eBay, your current fee structure is an absolute disgrace.
When I started on eBay 15 years ago, the fees were less than HALF what they are today.
Also, back then, there was no Paypal gouging another close to 3% on top.
If you want people to offer anything else but rubbish on eBay, why don't you HEAVILY reduce your fees, ESPECIALLY for items of say, $200 or more?
The higher priced the item, the lower the margin, in most cases.
Why can't you JUST LEAVE SELLERS ALONE TO SELL THINGS??
All you do is add more and more requirements and fees onto sellers, minimum sized pictures is just the latest example of eBay craziness. Try taking photos of small items, like coins, above 500 pixels let alone the 1600 pixels you want.
Another gem is no stock photos for used items, are you mad? Do you think I have the time to take individual photos of $5 items?
I have sold THOUSANDS of used items(coins) off standard photos with almost ZERO complaints.
How about the eBay Premium Service madness? Making you provide free postage so eBay can gouge more commission out of you, or your items do not appear in many search results. Just another form of blackmail.
eBay used to be great, now it is **bleep**, ruined by too many people trying to justify their existence, most of which HAVE NEVER SOLD A THING IN THEIR LIFE!!
Go on, put you fees up some more, I DARE YOU!!
Please, please, no posts from people saying "If you don't like it go elsewhere"
Most of these people appear to me to be paid eBay plants.
I am going, this is my last year on eBAY, website and self promotion is the way to go, NOT propping up eBay, a company who bought out the people I used to list with (Sold.com) and closed them down.
Back then, I had no choice but to go to eBay. Now, there are choices..
I have the right to vent, because PEOPLE LIKE ME MADE eBAY, now we are just gouged at every turn, made to jump through continual rule change hoops affecting our listings and are treated with utter contempt!
If I wanted to work for someone else I would, with eBay these days, you are just working for someone else WHO CONTINUALLY CHANGES THE RULES WITH UTTER DISREGARD FOR THE PEOPLE WHO SUPPORT THEM!!
The fact that one has to redo 100s or 1000s of photos and listings MEANS NOT A JOT TO eBAY SUITS!
Just so over it.
