassified.com?

we sincerely hope qbay would be popular and gain masses. best wishes.

We're puting the finishing touches to qbay.com and recruiting now.

I will be shopping when I get there and was wondering about online shopping vs. stores.

fanonite, that qlassified.com site is in Qatar. That's why I think it might be worth using.

I wouldn't shop from Qatar becasue I don't want to pay too much for shipping. Its not worth it.

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Still hoping 5m4rtGlamour is going to update.

Not yet, GeekGirl1. I am not sure about pricing. I will let you know!

To follow up with 5m4rtGlamour: Have you listed anything yet?

It would be good, especially, for people who prefer to not meet in person. I get nervous setting up a meeting with someone I do not know. An auction site might be a good idea as a "middle man".

I agree Shayams..for me to give an update, I had used the qlassified.com as an avenue to advertise and sell the items.

What has happened so far is that a resident in A-Khor community bought my HP laptop for a price that was favourable to me...but in the end I sold.

As mentioned earlier my end goal would be to sell my unwanted items through any means....the site I would is doing is job as intended.

I do hope more people would start putting up their stuff as well...as the concept is good while its in Qatar.

Again thats too much text before I head off to Ras Laffan.

mojo1981

the real meaning of Auction is to catch up here....

the reason

1. the country is small, you can always call up the seller directly and negotiate the price.

2. can always drop in to check the stuff yourself.

3. the price.

4. Options

Well to be honest geekgirl...I just want my items to be sold..and will try various avenues till it gets sold..and being free is an added bonus.

The thing I feel while being in Qatar is that unlike back home in Australia or anywhere else a lot of people know what auctions are...its yet catch up here !!

mojo1981

Let us know how it goes, will you?

I signed up, but haven't listed anything yet.

So, you think it is worth trying there, mojo?

backed out in a sense that...they had not read the specs well, though I had them listed, their issue was with the processor of my laptop and also under the assumption that it was with a video card..which it wasn't.

But for me to list it there again, is because I believe it will work..if not now then some other time.

mojo1981

I too want to sell some things. I can use any advice you have.

I just browsed the qlassified.com, and sorry to see the total number of items were hardly 6. I hope this would pick up and wish the owner of website would do all he can to attract more stores giving hot offers and build the site up...... congrats for starting one though... all the best.

mojo, how did the buyers back out? That kind of stinks. So did they or didn't they get sold in the end? I want to list something and I suppose it's free so I wouldn't lose anything...

Well actually...I had seen the ads being sent to both my workplace email address and personal mails about this qlassified.com and I did get sucked into it...initially I posted two of laptops both in Waha Club in Alkhor community and then also on the site.

It was wierd cuz people were calling me from Alkhor community for the laptop specs and bidding on the auction...in the end they both got sold BUT the buyer backed out.

In a nutshell...I'm not too keen on selling my laptops quickly but at the same time if they get sold for my asking price..nothing lost :P

It's called not being greedy and accepting with what you have :P

Anyways thats my two cent worth...

mojo1981

you are welcome.. till now I havent seen any ebay seller from Qatar.....

Thanks, shyams. I am thinking of trying the one I listed above just to see how it works. I think it is in Qatar, so the shipping may be better.

I think I will try to sell something first, because the site looks so new - there aren't too many things to buy. I'll let you know how it goes.

Ebay is good.. two things. mind where you are buying the stuff from.

if you are buying from china or Hongkong, then the seller would ship the item to Qatar with HK post which is cheap and most of the times he offers it free, but the wait time is minimum one month and 45 days is normal. you can opt to get it by HK registered post too with additional shipping cost ranging from $4 to $20, which is much faster and secure.

if you are buying from other countries like US, the standard shipping is done with USPS which is no better than HK post, its take a month too, alternatively if you opt to get it shipped with UPS/DHL/FedEx from the buyer, then price for shipping ranges anywhere from $140.

alternatively to buy from the US seller is Easyshop by DHL, or shop n ship by Aramex. check their website to know how they work.

timebandit, I wish I owned the site, but I do not. I was hoping to find something like it to use to make purchases.

Ahhhh.... I see 5m4rtGlamour this thread was a setup for you to push your new (very new) classified website. Very clever.

Firstly it's slow, secondly some of the images don't load and finally there is not enough traffic on it. But it looks like you are trying to address that ;-)

http://www.qlassified.com

It looks like a new site, just getting started. It's like ebay, but FREE - and it's in Qatar. I sold on ebay before I moved, but this looks like a good option. What do you think?

i have done it for many times, EBAY is trustful as far ranking is concerned, i have received many items through some cheaper means, PM me if interested! :)

I use eBay in conjunction with Aramex for shipping. Some sellers on eBay will ship direct to Qatar as well. You will need to decide if it's wiser to spend the extra on shipping or perhaps buy locally.

Aramex are a cost effective shipper from the states and the UK. When you join their Shop & Ship service they give you a postal address in the USA and UK. You have you items delivered to that address, and then they forward your goods to a depot here at reasonable rates.

I don't think selling items on eBay is a viable option from Qatar. But somebody else may think otherwise.

i think thats hectic for a place like qatar. especially the shipping costs and the time taken to arrive. why dont you try any local shops like home centre or homes r us if its for furnitures? there are a hundred other shops in salwa road for furnitures, household items etc etc etc. wats that u exactly wanna buy?

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great shopping on ebay.. i had done several times... shipping cost should be mention on item description, if not just ask the seller... but be careful on reading the fulll description carefuly, regarding like warranty, refund, exchange, damage, geniune, new or used etc...