Quote Originally Posted by AlohaSandy View Post
So I sold my first quilt on Ebay, great right, NOT!!! They charge $2.00 to list your item, then when it is sold they take a percentage in this case $19.20, then you have to mail your item that is another $11.35 from Hawaii, my money is sitting in Paypal and just learned they also take a percentage, so I am lucky if I made any money sellling this darn thing and don't get me started on Etsy, they don't charge as much but I don't even think people look at this at all. Ok I have vented boy live and learn and am going to charge way more next time but then again the more I charge the more the take, hmmmm sounds like the governmnent right, lol.
When you list an item on Ebay make sure that you state that the "Buyer pays shipping", otherwise you won't make much.