If you follow eBay's rules to the letter and qualify for the 20% discount through their DSR system, then the seller will end up paying around 15% between eBay and PayPal fees. This is about as much as a dealer can bear before supporting a website of their own is the reason sellers stick to eBay. They also have the largest buying audience in the world so you do not have to advertise much.
An auction house, on the other hand, can cost well over 50% if you count the buyer's premium which I do! I count the buyer's premium because the buyer will only bid a certain amount so it is really coming out of the sellers pocket. A lot of large auction houses engage in unsavory practices and have been caught with their hand in the cookie jar more than once. Buyer confidence has taken a beating because of shill-bidding, the big art scandals and false reporting of prices realized. I am not defending eBay but they have market share so they have to be taken seriously. Adam ----- Original Message ----- From: Jim Wooddell <jimwoodd...@gmail.com> To: Meteorite List <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com> Cc: Sent: Sunday, May 5, 2013 8:23 AM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Ebays new shipping policy There sure seems to be a ton of meteorite dealers on Ebay. I look around at other sites on the web and see no dealers taking advantage of them or any attempt in spreading ones wings. Why is that when Ebay is all about squeezing you for their benefit...not yours or your customers??? Is it such no one will venture out of a comfort zone or???? Jim On Sun, May 5, 2013 at 8:18 AM, Matt Morgan <m...@mhmeteorites.com> wrote: > I agree with Mendy and end up just refunding the difference when I actually > pays for the package at the post office. yes it is totally ridiculous. > Matt > > Mendy Ouzillou <ouzil...@yahoo.com> wrote: > >>Before getting rid of the USPS, let me tell you about eBay's Global >>Shipping Program. >> >>I signed up for it and used it on two auctions before deciding I would >>never do so again. The buyer pays much higher shipping than USPS and >>import duties. >> >>Why, because the price charge was incredibly high. Shipping to Canada >>was so high that the buyer (a well respected person on the MetList) >>asked me to ship it to them standard US Mail. The other package went to >>China and quite frankly was amazed the person did not complain. >> >>eBay's fees are not clear and (I guess) unlike the USPS will try to >>make money on this service, not just break even. >> >>Caveat Emptor, >> >>Mendy >>http://www.ebay.com/sch/mendyo/m.html >> >> >>>________________________________ >>> From: Mendy Ouzillou <ouzil...@yahoo.com> >>>To: Adam Hupe <raremeteori...@yahoo.com>; Met-List >><meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com> >>>Sent: Sunday, May 5, 2013 8:00 AM >>>Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Ebays new shipping policy >>> >>> >>> >>>Before getting rid of the USPS, let me tell you about eBay's Global >>Shipping Program. >>> >>> >>>I signed up for it and used it on two auctions before deciding I would >>never do so again. The buyer pays much higher shipping than USPS and >>import duties. >>> >>> >>>Why, because the price charge was incredibly high. Shipping to Canada >>was so high that the buyer (a well respected person on the MetList) >>asked me to ship it to them standard US Mail. The other package went to >>China and quite frankly was amazed the person did not complain. >>> >>> >>>eBay's fees are not clear and (I guess) unlike the USPS will try to >>make money on this service, not just break even. >>> >>> >>>Caveat Emptor, >>> >>>Mendy >>> >>> >>>>________________________________ >>>> From: Adam Hupe <raremeteori...@yahoo.com> >>>>To: Adam <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com> >>>>Sent: Sunday, May 5, 2013 7:35 AM >>>>Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Ebays new shipping policy >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>It just shows how behind the times the United States Postal Service >>is. They raise international shipping costs by %50 after raising it >>every year for the last several years. What are we >>getting for these massive increases? Nothing! >>>> >>>>Now packages have to be shipped twice, eBay's way of Band-Aiding a >>serious problem! UPS, FedEx and EMS have been able to track >>international packages for over two decades! It shows when the U.S. >>Government oversees an operation like USPS that we can count on extreme >>inefficiency. >>>> >>>>I would fire the entire board and and tell the replacement board to >>learn something from the private sector! >>>> >>>>Adam >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>________________________________ >>>>From: Jim Strope <fa...@yahoo.com> >>>>To: Steve Dunklee <steve.dunk...@yahoo.com> >>>>Cc: "meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com" >><meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com> >>>>Sent: Sunday, May 5, 2013 5:38 AM >>>>Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Ebays new shipping policy >>>> >>>> >>>>The downside for the buyer is that they will have to pay taxes on the >>full value. >>>> >>>>Jim Strope >>>>421 4th Street >>>>Glen Dale, WV. 26038 >>>> >>>>Sent from my iPad >>>> >>>>On May 5, 2013, at 4:30 AM, Steve Dunklee <steve.dunk...@yahoo.com> >>wrote: >>>> >>>>> under the new overseas shipping policy you send your package to a >>shipping service, which then sends and tracks your package to the >>customer. The customer will no longer be able to claim they did not get >>the package. >>>>> an improvement over previous policy. >>>>> cheers >>>>> Steve >>>>> ______________________________________________ >>>>> >>>>> Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com >>>>> Meteorite-list mailing list >>>>> Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com >>>>> http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list >>>>______________________________________________ >>>> >>>>Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com >>>>Meteorite-list mailing list >>>>Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com >>>>http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list >>>>______________________________________________ >>>> >>>>Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com >>>>Meteorite-list mailing list >>>>Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com >>>>http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>______________________________________________ >> >>Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com >>Meteorite-list mailing list >>Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com >>http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > > -- > Matt Morgan > Mile High Meteorites > PO Box 151293 > Lakewood CO 80215 USA > http://www.mhmeteorites.com > Find Us on Facebook > > ______________________________________________ > > Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list -- Jim Wooddell jimwoodd...@gmail.com 928-247-2675 ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
