What ever happened to Ebay's unsold item credit?
OhioGuy
getting either a listing credit or final value credit.
What happened to this? Now it appears that the only way I can get a
"credit" is to relist the item! Of course, that can actually make them even
more money, and is not a true credit.
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even left neutral feedback for one noting that they had abused this by
"relisting" the item they sold to me), so I suppose they ruined it for
lots of people.
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If the item does not sell, the seller can relist a second time, but they
are charged a listing fee that depends on the new starting price. If
the item sells on the second attempt (when priced equal to lower than
the original auction) eBay will refund the second listing fee. If a
buyer reneges on the second listing, you can not relist it again with a
refund. If you do, eBay treats it as a new auction. However, I'm not
sure if such an auction will get a second listing refund.
The relisting price must be equal to lower than the original price or
else they charge a full fee with no reimbursement if it sells. Again,
I'm not sure if that's treated as a new auction for relisting privileges.
Bottom line is that it's NOT really a credit. It's a refund of a second
listing fee, provided the auction sells on the second listing.
OhioGuy
> time that I've been ebaying (since 1999). Makes no sense, at all.
I was selling things on Yahoo auctions and Ebay from 1995 or 1996.
Originally, it was completely free on Ebay, then they started charging a
listing fee. I believe they would refund the fee if the item didn't sell.
This was back when they were under a lot of pressure from Yahoo auctions.
YA was offering their auctions completely free - no listing fee, no final
value fees. Ebay couldn't really raise their fees with that kind of
competition. However, Yahoo made the mistake of starting to charge a 10
cent listing fee, skipping the 5 cent mark completely, and lots of people
went back over to Ebay. After that, Yahoo went back to free, but it was too
late. Then Ebay had the field to itself, pretty much, and the fee hikes
started.
jo...@phred.org
> When I used to list items on Ebay, and they didn't sell, I seem to recall
> getting either a listing credit or final value credit.
I've only been on eBay since 1998, but to the best of my recollection,
the relisting credit hasn't changed much. If you list an item and it
doesn't sell, then if you relist it, you get credit for the second
listing fee if the item sells. I don't remember that changing.
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Free auctions are always doomed for failure as their listings tend to
draw mostly scams, garbage and very inexperienced / poor sellers.
Having a minimum listing fee tends to weed out a good portion of the crap.
Anthony Matonak
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> Free auctions are always doomed for failure as their listings tend to
> draw mostly scams, garbage and very inexperienced / poor sellers.
> Having a minimum listing fee tends to weed out a good portion of the crap.
These days there are more and more things which Ebay will not allow
to be sold. These include guns, souls, virginity and basically anything
illegal. I can see where this provides an opportunity for other auction
sites.
Anthony
timeOday
> Free auctions are always doomed for failure as their listings tend to
> draw mostly scams, garbage and very inexperienced / poor sellers.
> Having a minimum listing fee tends to weed out a good portion of the crap.
Craigslist does a very good job with free listings.