Why you shouldn't sell on eBay? Different guides out there on how to become eBay sellers will tell you all about how to start an eBay business, but they'll never tell you the downside of running an eBay business with all of its ugly flaws. In this video, John Ross from Finance on a Budget tells you all about why shouldnt you sell on eBay, from the perils of terrible inventory and stock management to the pitfalls of horrible customer demands. Why would anyone put themselves through this kind of unwanted stress? NOTE: The information provided by John Ross is intended for educational use only. Please consult with a registered professional before acting on any information herein. 0:00 Is Being a Seller on eBay Worth It? 0:14 Reasons to Avoid Selling on eBay 1:56 eBay’s True Intentions 3:50 Life as an eBay Seller 𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗞𝗦 𝗥𝗘𝗙𝗘𝗥𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗘𝗗 𝗜𝗡 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗩𝗜𝗗𝗘𝗢 ........................................................... 𝗡𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗺𝗮𝘇𝗼𝗻 https://youtu.be/LtOzz-xWekk 𝗔𝗺𝗮𝘇𝗼𝗻 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗳𝗳 https://youtu.be/c9GosG9K4Ug 𝗠𝘆 𝗔𝗺𝗮𝘇𝗼𝗻 𝗙𝗕𝗔 𝗦𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁 𝗪𝗮𝘀 𝗦𝘂𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vq12v2Gi2hc 𝗔𝗺𝗮𝘇𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗠𝘆 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝗪𝗲𝗯𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲 http://www.AmazonStoleMyMoney.Blogspot.com 𝗢𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗥 𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗞𝗦 ....................... 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗮 𝗕𝘂𝗱𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗹 http://www.FinanceOnABudget.com 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 https://www.facebook.com/Finance-with-John-Ross-103444301553568 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺 http://www.instagram.com/financeonabudget 𝗣𝗢𝗣𝗨𝗟𝗔𝗥 𝗩𝗜𝗗𝗘𝗢𝗦 ............................... 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝗙𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMui5kUOap0 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝗙𝗮𝘀𝘁: 𝗣𝗮𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝗳𝗳 𝗗𝗲𝗯𝘁 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9i3ppvcaA0 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗬𝗼𝘂'𝗿𝗲 𝗕𝗿𝗼𝗸𝗲 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVX5WR2J9jo 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗧𝗼 𝗗𝗼 𝗔 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘀𝗶𝘀 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4RvpcF09c4 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗕𝘂𝗱𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝗟𝗼𝘄 𝗜𝗻𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R44kQXUm9lE 𝗦𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗛𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗮 𝗟𝗼𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘆 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NPFRrMYQ9Y 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗳𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝗯𝘆 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HR4Um4PAdZg 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗘𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘀 https://youtu.be/7yq7BeUA2eA My name is John Ross with Finance on a Budget. In this video, I’ll talk to you about why you should never sell on eBay. I did it for a VERY long time, and it was stressful to say the least. I want to walk you though many of the pitfalls I had to deal with in my own selling experience. For me, I’ve tried selling everything from books and board games to electronics and cell phones. Some negatives I experienced over the years are: Low Sales, High Fees, suspended PayPal accounts, Damaged Shipments, Lost Shipments, and Failed Transactions. Why You Shouldnt Sell on eBay As a private seller offline, I would advertise on Craigslist (or word of mouth). I would make the sale in person, and it was a done deal. When I moved to my own website for sales, I had to deal with a lot of fraud. But ultimately, someone would buy a product, I would ship a product. Even when I sold via Etsy or eCrater, It was all pretty uneventful. I received money, they received a product. It wasn’t until I started dealing with eBay and Amazon that I would need to spend my time fighting through garbage. When I officially stopped selling on eBay, I had 3 reasons. The first was very little in profits. In my final month, between eBay and Paypal, they took 90% of my profits. Somewhere between my higher prices (due to high fees) and stiff competition directly from China, sales had continued to decline. Another reason is that they had suspended my PayPal account (again), and wouldn’t release the funds. They kept asking me for confirmation of my identity. I kept sending them my license and other documentation, but they simply wouldn’t accept that I was, in fact, me. Eventually they released the funds, but just like my previous Selling on Amazon video (link below), I could do nothing while they sat on my money. The final straw for me (relating back to the first reason) was that I kept getting emails from people saying they were trying to buy, but they would get an error message of one type or another. The amount of lost sales was likely considerable.