BUYERS BEWARE ... UK Ebay buyers and private sellers .

[Winbert Hutahaean]

We sometimes sell on Marketplace like Ebay, Discogs and etc, we feel unwillingly to see the charge they have implied. This is becasue when we sell $100 we think we have to get exactly $100. That will not happen in the real life too, because we need to pay the storage fee, rent fee, electricy, etc, etc... not to mention our time to look after the stall . So the marketplace is the only way to reduce that cost and we share the burden with the platform.

So, in my experience of selling in MP, if my mind say that I should gain $100 for an item, then I list it at $120.

And when it was sold for $120, don"t ever think you should have it all.. that is greedy.

cheers,
Winbert

[David Strelitz]

Just revisiting the whinging over the Ebay 4% BPC.
I am selling a piece of video kit, that I no longer use. (Sachtler baby legs).
To list these on a long standing video equipment site, that uses Escrow to safeguard both seller and buyer attracts 10% commission, which is not unreasonable but makes Ebay's 4% for private sellers a bargain 😁🤩😅

[David Hardy]

I currently have something listed on ebay for over £ 3000 . Ebay is going to charge any potential buyer an additional £ 74 Buyer's protection fee just for the privilege of buying that item from me via their site . This makes no sense when they still have and have always had buyer consumer rights anyway if the item proves faulty or not as describe or does not arrive . Fine for the seller since no extra fees applied . Not for the buyer though who now has to pay an extra amount for consumer rights and protection they already have and had previously . LOL !