Am I Nuts?

[chereezz]

I have some new listings, nothing has sold and I received an invoice from ebay for $400!

I haven't sold anything on ebay for a few years. Did something change?

[chereezz]

No reserve - Since when am I charged upfront?

I recall paying maybe $4 or $5 in the past....

[chereezz]

No reserve - Since when am I charged upfront?

I recall paying maybe $4 or $5 in the past?

[chereezz]

Insertion fees $15.05

Advanced listing upgrade fees $380.65

Subtotal $395.70

Total due $395.70

[coffeebean832]

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@chereezz wrote:

Insertion fees $15.05

Advanced listing upgrade fees $380.65

Subtotal $395.70

Total due $395.70

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Further down it itemizes and breaks down those fees. That's what you need to look at.

[chereezz]

I would recall a $395 invoice.

I looked at some past invoices.  They ranged from $4, $11, $27, highest being $58.

And I sold some items in the 2k range.

Who would pay $400 a month for items NOT selling?

I will probably have to close my account now because I obviously misunderstood what I was doing.

[seller*by*day]

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@chereezz wrote:

No reserve - Since when am I charged upfront?

I recall paying maybe $4 or $5 in the past?

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All of those fees have always been charged monthly whether the item sells or not. eBay showed you a running tally as you continued to list items. You didn’t notice?

[chereezz]

I would recall a $395 invoice.

I looked at some past invoices.  They ranged from $4, $11, $27, the highest being $58.

And I sold some items in the 2k range.

Who would pay $400 a month for items NOT selling?

I will probably have to close my account now because I obviously misunderstood what I was doing.

[chereezz]

I figured I was paying about $90 total for my listings. Are they charging me for relisting?  The same fees every time I relist?

[coffeebean832]

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@chereezz wrote:

I figured I was paying about $90 total for my listings. Are they charging me for relisting?  The same fees every time I relist?

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Yes. Every relist is considered a new listing.

[chereezz]

Unbelievable

Thank You all for your help.

Looks like I will be on the phone all day tomorrow.

Merry Christmas to me

[chereezz]

Unbelievable

Thank You all for your help.

Looks like I will be on the phone all day tomorrow.

Merry Christmas to me.

[chereezz]

Any suggestions?  Should I cancel all my auctions now and cut my losses?

I thought I read I could relist free 8 times? Of course, now I can't find it.

Did I dream this?

[beardedbovine]

List without any advanced listing upgrades. Don't use any upgrades... create bare-bones listings and if it makes financial sense you can open a starter or basic store to save on insertion fees.

[seller*by*day]

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@chereezz wrote:

Unbelievable

Thank You all for your help.

Looks like I will be on the phone all day tomorrow.

Merry Christmas to me

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I hope this works out for you. $395 in fees definitely hurts the wallet. Good luck.

[sam9876]

"I thought I read I could relist free 8 times? Of course, now I can't find it.

Did I dream this?"

Yes, you were dreaming.