This is a petition for all of us sellers out there who think that Ebay fees and Paypal Fees are ABSURDLY high, and that they are just trying to put more money in their CEO'S pocket by taking away from our profits. Combine these fees with a customer service department who DOES NOT CARE, conniving and ABUSIVE buyers who make ridiculous demands at the cost of destroying our seller rating with unwarranted negative feedback, non-paying bidders, insertion fees, NO SELLER PROTECTION WHATSOEVER, and Paypal's 4% fees, and you are left with ZERO reason to continue selling on ebay. Why are we shelling out hundreds, or even thousands of dollars a month for a system that is COMPLETELY SCREWED?
I love the fact that eBay allows you to reach out to buyers around the world, but if you're just taking all of our earnings like this, the amount of traffic we receive really doesn't make a difference. Ebay also offers the option to open up a store, starting at $20.00 a month for the basic package. With this option, the final value fees on each sale are decreased by a WHOPPING 1%, bringing us down from 10%, to 9% (specifically in the field of Clothing, Shoes, and Accessories.)
For example, (direct quote from a frustrated seller on eBay's community forum):
" The final value fee of 10 percent is too high! The final value fee on shipping is ridiculous!
My item sold for 640.00 + 70.00 shipping = 710.00
- 20.89 Paypal fee
-----------------
689.11
-145.00 Actual Shipping
----------------
544.11
- 64.00 Ebay Final value Fee
-----------------
480.11
- 7.00 Ebay final value fee on Shipping
------------------
473.11
- .30 Ebay Listing Fee
----------------
472.81 "
I have been an active ebay seller since 1999, but if this doesn't change, I will be forced to find another venue to sell through. This is a major issue that needs to be addressed on a larger scale than a message board. Thank you for reading.
17 Comments
Since you started this petition, fees have gone up substantially and the situation is way, way worse. Let's face it. Greedy corporate Executives at eBay are slowly changing the platform from a everyday person consumer buying and selling platform to a platform where medium-to-large sized retailers sell their goods.
Absolute outrage! eBay charging 10% of your final sale value , + listing fees + eBay owned PayPal taking 3+% makes it nearly impossible for small sellers to stay viable. And even more ludicrous is they take 10% of what you charge for SHIPPING! It's absolutely robbery. We need to make noise and stop this from happening. I suggest sellers STOP using EBay and find other online sites, of which there are plenty. Buy from Amazon and other sites as well. Simply don't give EBay ANY of your business!!
Crippling fees
13% is way too high of a seller fee.
I have to sell local on Offer Up, Craigslist & Facebook Marketplace because I know the amount of money it costs to sell something online has become absolutely ridiculous. Also, the tax laws have become intrusive as well. Everything is now double taxed basically, even your tax return is going to be starting this year by like 10%. Buyers don't want to pay shipping, so they expect individual sellers or small businesses to eat up the cost, but in reality, it's sucks for both buyers & sellers because of PayPal & shipping costs. I don't know why people keep using PayPal or put up with shipping costs because they've become a monopoly that protects businesses that they make a lot of money through, so unless you're willing to get robbed, then I find it better to deal with your local low ballers than to deal with greedy companies that are taking over the world. I'm starting to find solace in buying local, but they never have what you want in stock. You always have to pre-order everything now, & that forces people to buy online. Everything is becoming cheaply made & automated, so it's hard to resell anything, & not without practically giving it away. I've learned that buying local made products & products not imported in from cheap countries is going to be the route that a lot of people are going to start taking due to how awful the economy is after Covid. Don't let China make a comeback or governments to continue outsourcing everything. Let it all rot & wither away~
eBay has gotten way too greedy. I used to sell lots.....not anymore!
