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| olkipukki:
--- Quote from: Simon on September 27, 2020, 07:32:36 pm ---Yes I put the note in the package, many sellers do but I'm blunt about the fact they just got ripped off as dealing through third parties actually costs me money and time which is money. I tell ebay every time that I have a problem with them I do this because of the hassle they are. --- End quote --- Well, is there nobody yet tried a trick such as - Return request "Don't like it" or "Doesn't fit", and eBay automatically approve this return with a shipping cost paid by you (as a seller)? Later, a buyer went to your website and has bought cheaper there ??? |
| Simon:
--- Quote from: olkipukki on September 27, 2020, 08:25:56 pm --- --- Quote from: Simon on September 27, 2020, 07:32:36 pm ---Yes I put the note in the package, many sellers do but I'm blunt about the fact they just got ripped off as dealing through third parties actually costs me money and time which is money. I tell ebay every time that I have a problem with them I do this because of the hassle they are. --- End quote --- Well, is there nobody yet tried a trick such as - Return request "Don't like it" or "Doesn't fit", and eBay automatically approve this return with a shipping cost paid by you (as a seller)? Later, a buyer went to your website and has bought cheaper there ??? --- End quote --- I'd like to think customers are honest. I have indeed signed up to the ebay money management system, it avoids some fees but I am sure they will raise fees soon enough. Yes some sellers sell cheap on ebay, it's probably due to extreme competition and the mark up that they have that allows them to drop the price for sales volumes. I am the opposite. I sell what I sell, I don't take the piss and if you don't want to pay go buy some cheap rubbish. If I sell on ebay it means I either add the ebay costs on top or don't bother. I don't actually sell as much on ebay as I do on my own store. |
| SilverSolder:
--- Quote from: olkipukki on September 27, 2020, 08:17:05 pm --- --- Quote from: SilverSolder on September 26, 2020, 06:29:49 pm ---When all is said and done, losing 12% - 15% in return for reaching a potentially world wide audience - is actually not a bad deal when you are selling a single item. If you are selling high volumes... you need your own site as well as (not instead of) eBay, because eBay can still bring in new customers that weren't aware of your business previously. --- End quote --- The funniest part of some high volume traders sell cheaper on eBay than through own website :wtf: Either a competition is really tough there or they assume 'loyal' direct customers are ....... :-X --- End quote --- I've seen that too, on many manufacturer's sites the prices are the worst. I guess they don't want to compete with their distributors/resellers... |
| Simon:
No it's the actual sellers own sites are often marked up. But those are normally mass produced goods that are sold with a large markup especially if sold from china or from a rep on some european industrial estate so they have margins to reduce prices on ebay. My scenario is the opposite, the less it costs me to sell the less I charge. |
| SilverSolder:
It's always tricky to find the optimal price. https://marketbusinessnews.com/financial-glossary/optimal-price-definition-meaning/ |
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