JJMotown Posted January 3 Posted January 3 Ebays new advertising should read... It's NOT free to sell on eBay anymore. Well, that (free bit) didn't last long! Quote
prowla Posted January 7 Posted January 7 They've shifted the selling bit to the buyer. eBay already had buyer protection, so they've just added a buyer's tax. They're really doing their best to help people decide to look elsewhere. 1 Quote
andytoad Posted January 7 Posted January 7 1 hour ago, prowla said: They've shifted the selling bit to the buyer. eBay already had buyer protection, so they've just added a buyer's tax. They're really doing their best to help people decide to look elsewhere. Ebay has been obsolete to me for a long time. Quote
acidbass Posted January 8 Posted January 8 I sell quite a bit on eBay and use Evri for tracking, which eBay tracking does not support. This means that I will have to wait 14 days after an item is sold to be paid for it, making me seriously consider why I would use eBay at all. Quote
tauzero Posted February 28 Posted February 28 (edited) A funny thing happened on my way to Ebay... I just bid on and won something on Ebay, which I'm sure was priced at £63.15 so the seller had priced it at £60 (£60 + 75p + (£60 * .04). I won it via a sniper app so I didn't see what it was priced at when I won it, but I was billed for and paid £60. Other items on my watch list have also mysteriously dropped by what appears to be the amount of the buyer protection fee. Have Ebay given up on it? Haven't had any email about it but maybe they were losing business due to it. Edit: Correction, it was priced at £63.12, and on the auction itself it says "incl. £3.12 for Buyer Protection", but I wasn't charged the £3.12. Edited February 28 by tauzero 1 Quote
p4ul Posted March 5 Posted March 5 (edited) sold a thing payed the postage from the total amount from the buyer payed the protection racket fee from the total amount from the buyer which ebay add to your carefully thought out and reasonable pitch, elevating the cost of the item. You can revalue your item to absorb the ebay fee i guess, but "taking a hit" and "paying a fee" are pretty close imho. I re-started with the bay after a long stoppage, its reach is great, but its not the same place, FN Market Place is ok apart from no shows, but at least the scammers are direct and in your face. Gumtree, Friday Ad, post card in the shop window... everyone wants a slice of your sale. I think a general lack of trust in ebay is the issue here. Like the insurance companies hiking the cost of fraud and shit drivers onto every one else, I am sure FleaBay are taking a fiscal hit with all the shenanigans on their platform and so, "Buyer Protection" is born. charge upfront on all transactions for any that go south.. its a spread bet, and remember the house ALWAYS wins. Free to list. Not truly free to sell, some one has to pay. Edited March 5 by p4ul Quote
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