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Hot if you want to re-gift any lackluster presents. :)
 
Regardless of what you start your auction price at, eBay is charging $0.10 today. It will cost extra for things like Buy-It-Now, Adding Reserve Price, Changing Format, etc.

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Only One Posting Allowed?

I just tried to enter the second posting, and got a message from eBay that there had been some error. I am wondering if they set the limit to only one posting per account, hmmmm... Thanks for the deal, anyway!
 
NO.. there is no limit how many you can post... They are all 10 cent..

You only need to pay $0.10 per listing, if you use Fixed Price Buy It Now without auction, or Auction without Buy It now. Of course, there will be extra charges for Gallery Pictures, Bold title, etc...
 
Rookie question if anyone would tell me from your experience:

I listed my item and asked to be on shown eBay right away, but I couldn't find it, yet the listing time was already counting down! It Sucks, Man~!

And I later found in its "Help" page it could take 2-6 hours for a listing to be searchable on eBay after its submission. It's a good deal, but what good is it if no one can search it~!

Is this the norm that it takes so long to show up? If that's the case, do you ahve to ask eBay to post at a later time instead of right away to avoid this problem?

Thanks in advance for any tip!
 
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PumpItMan said:
Rookie question if anyone would tell me from your experience:

I listed my item and asked to be on shown eBay right away, but I couldn't find it, yet the listing time was already counting down! It Sucks, Man~!

And I later found in its "Help" page it could take 2-6 hours for a listing to be searchable on eBay after its submission. It's a good deal, but what good is it if no one can search it~!

Is this the norm that it takes so long to show up? If that's the case, do you ahve to ask eBay to post at a later time instead of right away to avoid this problem?

Thanks in advance for any tip!
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It used to take MUCH longer. Usually items are searchable within an hour, but I assume the delay is due to everyone taking advantage of the 10 cent deal. Either way, an extra hour or two won't do much for your auction since most people wait until the last minutes anyway.

BTW, scheduling a future advance won't help the search problem.

Good luck!
 
I love ebay and all but seriously the amount they charge for final value fees usually exceeds the listing fees anyhoo...topped with paypal fees for recieving a payment, you basically end up paying so much that paying 10 cents to list or 30 it really doesnt matter!

in terms of searching, well unless your selling a rare item that someone REALLY needs you usually dont get bids until the item shows up as ending today, even then most bids come in the last few hours, from my experiences as a power seller :)
 
Amen, I could not agree more with AdamK. Saving the 20 cents or whatever on your listing fees means next to nothing if you are selling anything of value. Sure if you are selling a bunch of crap for .99 than it may make a difference, but even still your paypal fees alone will kill you.
 
I've been waiting for a 10 cent listing sale since early 2005 and this makes the third time I've missed the sale even though I was home all day on the 27th and even checked eBay's announcements that day specifically looking for a 10 cent listing day sale and didn't see it. eBay never sends me any emails about these, and when I asked the live rep why they didn't help. So I'm through with eBay unless I magically catch a 10 cent listing day which seems unlikely.

What other auction sites are there that would be good for selling occasional new and used DVDs and old computer hardware? Half.com is related to eBay, right?
 
The reserve price fees are horrible too!
One of my newer listings cost $31, $30 of which is the reserve price!!!
:o
 
Rockstar said:
The reserve price fees are horrible too!
One of my newer listings cost $31, $30 of which is the reserve price!!!
:o
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with reserve prices they really get you...your better off just setting the auction at the price you want it to be then making a reserve because its almost as if it charges you twice.....example I listed an XBOX 360 for 1.00 starting and 370 reserve and paid over 8.00 in listing fees
 
Thank you and Big Daddy for tips on item search!

Regarding the reserve price fees, I notice sometimes people charge an extrememly high shipping fee. Is that how they compensate not having to pay the reserve fees while still practically having one, and also save on the listing fees since you could also compensate with the high shipping?

AdamK said:
with reserve prices they really get you...your better off just setting the auction at the price you want it to be then making a reserve because its almost as if it charges you twice.....example I listed an XBOX 360 for 1.00 starting and 370 reserve and paid over 8.00 in listing fees
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AdamK said:
example I listed an XBOX 360 for 1.00 starting and 370 reserve and paid over 8.00 in listing fees
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I usually start all my auctions at $9.99 or lower and if the bids aren't to my liking near the end of the auction, I cancel the auction. I know this is not very nice, but I never had to cancel an auction yet. :D :money:
 
PumpItMan said:
Thank you and Big Daddy for tips on item search!

Regarding the reserve price fees, I notice sometimes people charge an extrememly high shipping fee. Is that how they compensate not having to pay the reserve fees while still practically having one, and also save on the listing fees since you could also compensate with the high shipping?
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No problem. Some sellers do use that approach (e.g., look at some 512MB MP3 players on eBay), but I don't use those sellers.
 
Why, Big Daddy? Is that approach a turn-off for eBay buyers?

PumpItMan

big daddy said:
No problem. Some sellers do use that approach (e.g., look at some 512MB MP3 players on eBay), but I don't use those sellers.
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Why, Big Daddy? Is that approach a turn-off for eBay buyers?

PumpItMan
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It bothers me in principle since they're ripping off eBay. I'm actually shocked that eBay hasn't come down on these people yet. When I sell I charge a reasonable handling fee and clearly indicate that in my auctions to cover gas to the PO, packing materials, boxes etc. and eBay gets their fair share. Don't get me wrong, I love getting great deals, but I don't want anyone to think that I'm dishonest or trying to pull a fast one before they even bid on my item. Just my :money: .
 
big daddy said:
It bothers me in principle since they're ripping off eBay. I'm actually shocked that eBay hasn't come down on these people yet. When I sell I charge a reasonable handling fee and clearly indicate that in my auctions to cover gas to the PO, packing materials, boxes etc. and eBay gets their fair share. Don't get me wrong, I love getting great deals, but I don't want anyone to think that I'm dishonest or trying to pull a fast one before they even bid on my item. Just my :money: .
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I did a research with an item price = $20 + $27 S/H vs. the same item with price =$35 + $12 S/H.. I got 3 times more hits on the $20+$27 than $35+$12. Also, only $20+$27 sold...
 
dont judge me but i usually overcharge for shipping to make up closing fees and yada yada
 
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