How (and why) to Ramble on your goat sideways
04-26-2011, 11:25 AM
#7741
If I add the 3% to the price, then I am penalizing the person who wants to send a MO or check and isn't in a hurry.
I suppose I could I list a regular price with the 3% included, and then offer a "discount" for people using non-PayPal payment methods.
Ultimately, it just comes down to a buyer making an offer that I find acceptable. Why you have psychological issues with how people price their items is beyond my field of expertise.
I suppose I could I list a regular price with the 3% included, and then offer a "discount" for people using non-PayPal payment methods.
Ultimately, it just comes down to a buyer making an offer that I find acceptable. Why you have psychological issues with how people price their items is beyond my field of expertise.
Really its deeper than that. In my mind, if you're going to put up a fuss over a 3% fee, than whats going to happen if I receive the item and there's an issue. Typically people that nickle and dime their way through life cut corners when they shouldnt, such as when packing an item. So because you cant cover the $1 worth of packing material to insure safe delivery to me and now that I've contacted you with a problem, you probably don't want to hear about it. Then you proceed to pass the blame onto the shipping company.
Blah blah blah, I honestly don't care how others do it. My methods work very well and I stick to them. If I see something for sale I want and there's anything that raises a red flag, I walk away from it. A seller announcing that he needs his buyer to cover the 3% fee is one of those.
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04-26-2011, 12:10 PM
#7743
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Are you reporting your business expenses/depreciation/income on your 1040 as a schedule C? Got an LLC?
If you have neither you are missing out on a significant tax shelter. I think you could probably report that 3% fee as a business fee for a service.
If you have neither you are missing out on a significant tax shelter. I think you could probably report that 3% fee as a business fee for a service.
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04-26-2011, 12:19 PM
#7744
When I put up an item up for sale its an all inclusive price. The price not only includes the 3% PayPal fee, but it also covers my materials, fuel and time to get/package the item. It also includes a guarantee that what I send is exactly what you see pictured and you'll receive it exactly as you see pictured.
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04-26-2011, 12:22 PM
#7745
When I put up an item up for sale its an all inclusive price. The price not only includes the 3% PayPal fee, but it also covers my materials, fuel and time to get/package the item. It also includes a guarantee that what I send is exactly what you see pictured and you'll receive it exactly as you see pictured.
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04-26-2011, 01:30 PM
#7746
That's all fine -- I'm just saying that since you've publicly stated that you don't understand why sellers make a fuss over getting that 3%, I'm assuming that you're fine with everyone automatically knocking 3% off of your prices. After all, if you're going to nickel and dime people over that last 3%, they probably wouldn't want to deal with you anyway.
You see. If I list an item on the car enthusiast forum I'm a part of, chances are I'd be willing to give more of a discount, rather than pull every ******* dollar I can. I'm merely stating that if you want to account for that 3% to just include it in the price. Chances are if someone wants it enough they wont bat an eye at that 3% mark up. Maybe I'm wrong.
I try and get as much as I can for everything I sell on eBay, just like anyone else would. The fees are just something that I accept because that's how I make money. If I was to try and find a way around PayPal to avoid that 3% fee, not only would I lose time invested into finding a substitute, but I'd also lose A LOT of business. People trust PayPal and they prefer to use it over anything else. Although I never turn down cash.
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04-26-2011, 04:06 PM
#7747
Braineack, why don't you just have people send you a check when you build a MS for them, and then send the MS when it's done. I know some people wouldn't like just sending out a big check to person instead of a company, but if they really insist on paypal, you could just go with it because you'd be using paypal so much less, so the paypal fee & tax would be cutting into your profit margin less.
In other news, I got a new rotary tool. Yaaaaay.
In other news, I got a new rotary tool. Yaaaaay.
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04-26-2011, 05:07 PM
#7749
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Fedex is FAILBOAT. I was expecting 2 packages from them today. I get home from work and one of them is sitting on my steps. I am wondering where the other one is. I go check the tracking number and it says still on a truck. So now I have figured out that one was sent Fedex Ground while the other I am guessing was sent FedEx air or something. I understand the difference between the two, but you would assume that since both past through the same sorting facilities around the same time this morning. That they might have noticed and put them both on the same truck.
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