[DeTomaso] Ebay fees a lot higher now?

Curt Hall cuvee at sbcglobal.net
Sat Jun 25 18:20:06 EDT 2011


John...
 
Now, there's the reason your not making any Money! You don't use your own Company ? Enough?
 
OK, I'll stop stirring the pot and go back under my rock. lol
Curt

--- On Sat, 6/25/11, John Taphorn <jtaphorn at kingwoodcable.com> wrote:


From: John Taphorn <jtaphorn at kingwoodcable.com>
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Ebay fees a lot higher now?
To: "Julian Kift" <julian_kift at hotmail.com>, cmccann1972 at gmail.com
Cc: kenn_green at yahoo.com, "De Tomaso List" <detomaso at realbig.com>
Date: Saturday, June 25, 2011, 3:05 PM


Well. I am certainly glad that Ebay figured that out.  I have been an owner 
for several years and have not seen an adequate return on my capital at 
risk.  As an owner of Ebay, I have not been making money.  Yet, I have 
provided a forum for buyers and sellers to meet their needs and profit.  So 
while the casual observers try to tell others how I am getting rich off 
their trades while revenues are redirected to the business to reduce fraud 
and improve the experience requested by both buyers and sellers, they should 
consider reviewing an annual report or two.  I realize that I am the bad guy 
who just provides jobs.

I also use Craigslist.  Each has their purpose.

JT

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Julian Kift" <julian_kift at hotmail.com>
To: <cmccann1972 at gmail.com>
Cc: <kenn_green at yahoo.com>; "De Tomaso List" <detomaso at realbig.com>
Sent: Saturday, June 25, 2011 1:17 PM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Ebay fees a lot higher now?


>
> That's the way it used to be, but Ebay has caught on now you pay 9% on the 
> total cost to buyer i.e. 9% on the final sales price and 9% on the 
> shipping, so a seller cannot cheat Ebay out of anything! The seller needs 
> to jack up shipping costs to cover the 9% he is being charegd by Ebay on 
> the shipping.
>
> Julian
>
>
>> CC: wdemelo at cogeco.ca; kenn_green at yahoo.com; detomaso at realbig.com
>> From: cmccann1972 at gmail.com
>> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Ebay fees a lot higher now?
>> Date: Sat, 25 Jun 2011 13:08:49 -0500
>> To: julian_kift at hotmail.com
>>
>> Which is precisely why you will see many successful sellers have the 
>> lowest price of the item compared to others selling the same thing, but a 
>> higher shipping cost. The out of pocket to the buyer turns out to be a 
>> wash, same cost no matter what. But since the majority of fees are 
>> calculated on final sale price and not shipping, a seller can save money 
>> by making the item cheaper and jacking the shipping cost up beyond the 
>> real shipping cost.. Buyers tend to complain about high shipping costs... 
>> IMHO, they should think carefully. Most of the time the buyer is spending 
>> the same amount if money or less on the item he is buying, and the seller 
>> is cheating eBay out of fees, not the buyer into more cost. It's just the 
>> seller trying to recoup some loss on the sale due to the extreme high 
>> fees.
>>
>> Cullen
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On Jun 25, 2011, at 12:58 PM, Julian Kift <julian_kift at hotmail.com> 
>> wrote:
>>
>> >
>> > I was planing to list some items and this thread caused me to go check 
>> > Ebay's fees and fine print;
>> >
>> > Yes it is 9% final sales fee, but that is now calculated on the total 
>> > cost to the buyer i.e. item sales price plus handling & shipping fees! 
>> > So if you ship an item at your true cost to buyer, you are on a loser 
>> > from the start.
>> >
>> > But wait that's not all, as depending on how many items you list a 
>> > month, if you want a reserve or But it Now there's more fees to pay! A 
>> > reserve price auction for an item over $200 is now charged at 1% of 
>> > reserve price up to a maximum $50 in fees.
>> >
>> > I'll be thinking carefully before I list too much on Ebay.
>> >
>> > Julian
>> >
>> >
>> >> From: wdemelo at cogeco.ca
>> >> To: kenn_green at yahoo.com; detomaso at realbig.com
>> >> Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2011 05:47:12 -0400
>> >> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Ebay fees a lot higher now?
>> >>
>> >> I just paid almost $50 for selling a few small items
>> >> Will
>> >>
>> >> -----Original Message-----
>> >> From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com 
>> >> [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com] On
>> >> Behalf Of Ken Green
>> >> Sent: Tuesday, June 21, 2011 3:47 PM
>> >> To: detomaso at realbig.com
>> >> Subject: [DeTomaso] Ebay fees a lot higher now?
>> >>
>> >> I sold some parts on ebay and should have looked at their final fees. 
>> >> I
>> >> thought they were about 3%, but they are 9%. Did they have a big fee
>> >> increase at some point?
>> >>
>> >> Ken
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