WHY do Fender Stratocaster guitars incur a charge of nearly 10% for me to sell on ebay?????

[rodvwcc]

please let me know your thoughts, this is like a gst tax on second hand items, and I think Gumtree looks fantastic from my experience.

[clarry100]

The ebay Final Value Fee (FVF) is 9.9% for casual sellers. A bit less if you are a store holder.

That percentage also applies to any postage/shipping you charge the buyer if you mail/send the item.

[digital*ghost]

All items in most categories (exception being real estate and motors) attract a 9.9% FVF charged on both the sale price and postage amount the buyer pays, so it's not an item-specific thing, but an eBay thing. (Edit, and as clarry notes, this can be reduced with a store subscription). 

It is, IMHO, a bit over the top. I understand the argument about what it costs to sell elsehwere, the traffic you get on eBay etc etc etc, but none of those things actually justify eBay's charges, they just sometimes make them easier to swallow. 

For some, anyways.

[putney32]

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@rodvwcc wrote:

please let me know your thoughts, this is like a gst tax on second hand items, and I think Gumtree looks fantastic from my experience.

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no it is a fee for a service provided.  If you were a registered business paying / collecting GST you would also have to pay / collect the gst on the guitar each and every time it was sold, 2nd hand or not.

[cq_tech]

What service? Dunno about you, but I don't see much for my 9.9%, that's for bloody sure.

[rodvwcc]

I agree,

this is a program that automates transactions via servers, then progressively whittles your money away via fees and charges not relative to the item you sold. If this is a fee for genuine work, why can Gumtree offer the service for almost nothing in comparison???

[i-love-my-sheep]

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@rodvwcc wrote:

I agree,

this is a program that automates transactions via servers, then progressively whittles your money away via fees and charges not relative to the item you sold. If this is a fee for genuine work, why can Gumtree offer the service for almost nothing in comparison???

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Because Gumtree is owned by eBay and they make up the fees by hitting eBay sellers. Our fees cover both sites.

[kopenhagen5]

To add, the fee is 9.9% but it is capped at 250.

So if your strat is vintage and you sell it for 5,000 or 20,000 the fee is still 250.

[cq_tech]

Ooh, a '56 Strat would have to be my version of the ideal wet dream!

[imastawka]