Park88 1st Gear June 12, 2011 Share June 12, 2011 I was shocked when i finally managed to sell an item in EBay I sold an item for $35 Ebay charge me about $7.00 Paypal charge me about $2.60 furthermore they charge me for charging shipping THE CHARGES TO SELL SOMETHING IS SO RIDICULOUS WHY BOTHER TO HAVE SEPARATE SHIPPING CHARGE WHEN EBAY ALSO TAKES A COMMISSION I REALLY DONT UNDERSTAND WHY PAYPAL CHARGES SO MUCH THEY ARE HOLDING MY MONEY AND EARNING INTEREST AND WHEN I WANT TO TAKE THE MONEY OUT THEY WILL CHARGE ME CONVERSION FROM US TO SING DOLLAR THEN ANOTHER BANK SURCHARGE IN THE END THERE IS HARDLY ANYTHING LEFT is this the normal practice in short i already lost money on sell on ebay furthermore lost money on shipping charges, ebay tells us to be fair with shipping charges i did and kena s c r e w ed paypal is the worse dont know what they do and charge so much ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeobh 4th Gear June 12, 2011 Share June 12, 2011 (edited) Where did you list yr item? If you sell in S$ in ebay spore, the listing is free unless you are using some other selling features. Looks like you have limited experience in selling online , yr first sales ? Edited June 12, 2011 by Yeobh Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vhtfhwlego Supercharged June 12, 2011 Share June 12, 2011 IN THE END THERE IS HARDLY ANYTHING LEFT Rule of the thumb, if that you think that you are selling item for usd 35.00 = sgd 50.00, you will feel that you had been shortchanged by evilbay & paypay. I priced my item at a direct 1-1 exchange rate as it is the best formula. BTW, do you know that the USD withdrawn rate by paypay is about 3% less than what banks/money changer offers? Don't be surpise that when you click the withdrawn, you end up pennyless. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vhtfhwlego Supercharged June 12, 2011 Share June 12, 2011 I had stopped selling in eBay international as they made me uncompetitive compared with sellers from USA/UK/Australians. Only local markets but some locals are just too demanding as I have incidents for a mere $10 G/P, need to hand... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeobh 4th Gear June 12, 2011 Share June 12, 2011 Most of the local online buyers still don't appreciated the convenience of buying online and making payments via paypal or iBank. And most sellers will deliver the goods right up to the doorsteps. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park88 1st Gear June 12, 2011 Author Share June 12, 2011 Where did you list yr item? If you sell in S$ in ebay spore, the listing is free unless you are using some other selling features. Looks like you have limited experience in selling online , yr first sales ? yes Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park88 1st Gear June 12, 2011 Author Share June 12, 2011 any idea or brilliant ideas on how to sell honestly without having to donate to ebay and paypal until bankrupt Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jman888 Moderator June 12, 2011 Share June 12, 2011 Confirm the deal and meet to collect cash. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeobh 4th Gear June 12, 2011 Share June 12, 2011 This is a 101 $$ question and every online sellers are looking for the answer. No easy way out, you just have to pay to learn. It took me more than 2 years to learn "on the job" and earn the powerseller logo. When I start getting comfortable, ebay starts revamping the selling landscape again and now I am back to square one trying to unlock the new selling technique. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeobh 4th Gear June 12, 2011 Share June 12, 2011 This is a very common among local buyers which I will not agreed, as it is time consuming.Many instant of buyers fail to tune up or last minute cancelling the appointment. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park88 1st Gear June 12, 2011 Author Share June 12, 2011 local market very small furthermore i once sold something long long time ago confirm price and meet at raffles place then when meeting the buyer ask for 20% discount if not dont want to buy i got so cheese off that i just walk away these type of buyer also got Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeobh 4th Gear June 12, 2011 Share June 12, 2011 (edited) Lesson #1 don't do meet up if you are serious seller . If you must make sure the buyer make pre-delivery payment before appointment. Local online buyers are not many and are also not very active in repeat buying. In such marketplace,you have to be the niche product leader to attract buyers and cream the market. Edited June 12, 2011 by Yeobh Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park88 1st Gear June 12, 2011 Author Share June 12, 2011 so difficult to sell keep marking down price until near zero then got bit by then listing fee and so on add up in the end sold item at a big big lost the listing fees just keep adding up without us knowing Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freestylers09 5th Gear June 12, 2011 Share June 12, 2011 last time i did this use ebay to put the products,then list my contact and email to pay etc no need up my rating etc..coz i dun do long term in ebay easy and direct... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeobh 4th Gear June 12, 2011 Share June 12, 2011 To be a serious online seller, you need to list at least 100 items to get the selling economy of scale. I prefer to have 300 items or more ( no repeat listing) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park88 1st Gear June 12, 2011 Author Share June 12, 2011 last time i did this use ebay to put the products,then list my contact and email to pay etc no need up my rating etc..coz i dun do long term in ebay easy and direct... ike that may kena ban Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park88 1st Gear June 12, 2011 Author Share June 12, 2011 how to be a serious seller i want to learn went to this adam school paid money teach rocks wasted money teach like everything taken from books eg dummy books Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park88 1st Gear June 12, 2011 Author Share June 12, 2011 To be a serious online seller, you need to list at least 100 items to get the selling economy of scale. I prefer to have 300 items or more ( no repeat listing) to list 300 items if all dont sell mari kita then how ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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