Is it my imagination or have eBay fees rocketed?

johnybaby

I recently sold my old phone on eBay last week for £150, when I listed it the add cost around £1. When I checked my eBay bill they had charged me an additional £15 for final sale fee i.e. 10%, plus Paypal charged me a further 3% for managing the transaction. When the heck did eBay introduce these rip off fees? eBay must have pretty much no overheads and do very little to prevent fraudlant transactions. Why do people still use eBay surely professional sellers can't make any money any more.:mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:

flipper_2010

Its been 10% from eBay and 3.4% from PayPal for ages hasn't it?

johnybaby

Really maybe I have just paid my eBay fees without looking into them in the past.

cyberbob

johnybaby wrote: »

Really maybe I have just paid my eBay fees without looking into them in the past.

Its been like that for years. Could you have got your item listed to a worldwide audience for those sort of prices anywhere else? I doubt it. I also doubt you would have got as much money via one of these phone places.

Bricks and mortar auction houses normally charge a minimum of 15%

StaffsSW

johnybaby wrote: »

Really maybe I have just paid my eBay fees without looking into them in the past.

Just like the majority of sellers who are blindly drawn in by the "free" listings.

Ebay policy makers and marketing people are not daft.

DaveAshton

johnybaby wrote: »

When the heck did eBay introduce these rip off fees?

About 2 years ago. I guess you've never sold on Amazon, their fees make ebay look cheap.

johnybaby wrote: »

eBay must have pretty much no overheads

Except for their international servers, various tools they keep developing (such as TurboLister and SellingManager), image hosting resources and countless other behind the scenes things.

You say you got hit with £15 in fees for £150 sale, so you made £135. You should have tried selling it on ebid or in the local paper if you don't like paying fees. I doubt you'd have got anywhere near £135 for it though.
You get what you pay for.

Pikeyp

DaveAshton wrote: »

Except for their international servers, various tools they keep developing (such as TurboLister and SellingManager), image hosting resources and countless other behind the scenes things

.. and a stack of staff wages too ..