Ridiculous fees
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This is a petition for all of us sellers out there who think that Ebay fees and Paypal Fees are ABSURDLY high, and that they are just trying to put more money in their CEO'S pocket by taking away from our profits. Combine these fees with a customer service department who DOES NOT CARE, conniving and ABUSIVE buyers who make ridiculous demands at the cost of destroying our seller rating with unwarranted negative feedback, non-paying bidders, insertion fees, NO SELLER PROTECTION WHATSOEVER, and Paypal's 4% fees, and you are left with ZERO reason to continue selling on ebay. Why are we shelling out hundreds, or even thousands of dollars a month for a system that is COMPLETELY SCREWED?
I love the fact that eBay allows you to reach out to buyers around the world, but if you're just taking all of our earnings like this, the amount of traffic we receive really doesn't make a difference. Ebay also offers the option to open up a store, starting at $20.00 a month for the basic package. With this option, the final value fees on each sale are decreased by a WHOPPING 1%, bringing us down from 10%, to 9% (specifically in the field of Clothing, Shoes, and Accessories.)
For example, (direct quote from a frustrated seller on eBay's community forum):
" The final value fee of 10 percent is too high! The final value fee on shipping is ridiculous!
My item sold for 640.00 + 70.00 shipping = 710.00
- 20.89 Paypal fee
-----------------
689.11
-145.00 Actual Shipping
----------------
544.11
- 64.00 Ebay Final value Fee
-----------------
480.11
- 7.00 Ebay final value fee on Shipping
------------------
473.11
- .30 Ebay Listing Fee
----------------
472.81 "
I have been an active ebay seller since 1999, but if this doesn't change, I will be forced to find another venue to sell through. This is a major issue that needs to be addressed on a larger scale than a message board. Thank you for reading.
17 Comments
I agree that the fees eBay charge are absolutely way too high! I had to pay $16 transaction fees on top of a $15 add fee for selling an item for $115 plus $9.99 shipping. My total profit I received was only $83 after everything! Make it make sense!!!
Since you started this petition, fees have gone up substantially and the situation is way, way worse. Let's face it. Greedy corporate Executives at eBay are slowly changing the platform from a everyday person consumer buying and selling platform to a platform where medium-to-large sized retailers sell their goods.
Absolute outrage! eBay charging 10% of your final sale value , + listing fees + eBay owned PayPal taking 3+% makes it nearly impossible for small sellers to stay viable. And even more ludicrous is they take 10% of what you charge for SHIPPING! It's absolutely robbery. We need to make noise and stop this from happening. I suggest sellers STOP using EBay and find other online sites, of which there are plenty. Buy from Amazon and other sites as well. Simply don't give EBay ANY of your business!!
Crippling fees
13% is way too high of a seller fee.
I have to sell local on Offer Up, Craigslist & Facebook Marketplace because I know the amount of money it costs to sell something online has become absolutely ridiculous. Also, the tax laws have become intrusive as well. Everything is now double taxed basically, even your tax return is going to be starting this year by like 10%. Buyers don't want to pay shipping, so they expect individual sellers or small businesses to eat up the cost, but in reality, it's sucks for both buyers & sellers because of PayPal & shipping costs. I don't know why people keep using PayPal or put up with shipping costs because they've become a monopoly that protects businesses that they make a lot of money through, so unless you're willing to get robbed, then I find it better to deal with your local low ballers than to deal with greedy companies that are taking over the world. I'm starting to find solace in buying local, but they never have what you want in stock. You always have to pre-order everything now, & that forces people to buy online. Everything is becoming cheaply made & automated, so it's hard to resell anything, & not without practically giving it away. I've learned that buying local made products & products not imported in from cheap countries is going to be the route that a lot of people are going to start taking due to how awful the economy is after Covid. Don't let China make a comeback or governments to continue outsourcing everything. Let it all rot & wither away~
eBay has gotten way too greedy. I used to sell lots.....not anymore!
Ridiculous fees
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I agree that the fees eBay charge are absolutely way too high! I had to pay $16 transaction fees on top of a $15 add fee for selling an item for $115 plus $9.99 shipping. My total profit I received was only $83 after everything! Make it make sense!!!