While not a scam or anything like that... It is a bit disheartening to sell a few hundred worth of items only to have to pay $30 to $50 in fees... You might ask "How much does eBay charge to sell things?"
Sure, a traditional auctioneer takes about 30%...
But for those of you interested in knowing... My combined fees from eBay and PayPal on sales running about $30 average... Is about 14.5%... Considering they don't have to keep an inventory or handle anything themselves, just supply a site for us to work on, it seems a little high... They have a monopoly but unless any of you want to be entrepreneurial enough to try competing with them... We have little choice but to pay up...
I only am posting this for those of you who may not yet have sold on eBay and are wondering approximately what amount of a given sale will be yours to keep after the fees. Of course you still have shipping to pay for too, and they do charge fees on shipping charges!
Hopefully this will allow you to plan your listings so that you are able to profit... It is not fun losing money for any reason!
