Ebay final value fees 10% !
Discussion
http://pages.ebay.co.uk/sell/private-sellers-price...
From the 12th March, FVF are increasing to 10%
Maybe worth putting your junk on eBay this weekend to pay 'only' the current 8.75%.
And you have to include Paypal, meaning a possible 3.4% extra charge.
Shame there is no real competition, unless anyone knows different?
From the 12th March, FVF are increasing to 10%
Maybe worth putting your junk on eBay this weekend to pay 'only' the current 8.75%.
And you have to include Paypal, meaning a possible 3.4% extra charge.
Shame there is no real competition, unless anyone knows different?
king b
). I wonder how many pay tax and VAT too? No i'm not bitter.
I'm glad I don't sell on E-bay anymore - I stopped when they insisted on having paypal as a payment method which in my mind protects only the purchaser and never the seller.
I've also found there seems to be very few genuine auctions on e-bay now. Almost everything is overpriced tat from an e-bay shop or professional seller rather than genuine bargains.
I've also found there seems to be very few genuine auctions on e-bay now. Almost everything is overpriced tat from an e-bay shop or professional seller rather than genuine bargains.
I do love the way they have sold it as no listing fee (then hidden away for items up to 99p), it is reminiscent of Mr Broooowns (sic) reduce VAT and keep fuel duty the same, give 1 with one hand and take 2 away with the other.
Also bear in mind you aren't just losing the 1.25% to 8.75% fees but if your item went over £20 then the fees on the remaining money reduced to just 5.something % there was a further step higher up the ladder.
Now you have to risk either losing your item for 99p, paying through the nose still to list at a sensible start price and be screwed on final value fees.
As a rough guide on ebay fees for those who don't sell on there a £20 item will now attract £2.50 fees (I can live with that) but then due to the s***ing Paypal system being compulsory you lose approx another £2.50 across the item and postage. You then have to charge more for postage to cover the fees paypal issue against the postage (and to be honest you add a little more on to try to recover some fees), then you get a kicking off the buyer regarding postage prices and get marked down on it. This then drops you down the listings because of the stupid "best match" search which has snuck in, which puts the big shops who churn out c**p at low prices at the top and normal people at the bottom even if your item does end soonest. Always search for ending soonest (or any of the other options) as best match is a con.
Saddest thing? There just isn't a sensible alternative out there, I tried to get a few people together to start a serious competitor up with sensible fees etc. But couldn't find anyone motivated enough to risk a couple of months of spare time to give it a try.
Also bear in mind you aren't just losing the 1.25% to 8.75% fees but if your item went over £20 then the fees on the remaining money reduced to just 5.something % there was a further step higher up the ladder.
Now you have to risk either losing your item for 99p, paying through the nose still to list at a sensible start price and be screwed on final value fees.
As a rough guide on ebay fees for those who don't sell on there a £20 item will now attract £2.50 fees (I can live with that) but then due to the s***ing Paypal system being compulsory you lose approx another £2.50 across the item and postage. You then have to charge more for postage to cover the fees paypal issue against the postage (and to be honest you add a little more on to try to recover some fees), then you get a kicking off the buyer regarding postage prices and get marked down on it. This then drops you down the listings because of the stupid "best match" search which has snuck in, which puts the big shops who churn out c**p at low prices at the top and normal people at the bottom even if your item does end soonest. Always search for ending soonest (or any of the other options) as best match is a con.
Saddest thing? There just isn't a sensible alternative out there, I tried to get a few people together to start a serious competitor up with sensible fees etc. But couldn't find anyone motivated enough to risk a couple of months of spare time to give it a try.
wildoliver said:
Saddest thing? There just isn't a sensible alternative out there, I tried to get a few people together to start a serious competitor up with sensible fees etc. But couldn't find anyone motivated enough to risk a couple of months of spare time to give it a try.
eBid looks great on the surface, but it just doesn't get the traffic. I've listed a few things there that would have sold easily enough on eBay, and got no bids - in fact not even any views IIRC. Pity. 'The devil triumphs when good men do nowt'
I have been running an ebay business now for just under 3 months.
And this is really going to hurt.
I cant read the article as ebay is banned at work.
But this is going to kill my business!
I take really small profit margins but in large numbers and this is going to kill.
However I am a powerseller and I am supposed to get 20% discount, but have not seen this kick in yet!
Things have really slowed down on the ebay sales and I dont no why, really hurting my beer money pocket which I'm using to buy a Cayman!
And this is really going to hurt.
I cant read the article as ebay is banned at work.
But this is going to kill my business!
I take really small profit margins but in large numbers and this is going to kill.
However I am a powerseller and I am supposed to get 20% discount, but have not seen this kick in yet!
Things have really slowed down on the ebay sales and I dont no why, really hurting my beer money pocket which I'm using to buy a Cayman!
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