When the hell did ebay get so expensive ( more so greedy ) 9.9 per cent for doing very little.

[posse2006]

 How can ebay charge such a high fee for selling an item, there not an austion house with an auctioneer, we do all the hard work and

they get to reep the rewards. I will no longer be using ebay to sell anything as you get similar results from using GUMTREE which is practically free. Thanks for nothing ebay.

[twyngwyn]

petition

https://www.change.org/en-AU/petitions/ebay-com-au-review-exorbitant-fvf-on-items-and-postage-as-you...

[clarry100]

Guess who owns GUMTREE?

Yep... ebay....

Will you still be using GUMTREE?

[*crikey*mate*]

Just to put things into perspective a little.

A premix cup of coke costs about 8c - but how much does the convenor charge the customer?

not much different for a cup of takeaway coffee (especially where the supplier gives the cups for free to the coffee shop) - it's 41c approx a cup, less if they uise cheaper coffee.

The dots join up like this, there are many hidden costs that a customer does not see in operating a business, plus in eBay's case, it's not so much that we are paying for what they do, but rather paying to use their business model and ideas. We also pay to use their brand name. Similar to how a denim shirt from a well known brand may be $100, but from a more obscure brand may be only $10.

[k1ooo-slr-sales]

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@posse2006 wrote:

 How can ebay charge such a high fee for selling an item, there not an austion house with an auctioneer, we do all the hard work and they get to reep the rewards. I will no longer be using ebay to sell anything as you get similar results from using GUMTREE which is practically free. Thanks for nothing ebay.

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eBay provide the platform that exposes your item to many possible buyers for your items.

It may seem like you do all the hard work, but all you really do is take some photos, prepare a description, list the item and answer questions.  There are a lot of things going on behind the scenes to actively promote your item so that you get the best price possible.  After all, it is in eBay’s interest that you get the highest price possible as this helps them get more in fees.

As far as your "Thanks for nothing eBay" jibe, consider this:

     - when a similar item sells, the sold listing will display "Similar items" across the top of the page which can include yours which actively promotes your items to members who look at similar items.

     -  eBay used to charge to have listing photos.  The first photo was free, but each extra one cost 25cents.  Now you can put 12 photos on your listing at no cost.  Having more photos helps to sell items for more $

     - eBay’s lets members put items on their watch list.  eBay email them to tell them when your items are nearing an end and encourages them to hurry up and bid/buy or they may miss out.

     - eBay let buyers have "saved searches" and email these members to update them on new items that would appear in their saved search.

(I could go on further, but my dinner is almost ready)

Bottom line though is that eBay is probably the best platform for selling items that can be posted, and for this you have to pay.  If you are selling heavy pickup items, like motors, then Gumtree may be a better platform for you.

Good luck with your online selling.

[thecatspjs]

So Slr Sales .... that all sounds reasonable, but perhaps you could riddle me this - why do eBay charge me more FVFs for selling clothes compared to other goods ?

What additional benefits do I get, or additional work does eBay do, to justify moi being slogged with additional fees for selling in a category that is pretty hard yakka.

[*crikey*mate*]

eBay charges what it believes people will pay.

[thecatspjs]

Really DH.

[k1ooo-slr-sales]

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@thecatspjs wrote:

So Slr Sales .... that all sounds reasonable, but perhaps you could riddle me this - why do eBay charge me more FVFs for selling clothes compared to other goods ?

What additional benefits do I get, or additional work does eBay do, to justify moi being slogged with additional fees for selling in a category that is pretty hard yakka.

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I'm not familiar with fvf on clothes, and I haven't looked at the other items you sell so I will get back to you.

Best I can do now is that eBay set out their fees before you list, so if you think they are unreasonable for some items and you can do better elsewhere then do not list those items on eBay.  If, knowing the fee structure, you decide to list then you can hardly complain.  I mean, you can complain that they are high, but you can also choose to not list because they are high.

As for additional benefits . . . . I'll take a look at some listings and get back to you (it may be that there are no additional benefits and you are being ripped off).

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Always good to hear from you cats

[thecatspjs]

I prefer to keep listing and keep complaining

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Always good to have your perspective in a thread Slr Sales