If that is true then they would just go back to the auctioneer taking a set percentage. They would have no financial incentive to continue a complicated formula designed to hide charges during the auction.
On Thu, Sep 3, 2020, 6:29 PM Chris Albertson <albertson.ch...@gmail.com> wrote: > It does not work that way. The charge simply depresses the price the > seller can ask. When I sell things on eBay if I offer "free" shipping I > can get a better price. > > On Thu, Sep 3, 2020 at 12:01 PM Stuart Stevenson <stus...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > Heh - tax on hammer of 6.25% and an 18% buyers premium equals a basic 25% > > surcharge. They need to talk to some government or cell phone company > wonks > > to find a few more various and sundry names for extra charges. Pretty > soon > > the charges will be more than the bid price of the item at auction. > > > -- > > Chris Albertson > Redondo Beach, California > > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
