05-16-2010 06:50 PM
10-29-2015 04:28 PM - edited 10-29-2015 04:29 PM
eBay cheerleaders always forget that FVFs used to be just 2% and when confronted can never come up with a valid justification for it. Oh, eBay needs more money because reasons. Great, I'm sure you'll appreciate an 8% tax hike too. Afterall, government needs more money because reasons too.
10-30-2015 11:09 AM
@rktoyandhobby wrote:eBay cheerleaders always forget that FVFs used to be just 2% and when confronted can never come up with a valid justification for it. Oh, eBay needs more money because reasons. Great, I'm sure you'll appreciate an 8% tax hike too. Afterall, government needs more money because reasons too.
rktoy, and gas was $1.26 a gallon, 33¢ for a stamp and eggs at 89¢ a dozen in 2000 ~ so I will gather up my pom poms and climb down from the turnip truck and ask you why you continue to sell on eBay if you are so unhappy with the fees?
FVFs may have been less, but there were many other things that a seller had to pay for. You may find this archived thread of interest:
I am just totally befuddled by posters that label some posters "cheerleaders" and "eBay employees" because they figure out how to use eBay to benefit their sales rather than fight it tooth and nail ~ and, btw, I don't pay any fees to eBay ~ my buyers do....and if some sellers can't figure out how to do that then they are paying too much for their widgets. Am I happy with all that eBay does? absolutely not, but I find that I get the most bang for my buck selling on eBay so I have learned how to make it work.
11-10-2015 03:25 PM
11-11-2015 05:20 PM
11-26-2015 04:21 PM
All us sellers need to form together and force ebay to stop these rediculously high fees as well as Paypal ! I am looking for other places to sell my goods.
11-30-2015 06:51 PM
I'm leaving as soon as I'm done clearing out some dead inventory. Fees are out of control, shipping fees are ridiculous. I sell item at going price of $300, cost is $250, final value $18, paypal $10, shipping w/ insurance and signature $18 --profit $4. This is on top paying Ebay store fees.
12-01-2015 01:16 PM
They should stop charging shipping fee's we are charging $10 or under. A lot of my auctions I put exact fee's but yet now I'm paying money to ship an item. It's insane.
12-03-2015 07:59 AM
12-05-2015 04:45 AM
Not only are the fees outrageous but their seller protection is a flat out lie. I have been selling on ebay for years and am appalled at how little ebay cares about or protects sellers. Not to mention the profiteering on fees. Back to craigslist for free!
12-05-2015 10:01 AM
12-06-2015 11:01 AM - last edited on 12-06-2015 02:02 PM by li.varia
hidy-hoo wrote:
I consider the fees my over head. If you've been self employed you know you will have some sort of over head. Do you know how many times a day we listen to these types of complaints? One poster mentioned shipping with sig. @ $ 18. Your listings have free shipping. You have to be factoring that in..right? Another said 'ebay has one less seller' and so I join hidyhoo in saying buh-bye because no one really cares. That isn't meant to be mean. If you want to make a difference re strategize. Learn how to sell & what to sell. Stay & make some money. We'd love to hear a success story!
12-22-2015 02:25 AM
it is rediculously expensive. about 10% of the selling price + paypal fee as well.
i am looking else where as well for selling.
12-22-2015 07:43 PM
Thank goodness I am bailing out of Ebay before I get myself in to deep.So far I have only been drop shipping.I get 50 free listings and I think I get to post 10 pictures for free.I thought this Drop Shipping would be the way to go with Amazon.Does anybody know if there are other sites that allow you to Drop Ship from Amazon.I love Drop Shipping I offer free shiping as an option.Now Ebay would be alright if I didn't think I would incur too high of out of pocket cost.I thought about how much it would cost me to relist that Ipad I just sold for $230.00.Now Ipads seem to be the going thing.At first I said I am going to have this ipad relisted because its a money maker.Ebay should just say when it comes to the fees that they don't make money until the seller makes money.
12-24-2015 01:51 PM
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