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Old 11-15-19, 01:59 PM
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As typical, we all like to gripe about eBay fees. Me too!

But try selling on Amazon (hint, it's higher than eBay). Or sell at a local consignment shop (they typically get 60%, I get 40%). Or sell at an in person auction (they can charge seller 30% of the selling price, plus a 15% buyers premium).

And other than Amazon, none get you the nation wide or international exposure for your item.

As soon as I can reach as many customers for a lower cost than eBay, I'm there!

My rough estimate is I need to make at least double what I could locally on an eBay sale to make the fees and headaches worth it. Many times, I am getting 5X or even more. And selling locally has headaches too like dead beat buyers, no shows, tire kickers, whatever.
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