"Bruce Remick" wrote in message
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"nofeestillyoulose" wrote in message
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ebay is a maze that gives someone something to do. Its like they set up a
puzzle and intrique you to lose your money with tens of ways of doing it.
yes you can get some decent buys but lets bet you eventually see this as
a money losing obessision.. Count yourself lucky they helped you leave.
If your worried about some fees. your not probably doing so great as
power seller.

If one can occasionally get some decent buys on eBay, how does a buyer end
up losing money?

By buying 1 item from 1 seller dirt cheap, and a 2nd from another seller,
about on the money. Only 1 turns up, therefore buyer loses money lol


If someone sets up a business that is dependant on
auctioning their goods on eBay, and they lose money, they either have
crappy products that people don't want, or they set their starting bids
near retail which scared potential bidders off.

Or they may not make their listings appealing. I know a friend who had a
load of unwanted gifts he was selling, and didn't attract a single bid worth
anywhere near a reasonable price.


I've never lost money as a buyer and
seller over about ten years.

It's easier to lose money as a buyer. Losses are instant.

With selling, losses are cumulative over periods of time - i.e if you make a
loss selling 5 items on Monday, but sell 20 items at higher profit on
Tuesday, by Wednesay, overall, you have profited.

Out of say, 1000 items, it is fine to lose on some, if they help make a gain
on others. (repeat business, browsers - impulse buyers etc). High feedback
scores are dependant on selling by VOLUME (and psychologically, people will
pay more if there is a lot of business going through one user).


Sometimes I didn't get what I'd hoped for
selling an item. Other times I got several times more than I expected.
I'm not in it to make money, even if I sometimes do.

If you're not in it for the money, then you can't have any expectation what
you will get for items.

Which class of person is in it for the money:

A) eBay Sellers.

B) People who give their items away to charity shops

I can't picture someone
able to get rid of junk from their garage or attic on eBay and then
whining about the fees they charge. Maybe they shoulda held a yard sale
and hoped for a customer or two.

Bruce

You only whine when things don't sell at all. It's like someone winning the
lottery jackpot, then moaning and groaning about the price of the ticket.
Pointless.

l2oberto