If you read the new eBay rules closely you will see there is a large class of sellers/merchandise that will be forced to accept PayPal or credit cards directly, regardless of their desires. When you add the PayPal fee to the ebay final value fees you end up with a cost to the seller of about 12% of the final price. That is quite a clip off of the top. Now if you are paying the federal, state, and local taxes like you are supposed to this just might send you out to get a real job, if you can wrest it away from the illegals.... Walt wrote: > eBay has owned 25% of Craigslist since August, 2004, supposedly with an > interest in the success of Craigslist in classified type listings. I just > can't imagine eBay remaining a minority shareholder in Craigslist forever. > > eBay's real crown is PayPal. I remember when x.com (which became PayPal.com) > was its own business entity. They attached themselves to eBay for obvious > reasons (including a means to facilitate skyrocketing credit card debt and > promote fraud at every level). Watch for PayPal to become part of the > Craigslist scheme - somehow - someway. > > Before x.com became PayPal and before it was owned by eBay, eBay was > characterized by a very skeletal infrastructure, not entirely unlike > Craigslist (has been made to appear) at present. Hint? > >>From eBay's perspective people moving to Craigslist in droves (which I > believe will happen to some extent) is just another way for their throbbing > PayPal heart to say, "Come to Papa". > > Walt > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: phono-l-bounces at oldcrank.org [mailto:phono-l-bounces at oldcrank.org] On > Behalf Of Rich > Sent: Saturday, February 02, 2008 8:48 AM > To: Antique Phonograph List > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] OT - Ebay rebellion > > If an item is a local sale item and there is a local market for it then > Craigslist is the way to go. > > BruceY wrote: >> The whole thing sound looney to me. They are going to cut your fees on >> one end but more then make them up on the other, and then not allow you >> to trash a theiving, crazy, or fruicake type buyer? Sounds like some nut >> has taken over this organization!and put it on the road to destruction. >> I may just decide to sell all my stuff on craigslist. The last few times >> I have tried it, I got the price I was asking, the buyers were great, >> they came and picked the stuff up, and It didn't cost me a thing.!! >> >> Bruce >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Albert" <cenfin at comcast.net> >> To: "Antique Phonograph List" <phono-l at oldcrank.org> >> Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 8:55 PM >> Subject: Re: [Phono-L] OT - Ebay rebellion >> >> >>> wondered about this too. What is Ebays rationale for not allowing >>> sellers to leave negative feed back on buyers? can somebody comment? >>> Al Menashe >>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eric Boyles" <66pony at cox.net> >>> To: "Antique Phonograph List" <phono-l at oldcrank.org> >>> Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 4:40 PM >>> Subject: [Phono-L] OT - Ebay rebellion >>> >>> >>>> Looks like there is a big push back on the upcoming Ebay changes...... >>>> >>>> > http://money.cnn.com/2008/01/31/smbusiness/ebay_fee_hike.fsb/index.htm?postv > ersion=2008013116 >>>> >>>> It appears there is a orchestrated event asking sellers not to list >>>> and buyers not to bid during the week of Feb 20-27. It may get >>>> interesting...... >>>> Eric >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Phono-L mailing list >>>> http://phono-l.oldcrank.org >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. >>>> Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.476 / Virus Database: >>>> 269.11.19/955 - Release Date: 8/15/2007 4:55 PM >>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Phono-L mailing list >>> http://phono-l.oldcrank.org >>> >>> >>> -- >>> No virus found in this incoming message. >>> Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: >>> 269.19.18/1255 - Release Date: 2/1/2008 9:59 AM >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> Phono-L mailing list >> http://phono-l.oldcrank.org >> >> > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.19.18/1255 - Release Date: 2/1/2008 > 9:59 AM > > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org > >