Ebay accepts only PayPal as a payment method unless it's a pick-up transaction. You can get around it if you use a program that sends out an automatic e-mail to the buyer. In the e-mail you can list other methods of payment. Most buyers prefer PayPal however. I refuse to use "free shipping" . I'm sure it's attractive to the buyer but I'd have to add about $9 to the price of each item to make it worthwhile and once you raise prices people stop bidding. Ebay wants buyers to us free shipping and add the shipping to the purchase price, since they currently do not receive a commission on shipping costs. By adding the shipping to yur purchase price, they will get an additional commission. Another reason why I'm not doing it is that it would require me to change all of the 3000+ listings I have stored in Turbo Lister and that's too big a task even exporting the items to Excel. Screw Ebay! FRANC
-----Original Message----- From: MoPo List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Michael B Sent: Sunday, January 04, 2009 1:24 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [MOPO] ebay free shipping question to the dealers/sellers..............are you finding that offering free shipping has helped you, or is it a losing proposition? buyers....................are you more likely to bid with free shipping? ALSO...........i just listed a few items using turbolister.....and it warned me that only paypal...........???? YIKES!!!! michael _____ Get a free MP3 every day with the Spinner.com Toolbar. Get <http://toolbar.aol.com/spinner/download.html?ncid=emlweusdown00000020> it Now. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
