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eBay Buyer Protection Fee

by chrisstu on 1/3/25, 11:28 AM with 5 comments

• by chrisstu on 1/3/25, 11:28 AM

  In the UK, ebay will add 75p plus 4% to private seller prices. Somehow they still describe their service as free to private sellers.

• by beardyw on 1/3/25, 12:32 PM

  If I buy by credit card I am already protected. So what am I paying eBay for?

• by reify on 1/3/25, 11:58 AM

  Obscene enshittification

  EBay annual/quarterly gross profit history and growth rate from 2021 to 2024.

  Gross profit can be defined as the profit a company makes after deducting the variable costs directly associated with making and selling its products or providing its services.

  EBay gross profit for the quarter ending September 30, 2024 was $1.849B, a 3.01% increase year-over-year.

  Thats $1,849,000,000 profit Folks

  EBay gross profit for the twelve months ending September 30, 2024 was $7.394B, a 1.9% increase year-over-year.

  EBay annual gross profit for 2023 was $7.279B, a 2.3% increase from 2022.

  EBay annual gross profit for 2022 was $7.115B, a 8.43% decline from 2021.

  EBay annual gross profit for 2021 was $7.77B, a 9.48% increase from 2020.