Is eBay now the new Pauly and Vinnie?

[HeavyHitter]

I have not sold anything on eBay for ages.

However, I recently told The Hobbit digiboook Blu for $10 plus $1.99 for shipping.

I just got an invoice from eBay for $3.20. Oh, they were generous enough to discount me 30 cents.

Are you ****ing kidding me? After the shipping, eBay, and Paypal fees, seems about pointless to sell Blus anymore on there.

[TheHighRoller]

They charge 10% as the final value fee.

And get this: they also charge you a final value fee on SHIPPING. Which isn't even their service. They do have a shipping program that gives you a discount, but it's usually around $0.30 or less. If you think about it, that discount is sh*t considering they charge you a final value fee for whatever the buyer sends you for shipping.

And it gets funnier: Paypal, an eBay company, charges you $0.30 PLUS 2.9% of whatever eBay sends your way (after fees of course).


I think the site has gone to the dogs now. No wonder nobody sells there as much anymore. That's why they give you "free listings" even though that's what they pretty much did in the old days back when the final value fees on the item were only about 7%.

[chris_sc77]

I stopped selling t here months ago
Too much hassle.
Tired of the obscene fees and overall unfriendly attitude toward the seller.
They still say I owe them money even though I sold nothing during the time period they are charging me for.
I will never pay them.

[Tony208]

ebay should've never been allowed to own paypal

[Trigger89]

A few days ago I cancelled my billing agreement with eBay. No more selling... unless they start smartin' up and start lowering their fees.

[Villiam Hayes]

Originally Posted by Trigger89

A few days ago I cancelled my billing agreement with eBay. No more selling... unless they start smartin' up and start lowering their fees.

How do you go about closing the billing agreement Trigger?that's something I will do as I never want to sell on there either.

[Hatter]

Originally Posted by TheHighRoller

They charge 10% as the final value fee.

And get this: they also charge you a final value fee on SHIPPING.

I hate that rule too but blame the jerks who abused the system to save on final fees that led to them changing the rule.

I stopped trying to sell on eBay once they instituted the payment freeze for new sellers until 10 career seller transactions. I was never going to sell very often but for the few times I did before the change, it was easy. Now it's a complete chore and heavily skewed in the buyers favor.

[ShockWave]

It is crazy the percent they do take. I was shocked when I was charged so much. eBay used to be a good place to sell nation wide. It's pretty much a monopoly with eBay and pp being the same.

[wormraper]

ebay caters to power sellers, even more so than what amazon is doing with their "restricted" sales. I stopped selling years ago because it was obvious they were pushing out the regular joes for the big company power sellers

[Trigger89]

Originally Posted by Villiam Hayes

How do you go about closing the billing agreement Trigger?that's something I will do as I never want to sell on there either.

This is how I cancelled mine -

Log into your PayPal account.

- Hover your mouse over "Profile" and a drop down list will appear.

- Click "My Money" from the drop down list.

- Click "Update" next to "My Pre-approved Payments".

- Click "Ebay".

- Click "Cancel".

[The Great Owl]

I know that I will sound like the world's biggest idiot here, but I've never sold anything on eBay, simply because the process is too complicated for my tastes.

I've sold a few things (DVD box sets, gym equipment, books) on Craigslist for decent money, because I can arrange to meet the buyer in the parking lot of the Target store across the street from my place, show them the goods, take cash from them right on the spot, and then go along on my merry way.

I sold most of my DVD collection to a local independent used store that pays fair prices (I received more money for certain DVD titles than I paid for them in the first place.). I'd probably have received a few dollars more for the DVDs had I sold them individually on eBay, but the end result would probably be the same after associated fees. With the used store, I simply took big stacks of DVDs into the store and walked out with cash in hand. It's all good.

I'm all about simplicity, even at my own occasional expense. When I factor in the associated expense and the time spent to sell things on eBay, it does not seem worth it.

[Villiam Hayes]

Originally Posted by Trigger89

This is how I cancelled mine -

Log into your PayPal account.

- Hover your mouse over "Profile" and a drop down list will appear.

- Click "My Money" from the drop down list.

- Click "Update" next to "My Pre-approved Payments".

- Click "Ebay".

- Click "Cancel".

Cheers Trigger,I'll give that a go.

[The_Donster]

Originally Posted by Tony208

ebay should've never been allowed to own paypal

I agree Tony. To me eBay basically double dips with their charges and then PP. I haven't sold in a couple of years, but I lost money by the time they got done with me. I really wish there was a competitor out there that was like eBay was in the beginning. Unfortunately like most things I don't think they'd be able to keep up with what eBay has become. I still buy things, but I won't ever sell anything.

[BaerGriggs]

I've never had any trouble selling on eBay at all, and their fees seem a lot less than Amazon's. Granted I've never had a problem with transaction as a seller ever but I'll continue selling on there for the present time.

[The_Donster]

Yes, but are you a power seller or someone who sells quite a bit?

[Moviefan1203]

I'm currently having an eBay issue. I recently sold something which when it left my hands was in very good condition. Evidently it was damaged in shipping or the buyer is flat out lying because he claimed it was not in good condition, and he left me negative feedback without saying anything to me. I have had over 300 transactions on eBay without ever receiving negative feedback. For some reason it is really bothering me, I feel this was an attack on my integrity.

[bandit29]

I don't bother selling much on ebay anymore. Been a member since 2000. As stated, too many fees. Movies & games I just take to a local trade-in place.

[silversnake]

Originally Posted by bandit29

I don't bother selling much on ebay anymore. Been a member since 2000. As stated, too many fees. Movies & games I just take to a local trade-in place.

Yup, same here.

I started on ebay and half.com which was awesome but not so much now. Too many fees.

[Agent Bond]

[ultlife2013]

I'm actually really nervous about selling on eBay because my idea of VG or Mint might be very different from what other people think it is. I don't want to deal with issues of people emailing me afterwards asking for refunds or issues like that.