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<p>[QUOTE="Vess1, post: 797828, member: 13650"]Which, probably 90% of the stuff that sells on there falls in between that general range. They didn't do this as a favor to people. I agree that it is a smoke screen. The listing fees have always been cheap. The final value is where you get hammered and that just went up (for most). </p><p><br /></p><p> I really wouldn't mind it but then when you finally get hit again with the 3% paypal fees, now the sale is really not looking as good as it originally did. The price you pay for instant and reliable cash online I guess. </p><p> But figuring the banks make billions a year off of ATM fees at 1 to 2 bucks a crack, you'd think a few bucks would be sufficient. As opposed to a flat 3%.</p><p><br /></p><p> Most buyers don't realize that sellers are losing (at bare minimum) an 11%, now 12% cut to ebay when they send paypal. </p><p><br /></p><p> Hey, they have shareholders to answer to. </p><p><br /></p><p> By Ebay's own account, the site 'averages' $80k in sales per minute, worldwide. 12% of that is $9,600. There are 525,600 minutes in a year. Do the math.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Vess1, post: 797828, member: 13650"]Which, probably 90% of the stuff that sells on there falls in between that general range. They didn't do this as a favor to people. I agree that it is a smoke screen. The listing fees have always been cheap. The final value is where you get hammered and that just went up (for most). I really wouldn't mind it but then when you finally get hit again with the 3% paypal fees, now the sale is really not looking as good as it originally did. The price you pay for instant and reliable cash online I guess. But figuring the banks make billions a year off of ATM fees at 1 to 2 bucks a crack, you'd think a few bucks would be sufficient. As opposed to a flat 3%. Most buyers don't realize that sellers are losing (at bare minimum) an 11%, now 12% cut to ebay when they send paypal. Hey, they have shareholders to answer to. By Ebay's own account, the site 'averages' $80k in sales per minute, worldwide. 12% of that is $9,600. There are 525,600 minutes in a year. Do the math.[/QUOTE]
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