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Is this legal? Ebay
So have been trying to clean house and sell ****
Just recently I noticed that not only did the Final Value Fees go up 2.5 times but ... they now apply their FVF to your shipping charges
Now those shipping charges are what is charged to ship an item via Fedex or USPS or UPS ... that transaction is between you, the seller, and the shipping company ... NO part of that transaction involves Ebay and even the online processing of revenue is handled by Paypal which I believe is technically not Ebay but part of the same company
so not only are they charging the 9% of the price of the sale but also the cost of shipping and then paypal takes their percentage for processing the transaction (gross revenue meaning shipping in that too)
I'd like to know is it actually legal for them to charge a percentage surcharge on a US Post Office services which they have no interaction with what so ever?
Just recently I noticed that not only did the Final Value Fees go up 2.5 times but ... they now apply their FVF to your shipping charges
Now those shipping charges are what is charged to ship an item via Fedex or USPS or UPS ... that transaction is between you, the seller, and the shipping company ... NO part of that transaction involves Ebay and even the online processing of revenue is handled by Paypal which I believe is technically not Ebay but part of the same company
so not only are they charging the 9% of the price of the sale but also the cost of shipping and then paypal takes their percentage for processing the transaction (gross revenue meaning shipping in that too)
I'd like to know is it actually legal for them to charge a percentage surcharge on a US Post Office services which they have no interaction with what so ever?
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Moved to Montana, gonna be a dental floss tycoon.
Yup.
Great place to buy, but has become a horrible place to sell.
I use Craigslist (free) for selling stuff regionally now. Meeting place is always the local Police Station parking lot.... or I'll ship an item if they pay forward.
so if they are going to charge me 9% maybe they should spend some of that money policing their own site
BTW ... USPS priority is usually as cheap as parcel post I rarely have a delivery take more than 2-3 days so if you are waiting weeks maybe you should meet the Pony Express rider somewheres more convenient
I hate selling there now as I always eat $5-$10 on the shipping.
Swizz nailed it, good place to buy, horrible place to sell.
Meg Whitman, ex CEO of eBay ran for governor of California. She (like all good Republicans) argued that government should be run like a business.
So I was wondering if she were in fact governor, if she would find ways to keep increasing fees and other revenue (TAXES) just like has happened with eBay over time.
I'll give $25.
You have just been outbid for item: Bamboo fly rod
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Yes and Yes. I use craiglist to sell stuff.