What Really Grinds Your Gears?

[Zax]

Ebay buyers who commit to buy, and before paying, they ask for a discount

What! That’s new. **** that

 

[Dbninc]

Ebay buyers who commit to buy, and before paying, they ask for a discount

That’s back azzwards!

 

[Tom.]

Ebay buyers who commit to buy, and before paying, they ask for a discount

I do not shop on ebay....... but if you commit, don't you have to pay then?

cant you, as the seller, just say no, and that's it?

 

[Tom.]

Yes, that's how my sales are set up, it's not a sale until you pay. But if you send an offer to an interested buyer, and he/she accepts, they get 48 hours to pay. That's what happened in this case

wow, sounds complicated + there is new eBay fees right?

how do they work, they affect both sellers and buyers?

 

[Tom.]

Actually there are no new fees. Now, instead of paying 10% to eBay, and 3% to PayPal, eBay takes the 13% off the sale price, and they send the remaining to the sellers bank account directly. Basically they took PayPal out of the equation, and now they make more money. In the end it works out the same for the seller

How do you then pay for purchases on eBay now?

 

[Tom.]

I pay my purchases with PayPal. As I understand it, ebay handles the money from the seller side, not the buyer, and it's the seller who pays the 3% merchant fees. So eBay is making more money in the transaction, PayPal is making less money, and the seller is paying the same in fees when it's all set and done

Thanks for the info
Rather confusing, don't you think?

Then add currency conversion fees .........

but to sum it up, if you sell an item on ebay, you lose 13% of the amount........ that is way too much imo !
And PayPal does the same, sell an item here on OF and PayPal ****s you, the seller.......

 

[Tom.]

True, but they're not twisting our arms to sell in their platform. I rather sell locally, through Offer Up, Craigslist, or one of those platforms, but my listings will not get the views that they get on eBay. It's the cost of doing business, and one chooses to list or not.

Have you ever sold on Amazon? Their fees are unreal, plus they charge you $40 and up to per month, to allow you to sell in their platform.

Amazon, but that is because they host small businesses there right, not private sellers?

 

[Tom.]

Yes, but really makes no difference. You can set up a legal business online in about 5 minutes

Or just go down on the corner......and skip all fees all together

 

[Atticus]

Amazon, but that is because they host small businesses there right, not private sellers?

And then put them out of business on a whim...

 

[Tom.]

And then put them out of business on a whim...

Amazon does that?

Oh right, these are the fools that banned that social media platform?