Why would you stop selling over a pocket change increase in fees? Did you stop driving or paying your insurance when gas increased more than a dollar per gallon?

If you weren't making any money on ebay to begin with, then quitting is quite understandable.

And calling for everyone to halt their sales isn't going to work either. The United States hasn't been that unified since the Revolutionary War.

Actually, I am more angry with the buyers that bought those items anyway and then griped about what they paid. You see that advice on the boards to just consider the total cost. Well, thanks a lot!!

Radine

1dealio1

In case you don't see my response where you wrote your opinion in another thread I'll mention that eBay employees do not read the Boards.

'Cause another poster reported it....

Not happy about this either. I have always charged exact shipping only and refunded the difference. I guess I will offer free shipping and instead of starting my auctions at .99 cents I will start at the shipping cost. Oh well adapt and move on. Ebay may care about me as a buyer but I do not think care much about me as a seller.

Same here, not happy, but what difference would it make if you offer free shipping? You'll still pay a final value fee on the total amount that will include the shipping cost.

When I first read that we can list 50 auction items per month for free, I was thrilled ... until I read further and discovered they are going to charge a FVF on shipping costs. Doesn't eBay realize that shipping is very expensive? If I sell a heavy item such as a printer, shipping is anywhere from $20-40. Why should eBay charge me a fee based on a percentage of my shipping costs? Even shipping something like a coat is expensive, anywhere from $9-17, depending on the weight.

1dealio1's comparison to a tax is a good analogy. All sellers are going to have to pay a fee (read: tax) on their shipping costs.

Daveroo wrote, "The main reason for this is the people who try to avoid eBay fees by starting their item low and making up for that by charging monster shipping fees."

It is a pity eBay is going to punish all sellers due to the behavior of what is probably a small fraction of sellers.

It looks like one advantage of the new plan is that if your item doesn't sell, you don't pay a listing fee -- is that correct? Thanks!

LK

Get over all the rhetoric...eBay was going to raise their fees...period. There are three places to do it: listing fees, FVFs or Paypal fees. The change in FVF calculation hurts sellers who ship heavy items. It will break even with the free listing fees for many. Some will even be ahead. EVERY time eBay tinkers with fees there are winners and losers. Been that way since I joined in 1998. NOBODY likes increases but they are a fact of life. Been to the gas station or grocery store lately?

I do quite well thank you

Ebay just wanted to raise the fees and this is just how they chose to do it.

DEE

I doubt it, how do they know what you refunded?

DEE

yes, I do have a scale, but for whatever reason, I sometimes make a mistake. It is rare, but it happens.