topic Re: Fees in Selling

Fees

ekclaf23 — Tue, 02 Nov 2021 00:47:54 GMT

Absolute disgrace that Ebay takes a 12% or more fee off the postage cost paid by the buyer, should just be off the purchase price of the item, just makes it even more uneconomical for the seller to use Ebay

Re: Fees

padi*0409 — Tue, 02 Nov 2021 00:54:51 GMT

There are a great many threads on the boards about this subject, suffice to say it's been in place for many years now and savvy sellers will build all fees into their selling price, so that effectively the buyer pays for those fees not the seller.

Re: Fees

sandypebbles — Tue, 02 Nov 2021 00:59:01 GMT

Those fees have been charged for many, many years and are no 'secret before selling'

I am surprised there is no mention on payments being on hold for new sellers and sellers have have not sold anything for over a year?

Re: Fees

gutterpunkz05 — Tue, 02 Nov 2021 01:28:59 GMT

So this would allow you, as many did before, to cheat ebay out of there fees. If everyone played by the rules, there would be no reason for ebay to constantly introduce new anti scam measures, be it to protect themselves or members.

The fee on postage that you find so disgraceful, has now been in place for many years and has the approval of the ACCC

Re: Fees

sugar249 — Tue, 02 Nov 2021 01:39:09 GMT

@ekclaf23 wrote:
Absolute disgrace that Ebay takes a 12% or more fee off the postage cost paid by the buyer, should just be off the purchase price of the item, just makes it even more uneconomical for the seller to use Ebay

Easy solution, don't use Ebay, but where else will you sell. LOL

Re: Fees

ekclaf23 — Tue, 02 Nov 2021 06:32:54 GMT

Thanks for all your replies and yes I am a novice. I unfortunately under weighed a heavy parcel (Aust to Colombia) my bad, so it was a considerable amount of money I was out of pocket and then to find out that ebay (my ignorance) also withhold another 13% for postage really peeved me off. As you all mentioned, I will add it to the buyers cost next time, thanks again.

Re: Fees

jellybirddesigns — Tue, 02 Nov 2021 07:52:58 GMT

Glad you worked it out, but in all sincerity, I hope your package to South America actually makes it. Unfortunately, many sellers won't sell there due to the number of items that go "missing", or become "damaged".

You are a fairly novice seller and it was an extremely expensive item you sold, so you needed to to get a Signature on Delivery - please tell me you got that?

Sorry, but my red flag meter is working overtime on this 😞 I think this transaction is heading for a dispute as soon as it gets to South America.

I would definitely NOT be shipping items worldwide as there are definitely issues with many countries which are not really considered "safe".

Re: Fees

imastawka — Tue, 02 Nov 2021 08:21:02 GMT

A $1400 item sold to a zero FB buyer in South America?

I see tears before long.

Re: Fees

repentatleisure1952 — Tue, 02 Nov 2021 08:35:24 GMT

@imastawka wrote:
A $1400 item sold to a zero FB buyer in South America?

I see tears before long.

Yep... hope the OP comes back.

Re: Fees

jellybirddesigns — Tue, 02 Nov 2021 08:58:26 GMT

I've messaged them separately to say that we have concerns and to please return.

Re: Fees

ekclaf23 — Tue, 02 Nov 2021 09:13:29 GMT

Thankyou all for your concerns, I too was nervous sending the equipment over to South America and after your latest comments I have realised that I can limit the countries that can bid on an item which I did not know for this auction. I did request a signature, but as you mentioned, multiple red flags are flying, I have also noted Australia Post have estimated a delivery date of 31/01/2022 basically due to the Colombian customs, I am sure the delay will prompt outrage from the buyer, ho hum, I'll know for future international selling, but for this one, I have already got the flak jacket on waiting for the barrage of complaints and probable losses.

Thank you all again for your concern.

Re: Fees

padi*0409 — Tue, 02 Nov 2021 09:17:23 GMT

If the parcel hasn't left Australia yet and you have a My Post account it might be possible to get it redirected back to you.

Re: Fees

jellybirddesigns — Tue, 02 Nov 2021 09:21:44 GMT

Yup, I was going to suggest this too. Or even a private Facebook Message to Aus Post has always been helpful.

If you can get this package back to you, I think you will be dodging a major bullet.

Re: Fees

ekclaf23 — Tue, 02 Nov 2021 10:32:48 GMT

Unfortunately, I do not have a My post account or Face Book account for that matter.

I have decided to let the process proceed and suffer the consequences of my original ignorance, thanks very much for the ideas though.

Re: Fees

jellybirddesigns — Tue, 02 Nov 2021 10:54:54 GMT

Just phone them and tell them that you believe you are about to be defrauded and wish to recall the package. There are so few flights at the moment, your package most likely isn't going anywhere soon.

Why lose $1400? You've still learned what not to do going forward, why lose a ton of money on top of it? Please don't feel you have to punish yourself over this.

Re: Fees

gutterpunkz05 — Tue, 02 Nov 2021 11:39:01 GMT

Don't tell me you have shipped to Colombia via Economy Sea Mail

Re: Fees

jellybirddesigns — Tue, 02 Nov 2021 11:47:29 GMT

Oh, you could be right @gutterpunkz!

I didn't click about the date in late January.

Re: Fees

gutterpunkz05 — Tue, 02 Nov 2021 11:53:33 GMT

For the OP,s sake I hope I am wrong, But I have post to Colombia at approx 5 weeks,

Re: Fees

jellybirddesigns — Tue, 02 Nov 2021 11:57:56 GMT

Yeah, I can't see a Sea Mail option on the Aus Post site when I look at the delivery times, so something's not right. But then again, we're dealing with Columbia, and I have no confidence in the procedures of any Customs agents in that country. Wouldn't surprise me if the parcel only gets released if a massive amount of "Duty" needs to be paid.

Re: Fees

paul._8397 — Thu, 10 Mar 2022 00:42:50 GMT

yeah - I just signed up to sell some computers but after seeing their fees...."No Thanks".

13% of a $4000 computer..$512.00. I did laugh but then stopped....

DELETE item, DELETE item, DELETE account!!

Others are saying up to 20% by the end of the transaction. Im not even going to test it out - Ill find another way thank you nobay err...I mean ebay!