Fees becoming too high
 

So...This isn't a selling post. However, what the hell is with these new fees? Last month it was 9% (ebay). This month it is 10% + ($0.30 + 2.9% to PayPal) = 12.9% + $0.30

It's no longer worth selling anything under $20. You lose like 30+% on a $5 item.

Are there alternative websites to sell on? Selling on multiple forums will be too much work.

There is also a final value fee coming on auctions that are ended early for the amount it was when auction was ended early.

When is that comin?

All the fees, plus the possibility of the ebay internet tax. We're going to see less and less sellers in the not so distant future. Slightly off topic, but maybe we'll get an influx of toy shows again, like in the early 2000's.

I can't speak the words to describe this....on the forums. I yelled them.

Any amount or must a bid be placed?

Once a bid is placed there will be a value value fee even if you end it early. It will be waived once in a twelve month period. I'm not sure the date, just saw it browsing eBay messages they send me.

ah so they won't assess a fee if there are no bids on the item and it is ended early?

I guess we need Yahoo! Auctions to make a return?

No sorry, I don't YAhoo anything.

Man, that was a pile of a crap back in the day...

If anybody wants to become the next internet billionaire, creating a new eBay may be your opportunity.

A new ebay, with a huge advertisement budget...Anyone got 500 million to invest? We could do it!

We haven't seen a new "ebay" is for that reason...they can outspend any entrepreneur...Maybe Google will make one?

And because it was, I have a TMNT Vol. 1 #1 first printing. :)

mmmm...

There are other websites, less popular sites.... but still there...for example: Delcampe:
http://www.delcampe.net/?language=E

Allcollection:
http://en.todocoleccion.net/

I already found tmnt items in Etsy: (not handmade ones.... :) )
http://www.etsy.com/

Priceminister (only spanish and french versions...)

Anyway i must confess ebay is my main store for find items....but i listed some stuff only in a small spanish version of Allcollection... :)

In Australia we have gumtree. Not sure what the deal with it is but its kinda like a trading post... I think its a branch off ebay but dont hold me too it. I know listings are free to a degree

Ebay is almost a necessary evil though. It sucks when they raise their fees but unless you find the perfect buyer through a specific collector forum there is no way you can reach the same market that ebay does. In some situations you might fetch the same price but overall ebay is going to net you a higher sales price. Plus you can probably sell your items much faster.

Some people are actually doing better with the new fee structure. My friend who sells loads of video games on ebay used to pay about 15% in fees and with the new fee structure they now pay 10%. That's a huge savings on an annual basis for her business.

They raised fees on my toy store by 3%. Bad for me.

no wonder i can't find anything reasonably priced on ebay anymore...

^^^ agree 100%..... I can't even remember the last time I got a "steal" on ebay....

steals are becoming very very tough. 3 years ago I was getting 4-5 packages a week from good ebay scores. Not even close now.