How to avoid ebay selling fees

stevo1962 · May 01, 2013, 05:20:27 PM

Here's a way to avoid paying ebay fees in one easy lesson.I wonder
how long it will take ebay to wake up

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/AUSTRALIAN-1967-SWAN-GOOSE-DOLLAR-MILLED-EDGE-WITHOUT-ORIGINAL-BOX-/140958665932?

JeffH · May 01, 2013, 05:30:41 PM

American sellers have been doing that stunt for several years.
If EBay picks up on someone doing that they cancel the seller. But, so easy to re-register in another name anyway.

Jeff

robbiegal · May 01, 2013, 05:31:37 PM

a lot of asia ebay listings have the same bizzo
huge postage

seller also sold a pair of shoes for 99c - postage $349.95

not bad for (fakes??)

enworb · May 01, 2013, 06:03:51 PM

I thought ebay changed their fees a few months back so that postage was included in the fees. Maybe they were just thinking about it but im sure i read it somewhere.

stevo1962 · May 01, 2013, 06:31:43 PM

Quote from: 'enworb' pid='13519' dateline='1367397231'I thought ebay changed their fees a few months back so that postage was included in the fees. Maybe they were just thinking about it but im sure i read it somewhere.

Postage didn't figure on my last invoice as final value fees were only
calculated on the sale price but I cant say if that is going to change

markn · May 01, 2013, 06:51:03 PM

I think you'll find eBay Australia changes the rules gradually to basically force sellers to offer free postage. eBay USA has linked seller FVF's to detailed seller ratings. The worse your ratings the higher your FVF's. When you offer free postage the buyer cannot leave low postage ratings, similarly with postage speed rating you offer express postage. So, by proxy eBay makes sellers offer free express postage AND they get to collect FVF's on inclusive postage costs. All very crafty.

Australian coin · May 01, 2013, 06:54:12 PM

yeah I got an update from feebay today saying they were changing postage AGAIN, and I was consider offering free post, just put post in the starting price... kinda sucks when they force you to do that.

Fulvio · May 01, 2013, 08:08:41 PM

I'm so glad I abandoned feeBay back when they pulled the PayPal con game. Screw 'em I say...

triplewitch · May 01, 2013, 09:38:37 PM

That's fee avoidance. You can just report it to ebay. You don't have to wait for them to pick it up.-John

robbiegal · May 01, 2013, 09:44:04 PM

I think their paypal rip off fees offset any lost seller fees
the paypal fee is almost as much as the listings FVF etc

they don't lose - smart business that one