Bargains on ebay?

Has everyone seen the new epay fee policy? From September 4, "Final value fees will be charged based on the combined value of the item listed plus postage."

Although no explanation is given, it has been suggested it is to put people off charging exorbitant postage. But if someone is charging too much for postage of course you have the option not to bid. Now, all of the honest sellers are being penalised - nice one ebay. One effect of this could be a lot less lower value items being sent abroad.

Of course the only real winners in this are the ebay shareholders ...

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Originally Posted by Rare Bird

'D5'

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/B-W-D5-Mon...item3f289f8b67

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Got a pair of those.....good speakers,maybe Ill sell mine if these ones make a good price:)

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Originally Posted by julesd68

Has everyone seen the new epay fee policy? From September 4, "Final value fees will be charged based on the combined value of the item listed plus postage."

Although no explanation is given, it has been suggested it is to put people off charging exorbitant postage. But if someone is charging too much for postage of course you have the option not to bid. Now, all of the honest sellers are being penalised - nice one ebay. One effect of this could be a lot less lower value items being sent abroad.

Of course the only real winners in this are the ebay shareholders ...

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Yeah I was annoyed with eBay when I read that... Don't know about other sellers but I'll be putting my p&p prices up to absorb it :(

Ebay is still by far the best place to sell and they know that.
Cheeky move by them though.

These were nice

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RARE-AKAI-...item20d69778cc

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Originally Posted by seoirse2002

Got a pair of those.....good speakers,maybe Ill sell mine if these ones make a good price:)

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I have a pair. Didnt pay much for them tho..

I don't use EBay for selling anymore. I'm not alone in this because my two best mates have done the same. They buy more stuff than I do, and they hang onto less, so it has taken a lot for them to give up.

I won't fill up valuable space with anecdotes, but we have all had a number of "horror stories" that made us decide that EBay was not a safe place for us to sell kit anymore. We've all had several "try ons" ranging from fraudulent non-receipt claims, to blatantly opportunistic "item not as described" chargebacks, to pictures of different items used to claim courier damage. In each case, EBay just seems to take the buyers side and you end up losing some or all of the money. Given that you can't leave negative feedback for buyers now, the fraudsters are free to carry on unchallenged.

Add the fee hikes to this (used to be just over 1% on value over £50), plus the enforced Paypal use which gives them another chunk of our money and I just hope EBay eventually sees a competitor arise. I'm amazed the Googles and Amazons of this world haven't moved in, but I live in hope.

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Originally Posted by Andrew B

I don't use EBay for selling anymore. I'm not alone in this because my two best mates have done the same. They buy more stuff than I do, and they hang onto less, so it has taken a lot for them to give up.

I won't fill up valuable space with anecdotes, but we have all had a number of "horror stories" that made us decide that EBay was not a safe place for us to sell kit anymore. We've all had several "try ons" ranging from fraudulent non-receipt claims, to blatantly opportunistic "item not as described" chargebacks, to pictures of different items used to claim courier damage. In each case, EBay just seems to take the buyers side and you end up losing some or all of the money. Given that you can't leave negative feedback for buyers now, the fraudsters are free to carry on unchallenged.

Add the fee hikes to this (used to be just over 1% on value over £50), plus the enforced Paypal use which gives them another chunk of our money and I just hope EBay eventually sees a competitor arise. I'm amazed the Googles and Amazons of this world haven't moved in, but I live in hope.

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Andrew

That sums up my feelings as a seller , not sold anything on ebay for years now

What did we do without ebay... to be honest I'd love to banish it. lol The charges are getting to be a joke too especially if you want to put something on with a high-ish reserve.

I hardly sell anything at all now, period, because I really enjoy collecting the stuff. If I do let something go though, I'd far rather see it go to another forum member who will appreciate it and look after it. It's also great to visit the forums and see stuff you've passed on featuring in other people's gallery threads and being fully enjoyed.

We are funny folk, in that we often argue, even fall out over our hobby and opinions, yet we still have far more that unites us than divides us. I might be certifiable but I really do care about our hifi gems and I'd far rather see the remarkable items that we all love, stay in safe and appreciative hands. Forums are the best chance of success in this respect IMO.