Why do eBay charge 10% for postage that is a service which an element of that cost is insurance

[omega7a]

I don't understand why eBay charge a percentage for postage in their sellers fee's. This is a service eBay don't supply and is normally supplied by the seller 

there is also a part of the postage that goes towards tracking which is eBay policy and yet they take a profit on that. 

jusy cancelled all my items for sale in protest, I know it won't make a difference but pure greed in my view 

[pixiesen2012]

you haven't cancelled all your listings, you have several that have auto relisted,

[omega7a]

I know, eBay are going to cancel them when they automatically resist. They couldn’t cancel because they had limited time to run.

[pixiesen2012]

that isn't true


you can end a listing that doesn't have bids right up to the last second, the 12 hours only applies if you have received bids

you need to end those listings, ebay won't do it for you

You can end your auction listing early if:

• There are no bids on your item.
• There are bids on your item, and you are willing to sell your item to the current highest bidder.
• There are bids on your item, and you don’t want to sell it to the highest bidder, but there are 12 or more hours left in the listing. In this situation, you’ll need to cancel all active bids before you can end your listing. We charge a fee for ending a listing in this way.

You can’t end your auction listing early if:

• There are fewer than 12 hours left in the listing, you’ve received bids, and you don’t want to sell it to the highest bidder.
• There are fewer than 12 hours left in the listing, you’ve received bids, but the item’s reserve price hasn’t been met yet.

If your listing isn't eligible to be ended early, you can contact any bidders to explain the situation and ask them to retract their bids. If the auction has finished, you can contact the winner and, if they agree, you can cancel the transaction.

Ending listings early disappoints bidders, so we may place limits and restrictions on your account if you are doing so regularly.

[vijorey]

@omega7a

referring to one of your earlier comments....

Ebay CS are well known for telling you anything just to get you off the phone!

[omega7a]

Thanks, I’ve learned a valuable lesson here thanks to you guys. It’s sad that eBay have to do this with postage but I guess a few spoilt it for all. thanks anyway