02-04-2013 11:54 AM
KEPT TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHY THEY WERE BILLING ME FOR SO MUCH MONEY UNTIL I TALKED TO THEM. EBAY IS FLEECING ALL OF US SELLERS EXCEPT THE BUYERS. AT 16% TO SELL AN ITEM IS CRAZY. WE NEED SOME COMPETITION FOR EBAY. COME ON RICH PEOPLE STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND OPEN UP AN AUCTION SITE. YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU. I AM DONE WITH EBAY WHEN IT COMES TO SELLING. IN THESE DIFFICULT ECONOMIC TIMES EBAY IS NOT HELPING AT ALL. JUST PLAIN PATHETIC.
02-16-2017 06:58 PM
@thatsallfolks wrote:
@kayleeisawesome1981 wrote:I AGREE. I AM A STAY-AT-HOME MOM WHO IS DISABLED AND THE EBAY FEES ARE EATING ME ALIVE. WE SHOULD BOYCOTT THIS. THIS IS ROBBING FROM THE POOR. I AM DONE WITH EBAY FOR NOW.
Let's see:
1) You're selling clothing, the #1 most oversaturated and competitive category on eBay.
2) Most of your items get only one bid and sell for $1 to $5.
3) You charge $3 to $5 for shipping.
If eBay were absolutely free, what would your profit have been for the past three months (289 sales)? Have you considered bundling some of those cheap items into lots? Are you using a PayPal micropayments account for those cheap listings? Have you done anything to adjust to the fee structure that's been in place since 2011?
@kayleeisawesome1981 I am not being rude, but further to thatsall's list above...
4) the fact that you are a stay at home mom and disabled is irrelevent. We all pay the same fees, which are clearly outlined for all to see. It's a simple case of read the menu before you order something you can't, or don't want to pay for. Your decission to be done with eBay is a good thing. Good luck going forward.
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04-05-2018 08:51 PM
12 months paid 3000 in fees. Open a store save .85%. At 19.95 month for a store its a loose. Ebay makes more money than me at 15% no work. The fees are crazy.
04-06-2018 06:36 AM
@hd-parts wrote:12 months paid 3000 in fees. Open a store save .85%. At 19.95 month for a store its a loose. Ebay makes more money than me at 15% no work. The fees are crazy.
Right, "no work", LOL. If they did no work, would you have sold $30k worth of stuff online? If the answer is yes, why are you here?
BTW, .85% savings on $3,000 in fees isn't a loss. And the vast majority of store subscribers do it for the free listings, not for the .85%.
04-06-2018 06:55 AM
Not .85 on 3000. Fees are 10% no store , 9.15 w store. Is not worth 20 a month on sales to open a store.
Unless you have a serious markup.
And correct No Work.
What does ebay do ? Hands on work.
04-06-2018 07:08 AM
Yes, I know. You paid 9.15% instead of 10%. If you paid $3,000 with the store, you would have paid $3,278 without the store, so you saved $278 by paying $239 for a store. It doesn't appear that the additional free listings were useful to you. How about the shipping supplies coupons? Any other store benefits?
04-06-2018 09:41 AM - edited 04-06-2018 09:45 AM
You have it backwards. No store paid 3000 @ 10% plus the mystery charges. Comes out to about 15 % total fees via Ebay. Rip Off
They make more than me ...LOL ...
Lets not mention the way they temporarily hold your money when someone complains, and all the time wasted talking to Idiots from Ebay Support.
Not to mention that I am forced to use PAYPAL instead of my merchant provider.
They have you by the short hairs...
04-06-2018 09:49 AM
04-06-2018 10:01 AM
@hd-parts wrote:@You have it backwards. No store paid 3000 @ 10% plus the mystery charges. Comes out to about 15 % total fees via Ebay. Rip Off
Fine, then with a store (costing $240/year), you would have paid $2745 in fees ($255 less).
If you can't make it work, then looking elsewhere is the correct business decision.
04-06-2018 10:17 AM - edited 04-06-2018 10:21 AM
My personal Ebay financial advisor.
Thank You
When I want your opinion I will give it too you.
Please keep to the topic.
16% is way too high and should be a crime for charging that much.
I think you need a life.
Good Buy.
04-06-2018 10:22 AM
04-07-2018 08:53 AM
@hd-parts wrote:16% is way too high and should be a crime for charging that much.
I think you need a life.
Good Buy.
Well, since YOU started with the snarky attitude, HD.... sheesh, where to start. You cannot POSSIBLY think that charging a 16% fee is a crime? If so, you better NEVER buy tickets for ANY event through Ticketmaster. Or buy any clothes from a mall, who makes more close to 300-400% profit margin on their items in a typical mall store. Yeah, 16% is a REAL crime when you actually signed up for AND agreed to that rate when you put up a listing.....
06-06-2018 09:26 PM
People like you are the reason for crazy fees, corprations and government ripping people off in evry way they can and you are defending them, perhaps you work for ebay or somehow you get paid.