Squirrelhunter91 Posted June 19, 2005 Report Share Posted June 19, 2005 What percent of the profit you make on ebay do they take out? 10%? 15%? Do they really ask for you social security # when registering? I want my dad to put the electronic caller up on ebay, but he says no because of the social security # thing and the cut that they take out of what you make. Is this stuff really true? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tedicast Posted June 19, 2005 Report Share Posted June 19, 2005 Re: ebay Joe; Ebay charges a listing fee, and a fee based on the final auction value of the item you sold. Here is the fees. ebay seller fees to sell you have to be registered with a credit card to verify your identity. Creating an Ebay sellers account Hope this helps. It is a great place to get a lot of exposure for an item you are selling. For the most part the fees are reasonable. They really hit you when you accept payment using paypal. They take a percentage of that too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Finn Posted June 19, 2005 Report Share Posted June 19, 2005 Re: ebay I sold some golf clubs for $125. Here's the fees I was charged: 3 Pictures Fee $0.30 (first is free, 15 cents each additional) Buy It Now Listing Fee $0.25 Insertion Fee $2.40 Value Fee $4.06 Sure, this cost me $7, but I doubt I could have sold them without Ebay. Not sure about the SS# thing. We signed up 5 years ago and have never had a issue with Ebay as a company allowing any of our personal info out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest grunter Posted June 19, 2005 Report Share Posted June 19, 2005 Re: ebay Squirrel, It depends on the price you've sold the item for. If I remember right, they charge you a fee for listing the item then they get a percentage of what you sell the item for. I think there cut begins at 5.25%. For example, if you sell an item for $150.00, E-Bay takes something like $12.00 (includes you listing fee). As for the social security #, I don't know about that. I do know they will want your bank information so they can transfer the funds owed to you right to your bank. E-Bay uses a secure payment system called PayPal. It works pretty slick. I've bought several items off E-Bay lately, got some good deals. I picked up a $400 Renegade Bow for $150 about a month ago. Hope that helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest shedhunter Posted June 20, 2005 Report Share Posted June 20, 2005 Re: ebay Ebay would definately be the spot for you to sell your caller. I signed up in October and have had a blast ever since mostly selling but also buying a few things. Its not true about your social security #. All you need is a credit card. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirrelhunter91 Posted June 20, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2005 Re: ebay Do they use the credit card info at all or do they just use it to make sure you are who you say you are? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevebeilgard Posted June 20, 2005 Report Share Posted June 20, 2005 Re: ebay i've sold a few things, and bought a bunch of stuff on ebay. one bad seller is all. pretty good if you ask me. do it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest shedhunter Posted June 20, 2005 Report Share Posted June 20, 2005 Re: ebay [ QUOTE ] Do they use the credit card info at all or do they just use it to make sure you are who you say you are? [/ QUOTE ] I think it is more so for they to know that you are legit and stuff. You also need the credit card number if you want to sign up for a paypal account. I have had no trouble at all... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tedicast Posted June 20, 2005 Report Share Posted June 20, 2005 Re: ebay Joe; Ebay uses either the credit card that you registered with, or you need to give them checking account info to pay your sellers fees. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirrelhunter91 Posted June 20, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2005 Re: ebay Thanks for the help everyone! I will talk to my dad about it later when he gets home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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