I don't sell much on EBay, but I noticed a trick they pull to increase their fees

DainBramaged

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Tue Mar-08-11 12:38 PM
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I don't sell much on EBay, but I noticed a trick they pull to increase their fees

I'm selling a DVD boxed set I watched once, and the 'BUY IT NOW' fee structure for DVDs and books is 9% final value fee. It didn't sell twice, and my total listing fees were 10 cents, and no charge for not selling. I look today, and below my not yet deleted item is the little box "Try listing as a fixed price you'll get better results!!!". I thought, "hmmm, Buy it Now is a fixed price, I wonder why there is a link to Final Value Fees here in real small print?"

I click, and fixed price fees jump to 15% when sold. So my cost would have been $5.55 instead of $3.33

Been a member for 13 years, but that's sneaky shit. I may just keep the DVD set now.

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cowcommander

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Tue Mar-08-11 12:41 PM
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1. I stopped selling on eBay years ago and moved on to Craigslist

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