posted on October 6, 2003 06:47:29 PM new
***Start Low, Pay Less - Insertion Fee Sale***
Date: 10/06/03 Time: 05:02:32 PM PDT
As a special offer to Collectibles, Coins and Stamps sellers, we will be holding a three-day 50% off insertion fee sale from Tuesday, October 7th, 2003 between 00:00:01 PDT (12:00 AM plus one second) and 23:59:59 PDT Thursday, October 9th, 2003 (11:59 PM plus 59 seconds). During this sale, items in these categories starting at $0.99 or below with No Reserve on the U.S. site (www.ebay.com) will have their insertion fee reduced by 50%. Listings created prior to October 7, 2003 and scheduled to start during the promotional period October 7-9, 2003 will be eligible for the promotional rate.
During the 3 Day Start Low, Pay Less promotion:
The insertion fees for single-quantity Auction-Style and single-quantity Fixed Price listings in the Collectibles, Coins and Stamps categories whose starting price is less than or equal to $0.99 will be 50% Off. This promotion will not apply to any categories not listed, multiple-quantity listings, Live Auctions, Professional Services, or Store Inventory listings.
Please Note: the discounted fees will not be immediately reflected on the site. You will see a credit to your seller's account by mid-November 2003. In order to be eligible for the promotion, you must list your item in the Collectibles, Coins or Stamps categories during the promotional period.
All other fees (including Insertion Fees for starting prices greater than $0.99, Reserve Fees, Final Value Fees and all other optional listing upgrade fees, such as Buy It Now, Highlight, Gallery Featured, Featured Plus!, Listing Designer, Gift Services, Bold, extended duration insertion fees, etc.) will still be charged at their regular prices. The promotional rate does not apply to listings with a start date prior to October 7th, 2003, including those listings revised during the promotional period. The promotional rate also does not apply to listings created during the promotional period, October 7 -9, 2003 but scheduled to start after October 9th, 2003. If you choose to List in 2 Categories, the standard insertion and listing upgrade fees for listing in the second category will still apply.
posted on October 6, 2003 07:00:51 PM new
I'll pass on that one also. 99 cents is way to low for me to even bother listing anything. Most of my items only appeal to one specific buyer with few bidding wars involved.
Besides, what's with the new way of doing things like "you'll see your credit by Mid November". That means, you have to pay your bill for October at full fees and then get a credit issued after the fact.
posted on October 6, 2003 08:10:13 PM new
I'm going to try two things I was going to put in the box to go to live auction. Who knows? But I'm not going to jump on it like penny gallery. For most of my stuff .99 is just too much of a gamble.
posted on October 6, 2003 09:35:59 PM new
I've got a great idea. I'll take that .99 cents, add a penny and buy a California lottery ticket. I'll still have my item I was going to list an have a hell of a lot better chance of making a profit off the lottery ticket.
The light at the end of the tunnel will turn out to be an oncoming train.
posted on October 6, 2003 09:45:11 PM new
Hey now, you guys, what happened to sell it at .99 cents and plug a hugh profit on the shipping??????????? Isnt that Ebay way now-a-days?
posted on October 6, 2003 11:04:56 PM new
As Dr. Phil would say, "Ebay, WHAT were you THINKIN'?"
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posted on October 6, 2003 11:25:13 PM new
Hi everybody,
Wait a minute...
No need to start at 99 cents...
Get your items really cheap, start them at a penny and make your profit on shipping. You know, charge a few bucks and ship for maybe $0.60. Even your listing fees are covered if you charge, oh, say $4.00 per item. No possibility of combined shipping, though, you'd lose your shirt if you did that.
Of course, unless you do a big volume, a couple of bucks per listing is hardly worth the trouble since cheap stuff is, after all, cheap stuff and will generally only sell for a cheap price. Still, I guess a quarter is better than a penny.
posted on October 7, 2003 12:03:41 AM new
Didn't the seller with the 6" x 8" tile try that with the penny start bid and the $25 s/h ( that was apparently okay by ebay )?
There were no bids on that auction but maybe the seller got greedy with the $25 s/h and should have gone only with a $15 s/h?
posted on October 7, 2003 11:36:11 AM new
This is another indication of the failure of ebay to attract collectables which has gone down in recent years. You can always tell when the end of ebay has begun when they start with these rediculous promotions. Why don't they have a real FLD maybe several times a year? That would be a way to promote business.
posted on October 7, 2003 12:06:30 PM new
I agree - this is lame! I vowed after trying the .99 listings last year (though wasn't it FREE list last year?)to NEVER EVER do that again!!
Many of my items sold for just $.99..some didn't even sell! Total waste of time and definite money loser by the time everyone (especially PayPal - and I even said NO PAYPAL ) got their pound of flesh.
posted on October 7, 2003 01:28:03 PM new
I have a ton of Vauum tubes that fit the collectible category. I bought over 200 at an estate sale this past weekend, Maybe I should list them singly @99cents, charge
$5.00 shipping & handling with no combine shipping charges. My guess is that I wouldn't sell a single one.
