Could you please tell me why ebay is taking a percentage from the postage

[bigbrickshop · Accepted solution]

See the announcement from March

http://www2.ebay.com/aw/au/201403271015402.html

http://sellercentre.ebay.com.au/news/seller-release-Autumn14

[pinegroveplants · Accepted solution]

i agree it is wrong.

[pinegroveplants · Accepted solution]

so all sellers loose on postage, and ebay makes more money.

[i-love-my-sheep · Accepted solution]

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@pinegroveplants wrote:

so all sellers loose on postage, and ebay makes more money.

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No, because you incorporate the fees into the price and let the buyer pay the fees.

This has been common knowledge since earlier in the year and was implemented in May, so not sure why people are still suffering 'bill shock'. EBay does it because they can, just like they do with everything else.

[millj40 · Accepted solution]

They usually got their percentage from me anyway as I have 'free postage' on most of my listings. 

I don't mind paying for the service ebay provides, but am increasingly frustrated with their interference in my business.

  I still can not understand why stars count against you - they should simply be a guide for other buyers to see on your feedback page.  Instead they are a tool ebay use to keep sellers in constant fear their livlihood might be ripped out from under them by fussy buyers who dare to rate 3 stars on a transaction  

Surely buyers can judge for themselves whether they want to buy from you, based on your percentage and a star guide, without all this best match, top rated, defect blah blah b*sh* ebay uses to place your items in search results (or hide them, as the case may be).

[casbit33 · Accepted solution]

The answer is simple - GREED

[phorum_junkie* · Accepted solution]

Greed has nothing to do with it. Profit is the only reason and that is how it should be. Ebay's only job is to make as much money as it can for the shareholders. Anyone who thinks ebay has, or should have, any other reason for existence is living in a dream world.

[craig23040 · Accepted solution]

Doesn't it just continue the process of closing the loophole where sellers could fee avoid by loading the item price into handling charges? And encourage the obvious goal of 'free postage' on all listings?

[diltronix · Accepted solution]

I assume the question was directed at PJ but I wanted to give my openion.

There was a loophole and it is closed. Not only that ebay don't care now what people charge for postage. Is it in the best interest for the consumer to offer free post? I don't think so and saying something is free and bumping up the price is not on in my book, I actually think it is illegal to add something extra and increase the price and call it free.