I put my car with eBay to sell and I fill the car details and on and on till the last bits and eBay says I owe them £6.15 plus VAT and 14 days later I have a billing owing eBay for my car advert and I end up owing £63.53p and I thoug wow eBay rip me off and that way far too much for 7 days advert is much cheaper with Autowebsearch.co.uk coz is FREE! for 7 Days or with Autotrader.co.uk cost £15.00 for 2 weeks! Have anyone of you have the same plmz with eBay charging???
2007-02-06 09:45:28 · 8 answers · asked by Sir Alan Sugar 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Buying & Selling
extorsionate fees. u cant remove from auction if people are bidding silly money. many dsadvantages. also you have to PAY BIG BUCKS to set a reserve.. the are scum. dont bother
2007-02-06 10:26:31 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
eBay is not an advertisement site.
It is an auction site.
Therefore the rules are similar to a real car auction - you pay a small fee to put your car in the auction, and also pay a percentage on the final sale price.
eBay do not hide their charges - and anyone with any sense would not create an auction listing without reading and understanding the charges.
The other sites you mention may work out cheaper - you should have researched that before putting your car up for auction on eBay, and made an informed decision.
2007-02-06 21:57:38 · answer #2 · answered by Neil 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Look before you leap. Read the fine print.
No, I have not had the same problems because I took the time to research eBay BEFORE I invested money, and time into selling.
Did you read the How To Buy & Sell on eBay Motors....
"You pay only an Insertion Fee and a Transaction Services Fee to list a vehicle on eBay Motors"
eBay United Kingdom Motors' Fees Listing
http://pages.ebay.co.uk/help/sell/motorfees.html
If only you did that research yourself, you would not be ranting about eBay ripping you off. They did not rip you off, YOU listed a car on their site for 14 days. THEY provided a service for 14 days. YOU failed to READ the details regarding the service. YOU have to PAY. SIMPLE as THAT!
2007-02-07 20:24:35 · answer #3 · answered by midnightlydy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ebay charges based on a percentage of the asking/selling price. You'd have to be crazy to advertise a CAR on Ebay. Their fees (as you can see) will kill you.
Don't do it again!
2007-02-06 10:08:48 · answer #4 · answered by rob1963man 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Did the car sell ? If there was a bid then they charged you a final value fee as well as an insertion fee. The final value fee is a % and if it didn't sell you can get it back.
2007-02-06 09:51:27 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
eBay charges a fee for any listing, regardless of whether the item sells or not.
2007-02-06 09:52:35 · answer #6 · answered by Brian L 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you sold the car ebay (paypal) take a % you also have to pay to list, add photos, subtitle etc....
2007-02-06 09:57:09 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
eBay doesn't hide their charges. You didn't read before you posted the auction.
2007-02-06 09:57:35 · answer #8 · answered by number9 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