# The great decline of eBay **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 5, 2015, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-decline-of-ebay/733572 "2015-10-05T01:04:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![GreenElf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9de053/32.png) [@GreenElf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreenElf)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2015, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-decline-of-ebay/733572/41 "2015-10-11T12:18:35Z")
> [@PSXer](#): > > does anyone have experience selling on amazon > > how does that compare to ebay? I used to sell on Amazon, but my sales went way down. People tend only to buy my stuff when it’s rare and the author dies, there’s a buying rush and mine is the only one left at a relatively cheap price. It’s much easier to list things though. ---
**Author:** ![Razncain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9d8465/32.png) [@Razncain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Razncain)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2015, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-decline-of-ebay/733572/42 "2015-10-12T12:36:35Z")
> [@usedtobe](#): > > They no longer want the seller with an occasional item - they want (deeply discount fees) mass sellers. For the average seller, the fees are approaching 30%. Can the fees really run that much to sell an item? ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2015, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-decline-of-ebay/733572/43 "2015-10-12T17:13:40Z")
> [@razncain](#): > > Can the fees really run that much to sell an item? Doubtful. \* Insertion fee: Your first 20 listings (per month) Free (exclusions apply)\* _Final Value Fee :10% of the total amount of the sale_ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-decline-of-ebay/733572.md?page=2)