Ebay makes me mad.

Gary L · 25-09-2009, 19:04

This stupid thing with you have to offer FREE Postage with certain items.
I'm sitting here trying to work it out whether it's actually worth the effort of listing it, then wrapping it up and taking it to a Post Office. or just throwing the damn things in the bin.

It looks too expensive as a BIN, but someone's got to pay the postage.
you can actually stich yourself up if you were to list something for 99p start price. it will cost you about £2-£3 to post it, and the 10p or so fees to Ebay.

Just wish Google would hurry up and start gBay. eBay needs to be told they can't do this to me anymore!

25-09-2009, 19:06

I am never selling again ebay charge a listing fee then they charge commission then paypal screw you some more sod em ...

Gary L · 25-09-2009, 19:12

That's what's killing it. you get screwed all over. you sell something for £50 and you only get about £35.

**Kymmy** · 25-09-2009, 19:18

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Originally Posted by Gary L

That's what's killing it. you get screwed all over. you sell something for £50 and you only get about £35.

Sorry but if you're losing 30% of the sale price then you;re doing it wrong..

Even taking into account listing, final valuation, paypal it should never be that much

haydnwalker · 25-09-2009, 19:29

IMO eBay and Paypal should be two separately owned companies... its just a bit unfair to the consumer that whatever happens, ebay makes cash from it.

Hiroki · 25-09-2009, 19:34

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Originally Posted by zing

I am never selling again ebay charge a listing fee then they charge commission then paypal screw you some more sod em ...

I agree with that, i'm never using ebay again the fees are way too much and paypal is useless I got charged twice today for paypal fees which made me go overdrawn at my bank and got charged for that (£25 for going overdrawn and £6 for a day) grr

Gary L · 25-09-2009, 19:45

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Originally Posted by Kymmy

Sorry but if you're losing 30% of the sale price then you;re doing it wrong..

Even taking into account listing, final valuation, paypal it should never be that much

It's about 16%. Ebay and their other comapny Paypal take about 10% and 4% each, then you've got the original listing fees. and then if you didn't set a postage fee it all mounts up.

Sell it for £50 - Ebay = £5 Paypal = £2 then you got the listing and possibly the postage costs.

**Kymmy** · 25-09-2009, 20:03

Why wouldn't you set a postage fee?? Unless of course it's a fixed price buy it now item.. Anyone not setting a postage fee on a minimum priced auction has no money sense..

25-09-2009, 20:20

certain sections on ebay only allow listing if postage is set free

mr_bo · 25-09-2009, 21:54

What bugs me most is when people make money from postage, that really gets me.

I once had lets say, a disagreement with someone over inflated postage costs who pleaded that had to drive miles to nearest post office, petrol, his time, blah blah blah but after popping his address into multimap I found the post office was at the end of his street!

Would love to have seen his face when I revealed that to him lol

**Kymmy** · 25-09-2009, 21:56

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Originally Posted by zing

certain sections on ebay only allow listing if postage is set free

Any idea which ones??

chrispuk2004 · 25-09-2009, 22:16

Pc games dont let u charge postage I believe.

**Kymmy** · 25-09-2009, 23:12

How can they not let you charge postage?? Sorry but it still costs to send an item even a DVD/CD???

25-09-2009, 23:17

I sold a remote control and they wouldnt let me charge postage. Only sold for a tenner by the time ebay have there £1.50 and paypal their 45p and £1.60 second class postage I should have just kept it. Thats why I am never selling again

icestar2 · 25-09-2009, 23:19

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Originally Posted by chrispuk2004

Pc games dont let u charge postage I believe.

What a joke. You still have to buy an envolope and pay for postage. Ebay have just gotten worse and worse. Glad I dont use them anymore.