I would venture that the vast majority of sellers here investigated the fee structure before selling on eBay, not afterward.
I venture you're right and we did. I'll point out though that the site wasn't quite as "slick" and vast and complicated, and pushing the positives and burying the negatives as it is today. Their announcements and advertising are frequently misleading, or ignore what we might call the "harsh realities". "Pay only if your item sells" isn't exactly plain language to anyone who isn't predisposed to be suspicious and cautious.
I agree with the OP, the fee is too high given what little they do for it. But that's how capitalism works, and I suspect eBay has determined that's what the market will bear, so that's what it costs.
That said, this place is a simple math problem. If you can sell it for at least 15% more here than using free local options... or if it will sell here but won't sell locally... then this is a good deal. But if you can get the same money elsewhere with less fees, I'd recommend doing that instead.
More people are killed in auto accidents than anything else , should we ban selling them altogether ?
Just bacause these things can be used that way does not mean they will be used that way .
Lately those too have been used for mass murder. Unfortunately we cannot ban them and that is a very weak excuse anyway.
Well, actually we can ban automobiles... government can decide they're too deadly...an instrument of terrorism... or a menace to the global environment... and simply ban them all. Same with baseball bats axes pillows hatchets etc. There is no Constitutional guarantee to have any of those things. But there is a Constitutional guarantee to arms.
That doesn't mean eBay has to let you sell them on their platform though.
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