8 Popular Retailers With Little-Known eBay Shops Full of Deals
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Supply chain disruption and shipping troubles shook up the e-commerce game throughout all of 2020, and we’re not quite out of the woods yet. As more and more shoppers turn to marketplace vendors and third-party resellers in favor of major retailers, eBay has experienced a surprising renaissance.
What many people don’t realize is that they can have their cake and eat it too. There are plenty of big-box stores and established retailers operating eBay storefronts, but they are surprisingly difficult to find.
These retail alternatives offer exclusive stock and discounts that can’t be found on a store’s main website, and free shipping appears to be the rule rather than the exception.
Here are a few popular retailers who maintain an eBay storefront:
1. adidas
While there is some overlap, the adidas eBay store does not represent the full breadth of the apparel retailer’s selection. Instead, it operates like an online outlet store. Most listings are priced at MSRP, but sales pop up frequently thanks to the prevalence of minimal staples and soon-to-be-out-of-season items.
As an added bonus, the entire shop offers free shipping. Stock is constantly shifting for the same reason, so it’s worth checking back periodically if you aren’t feeling any of the current adidas deals.
2. Adorama
In addition to a variety of outlet-style deals and limited time offers, Adorama’s eBay storefront takes another common approach used by major retailers operating a marketplace profile — advertising a curious grab bag of small gadgets, peripherals and fun junk right alongside its typical stock of camera gear and audio equipment. P
lenty of these items are listed on the Adorama website, but they are hidden deep within the depths of the site, not sitting pretty right on the company’s front page. The storefront hosts regular sales, plus a ton of products are labeled with Fast ‘N Free shipping.
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3. Best Buy
Compared to other major retailers with a presence on eBay, Best Buy’s storefront is laid out similarly to its website and brick-and-mortar locations. The company provides a diverse mixture of electronics listed at regular price, deep discounts, open-box deals and refurbished products. However, there are a few perks to checking its eBay store before you head to your local Best Buy.
First and foremost, direct shipping from a known location combined with accurate (and regularly updated) stock numbers can make a big difference if you tend to purchase items that sell out and restock often. Additionally, there may be open-box items and refurbished goods that are not reflected in-store or elsewhere online.
4. Microsoft
When Microsoft revealed its brand new eBay shop at the beginning of the 2013 holiday season, the company advertised a mixed array of first-party Microsoft electronics alongside “curated products appealing to the eBay community.” Several micro-generations of e-commerce later, Microsoft has retained the same business model.
You can find mainstays like PCs, video game consoles and smartphones among a sea of unlocked devices, inexpensive USB gadgets and clever STEM toys — all of which qualify for free shipping. If you want to treat yourself to marked-down peripherals and trinkets alongside practical home office purchases, consider visiting this eBay store.
5. Newegg
As a marketplace-adjacent website founded in direct response to eBay’s success, the atmosphere of Newegg’s own website is pretty similar to that of an established electronics vendor on eBay. Thus, migrating its stock and business model to eBay has been very easy for this PC component powerhouse.
Rather than acting as an outlet or standalone shop, Newegg’s eBay store acts as an extension of its home site. You can find the same variety of computer parts, gaming accessories and even home-goods, with a hearty selection of hidden deals not featured on the website.
6. Office Depot
Office Depot’s brick-and-mortar stores are probably your best bet if you only need office supplies for personal use. Making bulk purchases for an entire office or organization can get expensive quickly, and that’s where the Office Depot eBay store comes in. You can still buy a cheap two-pack of ballpoint pens, but you get the best deals on bulk purchases of file folders, K-Cups and cleaning supplies.
The number of sales is proportionate to whatever deals are available on the website or in-store, but you don’t have to spend $60 or more if you want to get free shipping.
7. Overstock
Believe it or not, Overstock’s eBay presence could best be described as an overstock outlet for another overstock outlet. The categories and current highlighted deals are roughly the same as what you see on the Overstock website, but you can find quite a few eBay-exclusive items if you look closely.
You can often find wall art and home decor in different sizes and colors that aren’t available on the main site. With over half a million items listed, there’s no telling what you might uncover.
8. Sweetwater
Sweetwater, widely beloved audio equipment retailer, has maintained an eBay store for the entirety of its e-commerce career. Between the Sweetwater site, its own personal used gear marketplace and the Sweetwater eBay shop, there is no shortage of ways to get the best deals and fast, free shipping on all of your audio needs. This complete integration does come at the cost of product variety across multiple platforms, but you will have much better luck finding what you need by browsing through all three shops.
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