Thread: Done with ebay

If your working with small profit margins the fees can be a killer for sure.
But ebay can also be very addicting.Sometimes You get a huge hit on a sale and thats what keeps you going back,besides the buying audiance is the worlds largest.

I guess you have to look at the average, some of the bears sold at opening price which was what we bought them for, a couple sold for double that and one sold for quadruple, so as an average it was OK We made a couple of bucks and cleaned out the extras..
Just the fact that they made money on the shipping charges really is still bugging me, the more I think about that the more it bothers me

Originally Posted by gssixgun

Just the fact that they made money on the shipping charges really is still bugging me, the more I think about that the more it bothers me

Glen, ebay began including the seller's shipping charges in the final value fees as an attempt to prevent sellers overcharging for shipping. At least that is their rationalization for the policy. Shortly before that was instituted they tried to enforce 'fair shipping charges' on a case by case basis if the buyer complained. They also instituted a policy of insurance being totally the seller's responsibility.

If you see an ebay description saying insurance is optional and at the buyer's expense that seller is violating ebay rules. Anyway, like the way they stopped allowing sellers to leave anything but positive feedback ..... not really fair but it was the only solution they could come up with the prevent retaliatory feedback by sellers who had received a negative. Anyway .......

I have to agree that the fees on shipping charges is a load of bullcrap. It pisses me off to no end. Dont forget Ebay also owns paypal, and they take another chunk out of the sale when you get paid.
I have sold some antique vaccume tubes, and had the seller complain they were no good, and returned them, sending me burned out garbage that he has switched on me. And how am I supposed to report thier foul dishonest?

Originally Posted by Magpie

I have to agree that the fees on shipping charges is a load of bullcrap. It pisses me off to no end. Dont forget Ebay also owns paypal, and they take another chunk out of the sale when you get paid.
I have sold some antique vaccume tubes, and had the seller complain they were no good, and returned them, sending me burned out garbage that he has switched on me. And how am I supposed to report thier foul dishonest?

Have sold a hugh amt of JAN tungsol 6550as,but I tested them all and provided the specs for ea.

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

Glen, ebay began including the seller's shipping charges in the final value fees as an attempt to prevent sellers overcharging for shipping. At least that is their rationalization for the policy. Shortly before that was instituted they tried to enforce 'fair shipping charges' on a case by case basis if the buyer complained. They also instituted a policy of insurance being totally the seller's responsibility.

If you see an ebay description saying insurance is optional and at the buyer's expense that seller is violating ebay rules. Anyway, like the way they stopped allowing sellers to leave anything but positive feedback ..... not really fair but it was the only solution they could come up with the prevent retaliatory feedback by sellers who had received a negative. Anyway .......

Sellers clearly overcharging on ebay for shipping is what made me quite buying things off there for a long time.
Now i am very selective about what i buy. Sometimes i buy a few nice old axe heads that it.
And if the seller putting up a crazy price of 20 bucks with a axe with a damage handle i say cut it off.
i going to have to rehandle it anyhow so put it in the flat rate box. i point out newpaper is fine.
The idea of just asking 20 percent more wouldn't work. Cause if the bidding is not starting at 9 bucks for
a really nice axe head there's no way i going to even bid. cause a good axe is worth good money and costs good money retail.
but not secnod hand cause a good axe comes with a good strong handle with the grain going the correct way no knots in the wood and a really tight ring patern. you also have to take a knife or cheap razor and smooth out the wood on the handle.