This is still a valid point, either way. As both a buyer and seller on ebay, I have NO problem absorbing the seller fees. The convenience can't be beat as far as I am concerned. I love not having to wait for somebody to send me a check or money order or even an email confirmation that they will pay altogether and when (paypal notifies you right away when somebody pays). For the 3%, I'll deal, for the $10 they charge on a $350-ish sale, it's well worth the savings in time (for me). I get my purchases days faster and my "ebay room" gets cleared of another package (item I've sold)that much faster, helps my organization skills out a lot!
I have dealt with sellers who will ask for the additional few bucks to even the score for them (cover paypal's fees) and I'll pay it if it's worth it to me. I think most sellers out there realize now that, like it or not, the way to make the most out of selling on ebay is to 1) make listings effective and 2) make the transaction as convenient for the buyer as possible (that means accpeting paypal). I have found that since accepting paypal a couple of years ago, my final prices went WAY up. I also know other sellers that just add the paypal fee to either a reserve price or into shipping and handling fees. I don't do either, but I know others do. Just my $.02! Best to all, Sean Original Message: ----------------- From: funk [email protected] Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2005 09:13:03 -0500 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Phono-L] paypal and ebay, was Re: eBay Scam Listing All of this has been discussed in the past ad nauseum. Bottom line is, and always has been, this: It's great for buyers; horrible for sellers. The 3% bleed hurts. For the seller, it's fees, fees, fees, and then another 3% to close the deal. UGHHH. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Fraser" <[email protected]> To: "Antique Phonograph List" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, February 25, 2005 10:02 AM Subject: [Phono-L] paypal and ebay, was Re: eBay Scam Listing > I'm interested to hear why anyone would say this. A free service that > saves me the effort of finding an envelope and a stamp, accurately > addressing the envelope, writing out a check, and going to a post > box...plus the week for it to get to the seller, and the week some > sellers "need" for the check to clear (or worse, those that require a > postal money order, which requires a 20 minute wait in line at my post > office) - what's not to like? > > Perhaps those who criticize it ought to try it before doing so. It's > **extremely** convenient, which is why it's such a success. > > Users are only charged when they add credit card capability to their > account - just like any other credit card fee - but for everyone else, > it's free. So where exactly is the "corporate greed" in that? > > On Feb 25, 2005, at 5:25 AM, someone wrote: > > > Paypal has always been nothing other than an insidious example of > > egregious > > corporate greed. I have never used it and never will. A convenience? > > HA > > -- Peter > [email protected] > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > [email protected] > > Phono-L Archive > http://www.oldcrank.org/pipermail/phono-l/ _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list [email protected] Phono-L Archive http://www.oldcrank.org/pipermail/phono-l/ -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web - Check your email from the web at http://mail2web.com/ .
