bombadil wrote:Xaxaxe wrote:burntwire brothers wrote:I think alot of sellers have read some book by Greedy McAssbag that told them they can make more money buy selling items cheap but making a big profit on "Handling Charges" since ebay doesn't get a cut on shipping.This is an excellent point. On your next trip to Barnes & Noble, take a look at how many "Make A Million on eBay" books are on the shelves. All of the "unauthorized" titles — and that's every one of them except for one — generally suggest that buyers are to be treated as mindless cattle, and should be happy to help the seller make his million by gleefully ponying up for extra shipping charges and, of course, the "H" word — "handling fees."Whatever the hell those are. There's only one profession in which charging "handling fees" is legit...
Xaxaxe wrote:burntwire brothers wrote:I think alot of sellers have read some book by Greedy McAssbag that told them they can make more money buy selling items cheap but making a big profit on "Handling Charges" since ebay doesn't get a cut on shipping.This is an excellent point. On your next trip to Barnes & Noble, take a look at how many "Make A Million on eBay" books are on the shelves. All of the "unauthorized" titles — and that's every one of them except for one — generally suggest that buyers are to be treated as mindless cattle, and should be happy to help the seller make his million by gleefully ponying up for extra shipping charges and, of course, the "H" word — "handling fees."Whatever the hell those are.
burntwire brothers wrote:I think alot of sellers have read some book by Greedy McAssbag that told them they can make more money buy selling items cheap but making a big profit on "Handling Charges" since ebay doesn't get a cut on shipping.