eBay and Paypal fees!

soolin

MikeR71 wrote: »

Often you have no choice, but when I sell large items which I for pick up only, I insist on cash on collection.

In the past I have even cancelled the sale to avoid ebay fees once I have found a buyer via their messages

You have bene lucky as this can be a costly things to try and do.

If buyer pays by paypal and you refund, then that's it, you have your FVFs to pay as you can't force them to pay cash nor can you get your fees back if they refuse to do a mutual. You also risk poor feedback and stars.

It is a gamble, and it is worth actually understanding what ebay rules are, and what you stand to lose if it goes wrong.

_Andy_

"you know damn well it doesn't cost them that much to process payments" - right, and? With that logic any company selling goods or services should only charge you cost price, thus never making a profit, thus not being in business.

MikeR71

soolin wrote: »

You have bene lucky as this can be a costly things to try and do.

If buyer pays by paypal and you refund, then that's it, you have your FVFs to pay as you can't force them to pay cash nor can you get your fees back if they refuse to do a mutual. You also risk poor feedback and stars.

It is a gamble, and it is worth actually understanding what ebay rules are, and what you stand to lose if it goes wrong.

Lucky or not, I don't know. I have generally found people are very pleasant when they pick up their item or when I go to pick up what I have bought on ebay. When cash is exchanged that way, we then both mark it as paid.

If you can reach an agreement on price with the seller or buyer while the item is still running you can end it without any costs.

woohoo_postingid

Most people factor in the extra cost into the postage.

soolin

woohoo_postingid wrote: »

Most people factor in the extra cost into the postage.

Most people DO NOT factor fees into the post and packing as they know it will cost them stars and ultimately their account.

COOLTRIKERCHICK

At the end of the day, paypal/ebay are there to make money. THey have overheads, licenses, insurance, staff etc..

At the end of the day, it is still one of the best places to sell.

You said it cost you £17 in total fees, and you took £63, you stayed in the comfort of your own home, while your items sold. you didnt have to go to a bootsale very early in the morning pay your pitch £10???? the fuel and wear and tare on the car, stand for hours with people trying to haggle your prices down, freeze your butt off, spend some money on a hot cuppa to keep warm..

so by my reconing, adding the costs of selling in a bootsale , you would spend more than the £17 fees you paid.

And dont even go there, with the costs of running a shop etc..

techspec

sultryabyss wrote: »

After being very pleased with myself for selling a bunch of items on eBay, I am really annoyed to see the amount that Paypal charge for receiving a payment!!!

On £63 sales I have had to pay £17 in fee's - £10 to paypal and £7 to eBay. I understand that I have to pay eBay fee's but Paypals astronomical charges are ridiculous.

I have never know Paypal fees to be higher than Ebays - they are normally about half.

geordie_joe

techspec wrote: »

I have never know Paypal fees to be higher than Ebays - they are normally about half.

You didn't read the whole post.

sunsetsal

I only use ebay now and again when I have stuff to get rid of and I don't find the fees bother me too much, I still end up with money I would not have had otherwise and that can't be bad. I recently sold some clothes, dvds and video games, set myself a target of £57 to pay for something I could not otherwise afford to treat myself to, I made that plus an extra £40 so even after fees I'll be quids in

geordie_joe

COOLTRIKERCHICK wrote: »

At the end of the day, it is still one of the best places to sell.

I agree, but it's not perfect and people can still complain about it.

COOLTRIKERCHICK wrote: »

you didnt have to go to a bootsale very early in the morning pay your pitch £10????

Neither does anyone else! Nobody gets forced to go and sell at a bootsale.

COOLTRIKERCHICK wrote: »

so by my reconing, adding the costs of selling in a bootsale , you would spend more than the £17 fees you paid.

And dont even go there, with the costs of running a shop etc..

But most of the expenses of selling at a bootsale or a shop are fixed. You pay the same price for a pitch whether you sell one item for 99p or 100 items for £99. You pay the same rent for a shop whether you are selling things for 99p or £9.99. You can work out your expenses and calculate the point where you have covered your expenses and any sales you make after that is profit for you.

You don't get that with ebay, it doesn't matter how many items you sell, ebay and paypal are always behind you taking their fees.