Mazzarelli's Swiss Cheese
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I think PayPal takes a cut of your eBay sale also?
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Has ebay lost its way?
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Bill Walker
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Yes, another 1 or 2% I think. Ebay was good 10 or 15 years ago but they've fucked it up, mostly businesses selling on there now.I think PayPal takes a cut of your eBay sale also?
Also if you don't buy or sell anything for a period of time your feedback score reverts to 0.
Mr Kobayashi
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I won't sell with them. Taking the piss with their 10.9% sales commission. Plus they even charge that on your postage, so if I charge you 12 quid for postage and you pay me 12 quid they take 10.9% of that 12 quid. And then they hold onto your money for a month in case the buyer isn't happy ?? Fuck that.
I want to sell my as new Samsung S23 ultra but they would charge me $130 so no chance, I'll do Marketplace and Gumtree for free.
Not sure they'll miss your business of selling something every 6 - 12 months.
pride in battle
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10.9 % is piss cheap, you want to try and sell on Amazon and EtsyI won't sell with them. Taking the piss with their 10.9% sales commission. Plus they even charge that on your postage, so if I charge you 12 quid for postage and you pay me 12 quid they take 10.9% of that 12 quid. And then they hold onto your money for a month in case the buyer isn't happy ?? Fuck that.
I want to sell my as new Samsung S23 ultra but they would charge me $130 so no chance, I'll do Marketplace and Gumtree for free.
Bill Walker
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Why would you say that ?Not sure they'll miss your business of selling something every 6 - 12 months.
Bill Walker
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I've never tried that mate. I used to sell quite a lot of guitars on Ebay plus things like keyboards, amps,effects pedals etc but for me they have ruined the model and made it harder for private sellers.10.9 % is piss cheap, you want to try and sell on Amazon and Etsy
Mr Kobayashi
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Why would you say that ?
Because you're a low value seller. You can sell a high value item but if it's a few times a year, you aren't worth as much as a small business selling items worth 5-20 pounds items several times a day. Or a side hustle of someone selling a few items a week.
Bill Walker
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I used to sell a lot but don't use them anymore because of the fee's and holding onto my money for weeks. I was merely answering the OP with my particular experience and opinion.Because you're a low value seller. You can sell a high value item but if it's a few times a year, you aren't worth as much as a small business selling items worth 5-20 pounds items several times a day. Or a side hustle of someone selling a few items a week.
Not saying they would miss me.
No longer PayPal, payments to a bank account (might be compulsory, I know I set one up).I think PayPal takes a cut of your eBay sale also?
What has killed it
(after the ever rising ebay fees, ditto Post Office charges) is the threat of the Tax Man snooping on private sellers.
It's a ridiculously low figure (30 sales a year or something like that) before ebay has a Duty to report a seller and the tax may investigate someone for running a business!
Made a lot of private sellers wary, rightly so, fuckin cunts.
Johnny Mars Bar
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It’s a pain in the arse but if you’re looking for something really obscure and niche it’s hard to beat.
I buy a lot of cycling and outdoors gear and it’s the best place to get hard to find stuff.
Selling is a nightmare though. I only sell the odd thing but it’s a minefield of scammers and time wasters and massive fees.
And it feels like their website still runs on Windows 95.
The mrs uses depop and Vinted a lot but that’s just designer fashion stuff, she’s always buying and selling clobber from trendy French brands I’ve never even heard of.
But then my fashion sense extends to whatever’s in John Lewis.
I buy a lot of cycling and outdoors gear and it’s the best place to get hard to find stuff.
Selling is a nightmare though. I only sell the odd thing but it’s a minefield of scammers and time wasters and massive fees.
And it feels like their website still runs on Windows 95.
The mrs uses depop and Vinted a lot but that’s just designer fashion stuff, she’s always buying and selling clobber from trendy French brands I’ve never even heard of.
But then my fashion sense extends to whatever’s in John Lewis.