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Support => Feature requests => Topic started by: Tessellated on July 09, 2013, 04:49 pm
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The current state of affairs is that one must deduce the current fee structure by creating listing in each level and seeing how much the post-commission price is and then do math the figure out the percentage. This will not do.
This fee can apparently change without any notice or hint to the business paying those fees.
While I agree you have the right to choose any fee you want, vendors NEED TO KNOW what that fee is.
You cannot have some floating fee of an unknown amount without even having a page that clearly displays it. You can charge what you want but we need to know what that is. The seller's guide does not even have this info.
Since fee changes are not announced I need somewhere I can point a script to let me know when this has happened. It is no good for me to find out the fees changed a week ago, I need to know right away.
My business relies on knowing our costs, otherwise we can't pay people the correct amount. I cannot think of any online marketplace that is not upfront and very clear about what they charge.
I have an accounting mess right now that I have to sort out because nobody told the vendors that they are suddenly paying more.
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The current state of affairs is that one must deduce the current fee structure by creating listing in each level and seeing how much the post-commission price is and then do math the figure out the percentage. This will not do.
This fee can apparently change without any notice or hint to the business paying those fees.
While I agree you have the right to choose any fee you want, vendors NEED TO KNOW what that fee is.
You cannot have some floating fee of an unknown amount without even having a page that clearly displays it. You can charge what you want but we need to know what that is. The seller's guide does not even have this info.
Since fee changes are not announced I need somewhere I can point a script to let me know when this has happened. It is no good for me to find out the fees changed a week ago, I need to know right away.
My business relies on knowing our costs, otherwise we can't pay people the correct amount. I cannot think of any online marketplace that is not upfront and very clear about what they charge.
I have an accounting mess right now that I have to sort out because nobody told the vendors that they are suddenly paying more.
A page showing the current fee structure seems so obvious and important it's shocking that SR is being so opaque on the whole issue.
The general consensus seems to be that it's fine if you need to raise your fees to cover your nut, but be transparent. Did you really think it wouldn't become public anyway? And look at how many recent posters are disheartened by DPRs handling of the issue. Clear it up now SR management or else this will fester.