I skipped the meeting, but the Memos showed that "Michael Koblic"
wrote on Mon, 1 Dec 2008 17:29:30 -0800 in
rec.crafts.metalworking :
The small sellers are being totally forced out. I calculated the EBay cut
for small items to be in the region of 35-40% if you add the insertion fees,
final value fees and PayPal cut. It's just not worth it!

Other stuff they introduced is the maximum shipping charges on some items,
notably books. I sold a few of those but will not do so any more as the
maxima are well below the current postal charges from Canada.

Finally, as a result of all this or not, there are very few bargains now to
be had on EBay. I was looking for some stuff for my mill and found I could
buy it cheaper from established bone-fide dealers.

The reasons to use EBay are getting to be less and less.

Dang. I've just moved, I'm unpacking books which have been in
storage for years, books I've decided I don't really want. A couple
series which are of the sort that have a loyal, but small, following.
Advertising them "to the world" beats trying to hold a yard sale.
But it looks like I'll just take them to local used book store,
and save the hassle.

pyotr


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Michael Koblic,
Campbell River, BC
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We will drink no whiskey before its nine.
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