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Mailing label ripoff
eBay charged me $32 for a shipping label that included $12 of actual USPS postage. Won't be using that "service" again.
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eBay charged me $32 for a shipping label that included $12 of actual USPS postage. Won't be using that "service" again.
captkirck
·1 year agoI think eBay's label program is a rip off because they should not consider the shipping charges as the seller's profit. For example I sold my merchandise for $65. I bought a label from eBay for $37.80 and they charged $5.65 for tax. That was a total of $108.45. Then they hit me with 13.5% on $108.44 (?) which was $14.75, and oh yes a Final Value Fee(?) of $.40 bringing my total fees to $15.15 in fees.
So then they subtract $15.15 and $5.65 from $108.45 which brings my net to $87.65. So then they take away the $37.80. Wait what? I bought a label, the seller pays that for shipping and then eBay takes it away again from me?
So my payout after all of this is $49.85? That brings the actual 'fee' on a sale of $65 not 13.5% but a whopping 23.38%! Does that seem fair?
I've been with eBay for a very long time. Back when fees were a reasonable 2% and it seemed as though eBay was your partner. But now they are just greedy. This convoluted new system is like a shell game. A devious way to reach deeper into their clients pockets.
Even the rep on the chat line finally said when I was confused about this was, "well I've answered your question, that is all that I can do. Just like credit cards have fees, eBay has fees" and then abruptly ended the chat.
I understand that they are a service and they make unloading our 'stuff' convenient. And we don't have to use them. But from now on I'm surely not using their label scam again. Sure it's very convenient but it's wrought with hidden fees.
nobody*s_perfect
·1 year agoWell of course the apparent percentage is inflated when you treat the shipping expense as if it was a fee.
kh-laura
·1 year agoHi everyone,
Due to the age of this thread, it has been closed to further replies. Please feel free to start a new thread if you wish to continue to discuss this topic.
Thank you for understanding.