@fforce wrote:
whotoidya how are you making any money on mostly 99 cent items with 65 cents shipping??? e-bay fee's are 15 cent and pay pal fees are 43 cents thats =68 cents so that leaves you 97 cents that does not even pay for your timethat it takes to list and pack add in high speed internet for a month, lights , drop off at the post office each trip 5.00 for a short trip .packing stuff, repairs and the cost of the item ??? i lose money on most orders under 50.00 or make so little it does not pay for my time .bring back the good old days when you could sell orders in the 1,000's with no problem.even sold one for over 14,000.00 and many in the 3,000.00 to 12,000.00 range .now a days lucky to sell a 50.00 lot their are just not many lookers and a lot less buyers .on a lerge lot i use to get 600 looks with a ton of bidders .sld one 3,000.00 lot had 30 lookers and only 1 bidder so i lost 600.00 on that lot. the small seller is done on e-bay to many fee's and no bidders
Hello fforce I did a few crazy low .99 cent auctions and that was what it was crazy. I lost my rear but I only do low bids on cheaper stuff. I do not do free shipping unless the open is 80 dollars or higher.
on smalls you need to bundle them like on "pickers" to make the auction worthwhile.
I do not mind paying paypal 4 % because that eleminates bad checks and I can take any form of credit card. Lil ol me.. Ebay's 9% was still cheaper then the 20% at the antique mall I used to sell at, and now I can work at home at any hour. I am making money and have had a few non payers but overall no problems I do not want a ebay store, that will lose money and do not care about power seller goals adios and Good Luck
