[Elecraft] OT: E-Bay charges

[John Shadle]

Hi Ken,
I think you must have an eBay Store, because that is the only way fees
could be that low. In that case, you have to pay a monthly "Store fee" to
get that rate. If you are doing high volume, that makes sense.

http://pages.ebay.com/sellerinformation/stores/Subscriptions.html

For the regular user, having a store doesn't make sense. Fees for regular
folks are 10% on the final value of the auction price (more if you have a
reserve price or other options). Plus, PayPal takes ~3% off the transaction
off the top. Then, eBay takes 10% of the amount of shipping you charge, too
(!).

http://pages.ebay.com/help/sell/fees.html

If a regular seller (not someone with a Store) can get away with not using
PayPal, I'd love to know how. I'm not saying it can't be done -- but I
guess I haven't figured that one out yet. ;-)

-john NE4U


On Fri, Feb 26, 2016 at 10:53 AM, Ken G Kopp <kengkopp at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi John!
>
> I have a 100% rating for about 200 transactions and AFIK, E-Bay's fee is a
> bit less that 4% and PayPal use is not a condition of use.
>
> Virtually all of Rose's case and cover orders are paid via PayPal.  Never
> had a problem.
>
> 73
>
> K0PP
>