Knowing that sellers take their fees into account when they price their items, I bid less when I see that a seller takes all forms of paypal. I offer less at antique malls by telling them that I will pay by cash or check if the dealer gets hit for credit card charges. When any kind of fee gets built into a pricing system, everyone gets hurt except the entity receiving the fee. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Daniel Melvin" <[email protected]> To: "Antique Phonograph List" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, February 25, 2005 10:47 AM Subject: Re: [Phono-L] paypal and ebay, was Re: eBay Scam Listing
> Perhaps sellers should take the fees into account when they price their > items. You can't see for more with PayPal (although some sellers try this), > but you can assume that the products will be bought this way and price > accordingly. This is standard business practice and would not even be > noticed by buyers. It's just common sense business practice. Anyone that has > ever sold anything in an antique mall knows this very well. The cost of > selling in the mall has to be taken into account when pricing items. > > Dan > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "funk" <[email protected]> > To: "Antique Phonograph List" <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, February 25, 2005 6:13 AM > 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/ > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > [email protected] > > Phono-L Archive > http://www.oldcrank.org/pipermail/phono-l/
