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[RWA]

Originally Posted by papverpoppies

Although I do understand the concern about the free p/p - some sellers have been milking the postage costs.

Of all the complaints I and my friends have - it is about sellers who rip you off on p/p!

I have just has this happen today (well nearly I did not bid in the end).

I asked for combined shipping on several items I wantd to buy from this seller.

He offered to knock 50p off - so the p/p would have come to £10.99 for 4 items totalling £7.99.

I have done a quick check on the Royal Mail calculator and the cost should have been about £4.20..alllow some extra for wrapping.

Why do sellers do this?

He has lost a good sale.

It is sad the good honest sellers will end up loosing out over the rip off merchants - especially when profit margins are so tight in some areas anyway.

Poppy

For a start on the surface they'll look cheaper when buyers are skimming the listings, not all buyers will read the listings carefully enough to realise they're being screwed.

[jedi777]

What have they put free P&P on now?

[Brenz]

Originally Posted by moneybanks14

i could actually make a n extra 75p per game, but its not even worth it.. Honestly i think someone should seriously think about setting up a decent auction site with super low fees.. They could make a killing if its marketed right.

Already in the works mate

If everything goes to plan expect to see a new auction site within the next month or 2.

It will also be offing FREE, yes FREE standard listing for regular TWF members.

Brendan

[discountswales]

Ebay has been going rapidly downhill since xmas 2007.........last year was terrible and that was just the start of all these new changes.

[RWA]

Originally Posted by jedi777

What have they put free P&P on now?

Originally Posted by ebay

From 15th June sellers listing in selected categories in Video Games, Mobile & Home Phones, Consumer Electronics, Computing, Photography, and Clothes, Shoes & Accessories will be required to offer free P&P as their first domestic postage option.

Quite vague though

[jedi777]

Thats like all the main things!
Ebay are just making it worse for them selfs

[papverpoppies]

I think that Ebay has far less buyer these days - as many items end up with 1 bid only, or not sold.

I used to (well still do) collect certain dog breed items off Ebay.

Not so long ago items I have paid (just for an example) paid £50.00 - are now being listed for £10.00 or less with NO bidders. Some of my doggy friends have ended up with great pressies because of this drop in prices.

I think the early sellers on Ebay made a killing -I think that as buyers we realise it will come around again - and probably cheaper if we are prepared to wait. Nothing these days, because of Ebay, is rare!!

Poppy

[RWA]

It looks like the best way to go is sell your small stuff through ebay and find other channels to sell the big stuff.

[Jester]

This generally only effects me on the clothing part, but I don't ever tend to sell accessories which the Free P&P is aimed at.

But I can see a lot of problems for many with things like video games, mobile phone bits, and the gadgets section. Although with things like video games, a lot of people are doing free P&P anyway to get the edge on all the competitors.

[ifti]

Why are eBay stating sellers must offer free P&P??

Its because P&P is not subject to eBay fee's!
By making P&P free, sellers have no option but to factor the cost of P&P into the item price, pushing the item price up a little. This means, when the item sells, the total cost is subject to eBay fee's - meaning more money for eBay!!

Then you get shafted again with PayPal fee's.

Im starting to move away from eBay now - its a complete rip off. Just more ways for them to make more from people's small profits!