[Boatanchors] Hamfest Pricing

[David C. Hallam]

Your gear may not worth any less at a hamfest, but can sell for less it 
for less at a hamfest and still get the same amount of cash from the 
sale.  With eBay and PayPal fees on both the sale price and shipping 
charges, the seller pays about 13%.  With eBay charging the same 
percentage fee on the buyer paid shipping cost, that is a rip off.  If 
you are selling a heavy item, i.e., boat anchor, the charges on the 
shipping may be more than those on the selling price.

For instance, you sell some thing heavy for $100 and shipping is $45:

$100 less 10% eBay and 3% PayPal = $85
$45 less 10% eBay and 3% PayPal = $39

So, you get $124 in your PayPal account.  Then you pay $45 for shipping 
and your net is $85.  Plus you had to pack it and haul it to FedEx or 
UPS, and you probably had to pay something for packing materials.  So, 
you could have sold it at a hamfest for $75/85 and been ahead.

David
KW4DH


On 9/3/2014 7:29 PM, WA5CAB--- via Boatanchors wrote:
> Amen, brother!  :-)
>
> In a message dated 09/03/2014 16:20:04 PM Central Daylight Time,
> w8kzw at arrl.net writes:
>> Worrisome?  Harmful?  To whom?
>>
>> Yes, eBay's reach = more buyers = more competition = higher sale.  I sell
>> on
>> eBay.
>>
>> But please don't try to tell me my gear is worth less at a hamfest
>> (although
>>
> Robert Downs - Houston
> wa5cab dot com (Web Store)
> MVPA 9480
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