Comments on: eBay Lowers Listing Fees, Raises Final Value Fee http://cybernetnews.com/ebay-lowers-listing-fees-raises-final-value-fee/ Technology News Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:45:09 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Cheated http://cybernetnews.com/ebay-lowers-listing-fees-raises-final-value-fee/comment-page-1/#comment-148784 Cheated Mon, 27 Jul 2009 16:20:27 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2008/01/29/ebay-lowers-listing-fees-raises-final-value-fee/#comment-148784 Just got off the phone with eBay over the change I've seen in final value for $44 BIN items. Per the eBay rep on the phone I use to be charged 2.51% FV fee, now its 8.75% due to the new fee structure. But, I'm saving 15cents by not paying a listing fee, even if I'm paying $1 more on the final value. So really, I'm only paying an extra 85 cents. Basically a 2% increase is what I paying. Just got off the phone with eBay over the change I’ve seen in final value for $44 BIN items. Per the eBay rep on the phone I use to be charged 2.51% FV fee, now its 8.75% due to the new fee structure. But, I’m saving 15cents by not paying a listing fee, even if I’m paying $1 more on the final value. So really, I’m only paying an extra 85 cents. Basically a 2% increase is what I paying.

]]> By: Anonymous http://cybernetnews.com/ebay-lowers-listing-fees-raises-final-value-fee/comment-page-1/#comment-147469 Anonymous Sun, 12 Apr 2009 15:53:21 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2008/01/29/ebay-lowers-listing-fees-raises-final-value-fee/#comment-147469 watch paypal do the same crap watch paypal do the same crap

]]> By: Anonymous http://cybernetnews.com/ebay-lowers-listing-fees-raises-final-value-fee/comment-page-1/#comment-145998 Anonymous Tue, 23 Dec 2008 01:43:38 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2008/01/29/ebay-lowers-listing-fees-raises-final-value-fee/#comment-145998 The numbers in the OP are wrong since the 8% rate only applies to items under $25. Of course, all the brackets did go up, so the basic idea of the OP is correct. The numbers in the OP are wrong since the 8% rate only applies to items under $25. Of course, all the brackets did go up, so the basic idea of the OP is correct.

]]> By: Amy http://cybernetnews.com/ebay-lowers-listing-fees-raises-final-value-fee/comment-page-1/#comment-144881 Amy Sun, 07 Dec 2008 20:40:34 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2008/01/29/ebay-lowers-listing-fees-raises-final-value-fee/#comment-144881 :twisted: I know I am sending this a little late, but I feel the same way about ebay & have also sent them an email about the fees. I also mentioned to ebay how I thought it was very tricky of them to promote everyone to offer FREE shipping. They don't take a final value fee from this charge, how clever of ebay....but I caught on. I have found a new selling/buying site that I am giving a try. it is ebid.net It's just getting the word around that is making it so hard. I did sell one item as a BIN & only had it listed for 2 days. I AM SICK of ebay!! They SUCK in my book!! Amy :twisted:
I know I am sending this a little late, but I feel the same way about ebay & have also sent them an email about the fees. I also mentioned to ebay how I thought it was very tricky of them to promote everyone to offer FREE shipping. They don’t take a final value fee from this charge, how clever of ebay….but I caught on. I have found a new selling/buying site that I am giving a try. it is ebid.net
It’s just getting the word around that is making it so hard. I did sell one item as a BIN & only had it listed for 2 days.
I AM SICK of ebay!! They SUCK in my book!!
Amy

]]> By: oab http://cybernetnews.com/ebay-lowers-listing-fees-raises-final-value-fee/comment-page-1/#comment-130469 oab Fri, 01 Feb 2008 01:45:28 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2008/01/29/ebay-lowers-listing-fees-raises-final-value-fee/#comment-130469 I sent this to ebay How do you think this will help anyone. You lower the insertion fee a few cents and hike up the final value sell percentage which will make you more money from us. Don't ever send messages like this to me saying your doing something good and really your just slapping me in the face. I sent this to ebay

How do you think this will help anyone. You lower the insertion fee a few cents and hike up the final value sell percentage which will make you more money from us. Don’t ever send messages like this to me saying your doing something good and really your just slapping me in the face.

]]> By: Ryan http://cybernetnews.com/ebay-lowers-listing-fees-raises-final-value-fee/comment-page-1/#comment-130406 Ryan Wed, 30 Jan 2008 17:52:16 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2008/01/29/ebay-lowers-listing-fees-raises-final-value-fee/#comment-130406 <div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-130370" rel="nofollow">Anonymous wrote:</a><blockquote>Not only that, but they introduced a new feeback policy so buyers can only recieve POSITIVE feedback, no matter what! That means even if a buyer screws a seller over, the seller has no way to leave truthful feedback!</blockquote></div> Huh, I missed that part of the email. I guess having 100% positive feedback no longer matters, because everyone will have that. <div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-130372" rel="nofollow">Anonymous wrote:</a><blockquote>If you do the math, it actually works out to an increase in total fees for any item sold. Cost’s are not down for the average seller, but up. This is not a ‘good news’ article that E-Bay is telling us. + add the paypal fees and it is getting expensive to list anything on E-Bay.</blockquote></div> That's exactly what I was trying to convey in our article. Ebay tried to make it sound like they were lowering fees all around, but the only people who will benefit will be those who have a lot of items that never sell. <div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-130391" rel="nofollow">Andrew wrote:</a><blockquote>Also they’ve now screwed up the reserve price fees, you no longer get the reserve fee back if your item sells, they take it no matter what… really a pain, guess they are forcing us to list as Buy It Now with Offers and just list higher then we would want.</blockquote></div> I was never a big fan of the reserve prices anyway. I think if people listing the items want a minimum amount of money they should just set that as the starting bid. Anonymous wrote:
Not only that, but they introduced a new feeback policy so buyers can only recieve POSITIVE feedback, no matter what! That means even if a buyer screws a seller over, the seller has no way to leave truthful feedback!

