Comments on: Ebay Lowers its Auction Fee’s $0.05 http://www.nyoatrader.com/blog/2008/01/29/ebay-lowers-its-auction-fees-005/ Collecting New York State OA, one patch at a time. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:57:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: New York OA Trader | Update to Ebay Fees http://www.nyoatrader.com/blog/2008/01/29/ebay-lowers-its-auction-fees-005/#comment-15710 New York OA Trader | Update to Ebay Fees Fri, 15 Feb 2008 14:17:10 +0000 http://www.nyoatrader.com/blog/2008/01/29/ebay-lowers-its-auction-fees-005/#comment-15710 [...] were the sort of reductions I thought eBay would announce for all categories rather than the $0.05 reduction that would apply for most lower priced Scouting [...] [...] were the sort of reductions I thought eBay would announce for all categories rather than the $0.05 reduction that would apply for most lower priced Scouting [...]

]]> By: George Jennings http://www.nyoatrader.com/blog/2008/01/29/ebay-lowers-its-auction-fees-005/#comment-15604 George Jennings Thu, 31 Jan 2008 22:59:22 +0000 http://www.nyoatrader.com/blog/2008/01/29/ebay-lowers-its-auction-fees-005/#comment-15604 What a rip off. It amazes me to see what a company will do to tell you they are lowering your costs but still manage to charge us more when the sale is finally finished. What with the post office charging more for a padded mailer to be mailed ( going for $1.13) plus the cost of the mailer, and the listing and final value fees, it will be very difficult to cover your costs with a basic $4 flap for sale. The buyer doesn't realize that these costs have to be bourn by the buyer through higher shipping and handling fees. If you add on the cost for using paypal, ... well, it doesn't get any better. I think this will encourage more regional people to attend trade-o-rees in their area. And not depend on ebay for their sales strategy. Just me feelings. What a rip off. It amazes me to see what a company will do to tell you they are lowering your costs but still manage to charge us more when the sale is finally finished.
What with the post office charging more for a padded mailer to be mailed ( going for $1.13) plus the cost of the mailer, and the listing and final value fees, it will be very difficult to cover your costs with a basic $4 flap for sale.

The buyer doesn’t realize that these costs have to be bourn by the buyer through higher shipping and handling fees. If you add on the cost for using paypal, … well, it doesn’t get any better.

I think this will encourage more regional people to attend trade-o-rees in their area. And not depend on ebay for their sales strategy.

Just me feelings.

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