I cannot believe how high the charges are on ebay to sell things! They are ridiculous:( !!
125348
you can sell on half.com which is a division of ebay..\nand yahoo has auctions as well... auctions.yahoo.com i believe it still works....
598823
Make sure you know your marketplace. I've sold on ebay for years in different niches, and you cannot go wrong with doing lots of research on there, anything from constantly knowing the other sellers in your category to price comparing with finished auctions. I cannot stress to you how important customer service is in this; even the largest and biggest sellers lose me after one transaction if they make promises or have no kind of "touch". Keep in contact with your customers, and you'll reap the benefits. Good luck!
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A fee every which way you turn with ebay.\nFinal value fees was always there. Its just such\na detailed and confused listing of your billings\nhard to sort it all out in the begining when sales are active.\nEven fees in paypal in case you did not notice.\nRounds up to about 10-15% of sales. - Outrageous costs\nin a low profit setting. Bolds, highlights, a million and one ways to pay fees.
65340
Alot of people get ripped off on e-bay. Its better to buy from some other place.\n\nContact e-bay and complain if you think he is trying to ripp you off.\n\nAlso do what ping ponger said..
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I'm assuming the auction has already ended and you can no longer simply retract your bid and move on.\n\nWhat was the shipping, and was it explicitly stated in the auction?  If the charges were stated and the seller then accurately charged only what was stipulated in the auction, then you're at the mercy of the seller to release you from the contract.\n\nIf the seller is asking for money in addition to all the costs stated in the auction, then he is breaking the rules and you need to inform eBay of the situation.  Sellers may not jack up the price after the fact because they were hoping for more money.  On the other hand, you can't just not pay because you didn't read the auction.\n\nIn all likelihood, though, if it was an extremely low price for the item and there's an outrageous shipping charge, what the seller is doing is avoiding paying eBay's final value fees so he can maximize his profit, and the shipping is actually what he's selling the item for.  Unfortunately, while this is a type of fee avoidance which eBay says isn't allowed, they refuse to do anything about it, even when it's an egregious abuse... so you're boned on that front.  Even more unfortunately, as most sellers who engage in that tactic are ultimately only interested in their own bottom line and are perfectly willing to screw eBay to put more money in their pockets, it generally means they're willing to do the same thing to you, too, so you're probably either going to have to pay, or take the unpaid item strike and the negative feedback which goes with it.\n\nSorry.
114657
when you do it EBAY!!!
464509
Ebay has a step by step tutorial...just use that. When you go to Ebay click on Sell and take it from there..
543261
Sometimes people will make their money in shipping and handling.\n\nBut most of the time it is just there to raise their feedback.  The higher the feedback, the more money you make on eBay.
499051
WHY ARE YOU ASKING US, FOR GOD SAKES, ASK EBAY!
167167
Just some suggestions.  Pick something that you know about or that you're willing to learn about.  For instance if you like video games, then you will know what's hot, what's about to come onto the market, etc.  These items alomst always are in demand on eBay.  Generally, when they are out there 'before' they hit the regular marketplace in volume, it drives the price up on eBay.  That's what you want and that's where you make the profit.
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I buy and sell on ebay all the time.  Many times since 2000.  In that time I have had only 2 people not send the item and ebay and paypal investigated and resolved the issue.  One time I sold and had someone not pay and said they were in identity theft.  Didn't believe that....but filed a strike against them.  Mostly people are honest.  You have to check their feedback scores from other people and see if they are slow shippers, bad payers, etc.  I never buy anything from anyone with less that a 97% feedback score and do not sell to anyone with a no pay strike within 60 days.  I have bought things from cell phones, to bed linens, clothes, appliances, toys, electronics, shoes, tupperware, and I could go on and on.
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it's a scam DO NOT SEND THE ITEM. report everything to ebay you will not get the money if you send the item! In future be wary of any buyer who wants you to ship to africa and don't circumvent the checking out service
335654
I have sold those fake/joke winning tickets on ebay...i sold a $10,000 for $3500 and a $20,000 for $6000...boy was i mad when i got Monopoly money in the mail!
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No there is no way to stop this. I really want one to keep and it is sold out untill after Christmas. I hate that people are selling it on ebay for at least $700-$2000. I even saw one for 3500.
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I have been selling home decor items online for about 6 months, with a friend's help (she does most of the work, I do the books & finances).  We have experienced several frustrating situations: many damage claims with UPS and FedEx, even though we have researched best way to pack our product; ebay has been making many changes to their site, which always affects the listed items in some way; and also the fees incurred to list items and to have a store is really ridiculously high. There is a fee for everything!\nOverall, we have enjoyed it-the shopping for inventory is the best! After 6 months, we are finally beginning to show a profit. We hope to expand to other auction sites soon.  Next will come a "brick & mortar store." My friend  just dreams of having a "real" store!
385754
Ebay offers a much simpler interface.  Not to mention the larger number of items sold.  It is simple and I enjoy that.
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i found e-bay to be cheap as dirt at times, heck-the shipping costs more than the product,lol.