need some guidance to sell on ebay

[Nacho-RT74]

I got a PM from ebay inviting me to sell on ebay for free. I never have sold there. At this moment I have some stuff to sell however I'm a little bit lost on this.

As far I have read I will be able to sell an auction style ( starting bid &/or reserve price ) for free, but this does mean I'll still have to pay fee if sells ?

then, Can the ebay fees be paid through my paypal balance without touch my Credit Card ?

need some guidance ASAP, since this ebay offer begins tomorrow.

Thanks.

[1970Moparmann]

Yes the fee's can come out of Paypal.  Been selling for 10+ years and have probably 300+ transactions and only had a few issues.

Most time the "Free" part is the listing, but if you sell you'll pay a small fee.  You can put in the auction, money or cash only (for local sales) but most people pay by Paypal.  If someone pays this way, yet another fee. 

[areibel]

Yes, you still pay a fee if it sells.  I forget the percentages, but usually if it sells and you take Paypal for payment you can figure about 10% of the sale is in their pocket.  I think you can set it up to take the fees out of your Paypal balance, if you leave a balance in there.  If it's empty, they'll either hit your credit card or bank account, however you have it set up.

[Nacho-RT74]

damn! I'm reading more, and the listing fee for free is a ridiculous offer against what I have understood the final sale price fee... 9%!!!!

[Nacho-RT74]

but most people pay by Paypal.  If someone pays this way, yet another fee. 

which is of course the paypal fee by itself... but  don't they work together to make smaller fees if you get the money on paypal from an ebay sale ?

[A383Wing]

you can list items for free....if item sells, Ebay gets a percentage of the final price it sold for. If buyer pays with Paypal, Paypal gets a percentage of that price as well.

And Ebay owns Paypal...and you have to have a Paypal account now in order to list items for sale

yea, it's a racket, and it can get very confusing at times for the first time seller.

I sell on there at times....but it seems I buy more than I sell

Bryan

[areibel]

Yeah, their new way of operating kinda sucks- if it lists for free, you get all the idiots that list what ever they can, and at stupid prices.  If they find a sucker and it sells, OK, they pay the fees.  If it doesn't sell, they're not out anything.  Yahoo used to have actions that operated the same way- no upfront fees, you only pay if it sells.  That was their selling point, no nasty Ebay listing fees.  Notice that Yahoo no longer has auctions, maybe that should tell the folks at Ebay something?  If all the flippers that put a car on there at 5 times it's real price, then list their phone number for "questions" had to pay a fee upfront maybe we'd see some semi normal prices back on there?