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It's an auction, not a straight buy-it-now. How can they just magically raise the price of the item?Kurt_ wrote:If the shipping really MUST be more, then the sellers will raise prices.
people should be bidding on how much money they're willing to spend, anyways. would you rather buy an item for $15 with $5 shipping or would you rather buy an $18 item with no shipping? how much of it is shipping shouldn't affect how much they're willing to spend.CronoTriggerfan wrote:It's an auction, not a straight buy-it-now. How can they just magically raise the price of the item?Kurt_ wrote:If the shipping really MUST be more, then the sellers will raise prices.
I think this is kinda stupid, actually. Flat-rate Priority boxes, which are tiny, mind you, cost at or above $6 alone.
As of 9/16, FVF for BIN for Books, Music, DVDs & Movies and Video Games will follow the following sceme:
$1.00-$50.00: 15.00% (was 8.75%).
$50.01 - $1000.00: 15.00% of the first $50, 5% for the rest (was 8.75%, 3.5%).
Over $1000.01: 15.00% for the first $50, 5% for 50-1000, and 2% for everything above that (was 8.75%, 3.5%, 1.5%).
They are lowering the insertion fee though to a flat $0.15...
Books, Music, DVDs & Movies and Video Games
$1.00 - $9.99 was $0.25
$10.00 - $24.99 was $0.35
$25.00 - $49.99 was $1.00
$50.00 - $199.99 was $2.00
$200.00 - $499.99 was $3.00
$500.00 or more was $4.00
Plus, they are instituting a maximum shipping charge. You MUST offer one shipping option that is less than the following:
Accessories Accessories $6.00
Games Games $4.00
Internet Games Games > Guild Wars $6.00
Games > World of Warcraft $3.00
Software & PC Versions $6.00
Other Other $4.00
Systems Systems $15.00
Vintage Games Vintage Games $6.00
Wholesale Lots Accessories $10.00
Console Systems $50.00
Games $9.00
Other $9.00
But wait, there's more:
"...checks and money orders will no longer be accepted on eBay..."
"So starting in late October, 2008, we are moving to 100% electronic payments - credit cards, ProPay, or PayPal."
So, selling a $50 game on eBay used to cost $6.375. Now it will cost $7.65. Don't forget, you have to accept PayPal, so you have to add on an additional fee of $1.75, bringing the new total to $9.40. Say goodbye to 18.8% of your money...
That's all well and good, but in the process, they've shafted everyone else, too. Just like hailrazer has pointed out, the cuts they want are just insane. I'm all for open markets and Capitalism, but this monopoly they've got running here and jacking up all the prices is extremely angering to the average Joe like myself just trying to sell a few odds and ends every now and again.Triton wrote:its not hard to adjust buy it now prices to make up for lack of shipping cost, this is more to prevent people selling things for a dollar and charging 100 shipping
Try :Dr. KillGood wrote:Lets all make a new site!
$1 flat rate listing fee!
If you made a successful "ebay clone" and did that, you would be a rich man. If you became as popular as ebay (I just checked and guesstimate that at the very least they have 5 million listings right now), you could charge 10 cents to list and be raking in cash.Dr. KillGood wrote:Lets all make a new site!
$1 flat rate listing fee!
Why are you on ebay, you are not 18.Dr. KillGood wrote:Ok everyone, get that lube ready because e-bay wants us to bend over and take it even harder from them!
What if the item really costs more then $6.00 to ship?
I know that maybe they do this by category, but this is for "games->accessories". I mean what the hell, game accessories can be huge especially when boxed!
So can anyone recommend some good lube for me?
If with parent/guardian consent, ok!Gordon1 wrote:Why are you on ebay, you are not 18.
