eBay Zero Insertion Fees for 99c Auctions 11 Nov-6 Dec
This was posted 297 days ago, and might be an out-dated deal
On eBay Australia for auctions starting at 99c or less.
Remember you still need to pay the final value fee if the item sells, and extra listing features such as a gallery picture still attracts fees.
Check the linked page for conditions. Basically your eBay Australia account needs to be active, you need to have received this offer in your account and Vehicle categories are excluded. When listing check if calculated fee is $0.00 rather than $0.30.
Yah…. ebay=Feebay
They seem almost snivelling the way they charge. Oh look it’s Tuesday afetr lunch, that will be another 55c and oh looky red t-shirt, that’s a premium color: another $2.20 etc Flock them.
I REALLY wish we could start an all-Aussie version that was fair-square in it’s fee structure and did not have the collusion of having Paypal as a requirement. The Kiwis do almost all of their online selling on their local version “Trade Me”. Works for them. “Fuffteen ship dups hardly used” etc…
Just a wish, I suppose. Ebay is too well established to be challenged now…
here you go I’ll +ve you to balance it out.
Can’t see why you would get negged…
there are heaps of aussie sites.
aussies just don’t use them, case closed.
case closed? Lolz
It would take a humongous sustained advertising campaign but like I said, probably already too late to affect any change due to the momentum and deep brand recognition Ebay has established in Australia.
Still, like so many monopolies, they are eroding their value over time. The Paypal requirement (double dipping on fees) was the final straw for a lot of people but unfortunately, there is no viable alternative. I think given the choice on an even playing field I.E. similar exposure levels and sales opportunities, people would flood across.
Just dreaming out loud… I guess no one has the the kind of advertisng money required to dislodge them now.
Too big, too greedy.
I dont know how many people will be anle to use the offer
“Qualifying Sellers’ for the purpose of this Promotion are sellers who are validly registered members of any eBay site with an Australian registered address, and who have been invited to take part in the promotion by receiving an email invitation and/or My eBay messages invitation.”
Who is eligible for this Promotion?
‘Persons who have not been invited to take part in the Promotion are not eligible for the promotion. The eBay account referenced in the email invitation and/or My eBay messages invitation must be used to list, in order to participate in this Promotion.
sorry accidentally neg voted ur comment. meant to positive vote as i lol :P
It’s a bargain for me. even if there are other fees cough paypal cough. I use it to sell massively popular items in which I get an influx of people paying close to RRP!
+ve for those who use it. And hey, if you’re a buyer, there’s NO fees so this encourages more crap and stuff to be posted =]
I am a long time ebay user, but didn’t get this offer, bugger!
Still costs me to list.
people who hate accepting paypal should make the postage cost to use paypal more expensive than to use bank deposit, most of my buyers use bank deposit coz its cheaper to post coz it regular post (not registered).
yes, there is a trick to that though…
State in your listing that you will send them an ebay invoice after the listing.
And to block them from paying paypal and selecting the cheap rate, when listing your item, fill the PayPal email address as this email x@x.x
If they try to pay via paypal before you send the invoice, they will instantly get an error about ‘payment cannot be sent’.
You simply ask them how they would like to pay after the auction, and then you can adjust the postage prices accordingly yourself on the eBay invoice.
I have been doing this trick since mandatory paypal came in.
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saving of $0.30 if anyone is wondering