Selling on eBay / myLot

Philippines

February 25, 2007 7:50pm CST

I recently signed up on eBay and I learned there are several fees and charges when you post an item. However they still charge you even if your item wasn't sold? Don't you think that they should only charge you when you've sold an item?

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princeworthy

@princeworthy (1909)

• United States

26 Feb 07

Yes I agree that is irritating but I do understand why they do it. It cost ebay money to run their website. It also cost them money to have the ebay staff that helps everything run smoothly for your auctions to have the chance to sell. Websites don't just run themselves and people don't work for free most of the time.

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lillake

@lillake (1630)

• United States

26 Feb 07

Good point. You're right that they need to charge to be able to make money and pay their employees. But it is still irritating to pay the fee for something that no one wanted. LOL

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crishabs

@crishabs (111)

• Philippines

26 Feb 07

Yup. It's just that i know this site... bidding projects site.. they only charge once you get the project. now that's cool. :) Hope eBay would do that... since I'm pretty sure they're earning a lot. LOL

lillake

@lillake (1630)

• United States

26 Feb 07

I agree! It always irritates me that I have toay fees for an item not sold.

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@yorb24 (2179)

• United States

27 Feb 07

They do but they give you your insertion fee back from the first time it doesn't sell if it sells the second time around. My stuff usually sells the second time.

@cjthedog64 (1552)

• United States

26 Feb 07

I agree that it's irritating, but I understand why they do it. I'm trying to figure out my pricing strategy to get things to sell the first time, rather than have nobody bid, and have to relist with a lower price. Right now I find it easiest and least stressful to not think about the fees I'm paying rather about the balance in my Paypal account.