[Boatanchors] Hamfest Pricing

[Brian Clarke]

Do we really need to continue this dweebish discussion???

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David C. Hallam" <dhallam at knology.net>
To: <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2014 9:33 PM
Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Hamfest Pricing


> 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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