ebay remove fees for privates sellers

[Goosegog]

Just had a message stating eBay UK has now removed all transaction fees from privates sellers... this May help those selling make what It's listed as.
Good news I think, as those fees could often make a sale not worth the effort

not sure if anyone wanted to know.. but hey

 

[cuprajake]

They have they have also removed the automatic payouts, the money remains in your eBay account now till you requested to have it sent to your bank.

 

[Goosegog]

"Removed the automatic payouts"
That's not a bad trade-off I feel

 

[Diddi]

They have they have also removed the automatic payouts, the money remains in your eBay account now till you requested to have it sent to your bank.

Then Mrs Cuprajake can't see all his purchases

 

[cuprajake]

"Removed the automatic payouts"
That's not a bad trade-off I feel

No I don't think so either, most people who use it are clued up on these things not to forget the money is in there

 

[cuprajake]

Then Mrs Cuprajake can't see all his purchases

One thing buys another lol, that's the good thing about hobbies like this you don't loose too much

 

[Diddi]

One thing buys another lol, that's the good thing about hobbies like this you don't loose too much

It does indeed
But I really struggle selling to buy ..

 

[Norrland]

Probably losing a lot of custom to Vinted these days which have no fees. Vinted has also recently started with electronics too which won't help eBay

 

[STTAB]

I am long due a clear out. Good to see ebay having to compete.

 

[Tread-Lite-Gear]

My average all in % on a business account was around 15-17%. Can’t afford to selll on there anymore.

 

[BogTrotter]

It cost me £125 in fees to sell a chair on EBay last month

 

[Dickybeau]

My average all in % on a business account was around 15-17%. Can’t afford to selll on there anymore.

I was an occasional seller for years on eBay but the costs for even a casual seller were ridiculous. I’ve had some success on Facebook but it has different issues.

 

[MattK]

I only ever listed things when i got an 80% off fees offer, so this is useful

 

[SteveMat]

I've heard anecdotally that people are leaving Ebay in droves due to scammers. I myself left a few months ago, after having an account for 25 odd years. I sold some clothing for my partner and one item I got feedback saying 'lovely top, thanks!' Maybe naively I thought that meant they received it and thought it was lovely. Almost two months later the buyer somehow reversed their bank transaction saying they didn't receive it and I got hit with paying out for both the top and their bank fees because I couldnt provide evidence they received it. I couldn't leave feedback for them because too much time elapsed! Ebay were proper nasty chasing me for the fees as well so I've now quit and tbh I don't really miss it. There are so many scams, both buyers and sellers now you have to be really careful on there. So yeah, sorry about the whinge, I'm a little bitter about ebay lol!

 

[cathyjc]

I always send items tracked.
I guess that I should take a screen shot of "the delivery" for future reference as the tracking data is wiped after a certain length of time.

 

[Thedragonsfather]

It cost me £125 in fees to sell a chair on EBay last month

This is why when I need to sell something I don't use EBay - I use FB and forums. FB is actually quite good so long as you insist on meeting (for anything expensive). Of course that takes more time but I've never been scammed (though they've tried).

 

[Odd Man]

I always send items tracked.
I guess that I should take a screen shot of "the delivery" for future reference as the tracking data is wiped after a certain length of time.

There's an option to 'print the proof of delivery' on the tracking page, as the tracking info is not accessible after 30 days. I save the proof of delivery notes.

I always send tracked as well.

 

[cathyjc]

There's an option to 'print the proof of delivery' on the tracking page, as the tracking info is not accessible after 30 days. I save the proof of delivery notes.

I always send tracked as well.

I'd not thought to save proof of delivery before - I will now after hearing the trouble @SteveMat had.

 

[Thedragonsfather]

There's an issue with 'proof of delivery' and that's that it only proves the package was delivered. Not what was inside it - and one of the scams are that the contents don't match up to the item bought. This scam works both ways (seller doesn't send anything or what was bought or the buyer claims the box was empty or not as described). In both cases the package may have proof of delivery.

It's why I won't send expensive items (I sell a lot of photographic gear) by post except to a reputable dealer (MPB for my camera gear).