Has Ebay gone too far with the fees?

Question

Are any other Ebay users out their just about fed up with Ebay's fees? Does anybody else think they've turned into a monopoly and are taking advantage of the fact by imposing inordinant fees on its users?

I sat down the other day and figured out how much I would pay in fees if I sold a $10.00 item on Ebay:
$0.60 insertion fee (this is the bare min amount),
$0.53 when the item sells (assuming it didn't sell for more than ten dollars) $0.59 if the buyer pays thru PayPal (which Ebay now convienently owns).

Out of your $10.00, $1.72 goes to Ebay. That's over 10% of your profit.

Answer 1

YES I agree with you here. Ebay has really gone too far with the fees. Unbelievable. I never use it no more since it seems I have to pay more for their fees rather earning money from there. Sucks.

Answer 2

I don't sell or buy things on ebay. But ebay is such a large bussiness, that it's not surprising that they're asking for 10% of your profit. If you really want change, start a petition and get atleast 1,000 other ebay users who hate the fees to sign it. The more the better. Or i'd check out amazon or another online selling store..Thing.
I also was unaware that the fee's were that much. I always thought that the only thing that went to them was the money you were payed for shipping and handeling. Maybe things will change someday.

Answer 3

The costs increase but the service doesn't.

Answer 4

I agree its getting out of hand lately....they are out to make big profits..

Answer 5

Yes, e-bay has gone too far and will suffer the consequences !!!

Answer 6

yeah, but i still love ebay and can't stop myself from buying and selling.

Answer 7

yes its crazy its almost not worth useing it

Answer 8

TOTALLY AGREE!!!!!