eBay even more a conn from tomorrow

[Rsformatc]

[QUOTE=JohnJ;675548]I've just given away two 3G units on here because I'm so sick of Ebay ripping off private sellers like me, by the time you've paid all their fees and sent everything recorded delivery so you don't get ripped off the whole thing is more hassle than it's worth!

I'd rather give the spare bit's I have to fellow forum members and save my self the heart ache![/QUOTE]

I agree, which is why we have started giving stuff away to people locally using Freecycle.

[Tridztan]

[QUOTE=Steve;675539]As a Bay user, I'd be happy to see less commercial 'Buy it Now' and to see eBay get back to its roots and be the auction market place for the everyday man.[/QUOTE]

I couldn't agree with you more, that's what brought them to prominence and as an auction site the emphasis should be on auctioning items for sale.

[ChickenHawk]

10% is not that bad really when you consider that most 'real-time ' auctions charge between 15 and 20% and then slap you with a £3 Lot Charge to boot!!!!

[gramey]

Since I got charged £51.00 + paypal fee's for selling a pair of V Festival tickets for £475.00 (I know it sounds a rip off but I paid £535.00 for the pair from Double 8 tickets) plus recorded delivery, I've decided I won't be using them again in a hurry unless I'm desperate, you just get fed up of all these increases in their charges and it's time to say enough is enough.

[LaurenceGough]

Actually I love using ebay to get great deals much cheaper than anywhere else in the UK, now this might not be the case (buy it now). Not good news..


I've only recently started using it a lot too, wish I signed up a lot earlier...

[trillian]

[QUOTE=ChickenHawk;675753]10% is not that bad really when you consider that most 'real-time ' auctions charge between 15 and 20% and then slap you with a £3 Lot Charge to boot!!!![/QUOTE]

With Paypal fees on the payment and Ebay's valuation and 'insertion fees' it ends up being about 13% based on my
two latest sales.

We sold two of the company's video cameras, one for £595.00 and the other for £380.00. The total fees between Ebay
and Paypal were £128.57.

[Lynx.1677]

I think eventually the bloated whore that is now ebay will fizzle out and die unless they stop being so greedy. I've not used it in about 6 months due to the ridiculous fee's. I used to be selling stuff weekly in the beginning.

[cupracing]

Its a right mickey take, nothing we can do really though as eBay gets the most exposure and it would be difficult to sell certain things any other way. You can actually get money for old rope on there