I havent sold via ebay myself for hmmm, maybe 2 years now. I am not a full time dealer, so i just stick to my own private clients and post FS on my forum and another couple I go to etc.
after Ebay fees, paypal fees, paypals silly exchange rate etc, it wasnt worth it for me. Dont miss it at all. Ari --- On Thu, 21/8/08, MotionPictureArt.com <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: MotionPictureArt.com <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [MOPO] More eBay Frustrations... > To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU > Received: Thursday, 21 August, 2008, 4:11 PM > You are right John. > After being absent on Fleabay for some time I thought about > giving it a try again, but noticed that I get "High > Shipping" warnings from eBay even if I charge only $10. > That's less than 5 Euros! I can not even sent a package > within the Netherlands under 6.50 Euros. > To safely ship a lobby card set or large folded poster > outside Europe I have to pay our postal service 22 Euros. > That's $32.53!!!! > I now charge $12 on eBay and therefore lose $20 on each > order. > I also got my auctions stopped because I accept cash. It > will get even worse if you are forced to accept Paypal only. > Although I never had problems with Paypal and they still > are the cheapest way of getting cash straight into my bank > account at the lowest fees, I noticed through the years that > a lot of customers don't like Paypal and that my sales > went up when I also started to accept credit cards via a > merchant account. > Can someone give me good alternatives for Fleabay that I > can use next to our website? > Thanks, > Ron Zwarts > > MotionPictureArt.com > Movie Posters, Lobby Cards and more... > http://www.MotionPictureArt.com > ----- Original Message ----- > From: JOHN REID Vintage Movie Memorabilia > To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU > Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2008 3:05 AM > Subject: Re: [MOPO] More eBay Frustrations... > > > PS > > I have told my account manager that I think it is > absolutely ridiculous that buyers are allowed to rate > sellers on postage charges. All of my packages go out with a > Postage Paid Australia stamp and no indication of the actual > cost and in many cases I routinely lose money on postage > because I am trying to protect my DSR rating. > > Essentially, I think the current policies are forcing > sellers who sell internationally to lose money on postage. > > Regards > John > > Sign up for my regular newsletter on movie memorabilia: > > http://www.moviemem.com/pages/page.php?mod=account&go=register > > Visit my Website: www.moviemem.com > > All About Australian posters: > http://search.reviews.ebay.com/members/johnwr_W0QQuqtZg > > My eBay Store and Lisitngs: > http://myworld.ebay.com/johnwr/ > > Exhibitions: > http://www.moviemem.com/pages/page.php?page=15 > > JOHN REID VINTAGE MOVIE MEMORABILIA > PO Box 92 > Palm Beach > Qld 4221 > Australia > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Bruce Hershenson > To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU > Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2008 10:50 AM > Subject: Re: [MOPO] More eBay Frustrations... > > > John is right. This was publicly announced today. They > say that they will give all sellers a two month "grace > period" to get all four DSRs over 4.3, and then they > are gone. I agree with Phil that this would be the height of > insanity, but after all the other weird changes, I do > believe they mean. > > I am SO glad to have flown over the fleabay > cuckoo's next! > > Bruce > > > On Wed, Aug 20, 2008 at 7:25 PM, Phil Edwards > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I doubt very much they will do that. > > What they will do, I think, is threaten that, and > the option will be if you have less than 4.3 then you will > have to pay higher listing or FVFs to list. > > They know too many people make their livelyhood out > of the decreasingly useful site. > > Anyone who watches their "star ratings" > knows that it's a system that doesn't work, it's > a system that a lot of buyers don't understand and/or > abuse and it's also a system that can be easily > manipulated by the mighty Fleabay for their own advantage - > such as charging sellers higher fees if their star ratings > drop below 4.3. > > And did your "eBay rep" say that he thought > it was something he thought would upset a lot of sellers, or > are they your words? Did you explain to him how as a seller > you thought this was as ridiculous as it sounds? > > Phil > ----- Original Message ----- > From: JOHN REID Vintage Movie Memorabilia > To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU > Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2008 10:04 AM > Subject: Re: [MOPO] More eBay Frustrations... > > > I just had a call from my eBay rep who wanted to > let me know about all of the changes. One thing he did say > that would likely upset a lot of people is that any seller > who has a DSR star rating in any category that is below 4.3 > will "lose their selling privaleges" - ie they > won't be able to sell on eBay. > > Some very big sellers have low star ratings and > will be affected by this. > > Regards > John > > > > > > > Sign up for my regular newsletter on movie > memorabilia: > > http://www.moviemem.com/pages/page.php?mod=account&go=register > > Visit my Website: www.moviemem.com > > All About Australian posters: > http://search.reviews.ebay.com/members/johnwr_W0QQuqtZg > > My eBay Store and Lisitngs: > http://myworld.ebay.com/johnwr/ > > Exhibitions: > http://www.moviemem.com/pages/page.php?page=15 > > JOHN REID VINTAGE MOVIE MEMORABILIA > PO Box 92 > Palm Beach > Qld 4221 > Australia > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Joseph Bonelli > To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU > Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2008 9:42 AM > Subject: Re: [MOPO] More eBay Frustrations... > > > Hi, Scott, et al, from Joe Bonelli in > NOLA--- also a native of Mississippi. > > RE: <"...Our > prolific-poster-seller Bruce H is quoted.......... > ......The article says he's in West > Plains, Miss. Doesn't that abbreviation > indicate Mississippi?"> > > The truth be told, it's true that quite > a number of Mississippians can't spell-- even the > abbreviation ("MS") of our state. > BUT----- it is ALSO true that most Yankees > don't know anything about geography east or south of the > Johnson/Nixon (or is that "Mason/Dixon?") line. > Hence, the mis-locating of our > "E-Bay-less Bro from old West Plains, MO" > > So---- ANYONE in the "nawth" > could be responsible for placing the Missouri Tornado > (oops!! Sorry, Bruce!) in the middle of Elvis Country. > > Hi, Bruce! Welcome to Tupelo! > > Joe B (hiding from Faye) in NOLA > > PS-- LOL!! Joe > > --- On Wed, 8/20/08, Scott Burns > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > From: Scott Burns > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [MOPO] More eBay Frustrations... > To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU > Date: Wednesday, August 20, 2008, 9:55 AM > > > AP story out today about eBay. Our prolific-poster-seller > Bruce H is quoted > 11 paragraphs from the bottom. Here's the link: > > http://apnews.excite.com/article/20080820/D92M1T580.html > > The article says he's in West Plains, Miss. 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