eBay: NO Insertion Fee and NO Final Value Fee on ONE item listed through mobile app Feb 12-14 YMMV

I do pretty well on Craigslist with some items and sell on other small trade boards. . .

Ebay is a straight up monopoly.

not too sure why people is bashing amazon/ebay/paypal.
roughly 10% commission is not that bad for access to buyers across the US (or globe)
commission rate is not random, they figure this stuff out. if commission is lower, then neither buyer nor seller would be protected from potential fraud.
I know people will say "They only protect the buyer and screw the seller". But if you read their seller protection terms, its clear if you don't follow their rules then you only leave yourself vulnerable even if you "think" you did everything right.

For popular electronics (ipods, cameras, gaming consoles, earphones etc.) generally best to go with amazon 8% fee

for unique/rare items, laptops/desktops, broken electronics, collectibles, etc. generally best to go with ebay 12.9% fee for auction, less for buy it now.

ebay and amazon amazon combined, I have sold maybe 1700 items over the past 27 months?
few bumps on the road, but never once was it not solved to both the buyer and seller's satisfaction.

hint: don't give in to obvious scammer, but when buyers is genuinely concerned, have a problem, want to return or what not, you want to work with them until they are also satisfied even if you are 100% right in the first place.
if customer wants a $15 refund because of whatever, you negotiate with them, don't right out tell them NO. poor feedback is not worth few dollars saved.

always accept returns within reasonable time frame. If buyer's fault, they pay for shipping both ways. if seller's fault, you pay for shipping both ways. if you can sell it in the same condition, do not charge restocking fee or that ticks off the buyer.
if its just buyer's remorse and return condition difers then sent, then you should only charge restocking fee equal to the differences between market value and paid value.

also protect yourself against potential losses
for buyers less then 30 feedbacks on ebay, I add signature confirmation to purchases over $100
everyone else I add signature confirmation to purchases over $200 (ebay rules)

for amazon.
I add signature confirmation to people living in apt, sending to business address, or purchases over $250

I tend to agree. EBay charges 10%, PayPal 8%.you offer free shipping, you are screwed completely.

Tell that to the thousands of ebay powersellers/sellers who have vented on ebay forums about fraudulent buyers taking full advantage of Ebay's new 100% buyer protection system. They've lost thousands of dollars on transactions where they followed everything by the book(taken pictures, videos of shipments, purchased signature confirmation, etc.) to have ebay side with the lying buyer each time. The seller doesn't even have recourse to post negative feedback because Ebay's new system won't allow it.

Until you have the experience of being scammed on ebay (which you said you haven't) then I don't think it's wise to defend Ebay as if your life depends on it. The new CEO already stated they wanted to drive out casual sellers and flea marketers because they aren't profitable enough. Yes, the very exact consumers who built Ebay were told by the CEO they are useless.

So if you think Ebay cares anything about you(even if you're a powerseller) you have another thing coming. I hope you don't experience dealing with a scammer because you'll lose your money. It happened to me once and I truly understand how sellers who have been cheated feel. It's not a good feeling but you learn to get over it.

I rarely sell on Ebay these days(instead I mainly buy things there). I do pretty well on Craigslist with some items and sell on other small trade boards. I find it's much easier to sell to people you know and trust. However, their is the occasional time I list something on ebay when they have these type of promotions. I was lucky the past two times this promotion ran. My buyers turned out to be great (thank God) but I'm not naive about what's going on with the buyer fraud these days. It's ridiculous and their is basically nothing you can do about because Ebay is a straight up monopoly.

can you edit your listing on the computer once you post from the mobile app?

Got a question

What if someone wins the auction but does not pay for it, but I send a second chance offer to the previous bidder

Will ebay charge me a final value fee for that?

Got a question

What if someone wins the auction but does not pay for it, but I send a second chance offer to the previous bidder

Will ebay charge me a final value fee for that?

I don't think so since it's still considered the same auction. But I have no proof.

Just got my invoice. Not only did they charge me the final fee they also charged me the insertion fee! This was a scam. They deleted our emails so now I have no evidence to back up the fact that I actually received it. I can't believe it