mam98031 • Volunteer Community Member • Buyer/Seller since 1999
@fern*wood wrote:
@pwil-23 wrote:I was told that purchasing shipping labels from Ebay is cheaper than if I bought a label printer, so I have continued to purchase my labels from Ebay.
A label printer merely prints out the paper label that you purchase online. It will not have any impact on the cost of that postage. Buying labels online through ebay is much cheaper than buying postage at the post office.
That is true, but if you get a Thermal label printer, you will no longer have the cost of ink. This can be a real money saver on your shipping costs.
@richardwillardcollection wrote:That is what they do, they're very good at getting you to buy things on credit and selling just enough of your finer things and taking most of the money. All the time you think your doing good and you have hope when actualy your going into debt. It really is a willing scheme to steal your most prized possessions from you while you rack up thousands in debt, they put out false listings to make you thing what you have bought is worth more than you paid. I tell you its a scam, the whole thing on ebay is a scam, a ponzi scheme. I am sure of it. Now that you know, hows it feel? The worker go home and use their own computers and send you low ball offers because they know your desperate, and then resell your stuff on etsy.
This is simply not true if the seller does their job and stays informed on the selling fees of any given site. That is part of the Seller's job. You sell in categories that Ebay will charge you 12.9% up to 15% in selling fees. Shipping is not something Ebay is responsible for, the seller is. And the seller is responsible for pricing it appropriately.
So if Ebay is taking most of your money, then you aren't pricing your items correctly. There is no reason that would be Ebay's fault for a seller selling stuff at a loss. That would be on the Seller not pricing things correctly.
There is no requirement to accept low ball offers by anyone. If you don't like the offer, deny it. It isn't a complicated process.
@pwil-23 wrote:Sarcasm. I get it now. There is no such thing as a label printer that will reduce my shipping costs.
That is not true @pwil-23 . I use a Zebra ZP 450. I bought it used on Ebay years ago. It is a thermal printer which means it takes no ink to print stuff. Ink was a big cost to me, so this little investment paid itself off within the first year I had it. Labels on the roll are no more [maybe less] than other labels on the sheets.
So it is true that you can save money using a label printer as long as it is a thermal printer.
@farmalljr wrote:Also, after taking a quick peek at your store, it appears you are selling a fair amount of items with lower retail value. Meaning your shipping costs about what the item costs. So yes, your labels will be a big part of your "expense" in eBay's calculations. You should ignore that and the percentage you take home. Shipping is an expense, but it's not something you are "selling" I saw you use calculated shipping, so that is not really part of your selling "fees". The buyer is paying this, so they pay you, and you pay for the label. It's a wash, as far as accounting goes. Your money is made on the sale of the item.
Costs of labels. since buyers are paying for it, means nothing in your profits portion. Again, it's a wash. It's not really a cost to you.
I addressed this same issue with this poster. They have many things that they are not charging enough for the shipping costs and other things are OK. They simply need to pay more attention to the details and know the actual costs of the shipping to be able to fix their current issues.
@pwil-23 wrote:I chose a store because I thought that is what all resellers did. That's what I get for thinking instead of researching. I've been told that a store keeps all the product you are selling together. Without a store, your items will be disbursed throughout Ebay's site. That is why I don't cancel my subscription. I want my stuff all in one place.
That certainly was bad information or an assumption that isn't at all how things work here. I strongly suggest you take advantage of the links below.
https://academy.ebay.com/student/catalog?locale=en
https://www.ebay.com/help/selling/selling/selling?id=4081
https://pages.ebay.com/seller-center/get-started/seller-fees.html
https://pages.ebay.com/seller-center/service-and-payments/funds-availability.html
https://www.ebay.com/help/selling/getting-paid/getting-paid-items-youve-sold/pending-payments?id=415...
https://www.ebay.com/help/listings/creating-managing-listings/creating-listing?id=4105
@jgmfreedomauto_5 wrote:Well, I know this won’t be much help to you. But I’ve been saying the same thing for a while now it just isn’t worth the hassle of using eBay. For all the fees that they charge you when you actually have a problem with a buyer they will automatically refund the buyer and throw you under the bus. I have a couple more items to sell myself and then I’m out of here. This place has turned into nothing but a bunch of scammers Pirates ripples and thieves. Your best bet is Run from eBay. It’s fast as you can. Good luck to you.
Well that isn't completely accurate. Ebay does not auto refund buyers unless you have your account set up to allow that. Otherwise you have 2-3 days to respond to a claim filed by a buyer. So without knowing the specifics as to what happened to you, there is no way to tell what actually happened and why Ebay found the need to step in and take care of the buyer.
@firesteel_surplus wrote:
@pwil-23 wrote:I chose a store because I thought that is what all resellers did. That's what I get for thinking instead of researching. I've been told that a store keeps all the product you are selling together. Without a store, your items will be disbursed throughout Ebay's site. That is why I don't cancel my subscription. I want my stuff all in one place.
Just be careful about cancelling your store depending on if you are month to month or yearly. Ebay will hit you with a cancellation fee if you are on yearly and you have a lot of months left on your contract.
There are pros and cons to having a store.
I've practically typed a novel to you already. You are probably tired of me by now. LOL...
Mike
Firesteel Surplus
Great point. I might add it would be in @pwil-23 best interest to read through the TOS regarding having a Store.
