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I think it really depends on your margins, if you are a low margin, high volume operation this could be pretty devastating. If your Net income was 5%, you just lost 16% of your income, I would say that is a pretty big hit. Pacific I usually agree with most of what you say, but in this case I think you are wrong about what makes a successful business. A friends company that is not coin or ebay related is going to see there expenses increase by $10-15k, regardless of what % of revenue it works out to be, that is a significant amount of money (eg. 1 year university for their kid). Some sellers would probably benefit from getting a USD bank account and US paypal account. |
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Purely agreed with your statement on the USD bank account and US PayPal account. Currency transaction fees are far more of a hit than the slight PayPal increase ( an annoyance).
As to your friends business , that is indeed tough. Seems everyone treats small business owners as an ATM these days.
The small shop I owned in Victoria years ago basically saw my shop lease and Commercial property taxes double from the original 5 year lease. Told them to go pound sand and started working the show circuit and Internet. It is going to happen more and more I am afraid.
Wish your friend well in their business endeavours, it really is getting tough out there for all Canadian businesses.
Not to get political, it is a world wide issue and no fault of anyone in charge in Ottawa. Currencies are in a devaluation to the bottom and commodities especially oil and base metals are taking a huge hit.
I think our American cousins could find themselves in a heap of trouble with a too strong dollar and nowhere to send their exports.
We just returned from the Las Vegas Coin show held mid December and there were not a lot of Canadians at the show or the Poker tables. Just too darn expensive!
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40 cents dollar exchange today, I guess when they split paypal from ebay creating shareholder value for sure at least it's safe. Edited by john100
01/06/2016 6:28 pm
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This just descrimatory, it shouldn't matter to where you are selling. It will effect the small sellers for sure, or those that are only trying to recoup money from an occasional sale. I used to keep a US paypal balance in order to buy coins. As many Canadian sellers list in USD. I find that to be frustrating because of conversion fees. I was thinking if I should list some of my excess coins. Now its just another headache to deal with. I bet many sellers will try and pass on the increase.
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failed businesses are complainers  Guess that was somebody else complaining in all those other posts about how they couldn't run a successful business with Canadian customers and had to move to the US to sustain themeselves! Quote:
When I ran a bricks and mortar store there were a lot more headaches than small fee increases. Ask any merchant who takes credit cards what the banks and American Express take for fees.. Guess this isn't complaining about a business that no longer exists either Quote:
The small shop I owned in Victoria years ago basically saw my shop lease and Commercial property taxes double from the original 5 year lease. Or this |
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If you think I am getting into it with you , sadly mistaken.
Fact is I successfully transitioned from bricks and mortar to online and the show circuit and my business not only still exists it is thriving.
Fact is , dealing with customers in the US from Canada....is most profitable and pleasurable. I still live in Canada and happen to be close enough to the USA , to take full advantage of the American market for Canadian coins .
Kuh go for it , you can take all the shots you want . Fact is I am still successful and thriving and hardly complain at my lot in business.
Quite frankly I could care less what you think, I am too busy being successful. Have a nice day!
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01/06/2016 8:55 pm
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If PayPal charges 3.7% (or more) per transaction then conversion fees (USD to CAD) I may have to think about opening a Canadian bank account again. Thirty plus years ago I had a Canadian account specifically used for my numismatic purchases in Canada, I may have to open one again. Just for info, what kind of currency conversion fees are PayPal dealers charged?
Just as an aside I have a good friend who used to have a brick and mortar shop and at the end of his 5-year lease his monthly rent doubled plus; utilities almost triple; phone charges/internet up 75%; he now does the show circuit. Hates being away from home but has to make a living and he's doing well.
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That's actually quite an increase. 2.9% to upwards of 4.7%. If I'm correct, you'd also be paying that on the full ebay payment, which they take upwards of 10% of. So that's Getting close to 16% after everything is said and done. Oh, and let's not forget the approximate 2% on exchange. Yikes. Of course this is passed to the consumer, so who blinks first, consumer or seller? I'd say for many this may be a bit of a disaster, seeing that some people go by the golden rule of a 15% mark up in sales. I don't think the poster Kuh is taking shots at pacific, I think pacific can come across as a little pretentious, which never translates well in communications. Edited by Alan
01/06/2016 9:57 pm
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I don't think the poster Kuh is taking shots at pacific, I think pacific can come across as a little pretentious, which never translates well in communications.
In words, a generation gap!! Jack also had to walk to school, uphill both ways!  This change won't impact me, my strongest buyers are US. In fact, it might benefit me if low margin sellers list their error coins for sale/shipping in Canada only - I won't have to bid against buyers backed by a strong US dollar  "Discovery follows discovery, each both raising and answering questions, each ending a long search, and each providing the new instruments for a new search." -- J. Robert OppenheimerContent of this post is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses...0/deed.en_USMy eBay store
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"Discovery follows discovery, each both raising and answering questions, each ending a long search, and each providing the new instruments for a new search." -- J. Robert OppenheimerContent of this post is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses...0/deed.en_USMy eBay store
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Boy do I miss Helmut! ! Edited by Pacificoin
01/07/2016 12:04 am
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Am I wrong to think that using HA or TCNC auction sites may be a better idea if all these increased fees are inching up to be on par with them?
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Macdon trouble is the exposure you get on ebay is the big difference. With coin auctions you are only getting a numismatically targeted market. It takes quite awhile to get paid as well. Whereas with PayPal your ebay sales are paid for in a much quicker fashion. Another point to look at is that quite a few lots in coin auctions end up getting no better than wholesale prices anyways. Selling to dealers is another option, but sadly that too will not realize an optimal result. Saw Joe at JandM a few weeks before Christmas and asked what he would pay for large lots of certified coins. He said 45 per cent if he had to. Another option that a lot of smart collectors do, is try taking a table or two at some coin shows or markets and try their luck. Certainly an excellent way to improve networking and you never know. You might enjoy it and become a vest pocket dealer. Stay optimistic ! Cheers. |
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I agree Pac! LOL .... He certainly could stir the waters... but also had some nice pieces he did show... Funny I'm thinking of starting to sell some of my stuff on ebay... and just reading through all the information to be a seller on ebay. The cost of doing business is acceptable in my opinion. Easy to move, always will get EXACTLY fair market value and hopefully I won't deal with many problem buyers. I find that locally it's hard to move some of my very common items.. hopefully ebay it will be easier. |
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