FS Parts: Complete G08 Vector Monitor

Ebay is not the Way ... anymore.

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Yup, sold for $482 + $146 shipping. After eBay's cut and my cost to ship I ended up with $270. :mad:
If I had known that in advance.....
Well, that's just sad. But it is what it is. The market is in a slump right now by most indicators.
 
That's fucking crazy. I stopped selling when their cut went from 3% to 10%.
It's closer to 13% now depending on the type of item. It's why I charge almost 20% more when selling on ebay compared to here. I hate being that way but I am not taking a hit just to sell. I work fees and transaction costs into all of my sales because of these kinds of things.

What drives me nuts is they apply their fees to the sales tax they collect and shipping cost. I kinda get the shipping cost but I don't see a dime of sales tax...
 
You need to use an ebay calculator to figure out what minimum to list an item for. Also make sure you pack in advance and provide accurate box dimensions and weight so eBay calculates the correct postage for you. This should force all the fees to the buyer and probably make the item unsellable due to the increased price. But at least you will be protected from sharing half the auction with eBay.
 
I have sold over 5K items on ebay in the last 10 years.

I pay between 12% and 15% in final fees depending on how I list the auction. I receive a 1099 from them every year which also has to be factored into the selling price due to the tax man wanting his share.

I have been scammed a few times and both ebay and the Postal Service were no help. I have had people request a return and keep the item I sold them and they returned something completely different which is a Federal crime (Mail Fraud).

I started selling more here on KLOV and a lot more on FB Marketplace because of ebay fee's, ebay's policies and ebay scammers. Unfortunately, ebay is really the only place to sell certain items when they dont sell elsewhere due to how many people use it.
 
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Sold a PCB on Ebay yesterday for $125 shipped and Ebay took $18.53 for transaction fees.1749671200875.png
 
I dont understand why he got hit so hard with his G08 monitor.

This is what's frustrating for ebay sellers these days... it's impossible to know what the fees are going to be before the sale is completed, and then there's no real recourse after the fact.

I actually tried reading ebay's terms on this matter. My head started to spin and I gave up.

I do feel like when a seller does their own shipping, ebay grabs a very inflated portion of the shipping cost for itself. Which... stinks.
 
I used to sell lots of things on eBay. Then their fees just kept going up to the point it wasn't worth it. What finally got me was when they started including the buyer's state sales tax in my final value fee.
 
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