eBay increase fees by 43%
Discussion
If this hasn't already been posted, and just in case you didn't know:
http://web.ebay.co.uk/businesshub/index.php?page=p...
In short, the Final Value fee was 5.25%; it's now 7.5% - an increase of 43%. They've cut the listing fee by 5-10p but that's hardly relevant.
But of course the obscene increase is masked by championing the cuts and saying how fair the new deal is - in fact Gordon Brown couldn't have done it better.
So for an item that you list at £4.99 and which sells for £15.00, you pay:
Listing fee: £0.15
FVF @ 7.5%: £1.12
Paypal fee @ 3.4% + 20p (assuming the postage is £2.50): £0.80
So of your £15 you lose £2.07 in charges, which is 13.8%.
http://web.ebay.co.uk/businesshub/index.php?page=p...
In short, the Final Value fee was 5.25%; it's now 7.5% - an increase of 43%. They've cut the listing fee by 5-10p but that's hardly relevant.
But of course the obscene increase is masked by championing the cuts and saying how fair the new deal is - in fact Gordon Brown couldn't have done it better.
So for an item that you list at £4.99 and which sells for £15.00, you pay:
Listing fee: £0.15
FVF @ 7.5%: £1.12
Paypal fee @ 3.4% + 20p (assuming the postage is £2.50): £0.80
So of your £15 you lose £2.07 in charges, which is 13.8%.
crankedup said:
Noticed a fair number of people do not use the PayPal but rather recieve the money by old fashion cheques. Saves a bit of cash on those fees.
that probbably somthing to do with ebay/paypal siding with the buyer in 99.9999999% of all cases.you pay me with paypal, i ship to you, you say you didnt get it/was broken/etc, ebay/paypal give you your cash back and tell the seller to go whistle.
Famous Graham said:
I'll overlap - getting everything out of storage on 18th and getting it home on the 19th. Some I'll manage to get up before the 20th, some after.
Actually, what's the shortest auction time? I fly on the 28th. I haven't really thought this through have I
You can do 1 day listings, but the selling price will be affected. Why don't you just have a massive sale of all your stuff on here...Actually, what's the shortest auction time? I fly on the 28th. I haven't really thought this through have I
eltax91 said:
Famous Graham said:
I'll overlap - getting everything out of storage on 18th and getting it home on the 19th. Some I'll manage to get up before the 20th, some after.
Actually, what's the shortest auction time? I fly on the 28th. I haven't really thought this through have I
You can do 1 day listings, but the selling price will be affected. Why don't you just have a massive sale of all your stuff on here...Actually, what's the shortest auction time? I fly on the 28th. I haven't really thought this through have I
) movie memorabilia that has a relatively "narrow" market.cptsideways said:
If everyone starts stating no paypal anymore & discount for cheque payment they'll soon get the message.
I tried to sell an xbox 360 before christmas, and was told by ebay that i could only offer paypal as the ONLY method of payment, seeing as they own paypal, surely this is wrong.I also recieved approx £500 on one item i sold, & paypal took nearly £20! plus approx £20 ebay seller fees! you'd think with this kind of profit, that they'd offer their own insurance in the price - Not seize the sellers money, if the buyer claims they didn't get the item - paypal should cover the insurance themselves out of their massive profits, just like royal mail would have to pay for a lost item.
ebid offer free listings & no FVF fee, i'm selling there in future & will never sell on ebay again.
Edited by JS99 on Wednesday 13th February 20:17
ebay as a company are a fecking disgrace. I have used them a lot over the years, as there is sadly no competition.
If ever anyone needed a warning of the danger of monopolies, then ebay is surely it. Zero customer service, abusive charging, total control of their market.
Surely now has to be the time for the massive worldwide launch of a new global auction site.... maybe Virgin should be focussing their attention on this rather than on Northern Rock....
If ever anyone needed a warning of the danger of monopolies, then ebay is surely it. Zero customer service, abusive charging, total control of their market.
Surely now has to be the time for the massive worldwide launch of a new global auction site.... maybe Virgin should be focussing their attention on this rather than on Northern Rock....
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