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eBay fees are getting too expensive!!!

maddog1273
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I just sold a few items and noticed eBay took 12% of my total....Plus PayPal (Who is owned by eBay) took another 3%......
This is ridiculous!!!!
http://pages.ebay.com/help/sell/fees.html

Is there any way to get these fees lowered for future listings. Like starting a store OR am I doing something wrong????

Any suggestions would be appreciated.....
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mickey420xxx
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A lot of people use a posting ID.
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A lot of people use a posting ID.

Hi, Mickey.... (betcha never heard this one before).

You might as well spit in the ocean. It does not make a difference. People have never heard of posting i.d.'s and they claim to be big time posters.I am not ragging on any one. It's just that it comes up so often.



Be cool Mickey.
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it shows the number of posts under one's avatar ....so i don't get what you mean.


Who will save the river valley , that's my drinking water.! "Moxy Fruvous"
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it shows the number of posts under one's avatar ....so i don't get what you mean.

Komo, look at post #14, this thread. Posting ID's usually have 0 feedback so how dare these folks give advice?
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OK Dave , like you said they don't know people use posting ID's.


Who will save the river valley , that's my drinking water.! "Moxy Fruvous"
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PS and they are smug !


Who will save the river valley , that's my drinking water.! "Moxy Fruvous"
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crazymancreations
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No wonder you don't have a problem with the seller fee's, you've never sold anything

Was that Alfred E. Neuman talking or 'you'?

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angelsmile8888
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Why do they use post ID,what's their aim?I feel now many ones bid on my items,but they never pay.
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kris*scloset619
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Some people use posting IDs so they offend someone on the boards (some people take things the wrong way or get easily upset), that person won't retaliate by buying an item and leaving a neg. Yes, people can be that petty, it has happened.

Guess I'm living dangerously.
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Some people use a posting ID to protect their selling IDs. On certain boards, not so much this one, if you tick off or disagree with a few certain people, they will interfere with your listings in some form or another.

I use a posting ID simply because I prefer to.
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toby4y2w
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I can't agree more with the fees. We have sold on Ebay for a number of years. Mostly small one time items that range from industrial to collectibles. We are rated as a power seller, but only have 168 items listed. Our monthly bill went from under $30, including our store fees to $80 with the new fees. Stores do not get the 100 free auction style listings and for auctions started under $.99 the fees are 25 cents each!! Shoot - I'm not telling you anything you don't already know! I normally do not post on the discussion boards, but want to thank all of you! Your posts are very insightful! It does seem like Ebay is punishing the small sellers.

I do believe that one day there will be life without Ebay!! For now, I'm finding ways around all of those fees!!

Have a great day!
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mickey420xxx
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I thought auctions starting .99 or less were .10 for stores, not .25.
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They are .10 for stores. I just did a .99 because I thought it was free and was surprised to see the .10.
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justmho
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I also got a shock when I received my invoice. I haven't sold anything recently so I wasn't aware of the fee "increases". I just sold an item on auction that closed at $365. PayPal hit me about $11.00 and the final value fee was around $35.00. 9%!! WOW!, Sure miss those good old days!
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Same Here, except that I sold $178 in items, and when you take the listing fees, FVF, and paypal fees I lost close to $100! That is Ridiculous, they are penalizing the small seller. i've been selling here for 10+ years! they are getting too greedy, i have no more loyalty to them, i'm looking elsewhere, and when the competitor comes i'm switching. they aren't smart to alienate and upset their clients due to their greed, when someone comes up with a good competitor, there will be a mass exodus because they've exchanged our loyalty for a quick profit.
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