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I'd recommend trying to sell anywhere but Ebay. FB Marketplace, Swappa, even Craigslist.

I recently sold on Ebay after a few year hiatus. I cannot believe the haircut you take these days. I sold an item for $360.00 flat. Ebay gave me $308.00. Since when have they charged 15%?

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Just wait until the buyer falsely claims they didn’t receive the item. Or that it’s broken. Or that it’s not as described. I rarely sell there any more because it’s just not worth the hassle.

Recently sold an item on ebay. Buyer opened up a dispute with ebay saying the item didnt work. I provided a return label. Buyer then claimed the post office couldnt return it because the item had over 100 mg of mercury in it (a new one to me...). Photos he provided were of the item unpowered & in perfect condition. Ebay ruled in my favor!

Then the buyer then just went through his bank and refunded that way. In the end I am out $240 + $20 for a "payments dispute fee".

1. In the UK at least they have an 80% off sellers fees roughly every fortnight.

2. All the rest you end up dealing with people asking if it's available only to then disappear (why they ask in the first place I don't know), or you wait around for the one who's supposed to be coming, but then doesn't. eBay is a much better experience.

For FB and Craigslist, granted.

Swappa at least has been great to me. And the selling fees are substantially lower.

Swappa fees are low, but you have to pay sales tax. I prefer Craigslist or Facebook.

Can't comment on swappa because it isn't in the UK. Everything I've tried except eBay is full of time wasters though.

Between eBay and PayPal fees, I believe it's been at least 13% for decades.

That may be where it diverged. In my case at least, ebay paid me directly. Perhaps they just moved finance in house and tacked on previous paypal fees onto selling fees.

In the past, you had to pay Ebay fees and Paypal fees, and shipping. Did that 15% include the payment processing? I do think their fess are too high, but they are well within the normal range for marketplaces.

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