PayPal/Ebay withholding payments

[Sput]

Feel free to transfer some money to me and I can tell you.

[Charlie Wells]

ebay selling fees are changing in September. They're changing the listing fees so that instead of the charge depending on the starting price (eg. under £1 = 10p) they're now having a flat rate of 40p. Whilst it benefits the few who had high starting prices it's presumably done due to so many starting selling auctions at 99p.

Full info: http://pages.ebay.co.uk/pricechange08/

[m-in-m]

Feel free to transfer some money to me and I can tell you.

Your OK, I wouldn't want it to get lost in the vast banking system.

[Nini]

ebay selling fees are changing in September. They're changing the listing fees so that instead of the charge depending on the starting price (eg. under £1 = 10p) they're now having a flat rate of 40p. Whilst it benefits the few who had high starting prices it's presumably done due to so many starting selling auctions at 99p.

Full info: http://pages.ebay.co.uk/pricechange08/

Only really seems to affect people if they use Buy It Now listings, auctions seem to be staying where they were.

[Mr Q]

What the heck is wrong with using a bank transfer? Its quicker now using the "faster payment service" the banks have introduced and its not subject to a fee.

eBay would have you believe that bank transfers just aren't as 'safe' as PayPal - hence their desire to foist the payment system onto everyone.

And I would be careful Gavin explicitly advising your customers not to use PayPal - eBay hates that sort of thing, and will tend to delete listings and accounts for it. I believe in the UK you are now required to have PayPal as a payment option, and there's nothing you can do about it (if you choose to continue using eBay).