Why eBay fees suddenly go up too much ?

[lanzh.j]

I think before 10% was reasonable, but now nearly double,  too much.

[red_magpie]

I'm convinced that many buyers never even thought about the fees they were paying before managed payments came along.

EBay's fees were never just 10%. They were 10% of the total cost, includng postage. And not far short of 15% by the time PayPal's fees were added, not to mention any optional listing features the seller had used.

The reality is that fees have hardly changed at all. It's been obvious for a long time that many sellers haven't realised that for low value, high postage cost items fees can easily swallow up almost the entire price the item itself sold for.

[lanzh.j]

Hi, Thank you for your reply. I sold item £9.99 (+£3.50 postage) , been charged £2.03; Sold item £27.50 (+£4.50, over 1 kg), been charged £5.90 , too much and very unfair. Anyway, this not the way to attract more customers. Best regards.