Is it me or is Ebay

[CNCadmin]

Is it me or is Ebay getting ridiculous? I've been seeing a tread were people auction of a item or has a buy it now and the shipping is more than what the item is worth! You can by a item for 150.00 than they want 35.00 + for shipping at the price more than likely the item can be bought new. Ebay really needs to put a cap on this crap.

[mgamber]

Why should ebay put a cap on it? It's the marketplace. People will pay what they think the item is worth.

I find stuff I want all the time that is listed for more than what I am willing to pay, so I don't buy it. A lot of times no one else does either.

So, it's not ebay, it's you.

[CNCadmin]

It's a rip off, so no it's not me, it never use to be that way. Handling fee is one thing but over charging for shipping to me is another, your right that in the end it's the consumer that makes the decision to pay or not and yes it's a market place, and in the end I think Ebay will lose, I know I stopped speading A LOT of money on EBAY because of that, so in the end they will lose.

[mgamber]

I understand your frustration, but your logic is flawed.

Ebay will not lose because the marketplace will correct itself.

If the prices are "outrageous" then people will indeed stop buying, but when that happens prices will be adjusted to a point where people will start buying again.

OR, if there are fools in the marketplace that are willing to pay these prices, then they will be the ones buying and we won't

Either way ebay wins. Welcome to capitalism...

[CNCadmin]

Whatever, I'm DONE with Ebay. Flawed logic or not. Just needed to vent all done.

[jseiler]

Remember, ebay doesn't charge fees on shipping charges so the incentive
is to raise your shipping fees.

[mgamber]

Originally Posted by jseiler Remember, ebay doesn't charge fees on shipping charges so the incentive is to raise your shipping fees.

Now that is a good point! Maybe it is something that ebay should look into.

[widgitmaster]

Hello,
Being that I'm and eBay power seller, I have auctioned off hundereds of items at $.01 and charged $15 for shipping!

The reason is there is no eBay commission on the shipping or the insurance! eBay charges a listing fee, an insertion fee, and then a commission on sales! If a buyer pays with PayPal, then there is a commission to them! And eBay owns PayPal!

The low starting bid and high shipping is the only way people can get started in eBay, as it takes over 100 positive feedbacks before your allowed to list using the Buy It Now feature! So by using low priced bids, it attracts people, then they leave positive feedbacks!

Hope this answers your question!

Eric A. A.

[mgamber]

Originally Posted by widgitmaster as it takes over 100 positive feedbacks before your allowed to list using the Buy It Now feature! Eric A. A.

Is that a new policy? I have an 82 and have listed lots of stuff with Buy-It-Now...

[widgitmaster]

It was set to 100, it may have been lowered! I have 1600+ so its been a while sence I've seen 100!

[mgamber]

Originally Posted by widgitmaster It was set to 100, it may have been lowered! I have 1600+ so its been a while sence I've seen 100!

1600? Must not be under eaaenterprises like in your profile...

[philba]

High shipping costs are very annoying. Ebay does try to list shipping costs in some places (watch list, for example) so ebay is trying to help, a little.

Frankly, I tend to avoid a seller that clearly is using shipping as a profit center.

But, it's not a reason to reject ebay, just that seller. This is pure capitalism, if you don't buy from the shipping gougers, they will lose business. If you take your business to the fair cost shippers, they will prosper. Send a message with your dollars...