Why is ebay so expensive to sell on for??

I appreciate your comments, ImportExport -

It's amazing to me what kind of power you can have with leverage.

The approach with math and logic--coupled with sincere service, can get many people pretty far in business!

you can't compete with people buy in volume and post 300 - 500 items a month and now there tons of Chineese suppliers push there fakes stuff on here and very hard to find what are the hot items are any more and Ebay is not doing anything and now the buyers has more rights now then the seller

ebay a monopoly they can do whatever they want.

Michael75065

yes you will spend more then 15% to sell on ebay to compete with the big boys. In sells and marketing to compete with one that sell 300-500 products using there lister software and chinesse suppliers selling there cheap ass fake stuff from sweats shops


Michael Ladd

It is not only Chinese suppliers who are making money by selling on eBay regardless of the fees.

You can join the successful ones by buying at the right prices and that means buying direct from the real manufacturers in China. The profit margins will blow you away.

I can quote you from my students who have posted on the forum about the huge margins they are making. It is possible, and I teach how to find the real manufacturers, not the traders that are listed by their thousands on the popular websites such as Alibaba, Tradekey, DHGate etc, pretending to be manufacturers.

why would i want buy Chinees fake stuff and there junk for explain but we
America is doomed

read this articles

Economic Power of China!! Must read Article!

This article, though aimed at a US audience, gives insight into China's growing economic power.
A Little Known Reality.
June 8, 2013. Source: Michael Snyder, Guest Post
In future China will employ millions of American workers and dominate thousands of small communities all
over the United States. Chinese acquisition of U.S. Businesses set a new all-time record last year, and it is
on pace to shatter that record this year.
The Smithfield Foods acquisition is an example. Smithfield Foods is the largest pork producer and processor
In the world.
It has facilities in 26 U.S. States and it employs tens of thousands of Americans. It directly owns
460 farms and has contracts with approximately 2,100 others. But now a Chinese company has bought it for
$ 4.7 billion, and that means that the Chinese will now be the most important employer in dozens of rural
communities all over America.
Thanks in part to our massively bloated trade deficit with China, the Chinese have trillions of dollars to spend.
They are only just starting to exercise their economic muscle.
It is important to keep in mind that there is often not much of a difference between “the Chinese government”
and “Chinese corporations”. In 2011, 43 percent of all profits in China were produced by companies where the
Chinese government had a controlling interest in.
Last year a Chinese company spent $2.6 billion to purchase AMC entertainment – one of the largest movie theater chains in the United States. Now that Chinese company controls more movie ticket sales than anyone else in the world.
But China is not just relying on acquisitions to expand its economic power. “Economic beachheads” are being
established all over America.
For example, Golden Dragon Precise Copper Tube Group, Inc. Recently broke ground on a $100 million plant in Thomasville, Alabama. Many of the residents of Thomasville, Alabama will be glad to have jobs, but it will also become yet another community that will now be heavily dependent on communist China.
And guess where else Chinese companies are putting down roots? Detroit. Chinese-owned companies are investing in American businesses and new vehicle technology, selling everything from seat belts to shock absorbers in retail stores, and hiring experienced engineers and designers in an effort to soak up the talent and expertise of domestic automakers and their suppliers. If you recently purchased an “American-made” vehicle, there is a really good chance that it has a number of Chinese parts in it. Industry analysts are hard-pressed to put a number on the Chinese suppliers operating in the United States.
China seems particularly interested in acquiring energy resources in the United States. For example, China is actually mining for coal in the mountains of Tennessee. Guizhou Gouchuang Energy Holdings Group spent 616 million dollars to acquire Triple H Coal Co. In Jacksboro, Tennessee. At the time, that acquisition really didn’t make much news, but now a group of conservatives in Tennessee is trying to stop the Chinese from blowing up their mountains and taking their coal.
And pretty soon China may want to build entire cities in the United States just like they have been doing in other countries. Right now China is actually building a city larger than Manhattan just outside Minsk, the capital of Belarus.
Are you starting to get the picture? China is on the rise. If you doubt this, just read the following:
# When you total up all imports and exports, China is now the number one trading nation on the entire planet.
# Overall, the U.S. has run a trade deficit with China over the past decade that comes to more than 2.3 trillion dollars.
# China has more foreign currency reserves than anyone else on the planet.
# China now has the largest new car market in the entire world.
# China now produces more than twice as many automobiles as the United States does. After being
bailed out by U.S. taxpayers, GM is involved in 11 joint ventures with Chinese companies.
# China is the number one gold producer in the world.
# The uniforms for the U.S. Olympic team were made in China.
# 85% of all artificial Christmas trees the world over are made in China.
# The new World Trade Center tower in New York is going to include glass imported from China.
# China now consumes more energy than the United States does.
# China is now in aggregate the leading manufacturer of goods in the entire world.
# China uses more cement than the rest of the world combined.
# China is now the number one producer of wind and solar power on the entire globe.
# China produces 3 times as much coal and 11 times as much steel as the United States does.
# China produces more than 90 percent of the global supply of rare earth elements.
# China is now the number one supplier of components that are critical to the operation of any national defense system.
# In published scientific research articles China is expected to become number one in the world very shortly.
And what we have seen so far may just be the tip of the iceberg. For now, I will just leave you with one piece of advice - learn to speak Chinese. You are going to need it !

My curiosity of importing/exporting came from some random forum friend who told me about how he was making money Amazon FBA. It was some good money buti didnt see any long term potential in it. As with all “if its sound too good to be true” I will always take it with huge grain of salt. I am a complete newbie to the import/exporting world so that is my perspective.

As for your 1987, what worked 30 years ago certainly will not work in today’s age. For you to have been that successful back then, especially with no internet and no cell phones you must have been WELL connected. Especially, your first job at an international shipping company and then starting a manufacturing business played a huge role. I explained “connections” in my previous post.

In this day in age, if you haven’t kept up with the times, I can start a small manufacturing from my home/apartment/condo for less than $5,000-10,000 dollars. That’s the cost of a small shipment of junk from China. We also have things called 3D printers (which you can buy) that can make small/full scale models of your inventions/products.

You keep mentioning you “taught” your students? What is there to learn? lol…just give them a list of ALL the manufacturers/connections you have built the past 30 years and its done. Isn’t it your job to look for these “safe, genuine manufacturers?” Almost 30 years of experience and your teaching them, what?

If I had your 30+ years experience I would be making $100,000+ a day EASY on just Amazon alone. The warriorforum would be the last place I would be! I forgot the name of the article but this Chinese/American kid that was 14 years old was selling airsoft guns (2008) from China and was making $20 million in annual revenue.

When I am referring to “translator” im referring to the basic translator where he/she is just used for communication barriers. When was it a translator’s job to also take you to suppliers in China?

I haven’t spent a dime on any product and I never will. I spend my time instead on FREE information which the internet has plenty of. As for products in general, I am busy here creating my own from scratch and hopefully it will turn into a real genuine business down the road.

Im not sure why your so worried about my posting record, im not here trying to sell stuff to anyone. As for you, of coarse you'll have more post than me because it’s your JOB to market yourself.

It cost so much because they put you in front of so many buyers. Sometimes people will rather pay more on amazon and eBay because they trust it more than a website that they have really never heard of. I always look at it this way I would rather pay those fees and make some money than don't pay those fees and make no money.