At the end of the day, it is a sweet deal for sellers who sell a few big ticket items every 30 days (the crab fishermen from "Deadliest Catch"???). Sell your first five items every month for over $525 and you're smelling good, sell it for less and eBay gets a nice cut...
Here is the breakdown (this chart assumes your starting price is ".99 cents"):
Sell Price............Regular Fees..................5 Free Listings Fees
$$20....................$1.90..................... $1.75 seller nets 2 dimes & a nickel
$$30....................$2.52..................... $2.63 eBay wins
$100....................$4.97..................... $8.75 eBay wins
$200....................$8.47..................... $17.50 eBay wins
$300...................$11.97....................$ 20.00 eBay wins
$400...................$15.47....................$ 20.00 eBay wins
$500...................$18.97....................$ 20.00 eBay wins
$550...................$20.72....................$ 20.00 seller can almost buy a Sprite
$1000................$36.57...................$20. 00 seller wins a cheap lunch
$5000................$96.46...................$20. 00 seller wins a dinner at Canton including dessert
Okay, you get the idea...but it still rubs me the wrong way. It is definitely sneaky. EBay will snooker the casual/novice and on occasion the veteran seller into paying a little extra in fees, while at the same time they get a listing increase which will look good to wall street. While we end-up with a bunch of auctions selling 1987 Topps cases for $1000 (not that there is anything wrong with selling 1987 Topps cases for $1000....).
So, what do you have to lose.....start listing those T206 OM back overprints for $9999! Create multiple accounts if you have too. First five listings are free!
Lovely Day...
Last edited by iggyman; 06-30-2009 at 06:59 PM.
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