[78-L] Q.R.S. discs

[Mark Bardenwerper]

On 6/19/2011 8:10, David Lennick wrote:
> I'm not being charged a premium for listing Buy It Now unless that happens when
> you're over your monthly free limit, but they DO charge you for posting a
> reserve price. That's what I'm finding..am I seeing different regulations
> posting in Canada? I'm also not restricted to certain shipping fees so I
> regularly list $5 or $10.
>
We must realize how the economic situation has affected our hobby and 
the way Ebay is collecting it's share. they are hurting too. It's hard 
to make a buck, that's for sure, perhaps even "break" even. Speaking of 
"break", when selling fragile items that need special handling, one 
should keep the service charge a little higher, and note that in the 
description ("I pack my records for safe shipping so there is a $3.00 
surcharge", or something like that).

Good packaging is more than just insurance. Insurance covers loss. It's 
a guarantee that irreplaceable items get through. So extra charge for it 
is value added, not just an expense. Fair customers know that. And when 
buying multiple records, that expense can then be spread as you cost and 
labor goes down. This encourages participation and multiple purchases, 
not much help to those of us who just are selling one or 2 records.

I see that Ebay is having sales right now, not charging for buy it now 
and other services, to encourage flagging activity.

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