Ebay seller costs?
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Please don't spend time researching...I can do that myself. I'm throwing this out for those of you who may have the info on the tip of your tongue!
I need to decide whether to sell some commemorative gold and silver mint sets on Ebay, BST, or at the upcoming Philadelphia or Baltimore Whitman shows. My Ebay rating is about 500 (most as a buyer) and perfect so I'm not concerned about hesitant bidders.
About what % should I figure in total selling costs (posting for 7 days, selling fee, PayPal charges) for a coin that sells for
$250?
$350?
$500?
$1300?
Thanks in advance...
I need to decide whether to sell some commemorative gold and silver mint sets on Ebay, BST, or at the upcoming Philadelphia or Baltimore Whitman shows. My Ebay rating is about 500 (most as a buyer) and perfect so I'm not concerned about hesitant bidders.
About what % should I figure in total selling costs (posting for 7 days, selling fee, PayPal charges) for a coin that sells for
$250?
$350?
$500?
$1300?
Thanks in advance...
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snman
<< <i>9% final value fee, (up to $50 max) appx 3% paypal, total 12%. Listing fee is free for a couple more weeks. >>
That's for auctions...which, right now, and in this market, would likely be a big mistake. Fixed price sales start a 12% + PP fees.
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<< <i>9% final value fee, (up to $50 max) appx 3% paypal, total 12%. Listing fee is free for a couple more weeks. >>
That's for auctions...which, right now, and in this market, would likely be a big mistake. Fixed price sales start a 12% + PP fees. >>
For high price item I think the fixed price feee is pretty good. I sold a 5K item and the fee is $143 + 3% paypal fee.
<< <i>Try the free stuff first like the BST or the coin show. >>
Agree but you need to research your merchandise to determine their worth.
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"Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
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I would not assume that at ALL.
I'm a sporadic lister on Feepay. The problem with their new system for people that dont continually list ........ is that you don't have the "Top Rated Seller" sticker or enough recent sales for ebay to not screw you. I know what you're thinking "I don't need NO S T I N K I N Badge"....... problem is, without it your listing falls towards the last page in the search items. I didn't realize how much it would hurt me even on bullion gold. I have 600 plus feedback over the years, never a negative. However, on a 1 oz proof gold coin in no reserve auction last year ............... it still closed at $100 less than all the other comps being sold by full time sellers. Ebay has really screwed us casual sellers. It's better to pay someone to list them that does make a full time endeavor selling on feepay. At least in this market ....... the recession drastically cut down demand and number of bidders competing on no reserve coin auctions IMHO
about 12% for the $250 item and about 7% for the $1300 item. One of the reasons that its better to sell higher value items is because the fees percentage is high up to a certain value and then the percentage drops for the extra amount over that number. If your in no rush to sell quickly your best option is probably to offer the items on the BST at a high price, and avoid the ebay fees, and let it sit for awhile and hope somebody bites.
I honestly don't get what the big deal is about having a perfect feedback rating as long as its about 95% and you have a few hundred buy/sells under the belt. What buyer in their honest opinion would say that if a seller has sold 100 items and 95 of those were to satisfied customers, that those remaining 5 were that big of deal. I can understand how 100% is nice but it certainly doesnt mean I am going to avoid sellers with atleast 95%.
My comment on feedback was based on how I buy on the site. I would never consider spending more than a thousand dollars when buying from someone who had a 0-25 rating, nor with someone who had a significant number of negatives. I'm selling as a favor to someone (a relative) who was considering starting an account. I told them it was a bad idea and I would do it gratis.
Everyone who does significant business on Ebay is likely to be struck by some wackos who are hypercritical with their feedback. That has never kept me away.
Thanks again!