John: I may be wrong about this (and if I am I know someone will correct me), 
but at least on US eBay I believe the final value fee is charged only on 
domestic shipping, not shipping overseas.

Dave
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: JOHN REID Vintage Movie Memorabilia 
  To: [email protected] 
  Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2012 4:18 AM
  Subject: Re: [MOPO] Heads up for sellers


  Here is an example:
  I purchased a three sheet a week or so ago at auction for 12.50
  The seller is charging $15.50 for postage from the USA to Australia and he 
packs very well.
  Total cost is $28.00

  eBay will charge a final value fee of 9% of the 28.00 which is 2.50. Paypal 
will also take a percentage and there is probably a listing fee to add to that.

  I am guessing that the actual cost of postage will be higher than 15.00, 
particularly if the item is trackable so you have to wonder if was worthwhile 
bothering to sell the item in the first place.

  I think many sellers would find that they regularly lose on postage bearing 
in mind the final value fee, particularly on international transactions.


  ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: filip de volder 
    To: [email protected] 
    Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2012 5:49 PM
    Subject: Re: [MOPO] Heads up for sellers



     was definitely not aware , i guess paypal does take on postage as well ...


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    Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2012 17:46:43 +1000
    From: [email protected]
    Subject: [MOPO] Heads up for sellers
    To: [email protected]


    Just to momentarily divert your attention from "The curious case ..." etc, 
I was talking to another prominent dealer yesterday about rising postage costs 
and I was surprised to hear that he wasnt aware that eBay take a cut out of the 
postage fees that sellers charge. The final value commission fee is based on 
the total that is charged on the transaction so if a seller gets 10.00 for an 
auction item and charges 10.00 postage, eBay calculates their commission fee on 
the total of 20.00.

    This is one reason why many sellers have had to put their postage charges 
up in recent times.

    I am curious to hear if any other sellers were unaware of this.

    Regards
    John




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