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Roro said:
Some years ago, only the purchase price of the item was subject to ebay's commission. This kind of pricing was more common then. Low, low item price that was what ebay charged commission on. Then, high shipping with no commission. Now that the commission structure has changed, I see this kind of thing from time to time and wonder if some sellers still don't realize that they get charged commission on the item price plus the shipping charge. I also think you can report a seller for exorbitant shipping charges, which this clearly is.
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I think in this case they are doing it so they can accept returns. No one will return because they will only get a fraction of their money back.
 
#9,932
Roro said:
Some years ago, only the purchase price of the item was subject to ebay's commission. This kind of pricing was more common then. Low, low item price that was what ebay charged commission on. Then, high shipping with no commission. Now that the commission structure has changed, I see this kind of thing from time to time and wonder if some sellers still don't realize that they get charged commission on the item price plus the shipping charge. I also think you can report a seller for exorbitant shipping charges, which this clearly is.
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whateve said:
I think in this case they are doing it so they can accept returns. No one will return because they will only get a fraction of their money back.
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I would think the buyer would be more apt to open a "not as described" case, knowing that the seller has to pay shipping in both directions plus issue a full refund.
 
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Hello, I am a long time member here, but haven't posted in quite a long time, I have bought many purses over the years, but recently retired, and I am trying to sell some of my bags that I just don't need/use anymore...which brings me to my ebay question...thank you in advance!
I have had about 10 successful sales over the past few months (still trying to figure out shipping, but...:)) - Yesterday I listed a wristlet/card holder set that I bought quite a few years ago, and listed them together, NWT. I feel my starting price was fair. I have received 2 offers today, 1 $10 over starting bid and 1 $15 over my starting bid...both buyers have zero feedback. Is this normal? I find it a bit odd since there are no bids yet on my listing. It just seems off to me, but maybe I am just being paranoid?
 
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lurkernomore said:
Hello, I am a long time member here, but haven't posted in quite a long time, I have bought many purses over the years, but recently retired, and I am trying to sell some of my bags that I just don't need/use anymore...which brings me to my ebay question...thank you in advance!
I have had about 10 successful sales over the past few months (still trying to figure out shipping, but...:smile:) - Yesterday I listed a wristlet/card holder set that I bought quite a few years ago, and listed them together, NWT. I feel my starting price was fair. I have received 2 offers today, 1 $10 over starting bid and 1 $15 over my starting bid...both buyers have zero feedback. Is this normal? I find it a bit odd since there are no bids yet on my listing. It just seems off to me, but maybe I am just being paranoid?
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Echoes said:
If you have no bids, you have no offers.

If you're getting these 'offers' by email or messaging, they're spam.
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That's not necessarily true.

It isn't really a problem. You don't have to accept the offers. Maybe these buyers think the bidding is eventually going to go much higher and are trying to get it for a steal. I don't know what ebay is like these days but it used to be that the offer option would go away once there were bids, so sometimes people won't bid in case they might want to make an offer.
 
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whateve said:
That's not necessarily true.

It isn't really a problem. You don't have to accept the offers. Maybe these buyers think the bidding is eventually going to go much higher and are trying to get it for a steal. I don't know what ebay is like these days but it used to be that the offer option would go away once there were bids, so sometimes people won't bid in case they might want to make an offer.
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Thank you...I still have about 18+ hours on the offers...I think I am going to hold off and see what happens...
 
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Still going on ....


Natick couple, eBay fail to settle lawsuit over bizarre harassment

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The Boston Globe|18 minutes ago
Ina and David Steiner will proceed with their lawsuit against eBay after mediation efforts failed. The couple say they were emotionally and psychologically tortured in 2019 by the company's employees.


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lurkernomore said:
Hello, I am a long time member here, but haven't posted in quite a long time, I have bought many purses over the years, but recently retired, and I am trying to sell some of my bags that I just don't need/use anymore...which brings me to my ebay question...thank you in advance!
I have had about 10 successful sales over the past few months (still trying to figure out shipping, but...:smile:) - Yesterday I listed a wristlet/card holder set that I bought quite a few years ago, and listed them together, NWT. I feel my starting price was fair. I have received 2 offers today, 1 $10 over starting bid and 1 $15 over my starting bid...both buyers have zero feedback. Is this normal? I find it a bit odd since there are no bids yet on my listing. It just seems off to me, but maybe I am just being paranoid?
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When you have an auction listing, you have several options:
  1. auction only with no BIN
  2. auction start price with BIN
  3. auction start price with B.O. option
#1, listing runs however many days you choose when listing and highest bid/bidder wins. (It's important to start auction at the lowest you're willing to sell for so you don't end up disappointed in the sale.)

#2 -- self explanatory

#3 -- When listing, you choose listing period length and starting price and can check b.o. option. This gives buyers the opportunity to make an offer higher than your start price but lower than what they expect that the item might sell for. (It sounds like you may have checked this option.) The problem with auctions with b.o. options is that some buyers make offers lower than the starting price, which clearly isn't in the seller's best interest!

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I believe that a 4th option may be that if a potential buyer contacts you with a question, there's a "send an offer" button allowing you to make an offer to the buyer.
 
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BeenBurned said:
When you have an auction listing, you have several options:
  1. auction only with no BIN
  2. auction start price with BIN
  3. auction start price with B.O. option
#1, listing runs however many days you choose when listing and highest bid/bidder wins. (It's important to start auction at the lowest you're willing to sell for so you don't end up disappointed in the sale.)

#2 -- self explanatory

#3 -- When listing, you choose listing period length and starting price and can check b.o. option. This gives buyers the opportunity to make an offer higher than your start price but lower than what they expect that the item might sell for. (It sounds like you may have checked this option.) The problem with auctions with b.o. options is that some buyers make offers lower than the starting price, which clearly isn't in the seller's best interest!

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I believe that a 4th option may be that if a potential buyer contacts you with a question, there's a "send an offer" button allowing you to make an offer to the buyer.
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Thank you for this information - I am finding ebay a bit overwhelming but pushing through...strangely enough I have successfully sold a few vintage Fisher Price little people sets, and that has been easier than purses:)
 
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lurkernomore said:
Thank you for this information - I am finding ebay a bit overwhelming but pushing through...strangely enough I have successfully sold a few vintage Fisher Price little people sets, and that has been easier than purses:smile:
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It's definitely a learn-as-you-go process. Even after years, you'll still find ways to tweak things!
 
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lurkernomore said:
Thank you for this information - I am finding ebay a bit overwhelming but pushing through...strangely enough I have successfully sold a few vintage Fisher Price little people sets, and that has been easier than purses:smile:
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I found a few Fisher Price little people in storage and was wondering if I should sell or donate. I don't have much, just a couple people, a car, and a bed. I listed some legos yesterday and they sold within an hour, which leads me to believe I underpriced them or had some rare pieces.
 
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