Are 99c Listings Really Worth The Risk?

[dieseldude1968]

I would classify myself predominantly as a buyer on eBay.

Recently, I listed an item at 99 cents and charged 'actual postage' as calculated by eBay during the listing process. This was $15.00 at the time.

Item sold for 99 cents. FVF was charged on the sale price of 99 cents AND the $15 postage cost. Whilst I didn't really mind actually paying $15.50 for the postage at the PO, I was gob smacked to find that the FVF charged on the postage was $1.49, so overall, I have lost money on the deal.

Since when have eBay charged a FVF on postage?

[jellybirddesigns]

The days of 99c listings  ending up with big profits for the seller are long gone.

I think it's a huge risk and you really end up disappointed for the most part.

It's way better to set your items with a BIN price enabled as well as "Immediate payemnt required" enabled so you don't have any non-payers.

All my items are set this way to a price I am happy with.

I'm in the business of generating an income, not giving away my items for virtually free.