{"id":2382,"date":"2012-03-15T08:03:40","date_gmt":"2012-03-15T15:03:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eaf.net\/mvp\/?p=2382"},"modified":"2012-03-21T07:21:41","modified_gmt":"2012-03-21T14:21:41","slug":"astounding-ebay-insertion-fee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eaf.net\/mvp\/2012\/astounding-ebay-insertion-fee\/","title":{"rendered":"Astounding eBay Insertion Fee"},"content":{"rendered":"

I wondered if I could sell a digital image on eBay for a dollar.<\/p>\n

No, it’s not worth my time. Except as a toe-in-the-water experiment.<\/p>\n

After getting things ready, I noticed this: <\/p>\n

\"eBay<\/a><\/p>\n

Clicking the image will show you the full size, but I’ll just tell you that eBay is charging $9.95 to insert the listing.<\/b><\/p>\n

Forget that!<\/p>\n

Other expressions that fit: What in the world?!<\/i> and Ridiculous!<\/i><\/p>\n

It’s very puzzling to me. Maybe sometime I’ll try to figure it out.<\/p>\n

Evening Update Follows<\/b><\/p>\n

OK, I threw up this post at 8:03 this morning. Now it’s 9:45 in the evening.<\/p>\n

I checked into this matter more a little while ago and learned that the insertion fee for a Classified Ad format of listing is $9.95 — not to be confused with a listing on their classified ads site.<\/p>\n

Normal eBay listings are either Auction or Fixed Price (aka Buy It Now). There’s also a Classified Ad style or format. And that’s the format you must use if you want to sell a digital image that will be delivered electronically (via email or as a download).<\/p>\n

“You need to list your item only in the
\nEverything Else > Information Products
\ncategory using only the
\nClassified Ad
\nformat.”<\/div>\n

For a fuller treatise on this matter, read what else eBay has to stipulate: Digitally delivered goods policy<\/a><\/p>\n

So, I won’t be endeavoring to sell my inspirational imagery on eBay. I’d be ahead to just give it away. \ud83d\ude44<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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