Ebay sticking their mitts into sellers pockets again

[egbeachley]

Originally Posted by iggyman

I have to disagree completely. That is NOT going to help you! You will incurr an additional expense with an insertion fee plus the same 9% FVF with the $10 start price. If your item sells for under $26.50 your fees are a little better. That part is fact. Starting something at $10 will not help you with the fees.

Lovely Day...

If you don't qualify for the free listing, the FVF is NOT 9%, it's the regular 8.75% then 3.00% over $25.

[iggyman]

Originally Posted by egbeachley

If you don't qualify for the free listing, the FVF is NOT 9%, it's the regular 8.75% then 3.00% over $25.

I'm sorry but you are wrong. It's 9% across the board with a $50 cap. Only store sellers get a little bit of a discount and it is not so great for them either. Store sellers will have insertion fees, no cap, and of course the monthly store fees.

Lovely Day...

[egbeachley]

Originally Posted by iggyman

I'm sorry but you are wrong. It's 9% across the board with a $50 cap. Only store sellers get a little bit of a discount and it is not so great for them either. Store sellers will have insertion fees, no cap, and of course the monthly store fees.

Lovely Day...

I stand corrected. You are right. I see the official fee structure that doesn't mention bypassing this method. Thanks!

So if you have anything over $25.00, you should sell it before March 31st.

[BCauley]

I'm glad I'm dumping off all of my modern stuff now, minus some rookie cards and players I collect. Selling about 95% of my modern in order to use that money and pick up some pre-war (and a post war) vintage. I'm just glad I know of this site and will use the B/S/T much more often. I also find the vintage links page a great start to find something I'm looking for. Ebay is shooting itself in the foot.

[buymycards]

I haven't had time to analyze the new BIN and store fees, but it looks like they will be increased drastically. The only way to get some decent fees will be to pay a $49 or $299 monthly fee in addition to the regular fees. Final value fees for stores are going way up.

Rick

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by BCauley

...I'm just glad I know of this site and will use the B/S/T much more often. I also find the vintage links page a great start to find something I'm looking for. Ebay is shooting itself in the foot.

I was thinking the same thing - most vintage collectibles have a huge forum (sometimes several), along with a classifieds section that already does fairly well. This should push a lot more business into the collectibles classifieds section.

I'm not seeing how this is a good idea for ebay, but as we've said before, it is all about money for them - nothing about customer satisfaction - and I'm sure they've had business analysts determine that this will bring in more $$$. They are certainly @ss-wipes, but they are not stupid.

[Potomac Yank]

Originally Posted by Runscott

I'm not seeing how this is a good idea for ebay, but as we've said before, it is all about money for them - nothing about customer satisfaction - and I'm sure they've had business analysts determine that this will bring in more $$$. They are certainly @ss-wipes, but they are not stupid.

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You and I both know ..... that the folks at eBay, are a bunch of great guys.

Good to see you back on board.

Joe P.