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Auctions have been around since at least 500 B.C. since they promise to fetch as high a price as possible for the seller while at the same time offering to the buyer the prospect of buying items at bargain prices or perhaps buying items that would be difficult to buy in any other way.
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Complaining about the latest changes in eBay's fees, or requirements etc., as many members are doing, is a waste of time. The auctioneer, eBay in this case, is entitled to collect a fee for providing the auction venue and for running it. The shipping companies all charge virtually the same price (monopolistic competition) so there is nothing you can do about that fee. A far more useful way to spend your time is learning how to get what you want at the lowest price (if you are a buyer) or how to sell it at the highest price (if you are a seller). Almost everything you need to know to be more successful can be found in "Snipers, Shills, & Sharks : eBay and Human Behavior", by Ken Steiglitz, ISBN-13: 978-0-671-12713-2 and ISBN-10: 0-691-12713-1, 381.177015193-dc28. Dennis Tillman W7pF -----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of - Sent: Friday, April 30, 2021 10:30 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [TekScopes] OT! OT! --- E-bay fee change -- OT! OT! Cross posted with HP group. Dennis, I agree with everything that you said. However I think that what people truely object to are the *never-ending* price increases from E-bay. PLUS all of the other charges (PayPal and Global Shipping for example) for services that they force buyers and sellers to use. Personally, I've been a buyer and a seller on Ebay since the first year that they started I've seen their fees rise from a FLAT 2% to whatever the combined totals are today. I quit sellling on Ebay about 5 years ago after I sold ONE item for $200 and was charged slightly over $22 for Ebay and PayPal only and shipping not included. But as you point out Ebay is a private company and isn't beholden to it's buyer and sellers so they have decide if they want to use it or not. However, as far as I'm concerned, E-bay is still the only serious game in town if you want to sell something for a decent price. And it's also usually the only place where most individuals can buy the specialized test equipment or other items that we desire. Overall; despite it's constant cost increase, I'm very pleased to have seen the rise of Ebay. I've made a pile of money selling TE and other items that I would never have been able to sell without them and I've also been able buy books, TE and some other items that I would never been able to find, or have been able to afford, from the old regular TE suppliers such as Tucker Electronics. -- Dennis Tillman W7pF TekScopes Moderator |
