Is it currently free to list on ebay, and how long for?

soolin

stphnstevey wrote: »

Whats this about ebay forcing DVD sellers to put Free P&P?

Yep, DVDs must now be sold with 'free' postage, so the item cost is all that you can charge.

kim_ley

Terms and Conditions

What is it?

From Tuesday 27th January 2009 to Tuesday 31st March 2009 (UK time), sellers who list item(s) in the DVDs sub-category using the Auction-style or Fixed Price-style format on eBay.co.uk with FREE domestic postage, will receive 25% off their total Final Value Fees per item listed.
Please refer to "What's Excluded?" for more details.
When is it?

Tuesday 27th January 2009 00:00:01 until Tuesday 31st March 2009 23:59:59 GMT (promotional period).
What's included?

• Only items listed in British Pounds Sterling on eBay.co.uk using the Auction-style or Auction with Buy It Now option formats are included.
• Items which are listed using the Auction-style format with a Reserve Price are included in the promotion.
• Multiple-Item listings in Fixed Price format. See the full details about Multiple-Item listings.
• Any item listing previously scheduled to start between Tuesday 27th January 2009 and Tuesday 31st March 2009 will qualify for the promotion.
• Only items listed for sale in the DVDs sub-category of the "DVD, Film & TV" category
• Eligible members include all users listing on eBay.co.uk who offer a FREE domestic postage service within their P&P options. Specifically, the following criteria need to be met:
  • Domestic postage needs to be set to "Flat: Same cost to all buyers"
  • The first domestic postage service needs to be specified and '0' needs to be entered into the £ cost field or the "Free P&P" tick box needs to be ticked.
  • Insurance must either not be required or have its cost set to zero
  • Postage service should not be "Local Delivery/Pick Up" or "Other"
  • There cannot be any surcharges
  • If the listing is a multiple item listing, the postage cost for additional items must also be zero
• Sellers can list items with any starting price to qualify for the promotion.
• If sellers re-list an item between Tuesday 27th January 2009 and Tuesday 31st March 2009 that had previously closed without a successful sale, the re-listed item will qualify for the promotion.

What's Excluded?

• Apart from the categories listed in the "What's Included?" section, items listed in any other categories are excluded from the promotion.
• All formats, apart from those listed in the "What's Included?" section, are excluded.
• Multiple-Item listings in Auction-style formats (also known as Dutch Auctions). See the full details about Multiple-Item listings.
• Identical listings that do not comply with our Duplicate Listings policy. See the full details about our Duplicate Listings policy.
• Any item listed between Tuesday 27th January 2009 and Tuesday 31st March 2009 but scheduled to start after the promotional period will NOT qualify for the promotion.
• Any items listed which do not comply with eBay's Listing Policies or Prohibited and Restricted Items Policies.
• Only the Final Value Fee will be reduced. All other eBay selling fees will still apply, including but not limited to Insertion Fees, optional Reserve Price Fees and all Listing Upgrade Fees such as "Gallery Plus", "Subtitle", "Bold" or "Highlight". See the full details about eBay fees.
• Good 'Til Cancelled items that renew after the promotional period (Tuesday 27th January 2009 and Tuesday 31st March) are excluded.

Members listing using the Auction-with-Buy It Now format will still be charged the Listing Upgrade Fee for Buy It Now.

Further information

• If the item qualifies for the promotion, the invoice will indicate to the seller that they have received 25% off their Final Value Fee and have been charged the Final Value Fee at the reduced, promotional rate.

General terms

• eBay reserves the right to suspend, change or cancel the promotion at any time, in the event of circumstances arising which, in eBay's opinion, make it necessary for it to do so. eBay reserves the right to add additional terms and conditions for certain parts of this promotion.
• The decision of eBay regarding any aspect of this promotion is final and no correspondence will be entered into.

gymfiend

I noticed in the last week that the average number of items that come up under 'Topshop' has gone from about 17000 to about 20-21000, so 4000 to 5000 items of absolute cr*p. All the good stuff is selling for less too...or at least I've managed a few bargains...good for buyers who can be bothered to trawl.

Jakg

Bloody hell thats gone up recently!

stphnstevey

Those T&C don't sound like forcing someone - sounds like you can opt in or not.

I have seen alot of sellers listing as free P&P and then adding postage in the content. Sounds like they are trying to get the reduction in final value fees and still charge postage

soolin

stphnstevey wrote: »

Those T&C don't sound like forcing someone - sounds like you can opt in or not.

I have seen alot of sellers listing as free P&P and then adding postage in the content. Sounds like they are trying to get the reduction in final value fees and still charge postage

Getting suspended for breach of terms is a great way of saving on ebay fees.

No , sellers cannot charge p and p on DVDs, the bit cut and pasted above is a sweetner to keep the fVFs low for a few weeks until people get used to the idea and then get whacked by the full amount. There are still some people who seem able to actually add p and p to the listing, but most cannot the box for p and p is actually greyed out. If they are then stupid enough to try and add it later they will soon be gone.

Also, a vigilante buyer merely has to bid the 1p or whatever and pay the invoice. The seller can rant and whine all they like about wanting another £2 for postage but cannot force buyer to pay more. So all that happens is seller gets a neg and a non performing seller complaint.

me4bargains

I've just bought a DVD of Ebay for 65p and free postage.
How on earth do sellers make any money selling DVDs on Ebay?

soolin

me4bargains wrote: »

I've just bought a DVD of Ebay for 65p and free postage.
How on earth do sellers make any money selling DVDs on Ebay?

They don't, they take a loss. There are still sellers out there who believe that anything can sell on ebay regardless of actual worth and are probably very shocked when they get such a low bid on something they expected to fetch more.

There will be a lot more of this happening due to the free 99p listings as people will risk 99p starts and hope that their item fetches a more realisic price, but then get stuck when it sells on opening bid.

tightwadman

Have just discovered that if you want to list an item for 99p you CAN put a reserve on it BUT the reserve HAS to be at least £50 so what is the point?

Also forgot to add in another fee that sellers must pay - VAT to ebay for using their auction service and this only shows up on the invoice NOT the fees you think you are paying when you load up your auctions. Easy to forget that one eh?????

pinkgem

tightwadman wrote: »

Have just discovered that if you want to list an item for 99p you CAN put a reserve on it BUT the reserve HAS to be at least £50 so what is the point?

Also forgot to add in another fee that sellers must pay - VAT to ebay for using their auction service and this only shows up on the invoice NOT the fees you think you are paying when you load up your auctions. Easy to forget that one eh?????

vat is included in the listing fee which is clearly stated before you submit a listing