on 17-11-2017 08:58 PM
is it worth selling here on ebay? whats best buy now or auction? i just cant believe the fee,s on auction a dress only sold for 4.75 total ebay fee,s 3.00 please help?
17-11-2017 09:05 PM - edited 17-11-2017 09:06 PM
on 18-11-2017 08:39 AM
Ebay fees are much better than paying rent on a shop. The only fees I really object to are those on postage. What I do, is pay the fees as I sell, so at the end of the day, if I sell $100 worth of goods, I go into Account Summary and pay Ebay their fees (One time payment) and then I go back into Paypal and take whatever is left for me. That way you dont have a large monthly bill to pay and it isnt such a shock.
Good Luck!
on 18-11-2017 12:06 PM
Maybe it's the $1.65 for the auction fee that bumped it up.
https://www.fees.ebay.com.au/feeweb/feecalculator
Start your auctions higher to cover this fee.
Or do BIN for a price you are happy to accept.
on 25-11-2017 10:33 PM
It's a bit of a shock sometimes. All those little amounts add up into one big amount.
Everyone is right though, you do need to tack on about 15%, from my experience so far, to cover eBay and PayPal fees.
The cost of doing business and making your items readily available to buyers - pass it on.
Good luck.
Melina.
on 25-11-2017 11:15 PM
I see you have dumped the store and gone with auctions. Not necessarily smart. Clothes are a dime a dozen, so you're not going to get many bidding wars. Especially with no measurements.
Unless you want to continue getting your postage time stars hammered, you might try posting a bit quicker. No point offering express post and then not posting for a fortnight, regardless of what you have set your handling time to.
on 25-11-2017 11:33 PM
It would be a good idea to stop giving positive feedback to buyers with negative comments, if the buyers report them you'll be the one in trouble.
on 25-11-2017 11:38 PM
At least 2 of those have enough experience to know the ropes...