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02-20-2012, 06:25 PM
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Spider-Woman #1 Fan
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Ebay are crooks!!! Did you know?
Did you know that they now charge you a final value fee of 9% on your shipping charge too... I couldn't believe it when I looked at my account today. You sell a Figure for $34 and $10 for shipping, they Charge you $3.30 for the figure and they charge you .90 cents for the shipping. Holy crap.
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02-20-2012, 06:28 PM
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Angry Green Rage Monster Mod. SMASH!
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02-20-2012, 06:33 PM
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Baron Zemo
Join Date: Jan 2007
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They're not called FEEbay for nothin'!
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02-20-2012, 06:48 PM
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Jedi Order
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Habs Nation
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Even if eBay chose to charge double what they're charging now, I still couldn't think of a better place to sell my stuff.
Until a better alternative presents itself, this is the best deal in town.
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02-20-2012, 06:57 PM
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Have you ever imagined a world with no hypothetical situations?
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: LA
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Yea that is why they are rich now.
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02-20-2012, 06:57 PM
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Spider-Woman #1 Fan
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My god you have to have a lot of equity in a item to break even. If you bought a piece of art for $500 and wanted to sell it later you have to be able to sell it for $580 just to pay off Ebay and Paypal to break even.
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02-20-2012, 07:05 PM
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They did it because people were selling a 60 dollar item for $10 and charging $55 shipping.
I don't like the way they have a monopoly on the auction market, but if there's no serious rivals to compete with them, everyone is at their mercy, and they know it.
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02-20-2012, 07:12 PM
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Spider-Woman #1 Fan
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Quote:
Originally Posted by armitage
They did it because people were selling a 60 dollar item for $10 and charging $55 shipping.
I don't like the way they have a monopoly on the auction market, but if there's no serious rivals to compete with them, everyone is at their mercy, and they know it.
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I had know idea they did that until recently. I guess you might as well offer free shipping and add it to the price. I never did before because I was like that's money that they don't take a cut of. How long have they been doing this?
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02-20-2012, 07:18 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by marvelboi77
I had know idea they did that until recently. I guess you might as well offer free shipping and add it to the price. I never did before because I was like that's money that they don't take a cut of. How long have they been doing this?
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The first time I heard about it was December.
You watch!
Next thing...Paypal will place charges on gifts. Most people escape paypal charges by sending money as a gift so they don't get hit with the charge. Paypal will eventually get wise and take a cut. It's not if, it's when.
It's only a matter of time.
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02-20-2012, 08:04 PM
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My baby calls me the Loch Ness Monster, two great big humps and then I'm gone
Join Date: Nov 2005
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Quote:
Originally Posted by armitage
They did it because people were selling a 60 dollar item for $10 and charging $55 shipping.
I don't like the way they have a monopoly on the auction market, but if there's no serious rivals to compete with them, everyone is at their mercy, and they know it.
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I've noticed people do this on amazon
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