People who sell cheap cards on eBay?

[Kampes_Cards]

I see a lot of people selling cards for $0.99 on eBay.
I understand they ship with a stamp in an envelope.

What I am very curious about is, are these sellers making roughly about 7-8 cents a card on those sales not counting the cost of their card?

.49 for the stamp
.30 + 3% for paypal fees
9-10% for eBay fees

on a .99 card that is a 7 cent profit not counting the supplies or cost of the card(s) which I know is very cheap.

Any insight on this would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!

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@Kampes_Cards

I see a lot of people selling cards for $0.99 on eBay.
I understand they ship with a stamp in an envelope.

What I am very curious about is, are these sellers making roughly about 7-8 cents a card on those sales not counting the cost of their card?

.49 for the stamp
.30 + 3% for paypal fees
9-10% for eBay fees

on a .99 card that is a 7 cent profit not counting the supplies or cost of the card(s) which I know is very cheap.

Any insight on this would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!

Just to clarify. That is buy it out now and with free shipping?

[KingPokemon]

I have no clue either. The below listing is even more curious. What is this person in China making on this free shipping/PayPal sale?

www.ebay.com/itm/New-Fashion-Pokemon-Go-Team-Valor-Instinct-Mystic-Keychain-Chain-1-2-Diameter-/351824852983?var=&hash=item51ea6537f7:m:mDzXxbks4gKvA1vLmMcrnVg

[Kampes_Cards]

www.ebay.com/itm/ZUBAT-70-81-TEAM-ROCKET-POKEMON-CARD-/201496814688?hash=item2eea256460:g:yrUAAOSwYIhWiyt8

I am not interested in this card, but here is an example kanagawa.

[jkanly]

9.15% for ebay final value fees in the collectables category
(Zero insertion fees).

Plus 5% and $0.05 cent Paypal microtransactions fee.
Plus ~$0.05 to $0.10 per envelope and $0.49 for a stamp.

So the most you could make is about $0.20 per transaction. It’s not an economically sensible route but it helps sellers build up their feedback and DSR.

@garyis2000 The Chinese government subsidizes shipping for the exports

[Kampes_Cards]

@KingPokemon

I have no clue either. The below listing is even more curious. What is this person in China making on this free shipping/PayPal sale?

www.ebay.com/itm/New-Fashion-Pokemon-Go-Team-Valor-Instinct-Mystic-Keychain-Chain-1-2-Diameter-/351824852983?var=&hash=item51ea6537f7:m:mDzXxbks4gKvA1vLmMcrnVg

I have always thought that shipping from china was dirt cheap.
I have no idea, however I do know most Chinese sellers sell based on quantity.

[Kampes_Cards]

@jkanly

9.15% for ebay final value fees in the collectables category
(Zero insertion fees with an anchor store subscription).

Plus 5% and $0.05 cent Paypal microtransaction fee.
Plus ~$0.05 to $0.10 per envelope.

So the most you could make is about $0.20 per transaction. It’s not an economically sensible route but it helps sellers build up their feedback and DSR.

@garyis2000 The Chinese government subsidizes shipping for the exports

Could you link me to the fee description paypal’s website possibly? I tried looking it over and I couldn’t find anything but a 30 cent fee + a %.

The reason I am asking is I have a ton of cards I want to list that are not worth putting tracking on but are worth more than trading in for bulk to major websites.

[jkanly]

Here you go. I’m on my phone and couldnt find the right one so this is the UK site. I think it supplies the same information but just in £ instead of $

www.paypal.com/uk/webapps/mpp/micropayments

[Kampes_Cards]

Thanks!

[KingPokemon]

@jkanly

9.15% for ebay final value fees in the collectables category
(Zero insertion fees).

Plus 5% and $0.05 cent Paypal microtransactions fee.
Plus ~$0.05 to $0.10 per envelope and $0.49 for a stamp.

So the most you could make is about $0.20 per transaction. It’s not an economically sensible route but it helps sellers build up their feedback and DSR.

@garyis2000 The Chinese government subsidizes shipping for the exports

So how much to ship that metal key holder from China to New York?

[jkanly]

@garyis2000 I don’t know exactly what they are paying but it’s lower than you could imagine. Along with the subsidies they have bulk shipment discounts and deals with USPS to deliver domestic for less than we can even ship our exports ourselves. So they’ve perfected minimizing the costs to keep our country buying product from China

[genosha]

@jkanly

9.15% for ebay final value fees in the collectables category
(Zero insertion fees).

Plus 5% and $0.05 cent Paypal microtransactions fee.
Plus ~$0.05 to $0.10 per envelope and $0.49 for a stamp.

So the most you could make is about $0.20 per transaction. It’s not an economically sensible route but it helps sellers build up their feedback and DSR.

@garyis2000 The Chinese government subsidizes shipping for the exports

Putting it on e.g. Pokemoncardmarket.eu will make you 0.05 per card. So actually making more money than the alternatives.
Also; if you have shittons of bulk, selling cards for like this and still netting 20 cents a card is not a bad thing

[KingPokemon]

@genosha

@jkanly

9.15% for ebay final value fees in the collectables category
(Zero insertion fees).

Plus 5% and $0.05 cent Paypal microtransactions fee.
Plus ~$0.05 to $0.10 per envelope and $0.49 for a stamp.

So the most you could make is about $0.20 per transaction. It’s not an economically sensible route but it helps sellers build up their feedback and DSR.

@garyis2000 The Chinese government subsidizes shipping for the exports

Putting it on e.g. Pokemoncardmarket.eu will make you 0.05 per card. So actually making more money than the alternatives.
Also; if you have shittons of bulk, selling cards for like this and still netting 20 cents a card is not a bad thing

Hard to figure how it’s not a bad thing considering listing time, writing addresses on envelope time, misc processing time… .20 would be tough to justify if you spend 5-10 minutes to earn it.

[genosha]

@KingPokemon

@genosha

Putting it on e.g. Pokemoncardmarket.eu will make you 0.05 per card. So actually making more money than the alternatives.
Also; if you have shittons of bulk, selling cards for like this and still netting 20 cents a card is not a bad thing

Hard to figure how it’s not a bad thing considering listing time, writing addresses on envelope time, misc processing time… .20 would be tough to justify if you spend 5-10 minutes to earn it.

Some people don’t value time as much I guess…

[will921]

@KingPokemon

@genosha

Putting it on e.g. Pokemoncardmarket.eu will make you 0.05 per card. So actually making more money than the alternatives.
Also; if you have shittons of bulk, selling cards for like this and still netting 20 cents a card is not a bad thing

Hard to figure how it’s not a bad thing considering listing time, writing addresses on envelope time, misc processing time… .20 would be tough to justify if you spend 5-10 minutes to earn it.

Yeah, that margin is too low for me and running the risk of losing the card and losing everything definitely isn’t worth it. I don’t think its too beneficial listing anything below $1.50, because at that price point its about $0.50 margin which is decent. But I mean, who really buys common/uncommon singles nowadays?