When did final value fees on eBay get so expensive?

[kmac32]

Haven't sold on ebay for a while due to not having much to sell and a few whacko's for buyers and the fact that eBay does nothing about the whackos, but when I did sell, between ebay fees and paypal, the effective rate was right around 14%. A little steep but if you had to buy your own advertizing to sell things, still a decent deal. Guess it depends on your perspective.

[swarmee]

Depends on the type of cards you're selling. I have no problem paying 13% commission (eBay + PayPal) since they're allowing me access to millions of buyers. I sold some cards to people in Brazil, China, Sweden, and Italy which might not have sold at nearly those prices without international bidders interested.
I don't sell top end items (everything I've listed has been under $400 each), but I do love the free listings compared to 10 years ago when they used to charge listing fees. When you're selling $5-10 items and have to pay a quarter for items that don't end up selling, it always irritated me.

[bbcard1]

Back in the day when I did shows I virtually never did a who where my expenses…table fees, travel, food, sometimes lodging…didn't ring up to 15% or more. Plus I had to get up early, pack my stuff, and haul it sometimes hundreds of miles, deal with shoplifters, check bouncers and chiselers…ebay is ok in my estimation. That's not to say that I wouldn't pick an auction house for a higher end item, but on the low to mid items…lets say a group of 12 to 20 lower grade T205s or T206s…you will do much better on ebay breaking them up than you will with an auction house. At least that's my experience.

[rjackson44]

Feebay

[vintagetoppsguy]

Originally Posted by kmac32

and the fact that eBay does nothing about the whackos

This isn't true. Ebay seems to protect and reward the whackos