Ebay - am i doing it wrong?
Discussion
I' m moving house and recently sold some bits pieces on ebay
On a single £40 lot, Ebay took £5, Pay pal took a further £1.70 i think
Almost £7, Over 15% of the sale price, Is this usual? IS there anyway to reduce this?
For clearing stuff out it makes sense, But can now understand all the moaning about ebay
On a single £40 lot, Ebay took £5, Pay pal took a further £1.70 i think
Almost £7, Over 15% of the sale price, Is this usual? IS there anyway to reduce this?
For clearing stuff out it makes sense, But can now understand all the moaning about ebay
Nolar Dog said:
I don't think that's expensive at all.
Where else could you have advertised it to the world using the most widely recognised "brand" for £7?
You couldn't.
15% commission is pretty high on a low value item, especially when Ebay run on a volume based model.Where else could you have advertised it to the world using the most widely recognised "brand" for £7?
You couldn't.
When you factor in the likelyhood of being dicked around and/or defrauded when using Ebay/Paypal, 15% seems a bit rich.
LMC said:
I believe there are set amounts of commission, the lowest amount is when you start the bidding at 99p. If you have a higher starting price then the commission goes up. I think Paypal charge a specific % amount regardless.
Oh bugger, I just listed 20 things starting at £1.00, listing price of 22p each would now be at 7p if I'd paid attention! 10 Pence Short said:
Nolar Dog said:
I don't think that's expensive at all.
Where else could you have advertised it to the world using the most widely recognised "brand" for £7?
15% commission is pretty high on a low value item, especially when Ebay run on a volume based model.
I disagree but I respect your view also.Where else could you have advertised it to the world using the most widely recognised "brand" for £7?
15% commission is pretty high on a low value item, especially when Ebay run on a volume based model.
bazking69 said:
Welcome to ebays world. f
king con merchants. You wouldn't so much mind paying the fees if they looked after you but they actually shaft you hard when you really need their help too..
Yeah that is kinda the kicker, The sellers foot ebays bill yet if a buyer disputes the purchase the money is yoinked out of your pappal accountking con merchants. You wouldn't so much mind paying the fees if they looked after you but they actually shaft you hard when you really need their help too..I've pretty much given up on ebay. I've recently tried to sell a couple of things that had a high value but I just wanted to get rid of rather than just dumping them.
One item was a metal bed, in as new condition but used for a few years. No mattress. Price new £200, offered for 99p. No takers.
Another item , designer kitchen stainless steel extractor. Used for about 2 weeks then taken down as I changed my mind. Totally mint condition as new, just needed a clean as it had been in my garage. Price new ~£600, offered again for 99p. Loads of watchers, not a single bid.
Both items ended up being taken to the dump and lobbed in a skip.
IIRC I had to pay a few p in fees for both non sales.
One item was a metal bed, in as new condition but used for a few years. No mattress. Price new £200, offered for 99p. No takers.
Another item , designer kitchen stainless steel extractor. Used for about 2 weeks then taken down as I changed my mind. Totally mint condition as new, just needed a clean as it had been in my garage. Price new ~£600, offered again for 99p. Loads of watchers, not a single bid.
Both items ended up being taken to the dump and lobbed in a skip.
IIRC I had to pay a few p in fees for both non sales.
Edited by bigdods on Friday 12th June 11:46
It's because eBay are a monopoly and can charge what they want. If only people would start using eBid (et al) selling things via auction sites would get cheaper.
Problem is though, people want one point of call and eBay is that...they're a bit like Google in some respects, other search engines are available - but Google is the one everyone pays to link from.
Problem is though, people want one point of call and eBay is that...they're a bit like Google in some respects, other search engines are available - but Google is the one everyone pays to link from.
Edited by Hyperion on Friday 12th June 11:59
The fees on ebay are steep, especially for private sellers once the paypal surcharge is added in. However it has all the buyers.
I advertised an old 50mm f/1.7 Minolta lens on a Sony / minolta forum, got no takers in a month. Put it on ebay for a higher price "buy it now" (£100) and it went in 12 hours. Once I'd paid fees I ended up with about £87.
If I can sell something a different way I will, but ebay is often the only realistic option. Unfortunately.
I advertised an old 50mm f/1.7 Minolta lens on a Sony / minolta forum, got no takers in a month. Put it on ebay for a higher price "buy it now" (£100) and it went in 12 hours. Once I'd paid fees I ended up with about £87.
If I can sell something a different way I will, but ebay is often the only realistic option. Unfortunately.
Oh, stop moaning you lot... nobody is holding a gun to your heads forcing you to use eBay! If you don't like how much eBay charges, go and set-up a pitch at a car boot sale instead! Some of you whingers remind me of people at my old job who used to bh and complain about the standard of food being offered in the FREE canteen (which was very good, IMO)!
I've sold loads of stuff on eBay and will continue to do so. eBay is great for selling stuff... especially stuff that's a bit specialist and appeals to a very narrow market.
h and complain about the standard of food being offered in the FREE canteen (which was very good, IMO)!I've sold loads of stuff on eBay and will continue to do so. eBay is great for selling stuff... especially stuff that's a bit specialist and appeals to a very narrow market.
Edited by ian_uk1975 on Friday 12th June 13:51
Hyperion said:
It's because eBay are a monopoly and can charge what they want. If only people would start using eBid (et al) selling things via auction sites would get cheaper.
I take it you solely use eBid and not ebay then?Hyperion said:
Problem is though, people want one point of call and eBay is that...
And that is why they can charge what they like.ian_uk1975 said:
Oh, stop moaning you lot... nobody is holding a gun to your heads forcing you to use eBay! If you don't like how much eBay charges, go and set-up a pitch at a car boot sale instead!
Nolar Dog said:
Hyperion said:
It's because eBay are a monopoly and can charge what they want. If only people would start using eBid (et al) selling things via auction sites would get cheaper.
I take it you solely use eBid and not ebay then?For buying bits and bobs I try eBid first out of loyalty, but it is very quiet compared to eBay....which is the whole problem.
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