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Old 02-02-2021, 12:34 PM
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Originally Posted by DAVES View Post
Re: ebay
I sold a lot of stuff on ebay before we moved to the Villages. I also did many garage sales. Both were an adventure.
Ebay has changed dramatically since I did it. The seller cannot leave negative feedback.
The buyers know it. You thus have no way to know if a buyer is a liar, a thief and a crook. Horror stories. I had a friend who WAS selling expensive watches. He had a buyer remove parts from a watch and return it. I had a guy buy a tool for ???? about $15
and claim not as listed. Problem he reported had the wrong oil on it. I eventually won that dispute. I assume the guy has a history of this. A guess it took me 4-5 letters-e-mails to ebay and paypal to win? Cost a fair value is say $5.00 a letter so 20-25 to make $15. Actually not $15 as between commission and paypal, ebay charges roughly 22% of the sale price.
Actually, no insertion fees on first 250 listings, final value fee is 10% of selling price plus shipping.
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