Ebay/Paypal's ridiculous fees

[solitude]

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[s1lverbox]

Will create separate thread about trying to make difference in bitcoin market place. Stay tuned.

[solitude]

jewpal  / ebay would LOVE to buy bitcoin, too bad no one can own it.  Fagets.

[DigitalPirateman]

I had a ebay account hated it not good for the cheap sellers and the policy's are awful.

[win_sebastian]

Those both fees is killing..

[CoinsForTech]

Those both fees is killing..

Something better is coming

[PandaMac]

Man, I tried to use eBay some years ago to sell one of those shitty netbooks that were getting really popular back then.  I shipped it out and the buyer marked it as broken and included a picture of another netbook that was clearly not mine.  I showed proof to eBay but they still sided with the guy who scammed me.  I really hate eBay and Paypal ever since.  Having a firm stance that you'll always side with the buyer is such a load of crap because it only encourages scammers to appear as victimized buyers. 

[knight22]

Those both fees is killing..

Something better is coming

Yup 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UISZbGXP74&feature=youtu.be

[trademark]

With all the fees, it's very hard to make a profit on Ebay these days. I only use it to get rid of things I no longer want to hold onto.  Bump up your shipping price a little to help offset the fees.   

[Soupulou]

That is why we all run away from paypal and get into bitcoin! Low fees or almost no fees!

[SueGiant]

That is why we all run away from paypal and get into bitcoin! Low fees or almost no fees!

So, you are not going to use paypal in your transaction of bitcoin?

[ajw7989]

Ebay is a ripoff with fees but then I realized amazon charges almost the same. The only nice thing with ebay is a lot of people will pay a lot more than an item is worth depending on the item. I sold items that cost 200 retail for 240. After fees and shipping my netgain was still over 200.

[jcoin200]

Ebay is a ripoff with fees but then I realized amazon charges almost the same. The only nice thing with ebay is a lot of people will pay a lot more than an item is worth depending on the item. I sold items that cost 200 retail for 240. After fees and shipping my netgain was still over 200.

Certain things sell for more on eBay, cell phones/electronics especially.  I've found books, especially textbooks go for more and way faster on Amazon too.  But I think Amazon's fees are actually higher than the 10% eBay takes.  It might even out though after PayPal takes 2.9%

[SecureExchange]

yeah sometimes the fees even take away your marginal profit

[gpools]

Ebay and paypal is monter fee, if you want sell in them, you must take profit product from 15 to 20%

[btc-facebook]

Ebay is a ripoff with fees but then I realized amazon charges almost the same. The only nice thing with ebay is a lot of people will pay a lot more than an item is worth depending on the item. I sold items that cost 200 retail for 240. After fees and shipping my netgain was still over 200.

Certain things sell for more on eBay, cell phones/electronics especially.  I've found books, especially textbooks go for more and way faster on Amazon too.  But I think Amazon's fees are actually higher than the 10% eBay takes.  It might even out though after PayPal takes 2.9%

Any centralized marketplace like amazon or ebay is going to take a huge cut out of your sales because people trust them and because they attract a huge amount of volume of buyers to their site. Part of the fee that you pay is essentially your budget for advertising.

Another good example of a marketplace that charges huge fees: stubhub.com. They have you price your tickets a certain price, will take a 10% commission from that price and will charge a 15% markup to the buyer from your price for a total of 25% (I may have the commission and markup reversed but the point still stands)

[doubleredrolex]

I stopped using ebay years ago because of the ridiculous fees involved. Also having to pay a percentage on the shipping fees charged to the customer also. Was about 15% at the end of the day plus then you lose 4% off paypal also... So 20% tax in total.

[JessicaSe]

I stopped using ebay years ago because of the ridiculous fees involved. Also having to pay a percentage on the shipping fees charged to the customer also. Was about 15% at the end of the day plus then you lose 4% off paypal also... So 20% tax in total.

Agree, 20% is a lot for any transaction, time to use bitcoin instead..

[FollowMe]

If it is possible, i avoid the use of paypal to not support them. I have no problem with extended waiting of 1-2 extra days when paying via wire transfer.
In Austria we have other platforms, very popular and free platforms to sell our shit. Ebay aint necessary.

[batmanbad]

It's a pain in the ass. I really want Bitcoin to pop-up and take over PayPal completely, I am tired of the bullshit they offer. PayPal barely even cares about their customers.