selling fees

[lakeprts-69]

why is ebay so expensive, you cant make anything on this site a bunch of thieves ripoffs

[alcoforever]

You think ebay is expensive?   Try opening a B&M store; then you'll see what expensive is.   BTW, my local consignment shop charges 50% of the selling price.

[kensgiftshop]

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@alcoforever wrote:

You think ebay is expensive?   Try opening a B&M store; then you'll see what expensive is.   BTW, my local consignment shop charges 50% of the selling price.

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I had a small booth years ago and I paid $30 a month for the booth plus 30%.

So, Ebay isn't that bad.

[kensgiftshop]

If you can't make anything, look at the items you're selling.

[richard1rst]

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@lakeprts-69 wrote:

why is ebay so expensive, you cant make anything on this site a bunch of thieves ripoffs

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Speak for yourself.

[dhbookds]

If it's too expensive, why are you selling here?

[stainlessenginecovers]

You're right. YOU cannot make any $$ on this site because

1.) YOU are not 'buying' right

2.) YOU are not 'pre-figuring' what 'costs' will be and what you will net BEFORE you either buy to sell and/or list

NOT everything can be 'bought' and then 'resold' and make a profit. 

Some things are just trash

Some things just will not have enough profit to cover the EASILY ATTAINABLE/FIGURE-ABLE costs associated to sell. 

THOSE are the things you simply DO NOT buy to sell and/or 'try to sell' on a site that has costs.

By the way, the 'costs' are easy to figure BEFORE you list

[ed8108]

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@alcoforever wrote:

my local consignment shop charges 50% of the selling price.

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Selling on eBay does have more risk & requires more time & effort.

[fashunu4eeuh]

Sorry to hear the site did not serve your needs. My experience has been just the opposite. What are/were you selling?

[silverstatetreasureboxes]

@lakeprts-69 

Whoa,  where is all this coming from? You had 13 nice sales today. What is really going on?

[meekamaye]

Find a good marketing class.

Take a hard look at what you are selling.

Are you in an oversaturated category? 

Are you figuring in all your costs before listing items? 

To turn a profit takes work, eBay is not an easy way to succeed in business. It takes time, patience and a marketing strategy. 

I am sure there are other venues to explore if eBay doesn't meet your needs. 

[slippinjimmy]

Roughly speaking eBay takes about 15% leaving you with 85%, if you can't make a decent profit from that 85% you are doing something wrong.

[dbfolks166mt]

     I am always amazed at the number of postings I see like this. First eBay is hiding nothing the fees they charge are fully disclosed. EBay is a business and they exist to make a profit and satisfy the expectations of their shareholders, nothing more. 

     But more importantly I have never worried about what eBay makes, what the post office charges for shipping or what the government takes out for federal and state income taxes I simply manage it and incorporate those costs into a cost model to assess whether I can list an item on eBay and meet my own profit/ROI expectations and be competitive in the marketplace. If I cannot then I sell the item elsewhere. 

     As for the shipping costs unless you are passing the discounted rates on to your buyers the difference between what the buyer pays you for the shipping and what you actually pay for the label generally covers the fees on the shipping as well as the materials required to pack it. You choose to purchase you labels through eBay. I have not done so in a long time. I use Pirate Ship which has about the same, sometimes better, discounted shipping rates as eBay. I pay for those labels with a cash back credit card which adds up during the year. 

       When I do my taxes every year the eBay fees are often one of my cheaper expenses. The COGS and Federal and State income taxes are at the top of that list. 

[mam98031]

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@lakeprts-69 wrote:

why is ebay so expensive, you cant make anything on this site a bunch of thieves ripoffs

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What site are you comparing Ebay to?  How are you determining they are expensive.

While Ebay is not the least expensive site, they certainly aren't the most expensive site either.

It will be easier to understand once we know who or what you are comparing Ebay to.

[johnrj1226]

All selling sites worth shooting charge fees.  eBay's fee structure  was spelled out on day one when you became  an eBay seller - reading and understanding the User Agreement  before you listed your first item should have been your first step.  This way  you have  no surprises.  Me thinks the monkey is on your back. vs. eBays.

As a seller you need to  recover your fees and other costs in your selling price along with your expected profit.   If you can't DON'T sell it.  Maybe your auction start prices are too low IDK - but you  should be the expert.   In my opinion, auctions are passe today's buyers want it now  and  buyers don't want to wait to buy stuff.  My understanding Sport cards isn't  well known for  high profit margins - tons of competition = low margins.

Find/search  other products niches that you know something about  that will increase your profits - takes effort & time.