Message:

<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Endeavor, post: 2065049, member: 60292&quot;]I don&#039;t know if eBay takes a slice of the shipping (if you charge for it), but they do push for free shipping and then they take a slice of the increased sale price (increased to cover shipping of course). For that reason, along with attracting more sales simply cause the phrase &quot;free shipping&quot; gets more people to buy is why eBay pushes it. Obvious, I know.</p><p><br /></p><p>I know some shoppers bitch about sellers high shipping cost, but I don&#039;t have a problem with it since the seller is basically doing to eBay what eBay is trying to do to him/her... shave commission in their favor. From a buyers perspective it shouldn&#039;t matter what the shipping costs are as long as the overall price is fair. Who cares how the item and shipping cost are split.</p><p><br /></p><p>For the record, I always offer &quot;free shipping&quot;. I do so because there is an option to narrow search to only items with free shipping and there isn&#039;t an option the other way around. I also believe it could be the tie-breaker should a buyer be undecided between my listing and someone else&#039;s listing. It tends to display good faith. Some buyers feel like a seller might be trying to squeeze more money out of them when they see shipping charge. It also simplifies trying to calculate profit margins should you sell multiple items and offer reduced shipping on additional items - although one could make an argument that promoting shipping discounts could increase sales - who knows.</p><p><br /></p><p>Getting back to eBay. I use them and they have many great advantages, but man they are sneaky about fees. I don&#039;t know if I&#039;ve ever seen a corporation as large as they are nickel and dime so much. In some cases you could say it&#039;s downright unethical. For example, their automatic relisting feature where they claimed you could have your listing automatically renewed up to 3 times for free. What they wouldn&#039;t tell you is that the free upgrades they gave you when you initially created the listing could be charged upon automatic renewal (should the promotion no longer be in effect). I believe they have since changed the wording to include &#039;may be subject to fees&#039;, or something to that effect, since I&#039;m sure many people bitched about it.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now going back to the topic of 99 cent listings. I think it is only beneficial when 1) the item is a very popular item 2) you are a very established/popular seller. If the listing does not get many looks because the item is not popular or you&#039;re not popular then you can expect it to sell for under value more often than value and over value combined. The catch 22 is that to become popular you have to list starting at 99 cents. Or spend money advertising. The net effect is the same though: money out of pocket.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

Your name or email address:

Do you already have an account?

• No, create an account now.
• Yes, my password is:
• Forgot your password?

Stay logged in