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Rip off Ebay final value fees
scubascuba3
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Ive just been charged £30 for selling golf clubs on ebay thats a 10% rip off fee. Also if that wasn't enough paypal charged £10 for the payment and transfer, again a rip off. In future I'll try and sell any goods not using Ebay, they are just being greedy!!
I strongly recommend you ignore everything I say. Investments can go up as well as down, and is purely gambling
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Anyone...?
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as i discovered at the weekend amazons fees are higher than ebay0
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In other news it's discovered the world is not flat!Terms & Conditions Apply0
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Did you also know that eBay OWN paypal ? Isn't that abuse of a monoply ?
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Sorry had to be done
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OP, ebay is expensive and it does pay to do your research into fees before opting to use it.
Unfortunately if you were looking for a good price then ebay does offer your item to hundreds of thousands of people and you have to pay for that. The only other real alternative to keep costs down is local ads, you pay a certain amount for the advert and then can take cash on collection.I’m a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on the eBay, Auctions, Car Boot & Jumble Sales, Boost Your Income, Praise, Vents & Warnings, Overseas Holidays & Travel Planning , UK Holidays, Days Out & Entertainments boards. If you need any help on these boards, do let me know.. Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any posts you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button, or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com.All views are my own and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.0 -
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scubascuba3 wrote: »Ive just been charged £30 for selling golf clubs on ebay thats a 10% rip off fee. Also if that wasn't enough paypal charged £10 for the payment and transfer, again a rip off. In future I'll try and sell any goods not using Ebay, they are just being greedy!!
Alternatively, you now have £260 ish in your pocket that you would not have otherwise had if you left the clubs in the back of the garage.
Or if you listed them for free in the local paper, you may only have got £200 for them...
Horses for courses.
If you do not like the fees, you are not forced to use eBay.<--- Nothing to see here - move along --->0 -
Expensive compared to ?
Sale at £300 - pay £30 commission. Could sell in local paper or car boot, reaching a fraction of the potential buyers and might make £200.
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If it was a cash on collection auction then cancel the transaction. Ebay dont actually know that it has been collected and paid for and you get your final fee's back. Both parties have to agree to this.
Fee avoidance?....maybe. But if both parties are happy, then why not. (runs and hides)May £10 a day challenge£19.61/£310Ebay challenge...£12.61/£2000 -
Thanks for amusing me for a couple of minutes..0
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