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Selling a car....... A cheap car!
Summary: The discussion titled "Selling a car....... A cheap car!" involves multiple participants expressing brief interest or involvement in a conversation initiated by r6porge. There's no detailed information provided about the content of each post, but a few participants like *vyolla*, tobiasd4, and john1297576 are noted to have responded. Although the specific content of the discussion remains unclear, it revolves around the theme of selling an inexpensive car.
I recently listed a cheap car for £14 on ebay. The one week auction came to an end and the winning bid was £400. A week or so went past and multiple messages to the auction winner, no response/payment. When I re-listed it as the previous winner didn't buy it - why do I get charged again to list it??? Seems like robbery to be honest. However, I did re-list it and it sold for £205. Once you take out the listing costs x2 and the selling fee - I basically received around £140. Seems like a complete ripoff. If you're trying to sell a cheap car for spares or repair - definitely don't use ebay - complete ripoff, there must be a much better platform to do this.
john1297576
Mentor4 months agoIf you listed at £14. then you might have sold at that price, that would not be a scam, as you chose to start at a silly price which would not cover the non refundable Listing fee.
Advertising in a shop window, newspaper or magazine, you pay the fee, which is not refundable if unsold, and if repeated you have to pay again so why is ebay a scam, but other means of selling are no different.
tobiasd4
Mentor4 months agoIf they don't pay for car, they are unlikely to pay you the listing fee.
r6porge
OP4 months agoUnderstood. But still a proper scam.... If someone "wins" an auction and doesn't pay, surely they are liable to to pay the listing fee that they basically wasted?? Why should I pay for some morons short comings?
red_magpie
Mentor4 months agoWhy should I pay for some morons short comings?
You're not. You're paying eBay for advertising your car for sale. There is a clearly explained charge for this, which is payable whether or not the vehicle sells, or the buyer pays.
The final value fee is refundable if the buyer doesn't pay. I take it that you opened an unpaid item case?
As has been said, many sellers prefer to use a classified ad for selling a car. Apart from the fee for placing the advert there are no other fees to pay, whether it sell or not. Most importantly, the ad remains live until you close it so you can leave it running until the sale is definitely completed and the buyer has paid.
*vyolla*
Mentor4 months agoPresumably you've now cancelled the order as unpaid (if you don't you'll be charged a final value fee as well as the non-refundable listing fee)?
The cheapest and best format to sell a vehicle on is an eBay Classified Ad. This also cuts out the time wasters and non-payers.
A Classified Ad costs £19.99 and there are no final value fees if you sell your item.
Your listing runs for 30 days, during which you can arrange for potential buyers to view your item, you can then end it once paid. You can accept offers too (you don't accept the offer until the buyer has been to view first).
http://pages.ebay.co.uk/help/sell/classified.html
If you decide instead to list in auction format or fixed price Buy It Now it will cost £14.99 for your listing, and that fee is payable even if your item doesn't sell or you end up with a non-payer, and if you sell your item, there are final value fees of 1% of the final transaction (min. £25, max. £45)