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Dave Plowman wrote:

> >> >> > Also the stuff that they sell seems to be stupidly over-priced. They >> > seem to have a policy of going to Makro, buying all this week's special >> > offers on DIY tools then selling them at 3x the price paid. >> >> > The s/h stuff is usually in piss-poor condition as well as being over >> > priced. >> >> Why would anyone who can post here deal with those sharks, given that they >> have access to a computer and therefore Ebay? >> >Let's be fair though - Ebay is a rip-off too! If your buyer pays via Paypal >you can end up losing a significant proportion of your money through fees >(as well as havign to wait an age for it to appear in your bank account).

But you don't have to dick about taking cheques to the bank for a start... I'll pay the fees to avoid that hassle anyday, banks always full of people transferring money between 17 accounts or paying in their weekly takings... ;-)

Mark S.

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Mark S.
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The message from Mark S. contains these words:

Just pay it in through the cash machine. Takes moments.

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Guy King

I wouldn't object to a few pence, but it's pounds and pounds even for a relatively small transaction. And I don't see why eBay should get extra money if your item sells at a higher price. It's not as if they do anything to help it go for a higher price - in fact if you want extra publicity you pay for it on top of the isting fees. This is fair enough but I think it's a bit rich to then expect a final value fee too. eBay bought PayPal for a *billion* dollars. That demonstrates just how much money they are making.

A few minutes in the bank is preferable to further lining the pockets of an organisation such as eBay.

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Robert R News

Again it seems in the UK it is a bad thing to make money/profit,

You have a choice use eBay/papal and pay the fees,

Or

Don't

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Tom Burton

Oh I have nothing against people making a profit. I'm just backing up myt claim that eBay is a rip!

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Robert R News

The message from Robert R News contains these words:

And they're so tightly interlinked with PayPal which really is dodgy.

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Guy King

It's your choice to either use or accept Paypal etc. You can even collect goods and pay in cash if it suits both parties. It's also easy these days to do an electronic transfer direct into someone's bank account if you have their details.

The fees Ebay charge sellers is far, far less than *any* other way of reaching that number of buyers.

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Dave Plowman

Yeah but where else are you going to sell it for more money, net.

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Duncan Wood

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You amplified later but even in context the original message stated unequivocally that you throw it away.

Anyway, who cares - I'm KFing this thread.

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Guy King

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