Shingen wrote:I don't think "fairly reasonable" inlcudes the gouging by PayPal.
Blackmoor wrote:I know everybody will hate this but I include a portion of the Paypal fees in my shipping and handling. Paypal has never did a chargeback on me but all this talk about it is making me nervous.
mbassoc2003 wrote:It is 'uneconomic' to sell stuff on eBay if the seller has to pay for the buyer to complete the transaction. The seller should pay for the display and of the goods and running of the auction (eBay's fees), but it is the responsibility of the buyer to provide the money if he bids on the auction. The seller should not have to pay so that a buyer can complete the contract.
Shingen wrote:I don't think "fairly reasonable" inlcudes the gouging by PayPal.I would rather wait on a check or Money Order than taking PayPal I am gonna lose a chunk on, and whose customer service and resolution department frankly suck.PayPal sucks ass, to be honest. An eBay moreso everyday, where Cougars are making a killing and honest collectors are getting shilled.
Achizar wrote:This is Pointy Stick/Zack of DF, thanks again for the White Dwarf DVD
Achizar wrote:So I don't see this as a matter of contract completion (Best Buy isn't holding my hand and helping me complete my contract when it takes my credit card) but of pricing structures and strategies. We'd like to think of ebay as a yard sale, where the seller isn't charging us for the cost of his cardboard boxes and display tables, but ebay has gotten too sophisticated for that, alas, and should now be thought of as any other other commercial sales venue.
bbarsh wrote:I am constantly trying to adjust my payment and shipping methods to improve my selling bottom line. It sucks, but you have to do it or those pesky fees will eat you alive.
GraysonAC wrote:Achizar wrote:So I don't see this as a matter of contract completion (Best Buy isn't holding my hand and helping me complete my contract when it takes my credit card) but of pricing structures and strategies. We'd like to think of ebay as a yard sale, where the seller isn't charging us for the cost of his cardboard boxes and display tables, but ebay has gotten too sophisticated for that, alas, and should now be thought of as any other other commercial sales venue.A yard sale doesn't cost the seller money to show an item, to sell an item, and there's no fee involved for accepting the money from your buyer. Selling on eBay, you have to pay for the first and second, and if you're using PP, the third as well.
Achizar wrote:Which is really my point-- we wish ebay were like a yard sale, but it is more like a shopping mall, where you have to pay rent and often have to pay a percentage of your sales (over a certain breakpoint) to the landlord. In the mall, the seller factors the overhead into the product costs. When it's done on ebay, buyers like myself don't like it, but the more we discuss it, the more I can at least understand it.