mam98031 • Volunteer Community Member • Buyer/Seller since 1999
@usdon_9hmt9 wrote:I think a sliding scale would be more appropriate. a $7 fee on a $60 item, or a $65 fee on a $500 item. Both require the same amount of oversight by Ebay. I'm not interested in worldwide access, but I know many are.
But again, these are just my opinions. I am an infrequent seller who uses craigslist and similar sites as well. If the majority of sellers on Ebay think the fee structure is fair and equitable, then they will continue to use the platform and that's all that really matters.
That isn't how it works here and isn't likely something they are going to move to. So it is best to deal with the rules in which actually govern the site for your best results. Typically a seller should be able to calculate their own FVFs as long as they know what their fees are and that is part of the responsibility of the seller.
To develop your product price you should know what your potential FVF would be. Without that you can't price your items accurately or come up with a minimum price to have on an auction. This is something the seller is responsible for. Ebay publishes all the fees, the sellers need to read and know the policy.
Ebay also has fee calculator programs too. Just Google it, you should be able to find it easy enough.
@rvonohlsen wrote:Ebay charges you a final value fee on your item plus the tax that they charge the buyer. SO the more you charge the higher the tax the more ebay makes.
Well yes and no. If that sale is in a state that has sales tax, then yes. If it is in a state that does not have sales tax, then no.
Looking at one transaction or one type of transaction will not give you an accurate view of the impact MP fees makes to your account over what you use to pay before MP. The sales that are in states with no sales tax have lower FVFs than you paid before entering MP. To get an accurate look as to how the fees will impact your account, you need to compare at least a months worth of sales. Once you do that you will likely find that it is a far more neutral change in total month fees.
And now with the announced fee increase that PayPal has announced for next month the difference grows.
@karthok.of.daolodus wrote:you think ebay should kick them off the platform rather than giving these 'poor sellers' a chance to improve - if it happened to you i think you'd feel a little differently - as in coming here complaining about it. and you would be right. weak argument.
Careful, conversations become very circular with this poster.
Just as a little additional information. The Service Metrics penalty fee does NOT affect many sellers. While very important for those sellers that to fall into the penalty fee, fortunately most sellers don't get into such trouble with their accounts.
