HAVE ALL SALES STOPPED ON AUDIOGON ???

I haven't sold anything on ebay in years, but recently I discovered their 10% fee on electronics and was shocked to say the least.

I was going to start a new thread on it but seems it's been discussed before.

I can see a 2% kickback, maybe...but 10% is over the top.

Granted it's in black and white they  charge this fee, but it doesn't jump right out at the occasional seller....should be a solid conformation when you list something.

But I see your point on letting it sit, or having it viewed by millions of people....but 10% is crazy IMO.

It has been 10% fees for years unfortunately.
Only items I know that are less are musical instruments and accessories at 3.5% to match Reverb.com.

It's the price of having worldwide advertising and as far as eBay is concerned all they say is if you don't like it don't use it!

@dyl71 

I can see a 2% kickback, maybe...but 10% is over the top

Really?  Considering the marketing power of placing your ad where thousands of audiophiles can see it, the business process and computing power that allows your potential buyers to make on-line offers that you can review and respond to without needing to have strangers enter your house (i.e., Craig's list), and the benefit of being able to review feedback about your potential buyers before deciding whether you want to trade with them......you really think all that is not worth 10%!  I can't cash out my change drawer at the local big box grocery store without paying a 10% fee - for no other service than running the change through a machine.

@mitch2

Really? Considering the marketing power of placing your ad where thousands of audiophiles can see it, the business process and computing power that allows your potential buyers to make on-line offers that you can review and respond to without needing to have strangers enter your house (i.e., Craig’s list), and the benefit of being able to review feedback about your potential buyers before deciding whether you want to trade with them......you really think all that is not worth 10

 


I absolutely think it’s worth something..but no, not 10%. 10% of $50 isn’t that bad....but when you get up in price....that’s a little stiff.

I’m not cheap by any means, but if I sell a $3200 amp, and shipping is $80...do they really deserve a check from me for $328? That’s 3 times the rate of me buying a new car...that the dealer gets for fees.

What gets me, is we also have to give them a percentage of what the shipping fees are? These are fees paid for by the buyer, and go to the shipper..not our pockets...and they get 10% of the shipping fees? The 10% kickback is the sale price PLUS shipping fees.

Again, I understand they do what they do to get the word out, and makes selling much easier...but 10% is steep. This is coming from someone with a little bit of an economic background.

Why are other categories less than 10%? Don’t they get the word out in the same manner? Don’t get me wrong, I’m not upset at you...but I stand firm on the fact of what they offer and what they charge is over the top.

I agree that the 10% on shipping fees sounds wrong until you stop and think just why eBay did it.
Because of greedy people who found a loophole in eBay's selling system.
They found they could list an item they wanted say $15 total for shipped as $0.01 buy it now and $14.99 shipping and pay basically nothing in fees.

So now all the honest sellers are penalised for their actions and you need to add 10% onto your actual shipping cost to cover this.
As an ebayer of 20 years plus I have seen all their changes for good and bad.

Still if you want a worldwide audience it is the place to be.
They used to cap fees at $250 max but changed that about 3 years ago to $750 max.

So Agon the cheapest place to sell high dollar hifi items still but you do not have the audience of eBay by far.