Ebay, robbing bastards

[derek kelly]

Bev eventually got her ebay account sorted out, she has since sold a lot of stuff, in her naivety she undercharged for postage on several items.
She has just had notification from ebay that they have taken £71 from her account, this is supposedly their percentage from her postage (not sales) htf can they justify taking money for postage?

 

[Malone]

I used to sell a great deal of stuff on there and the hit for p&p that went to them was a disgrace. Something I just had to accept and build in the extra cost into the sale price. I find it’s easier to do free p&p and just make the nett achieved price what I need it to be after all charges.

 

[andyBeaker]

From the first day I used eBay in about 1864 I have always listed my articles as 'including p&p' as buyers seem to like it.

You do have to be careful on postage - worst time I have been caught was sending some car parts that weighed next to nothing but were very long and skinny - I estimated £10 but it was £27!

 

[slim63]

I list a fair bit on ebay & always bump the postage up a bit to cover the fees, you do have to do a bit of maths though as the higer the post the higher the fees, don't forget you charge for post AND packing because as silly as it sounds boxes bubble wrap & tape can soon eat into your profit if selling a few smaller cheaper items

 

[Martin L Batley]

It's because people were selling cheap and making their profit on overcharging for postage. Didn't take EBay long to cotton on to what was happening and start charging for postage too

 

[Lee337]

I naively thought eBay took a percentage of the sales figure. I didn't realise they took a chunk of whatever you charged for postage as well.

Live & learn.

 

[Stevebrooke]

It's because people were selling cheap and making their profit on overcharging for postage. Didn't take EBay long to cotton on to what was happening and start charging for postage too

I used to see stuff that should cost, say, £100 selling for £1 plus £99 postage. Not only did this deny eBay the correct fee it also meant the buyer would only be refunded a quid if there was a problem and had to return. As people say, make it free postage but price it to cover charges.

 

[Jaws]

She has not set her account up so eBay does the postal cost has she ?
It is possible to do it, and the seller simply downloads and prints a postage label

 

[derek kelly]

She has not set her account up so eBay does the postal cost has she ?
It is possible to do it, and the seller simply downloads and prints a postage label

No, she was guessing what the postage would be & erring on the side of robbing herself.