Not like it was "in the old days". Everyone has their hand in your pocket now and no matter how much you protest or how hard you try you just can't get them out. If ebay owns PayPal does seem like double-dipping. The two have had it so good for so long they just through their weight around and really don't care. I just started re-selling on ebay to get rid of some things in storage and can't believe the nickel-an-dime routine we get. Combine that with the large numbers of duplicate items on ebay and it's no wonder nothing is selling unless there is a high demand for it. I've seen a lot of auctions where people can't give it away for a penney...but that could be from everybody using priority mail for their shipping. And I agree, the fees basically are hidden. I got hit with fees with no explanation and no link to an explanation. Also got charged for tracking when I didn't ask for it. I was thinking they might be charging to printing a label with them instead of directly to the USPS until I started digging into this.
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