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Originally Posted by bobbyw8469
That's is what I dealt with as I was looking for auction houses. Back then, Ebay was charging only 10%. They have now gone up to around 15%. Other auction houses I have encountered want to charge the seller 10%, and the buyer 20%. That is effectively 30% per item. I don't mind them making money, but MOST bidders factor in that 20% into their bid price. So you are already behind the 8 ball there. Then they want 10% from me on TOP of that!?!?!?! Looks like I will probably die with these cards.
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I would think that for most stuff, selling it yourself, or through a major ebay seller, would net you more than giving up 30 percent of the value to an auction house through seller fees and buyer's premium.
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