Natty's Kicking her Mortgage in the Pants Diary

lulabelle1

Plus, don't forget that you have to pay paypal fees on the postage element too.....

lulabelle1

paypal are so greedy!
and ebay fees are a joke - can you imagine how much money they must be raking in?

edinburgher

can you imagine how much money they must be raking in?

Oh yes - it's a perfect circle really - we buy c@rp from eBay, which they charge fees for and Paypal charge fees for and then we sell it on again, with more fees from eBay and more fees from Paypal. It's like that song from the Lion King:

"From the very first day we decide to OP-eeee
And emerge with our tat in the su-nnnnn
Ebay and Paypal are wa-iting
To charge us fees for our fun" :rotfl:

kaz100jay

If I over charge on postage I refund them, so I only make 20p on the packaging but that way the buyer sees I'm honest and hope they will come back and buy more - which has happened :j

gallygirl

kaz100jay wrote: »

If I over charge on postage I refund them, so I only make 20p on the packaging but that way the buyer sees I'm honest and hope they will come back and buy more - which has happened :j

I have done if someone buys two things and pays before I can send an amended invocie (though sometimes it's cheaper to post separately :wall:.

HelenDaveKids

Half of me thinks easier with collection only items, but that can be a nightmare too!

edinburgher

If I over charge on postage I refund them, so I only make 20p on the packaging but that way the buyer sees I'm honest and hope they will come back and buy more - which has happened

You sound like a very nice person, but I don't know if I'd bother for a few pence (and I don't think I'd expect sellers to do it for me as a buyer). eBay is generally a good deal for all (cheap goods for buyers, some cash in the bank for sellers). I suspect that it's all swings and roundabouts....

nattypants

edinburgher wrote: »

It's like that song from the Lion King:

"From the very first day we decide to OP-eeee
And emerge with our tat in the su-nnnnn
Ebay and Paypal are wa-iting
To charge us fees for our fun" :rotfl:

Ah, Ebay - the Musical

nattypants

nattypants wrote: »

Log Burner
iPad or apple mac (so I can type away a la Carrie Bradshaw)
Aga (I know, I know!)
Ugg slippers
My entire house resembling JL with touches of Dwell
And the new kid on the block.....an electric blanket!

:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D

I think I need to add scales to my 'Items I Want' list, except scales don't excite me as much as the above.......

HelenDaveKids

I agree NP, balancing various items on my already dodgey set.....
Although DD3 helped me weigh everything the other day (i can now blame her!) and DD2 cry is "can we sell this?" today when clearing her room. DD3 pointed out that as this was their stuff, they should get equal share in any money made. Even DH saying "shall we keep this?" when about to through out potential packaging.