I didn't think eBay could get any worse!

[VXIRONwoMAN]

Yea... I have been using Ebay and Half.com for awhile... I hadn't had the need to use it for a few months and I just recently got back on to sell a few coats. It cost me over $5 just to list the coats with 3 -5 photos. I couldn't believe how fast their prices went up. And now all this is happening. I don't think I will be using Ebay as a seller anymore. But since the buyers have the upper hand... "if you can't beat 'em join 'em" sounds about right...

[nfpgasmask]

Yea... I have been using Ebay and Half.com for awhile... I hadn't had the need to use it for a few months and I just recently got back on to sell a few coats. It cost me over $5 just to list the coats with 3 -5 photos. I couldn't believe how fast their prices went up. And now all this is happening. I don't think I will be using Ebay as a seller anymore. But since the buyers have the upper hand... "if you can't beat 'em join 'em" sounds about right...

Yeah, buying on eBay has always been ok. Ebay has always sided with the buyer, and for the most part, this has always been good, since there are so many scammers and loosers selling garbage out there (especially when electronics are concerned). The problem is, that eBay has continually nailed the seller to wall, and paypal has done the same. I have been a buyer on eBay about 90%, and a seller about 10%, but the 10% experience with selling has left me wondering if selling little things not that often is even worth my time. Big sellers who move a lot of product can afford to deal with all the extra costs, but for me, if I want to sell something and it goes for $20, by the time eBay and paypal fees are taken out, is your time really worth the $14 you are left with? Not so much, imho. I need to clear $50 in my pocket to make it sorta worthwhile. And now, with these new rules, selling on eBay for the little guy is going to be even less appealing. I am lucky, because I got in early, and I have over 500 positive feedbacks, and I have only had one negative from some looser who couldn't figure out how to use his computer, and lashed out at me for no reason. But anyway, if sellers have no recourse against buyers who fail to pay, or turn out to be scammers themselves, why sell on eBay? I think eBay is going to have some sort of internal process for sellers to report bad buyers, but other sellers will never know if they can't see seller left feedback.

I will definitely check out the other auction sites.

Bart

[VCAMILO]

100% agree with nfpgasmask. Feel like beating them with a bat sometimes.

[Y33TREKker]

I'm wondering if all these additional fees are the reason for the overall rise in shipping charges I've been witnessing on eBay lately. As with any business, increased operating costs generally get passed on to the customer, so eBay sellers seem to doing the same, just in a sort of backhanded way.

[ZEUS]

I'm wondering if all these additional fees are the reason for the overall rise in shipping charges I've been witnessing on eBay lately. As with any business, increased operating costs generally get passed on to the customer, so eBay sellers seem to doing the same, just in a sort of backhanded way.

That makes sense to me - I know eBay has rules in place that made it illegal to over-charge for shipping. It still happens though. Navigator tried charging for handling and what not by including it in the shipping price. Several people here got pissed off about that. Can't blame either person (buyer or seller) for their actions if that is the case. Not much of an option for the seller otherwise.