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Comment by Mindwipe

5 days ago

I wonder if eBay's free listings is taking marketshare back?

eBay's listings are no longer free. They are now extorting their pound of flesh via a so-called "Buyer Protection Fee" which forces buyers, rather than sellers, to pay extra when purchasing items from private sellers.

  • Which is ironic, as both Ebay and PayPal tends to automatically side with buyer 99.9999% of the time in disputes.

  • eBay is very different across countries. In Germany, eBay listings are free again for private sellers after they noticed the exodus to other platforms. I know this is not the case in other countries, so talking about eBay as a general platform is very difficult.