New eBay fee method

413x · 30 Dec 2020 at 11:59

So I recently changed to the new eBay fee (exc PayPal) system and was shocked.

I sold for 270

And 40 pounds of fees were taken

After posting ill be left with 220!

I questioned this.
Vat is now charged!

This was never a thing when I paid by PayPal. I'm sure.

You'd get 10 percent ebay fees.
You'd get 2-3 percent of PayPal fees and that's it.

Anyone else seen this?

Deleted member 77746 · 30 Dec 2020 at 12:02

Time to close Paypal account. I haven't seen this new charge.

Lysander · 30 Dec 2020 at 12:04

I've had this recently too.

The 3% of Paypal has been going on for a while. I've had it with other companies too.

The 10% was a pain but I paid it.

Deleted member 77746 · 30 Dec 2020 at 12:05

that's disgusting, Paypal must be really hit hard for them to do this. Why don't they just keep the fees simple to people will use the platform.

These companies are digging themselves a deeper hole.

413x · 30 Dec 2020 at 12:07

Sorry. Not sure if it's not clear.

When I used PayPal I got a shade under 13 percent charge.
10 percent ebay
3 percent paypal

This new method (no PayPal)
I have this charge which works out at about 15 percent

I was under the impression it was simply switching to a new systems (ebay charges 12.8 percent, no PayPal)

touch · 30 Dec 2020 at 12:07

Bouton Aide said:
that's disgusting, Paypal must be really hit hard for them to do this.

It's nothing to do with PayPal. The new eBay payments system removed PayPal from the process.

Deleted member 77746 · 30 Dec 2020 at 12:10

touch said:
It's nothing to do with PayPal. The new eBay payments system removed PayPal from the process.

oh ebay fees, just had to re-read. erm - that's not a good move.

413x · 30 Dec 2020 at 12:13

Well I'm delisting everything. It may be slower to sell on Facebook. But 15 percent fees, and then posting for 10 quid that's 50 quid off sale. Price

Deleted member 77746 · 30 Dec 2020 at 12:18

413x said:
Well I'm delisting everything. It may be slower to sell on Facebook. But 15 percent fees, and then posting for 10 quid that's 50 quid off sale. Price

I won't be selling on ebay again and I stopped using Paypal ages ago.

ZeroG · 30 Dec 2020 at 12:25

413x said:
Well I'm delisting everything. It may be slower to sell on Facebook. But 15 percent fees, and then posting for 10 quid that's 50 quid off sale. Price

I stopped selling on ebay years ago because of the stupid fees. These days I mainly use FB Marketplace and Gumtree. I may get less interest in stuff but all sales are local/near local and face to face.

413x · 30 Dec 2020 at 12:31

ZeroG said:
I stopped selling on ebay years ago because of the stupid fees. These days I mainly use FB Marketplace and Gumtree. I may get less interest in stuff but all sales are local/near local and face to face.

Yeah I'm done too. This ever Increasing fee game is over for me. Maybe Facebook can become new ebay with lower fees. After all. All they want is people to keep using the site.

ZeroG · 30 Dec 2020 at 12:34

413x said:
Yeah I'm done too. This ever Increasing fee game is over for me. Maybe Facebook can become new ebay with lower fees. After all. All they want is people to keep using the site.

Facebook has no fees and I certainly wouldn't want them to start charging me for using it.

Deleted member 77746 · 30 Dec 2020 at 12:48

ZeroG said:
Facebook has no fees and I certainly wouldn't want them to start charging me for using it.

They won't because they are covered. Not so sure what's going to happen once Apple tighten security even more on their products. Apple hates Facebook.

Nanoman · 30 Dec 2020 at 12:50

I only sell on eBay now if they are running the £1 final value fee which appears to be circa monthly at the moment. It is quite regular but not regular enough if you sell all the time.

Facebook Marketplace is good but it doesn't have the coverage and selling price as high as eBay.

muon · 30 Dec 2020 at 14:12

I'm confused, is it not 10% ebay and 2.9%(+30p) paypal anymore?

Still says 10% here

https://www.ebay.co.uk/help/selling/fees-credits-invoices/fees-private-sellers?id=4364

I always get invited to the £1 promos anyway, so I just wait for them.

andy_mk3 · 30 Dec 2020 at 14:18

muon said:
I always get invited to the £1 promos anyway, so I just wait for them.

This, I only ever sell on the promo.

touch · 30 Dec 2020 at 14:21

muon said:
I'm confused, is it not 10% ebay and 2.7%(+30p) paypal anymore?

I got this email from eBay last week:

muon · 30 Dec 2020 at 14:25

According to this you can opt out. That's what I'll be doing once invited.

https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/news/2020/11/ebay-axes-paypal-sellers-bank-accounts-upping-fees/

Not interested in giving ebay direct debit access to my account.

4k4uNuNu · 30 Dec 2020 at 17:12

It doesn't anything there about opting out, it seems everyone will have to be on the new system eventually.

Deleted member 77746 · 30 Dec 2020 at 17:21

Whatever they do it's a rip off, best to use other platforms now. As time goes on people will see the fees and move over to other platforms anyway.

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