Latest on Ebay uk?

[Chris Goddard]

What do we all reckon to the no listing fees fro .99p listings and a FLAT rate 10% fee?

 

Personally I think it could just drag ebay outa the deep and dank!

[Newt]

That's not a universal change. More details Here.

[pikergonecarpin]

It's good for people listing at 99p and expecting to sell for a low amount. It's not good for anyone else unfortunately.

 

Item sells for £200

 

Old fees in a normal category would have been : £11.55

Old fees in technology category would have been : £6.17

New fees in any category are now £20.00

 

This change only affects private sellers though, business sellers fees are unchanged.

 

Paul. (Who's not very happy about the change..)

[chesters1]

still far cheaper than auction houses ,we ended up getting 75% of the final fee and the buyer was charged 15% for the privilege of buying it.

even 10% is nothing with the prospect of a worldwide audience and (if your lucky) a better price than a collection of dealers in a musty saleroom.

the far eastern collectors in a few cases have bolstered my sales from mediocre to spectacular.my last 3 sales were flops because i forgot to use the worldwide sales dooda (dammit )

Edited March 13, 2009 by chesters1

[greg long]

1. At least in an auction house your item will be seen.

2. In an auction house, you pay a percentage, and no up front fees.

3. In an auction house sale you are unlikely to end up owing the 'house' more than you earned.

 

Until ebay realise that sellers need a profit share bigger than ebay's share it will stay in the mire.

[chesters1]

1. At least in an auction house your item will be seen.

2. In an auction house, you pay a percentage, and no up front fees.

3. In an auction house sale you are unlikely to end up owing the 'house' more than you earned.

 

Until ebay realise that sellers need a profit share bigger than ebay's share it will stay in the mire.

but you wont have many seeing it,you certainly wont have 99% of the worlds ebay users coming over to see it

no upfront fees in ebay you pay what you owe at the end of the month

you still will pay catalogue and "insurance" fees if your item doesn't reach a reserve price in most auction houses

the "profit" part isnt ebays fault its the sellers paying to much to buy their products in the first place or expecting too much profit from an unprofitable item.

theres profit in everything all you have to do is sell it for more than you spent on it.

i start my actions at the very least what i spent on an item and its listing fees ,if it doesnt sell you just pay a few p for the privilege then you blame yourself for buying it at the wrong price in my case it ends up in the positive end overall.

theres always someone looking for what you have ,a few million eyes are better than a hundred in an auction room and percentage wise have more chance getting rid of your grans ceramic little man sitting on a bench (you know the one i mean )

 

no-one twist your arms to use Ebay after all

Edited March 13, 2009 by chesters1

[greg long]

but you wont have many seeing it,you certainly wont have 99% of the worlds ebay users coming over to see it

 

 

no-one twist your arms to use Ebay after all

 

 

Unless of course some @$$hole gives a poor DSR. Then no-one can find your items.

 

No, no-one twists my arms, thats why I stopped using it, both to sell and buy. Like many other small sellers, I used to spend at least half my profits buying items. Now I do not sell, I don't have money in my paypal account, so I don't bother looking for stuff to buy either.

[Newt]

"I used to spend at least half my profits buying items"

 

So you kept half your profit then and now you have none to keep. Hmmmm

 

I sell when I can make enough profit to satisfy me and don't really worry who gets the rest. I'd love lower fees but only if if came with similar exposure and sales.

 

I'm not sure what ebay UK does with their fee income. eBay.com pays out a substantial portion of theirs on advertising including to affiliates who can get up to 75% of the final value fee if the sale came from one of their links. I'm told that (payment for affiliate links) is not the case with UK listings.

[Clifftop]

1. At least in an auction house your item will be seen.

2. In an auction house, you pay a percentage, and no up front fees.

3. In an auction house sale you are unlikely to end up owing the 'house' more than you earned.

 

Until ebay realise that sellers need a profit share bigger than ebay's share it will stay in the mire.

 

 

My one and only foray into an auction house.

 

Put an item in with a $250.00 reserve.

 

Item was sold for $150.00

 

i complain and am told "oh we don't know how that happened, we will make up to $250.00,we apologise for the mistake."

 

As i don't live in the city and wasn't at the auction to see what went on i will never know what happened.

 

Will not be doing again though.

 

 

Cheers Fred

[greg long]

"I used to spend at least half my profits buying items"

 

So you kept half your profit then and now you have none to keep. Hmmmm

 

Now my profits come through different avenues. Instead of selling studies etc on feebay, I sell direct through my blog, and through other online stores. As a "small" seller, (below $1500 a month) my sales have reduced by about 20%, my fees have reduced by 30% so in fact I am up 10%. At the same time I get a better price by selling in online stores than by auction, I just moved my stock from ebay elsewhere.