03-17-2013 08:25 PM
04-02-2014 08:31 AM
@1616west wrote:I predict there will be a class-action suit against Ebay & PayPal someday..
A class-action suit because people were charged the fees that they were told they would be charged? That's hilarious.
BTW, people who actually read the user agreement know they've given up their right to sue, and have to use arbitration. But again, what's to arbitrate when it comes to fees?
04-24-2014 03:41 PM
10% of $20 is $2, not $.20. But then add on to the price of the item, the shipping cost, the eBay and PayPal fees, and it's almost not worth your time to sell on eBay, unless you can purchase the item at a very low cost and sell it really high.
@pantlandia wrote:
I just got an email from Ebay announcing their hike on seller fees....up to 10% final value plus shipping!!! How are we supposed to make money with these ever climbing fees?
Looking at your completed items, you don't sell much over $20.00...which means at the most, your final value fees will be an extra 20 cents. You can't absorb that?
04-24-2014 09:45 PM - edited 04-24-2014 09:45 PM
Quitting is easy. But finding another place to sell at 13% FVF with the following internet traffic. NOT GOING TO HAPPEN!
Globally 24th
U.S.A. 7th
13.77 page views per visitor
11:39 daily time spent on site
04-25-2014 07:29 AM
@brucewayne32us wrote:10% of $20 is $2, not $.20. But then add on to the price of the item, the shipping cost, the eBay and PayPal fees, and it's almost not worth your time to sell on eBay, unless you can purchase the item at a very low cost and sell it really high.
Well, yeah, I thought that would be fairly obvious to anyone who wants to run a business.
If you're not making money on a $20 eBay sale, a reduction in eBay fees isn't going to make it worthwhile to continue.
04-25-2014 08:01 AM
I think it's kind of funny that people are still complaining about the fees.
Yes, they are high. Ebay is a business and they have figured out the best fees (for them) in order to maximize their profits. I can't say I blame them. We are all trying to maximize our profits. Why don't you sell your $100 item for $40? Someone will pay you $100 for it, but just go ahead and sell it for $40.
There are other ways to sell, but Ebay knows they are the far and away the top of the chain for auction sites. I have tried Etsy, sold things on Craigslist, consignment shops, booths at swap meets and yard sales. Nothing can top ebay for buyer interest.
Stuff I could barely sell for $5 at any of these other venues will sell for $15 to $30 on Ebay. Even with the fees, I am making out ahead.
04-25-2014 08:04 AM
Yes, it would seem obvious but unfortunately some sellers can't see the trees for the forest. Absolutely nothing can be taken for granted when dealing especially with new and some veteran eBay sellers. A number of seasoned sellers continue to have a 'No Return'
policy because they have not had a problem where by they lose the merchandise and the money! And they tend to scream the loudest and blame eBay when they did it to themselves by not reading/knowing policy.
05-18-2014 11:28 PM
This is so terrible. What did they do for us to deserve 10% of what we owe. This is a total robbery. Paypal too .-.
That's $100 from $1000
and then the other fees and paypal fee.
I feel bad for sellers now.....
05-19-2014 07:04 AM
They provide a well-known, highly trafficked website with millions of potential buyers around the world. Being a top 10 retail website with a brand known to pretty much everyone entitles them to charge higher fees than other selling options. In retail, the more buyer traffic you attract, the higher the rent merchants pay.
Having owned my own storefront and ecommerce site in the past, and dealing with set up, marketing, hiring staff, paying utilities/labor/insurance/etc., and everything else that goes along with that, the fees on eBay are quite reasonable in comparison.
Even if you only want to sell a few items here on occasion, the fees are still reasonable compared to running a yard sale or a flea market booth, both of which require your personal presence, set up, tear down, and possibly permits. Here, you can just create a listing, answer questions, and if you get a sale, accept payment then ship. And you can do so pretty leisurely.
05-29-2014 06:08 AM
I just want the damned 'Shipping value fees' removed.
If something costs $4.80 to ship, what god damned right
does eBay have to tax a 3rd party cost.
06-11-2014 05:17 PM
Especially if you shipped thru eBay, who then knows exactly the shipping cost. The original propaganda that this is to close the loophole of people avoiding fees by selling for a penny and charge high shipping fees does not apply here.
eBay needs to stop charge fees on shipping cost done via eBay!!!
06-11-2014 10:24 PM
none......absolutely none !
oh.....wait......they do it anyway.....
07-19-2014 11:09 AM
You must work foe Ebay. Possibly the propaganda department. Many of us recall the original % fees that Ebay had that along with sellers launched the Company to huge success, this would never happen with the current fees.
07-19-2014 11:17 AM
Seriously? and I remember when gas was a buck a gallon! No one here works for eBay ~ just a group of well-read sellers who know how to navigate the in's and out's of eBay policy to get the most bang for their buck when listing and selling their widgets ~ which translates into profits!
07-19-2014 12:35 PM
07-20-2014 10:33 AM
if u look at that long enough....it starts going backwards.......
i think i'm going to frow up.......