Huh, I missed that part of the email. I guess having 100% positive feedback no longer matters, because everyone will have that.

Anonymous wrote:
If you do the math, it actually works out to an increase in total fees for any item sold. Cost’s are not down for the average seller, but up. This is not a ‘good news’ article that E-Bay is telling us. + add the paypal fees and it is getting expensive to list anything on E-Bay.

That’s exactly what I was trying to convey in our article. Ebay tried to make it sound like they were lowering fees all around, but the only people who will benefit will be those who have a lot of items that never sell.

Andrew wrote:
Also they’ve now screwed up the reserve price fees, you no longer get the reserve fee back if your item sells, they take it no matter what… really a pain, guess they are forcing us to list as Buy It Now with Offers and just list higher then we would want.

I was never a big fan of the reserve prices anyway. I think if people listing the items want a minimum amount of money they should just set that as the starting bid.

]]> By: Andrew http://cybernetnews.com/ebay-lowers-listing-fees-raises-final-value-fee/comment-page-1/#comment-130391 Andrew Wed, 30 Jan 2008 13:02:09 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2008/01/29/ebay-lowers-listing-fees-raises-final-value-fee/#comment-130391 Well I like the buyer can only receive positive feedback, I'm sick and tired of receiving negative feedback as the buyer just because I left negative feedback to the seller because item was badly shipped or was DOA, or horrible communication, honestly the whole feedback system is just a joke, each party waits for the other party to leave feedback first to determine if they get negative just because. Also they've now screwed up the reserve price fees, you no longer get the reserve fee back if your item sells, they take it no matter what... really a pain, guess they are forcing us to list as Buy It Now with Offers and just list higher then we would want. Well I like the buyer can only receive positive feedback, I’m sick and tired of receiving negative feedback as the buyer just because I left negative feedback to the seller because item was badly shipped or was DOA, or horrible communication, honestly the whole feedback system is just a joke, each party waits for the other party to leave feedback first to determine if they get negative just because.

Also they’ve now screwed up the reserve price fees, you no longer get the reserve fee back if your item sells, they take it no matter what… really a pain, guess they are forcing us to list as Buy It Now with Offers and just list higher then we would want.

]]> By: Anonymous http://cybernetnews.com/ebay-lowers-listing-fees-raises-final-value-fee/comment-page-1/#comment-130372 Anonymous Wed, 30 Jan 2008 03:52:56 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2008/01/29/ebay-lowers-listing-fees-raises-final-value-fee/#comment-130372 If you do the math, it actually works out to an increase in total fees for any item sold. Cost's are not down for the average seller, but up. This is not a 'good news' article that E-Bay is telling us. + add the paypal fees and it is getting expensive to list anything on E-Bay. If you do the math, it actually works out to an increase in total fees for any item sold. Cost’s are not down for the average seller, but up. This is not a ‘good news’ article that E-Bay is telling us. + add the paypal fees and it is getting expensive to list anything on E-Bay.

]]> By: Anonymous http://cybernetnews.com/ebay-lowers-listing-fees-raises-final-value-fee/comment-page-1/#comment-130370 Anonymous Wed, 30 Jan 2008 03:42:23 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2008/01/29/ebay-lowers-listing-fees-raises-final-value-fee/#comment-130370 Not only that, but they introduced a new feeback policy so buyers can only recieve POSITIVE feedback, no matter what! That means even if a buyer screws a seller over, the seller has no way to leave truthful feedback! Not only that, but they introduced a new feeback policy so buyers can only recieve POSITIVE feedback, no matter what! That means even if a buyer screws a seller over, the seller has no way to leave truthful feedback!

]]> By: IceDogg http://cybernetnews.com/ebay-lowers-listing-fees-raises-final-value-fee/comment-page-1/#comment-130365 IceDogg Wed, 30 Jan 2008 03:04:18 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2008/01/29/ebay-lowers-listing-fees-raises-final-value-fee/#comment-130365 scratch my last commit I didn't fully understand the fees.. sorry. I thought I had it, but I missed that the fees where going up for some/most listings as well.. so mostly this is just a fee increase it seems. My mistake. scratch my last commit I didn’t fully understand the fees.. sorry. I thought I had it, but I missed that the fees where going up for some/most listings as well.. so mostly this is just a fee increase it seems. My mistake.

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