And, by the way, the eBay Final Value Fee was quietly raised to a "streamlined" 10% as of April 16, at which point the free listings were halved to 50 from the 100 per month that casual sellers were getting at one point. http://announcements.ebay.com/2013/...yle-or-fixed-price/?_trksid=p3984.m2301.l3955
I just sold over $1700.00 worth of stuff on Ebay..Final fees were around $200.00..If I could find a different place to sell,I'd be gone...
Say what? Micro-Trains Line MTL Santa Fe ATSF Caboose #1997 MPN 7080 Made in Yugoslavia. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Micro-Train...l_RR_Trains&hash=item257d1d75f4#ht_901wt_1161
"Carrying charges, my boy, carrying charges..." As for an alternative to eBay, don't see any. I wonder if they paid some Congressmen to sneak in an amendment to some bill that makes it illegal to be an eBay competitor. Our wonderful government at work....
The apparent pending passage of the "Marketplace Fairness Act" which will mandate sales tax collection by online merchants will probably finish off the casual sellers on eBay. While it's true that small sellers will be exempt, whether eBay is the 'seller of record' will determine whether individual sellers will have to handle this, well, individually. The latest update from the New York Times website on this (note: no partisan politics intended here, I didn't write the headline or the article): http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/29/u...nternet-purchases-divides-republicans.html?hp It's already been speculated that eBay will charge sellers for the service of collecting taxes for them.
They need to find a better solution to the online tax. Since it is NOT law as of now to collect tax from another states sales , I believe the pro tax states want to increase their revanues with out representation to those that must pay it - by the other 49 states or ... overseas sellers . Whats to keep them from using the phone to call in an order vs ordering online ? much to work out for sure... this does not bode well for ebay sellers if they charge the sellers for collection and distribution of taxes collected .... 10% will look good compared to what is to come and where will it stop ?.... Not funny in the least .
Yep , Well , no modern country ever taxed itself into prosperity ... UK has a box car load of ailments to cure since Margret Thatcher was PM and the " labor left " took over ...
Before I retired, it was explained to me how this "Nexus" will work. You ain't seen nothing if you think it will be cheaper to do for the seller than a credit card fee. Dave
My new favorite vendor is Black Market model trains. No cash accepted , only precious metals and food.
GREAT text in the description but this is still a piece of scrap metal connecting the two trucks covered by a chunk of wood and a piece of a clock or something added as a load. Love the felt tipped pen lettering. Has a horn hook coupler on one end and a unimate on the other. $25... http://www.ebay.com/itm/N-Scale-Cus...507267?pt=Model_RR_Trains&hash=item3cd11eff03
Somebody PLEASE stop this guy! From what I can tell, he took pictures of American Flyer (O scale) freight cars and prints them on card stock (in this case in N scale size) and sells them saying "That's less than $1 per pair! What can you use them for? To fix a cracked, broken or car missing the doors. Or buy "junk" American Flyer boxcars and glue these sides onto the sides, or even build your own boxcars and glue them to American Flyer boxcar frames that come up for sale from time to time on Ebay with trucks already attached. Ordinary Elmer white glue should work just fine and give you plenty of time to position each side just right, these are not stickers". Last I checked American Flyer does NOT make anything N scale. So they are not expensive at $4 and include free shipping (but not are this way, he seems to have started charging for shippin on other auctions), but he does SO MANY different 'cars' (he now even does undecorated car sides and ends) that they keep coming up in my searches for REAL cars. http://www.ebay.com/itm/AMERICAN-FL...421874?pt=Model_RR_Trains&hash=item5655c8f972 http://www.ebay.com/itm/Five-Army-T...414368?pt=Model_RR_Trains&hash=item5655c8dc20 http://www.ebay.com/itm/30-wood-era...432259?pt=Model_RR_Trains&hash=item5655c92203 http://www.ebay.com/itm/6-undecorat...111600?pt=Model_RR_Trains&hash=item1c324ed5b0
Broken Trix F unit 'used for parts or repair' and missing fuel tank $41.25 http://www.ebay.com/itm/Penn-Centra...427072?pt=Model_RR_Trains&hash=item5d3ce25f80
Jeff, the "cardboard" seller ID you mentioned is on my 'ignore list,' Jeff, and so are what I think are his 'alter egos.'
There's actually been a lot of writing about the 'shadow economy,' which is growing, though I can see we're veering dangerously off-topic...
I think I'm becoming jaded, but isn't this just a bunch of old junk trains for $290 (even if some are still in the original boxes)? http://www.ebay.com/itm/HUGE-LOT-OF...325541?pt=Model_RR_Trains&hash=item5654a59665
And here is a 'RARE' Bachmann HO junk engine and 4 freight cars in the N scale listings for $169 (and $15.95 shipping) http://www.ebay.com/itm/BACHMANN-RA...627534?pt=Model_RR_Trains&hash=item232a4e438e
Junk dime store non powered 'Vintage Lone Star Treble-O-Trains' (some still have the price tags for $.47 and 2 for $.89) for $150 http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lot-of-New-...370329?pt=Model_RR_Trains&hash=item56559a6959
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