9% for a DVD sale!!!!!!!!!!

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BigBouncyBall wrote: »

nice - isn't that what 1centCDs did, sold CDs for $0.01 BIN and then wacked on the P&P. I think eBay have people watching out for this tactic and squash it don't they?

I believe so, and you also risk being reported by rival sellers. Plenty of sellers still do it, but eBay consider it "fee avoidance" which could get your listing pulled, with possible suspension for repeat offenders.

Potsdamerplatz

Stuart,

£5.00 postage is not excessive. This is e-bay's official policy on this:

http://pages.ebay.co.uk/help/policies/listing-shipping.html

Examples of offending listings:

• Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (2001, DVD)
  BIN: £1
  P&P:UK £10 Royal Mail First Class
  Explanation: The actual cost to post this DVD would be less than £2 using Royal Mail First Class Mail stated in the listing. This seller is charging all costs for this item in the postage price thus hiding the “true” cost for this item from buyers.

By e-bay's own admission £10 for postage is excessive for a DVD (and rightly so)

A £5 charge seems fine to me, especially when the Bid-Up TV channels charge a minimum of £7.99 per item.

BigBouncyBall

i think its reasonable. £2 postage. £1 for the jiffy bag and packaging materials. few pence for the printer ink, label and receipt. £2 for the car journey to the post office and parking - ~£5.

People who want the item will know that to get a CD for £4-5 total (20p + £4, say) is not bad.

People want something for nothing these days. People expect to pay jumble sale prices for the item but object to paying a couple of quid for the postage.

jamtart6

Potsdamerplatz wrote: »

There's a way round this.

Put your DVD's and CD's on at auction for just 1p and charge £5.00 for postage (which is high I know)

Clearly state in your auction that bidders must be happy with the postage/shipping charges before they bid.

Even if your item sells for just 1p you should make roughly £3-4 profit on the postage alone and e-bay will get zilch in commission fees.

I've done this before and it works.

Are people prepared to £5 for postage? Yes. They realise they are getting a bargain on the item and paying for it through the high postage. This is similar to how the TV auction channels work.

Hope this helps.

I don't like doing this. I like to keep postage reasonable for people so I cover postage, packing and have a tiny bit left over for fees (which is probably wrong but my postage prices are reasonable). Overall I think whacking up postage on small items just puts people off!

I'd never complain at price of postage, from someone I bought off. If I bought for 1p, p+p £5 and it had a 60p stamp on, we all know that the £5 is for the item as well, nobody sells 1p items with low postage do they.

jamtart6

BigBouncyBall wrote: »

i think its reasonable. £2 postage. £1 for the jiffy bag and packaging materials. few pence for the printer ink, label and receipt. £2 for the car journey to the post office and parking - ~£5.

People who want the item will know that to get a CD for £4-5 total (20p + £4, say) is not bad.

People want something for nothing these days. People expect to pay jumble sale prices for the item but object to paying a couple of quid for the postage.

I agree with that I just look at total price of what I am buying including p+p to see if its worth it or not. If it was £5 to pay and free postage it works out the same and no one would complain then!!

BigBouncyBall

exactly - all the p&p fees are set out before you buy the item - if you don't like them don't bid. I always put in my listings something like:

"Buyers accept all postage costs, please ensure you are happy with costs before you bid" etc

Oggyoi

BigBouncyBall wrote: »

there are EU rules about companies elbowing out other companies, in this case other methods of payment. eBay are forcing you to hand over 3% of your sales with no other option - thats called daylight robbery where i'm from

Lasy year I posted out 7 sets of kids pyjamas. These were sold with a fair p & p added, with the option of recorded delivery for an extra £1.00.
All the buyers paid by Paypal. However 1 buyer said she never got the item, reported it to Paypal, even though I emailed her a proof of posting.
I had a dispute with Paypal as they took the funds back from me. Their comment was basically, send everything with recorded delivery, otherwise tough...
I explained in my sellers terms that unless recorded delivery was taken, once proof of posting was obtained, the liability was out of my hands. The buyer therefore agreed to my terms by bidding / buying from me.
Paypals response, it doesn't work like that, they have to protect the buyer, I have to use recorded delivery or a courier to be able to provide proof of DELIVERY, proof of postage isn't worth a jot where Paypal are concerned it seems !!!:eek: :eek: :mad:

BigBouncyBall

how much extra is recorded for the record? 35pence?

jayok

BigBouncyBall wrote: »

i think its reasonable. £2 postage. £1 for the jiffy bag and packaging materials. few pence for the printer ink, label and receipt. £2 for the car journey to the post office and parking - ~£5.

People who want the item will know that to get a CD for £4-5 total (20p + £4, say) is not bad.

People want something for nothing these days. People expect to pay jumble sale prices for the item but object to paying a couple of quid for the postage.

You are trying to rationalise fee avoidance by claiming it is reasonable to charge £5 shipping for a DVD. It may be reasonable method of avoiding fees but it is not a reasonable shipping charge.

The worst ones charge the excessive shipping rates and then bung the item into a used envelope and send it 2nd class!

jayok

Oggyoi wrote: »

Lasy year I posted out 7 sets of kids pyjamas. These were sold with a fair p & p added, with the option of recorded delivery for an extra £1.00.
All the buyers paid by Paypal. However 1 buyer said she never got the item, reported it to Paypal, even though I emailed her a proof of posting.
I had a dispute with Paypal as they took the funds back from me. Their comment was basically, send everything with recorded delivery, otherwise tough...
I explained in my sellers terms that unless recorded delivery was taken, once proof of posting was obtained, the liability was out of my hands. The buyer therefore agreed to my terms by bidding / buying from me.
Paypals response, it doesn't work like that, they have to protect the buyer, I have to use recorded delivery or a courier to be able to provide proof of DELIVERY, proof of postage isn't worth a jot where Paypal are concerned it seems !!!:eek: :eek: :mad:

Looks like you learned the hard way that it is the sellers responsibility to deliver the item and your own T&C's will not cut it when it comes to covering buyers who have paid with Paypal