What date can we start charging for p&p again?

alison999

Does anyone know? I have lots to sell, gonna start all listings at 99p so no listing fees :j

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08/02/10..

alison999

Thank you!

victoriajayne1987

it is maximum limits then though remember!!

i listed all the maximums in this thread http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=2244017 in case you need them

soolin

It's actually cheaper in many cases for private buyers to list now as you can still list media items up to £4.99 free of charge.

George666

alison999 wrote: »

Does anyone know? I have lots to sell, gonna start all listings at 99p so no listing fees :j

Hi remember this part of the announcment.
Remember: Buyers respond positively to listings that offer free P&P and in many categories they have come to expect it as the ecommerce standard. Therefore sellers who continue to offer free P&P on their fixed-price listings will continue to receive a boost in search results.
I read this as a warning from ebay that means your items may never get seen or sell for much less than they should do untill buyers get used to post and packing charges again and ebay stop putting listings with post and packing charges to the bottom of the listings queue.
Lots of buyers also search using free post and packing as a permanant filter to get rid of the stupid post and packing prices some sellers try to charge.
I would go with soolins advise and list now but add the post and packing into your starting price this will get you better results as I suspect also that lots of people will list on the 8th just as you intend to do.

cally6008

soolin wrote: »

It's actually cheaper in many cases for private buyers to list now as you can still list media items up to £4.99 free of charge.

This finishes on 7th Feb - http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showpost.html?p=29317625&postcount=28

soolin

cally6008 wrote: »

This finishes on 7th Feb - http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showpost.html?p=29317625&postcount=28

Yep still a couple of days to get stuff listed. This is especially useful for private sellers with lower end prices as even with capped postage rule on monday the most you can list for free is a 99p start and £2.75 postage. Until then you are still able to list up to £4.99 with postage included.

alison999

Thanks, i didnt realize that ill list some tonight

lindseykim13

you pay more in fvf though as your starting will have to include postage costs. 10% on final sale total. i'll be glad to have the postage option back.

soolin

lindseykim13 wrote: »

you pay more in fvf though as your starting will have to include postage costs. 10% on final sale total. i'll be glad to have the postage option back.

Just remember if you are looking to list for free that the item must start at 99p or less and the postage must be fairly accurate, you can't go charging say £2.75 which is the capped maximum for books if postage is only £1.85 second class.