Shopping on EBay gone mad!

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dottiedodah · 24/06/2023 12:09

OK so like everyone love a good bargain as much as the next person! Had some great stuff from EBay. Monsoon dress started off at £9.00 .Ended up £36.00! Just seems to have gone away from original promise of a good bargain when almost shop price ! YABU Can get as much as they can .YANBU Gone way OTT can get better in shop!

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xsquared · 25/06/2023 14:12

TheoTheopolis23 · 25/06/2023 08:37

Ebay takes 13% of the final selling price including postage, plus 30p.

Do you not get any 70/80% off fees offers?

A lot of sellers only list when they're on (every fortnight, at the weekend usually).

Yes, I only sell then too. Forgot to mention that, and they do make a difference. In the above example however, were still talking about 60p take home pay for letting something go for £1.

Still wouldn't try selling anything less than £5 on eBay though. Anything £5 or less gets listed on Vinted.

Lacucuracha · 25/06/2023 15:28

juneybean · 25/06/2023 08:31

Definitely prefer vinted for selling. I always offer free postage on ebay since they charge fees on postage and foolish me started bidding at £3 and I ended up losing money after fees. It's not worth it.

But that’s on you. I only offer free postage if I’ve baked it into into the starting price of the item.

TheoTheopolis23 · 25/06/2023 22:31

xsquared · 25/06/2023 14:12

Yes, I only sell then too. Forgot to mention that, and they do make a difference. In the above example however, were still talking about 60p take home pay for letting something go for £1.

Still wouldn't try selling anything less than £5 on eBay though. Anything £5 or less gets listed on Vinted.

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I found Vinted tricky to sell on (maybe I'm just too used to eBay); on eBay certainly £5 or less is not worth it. I'd go so far as to say £10.

It depends how handy your PO/parcel depot is I suppose, among other things.b

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