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FenderStrat86
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 Posted - 11/10/2009 : 15:30:43
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Ebay won't refund any money, ebay makes the majority of their money off of people placing adds. If they refunded for non-selling items, they'd go out of business. But what they will do is allow a person to relist their item at almost half the regular posting price. So if you put something on there and it cost you $5.00 to post your auction, if it doesn't sell, you can relist it on there again for about $2.50.
They should rename ebay escam, because everyone on there plays games including ebay itself. Ebay will nickel and dime people who auction on there if the item sells. You pay fees for this, that and the other if your item sells. If it doesn't sell, you just have to cut your losses and donate the item(s).
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Edited by - FenderStrat86 on 11/10/2009 15:32:02 |
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Laurie
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Canada
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zerksies
Double Platinum Member
USA
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Posted - 11/12/2009 : 17:17:44
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Originally posted by eboe
i think they keep refunding your fees if it doesn't sell...
no they still charge you a listing fee |
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starr36
Platinum Member
Canada
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Posted - 11/13/2009 : 08:49:09
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Originally posted by zerksies
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Originally posted by eboe
i think they keep refunding your fees if it doesn't sell...
no they still charge you a listing fee
I found out recently that they reduced the listing fees quite a bit and no, they don't refund them. they have increased their take on completed sales though, so it seems to me, they have geared it to attract more listings and magnify their return on the sales.
I always said, eBay is usually more beneficial to the seller rather than the bargain hunter. |
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FenderStrat86
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USA
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FenderStrat86
Bronze Member
USA
79 Posts |
Posted - 11/14/2009 : 11:37:36
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Originally posted by starr36
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Originally posted by zerksies
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Originally posted by eboe
i think they keep refunding your fees if it doesn't sell...
no they still charge you a listing fee
I found out recently that they reduced the listing fees quite a bit and no, they don't refund them. they have increased their take on completed sales though, so it seems to me, they have geared it to attract more listings and magnify their return on the sales.
I always said, eBay is usually more beneficial to the seller rather than the bargain hunter.
I've had better experiences being the buyer and not the seller on ebay. As the seller, you get fees for this, that and the other. You have to have a paypal account so you have to pay paypal fees on top of all the fees ebay hit you with. Every time I've ever sold anything on e-bay, I also had to pay for packaging materials which can really add up, especially if you sell around Christmas time, as all the places who sell bubble wrap, peanuts, boxes, tape, etc. jack up their prices for the holiday season (high season for shipping stuff to friends and loved ones). The shipping quotes that ebay comes up with are always a little bit low anyways, so it always costs me a few dollars extra out of my own pocket as well. Plus, if the purchaser/buyer decides they don't want the item after they get it for whatever reason, they can complain to paypal and paypal 99.99% of the time paypal will side automatically with the purchaser without even listening to the buyer and will take out the money off your credit card to refund the buyer back.
A friend of mine sold a antique camera on e-bay once and the buyer turned around and said it wasn't what they wanted afterall and paypal refunded their money. The buyer sent the camera back to my friend and it was a different camera, same model though.
Another problem is if you sell something on ebay to someone outside your country, it is about impossible to get a delivery confirmation, which means if the person says they never received the item, paypal will refund their payment, even though they in fact received the item.
So with all that drama brewing on escam, I've had a more pleasant experience as the purchaser and not the seller. |
Edited by - FenderStrat86 on 11/14/2009 11:39:20 |
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Tell him he's dreamin.... it's BROKEN dude!
