Seller askng me to cancel transaction even though im happy??!!

UsernameAlreadyExists

sharpy2010 wrote: »

Yes, or they can try to avoid the fees by being thieves.

What are they "stealing"?
As I already said, the same listing fee would have been fine if there had been any other reason to cancel.

sharpy2010

UsernameAlreadyExists wrote: »

What are they "stealing"?
As I already said, the same listing fee would have been fine if there had been any other reason to cancel.

I think we might be crossing wires here actually. I meant it was stealing if someone, anyone, didn't pay legitimate fees for which a service had been provided - I wasn't talking about the situation on this particular thread - sorry.

UsernameAlreadyExists

The "seller" isn't trying to avoid the listing fee ... that's done & dusted and can't be recovered. the 10% final fee can be recovered/cancelled if the transaction didn't complete.

At the end of the day, the buyer is happy with the product, and the seller got paid. The seller will pay for the listing fee (no matter what), and they're just trying to avoid what will be the completely outrageous 10% final fee on the successful transaction. How can they justify it ? 10% ... for what exactly? Their costs are already covered. the 10% is just pure profit IMHO. and the more people that pay it, the richer and more powerful ebay will be.
Meh.

The "service provided" is making the listing visible on the internet and providing the means for buyers to click some buttons & establish the communications channels. Listing fees will cover this.
Paypal is only in the game because ebay INSIST on it and it's fast / convenient. They could have sent cash/cheque in an envelope, or done a bank transfer ... but "NO" that's too risky, you need protection, and you must pay dearly for it.

paulc333

UsernameAlreadyExists wrote: »

. Where's the competition to ebay ?

Gumtree, craigslist, preloved, facebook pages, local ads, carboot sales, ebid, amazon, the list of potential selling places is huge. Though each one is obviously dependent on what your selling

We use Ebay because it has the largest customer base and part of that is accepting its fees! There is no monopoly it's just they have been doing it best and longest and are the known name.

Want to sell for free? use facebook or gumtree, set your price and hope for a buyer.

paulc333

UsernameAlreadyExists wrote: »

The "seller" isn't trying to avoid the listing fee ... that's done & dusted and can't be recovered. the 10% final fee can be recovered/cancelled if the transaction didn't complete.

At the end of the day, the buyer is happy with the product, and the seller got paid. The seller will pay for the listing fee (no matter what), and they're just trying to avoid what will be the completely outrageous 10% final fee on the successful transaction. How can they justify it ? 10% ... for what exactly? Their costs are already covered. the 10% is just pure profit IMHO. and the more people that pay it, the richer and more powerful ebay will be.
Meh.

The "service provided" is making the listing visible on the internet and providing the means for buyers to click some buttons & establish the communications channels. Listing fees will cover this.
Paypal is only in the game because ebay INSIST on it and it's fast / convenient. They could have sent cash/cheque in an envelope, or done a bank transfer ... but "NO" that's too risky, you need protection, and you must pay dearly for it.

just highlighted a bit of your text. Ebay is a business they exist to make a profit, they do not exist to provide a free or even cheap platform for people to use to sell stuff!

they provide a platform that people can use if they wish to in exchange for well published fees!

UsernameAlreadyExists

Because no-one has ever heard of AutoTrader when it comes to selling cars. You pay for the advert, not an additional percentage of the sale.

sharpy2010

paulc333 wrote: »

just highlighted a bit of your text. Ebay is a business they exist to make a profit, they do not exist to provide a free or even cheap platform for people to use to sell stuff!

they provide a platform that people can use if they wish to in exchange for well published fees!

I'm very glad to see that someone completely agrees with me!

justjohn

UsernameAlreadyExists wrote: »

To pay £1 to save £4 (or recover £3) is good business sense.
Why are people so keen to line the pockets of ebay? Haven't they got enough money already for hosting a shop window?

Cause they are a bit dohhhh lol ...same reason sellers now pay fees on postage...cause buyers moan about over inflated postage. now they get free inflated postage they can't see....happy buyers lol

sharpy2010

UsernameAlreadyExists wrote: »

Because no-one has ever heard of AutoTrader when it comes to selling cars. You pay for the advert, not a percentage of the sale.

Yes but just because AutoTrader does it that way, doesn't mean that everyone has to do it that way.

A business is run in the way that makes its owners and shareholders the most profit.

UsernameAlreadyExists

sharpy2010 wrote: »

A business is run in the way that makes its owners and shareholders the most profit.

Quite. So where is the competition?
And most of the previous examples are "not". There is no viable alternative to sell a sweaty pair of trainers located on the south coast to someone in Scotland.