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  • greggm
    greggm 100% (16869x)
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    Royaume-Uni

    how much is it if you wish to list more than 10.000 now
    • Posté le 31 mai 2024 à 16:35
    • #1752866
    I think it's £20 a month
  • crazyrebel
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    Royaume-Uni

    I think it's £20 a month
    • Posté le 1 juin 2024 à 04:40
    • #1752983
    thank you, i might have to settle for that one, do i just list over 10.000 for this to come into effect or do i have to upgrade my account somewhere ? too many in my closed sales but will wait until my next months premium is due, thank you
  • greggm
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    Royaume-Uni

    thank you, i might have to settle for that one, do i just list over 10.000 for this to come into effect or do i have to upgrade my account somewhere ? too many in my closed sales but will wait until my next months premium is due, thank you
    • Posté le 1 juin 2024 à 15:43
    • #1753385
    I am really not sure but as I have over 40,000 listed I will just wait for them to take the money. My sales did improve over the last few weeks so fingers crossed.
  • crazyrebel
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    Royaume-Uni

    I am really not sure but as I have over 40,000 listed I will just wait for them to take the money. My sales did improve over the last few weeks so fingers crossed.
    • Posté le 1 juin 2024 à 15:48
    • #1753388
    its the restrictions which is hard, taking stuff off to replace it in order that the closed do not disappear, seems a logical thing to do but need some sales to off set the fees charged
  • spirou58
    spirou58 100% (3073x)
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    Portugal

    I have been selling stamps on here for about eight years. In all that time I cannot remember a day when I did not sell something or at least took a bid. During that time I have sold about 19,000 items. Since the introduction of the new pricing structure my sales have almost dried up with about 10 sales this month. I have not had a sale in the last week and currently have three items with bids. My income will not cover the delcampe fees this month and no sign it will pick up. Is Delcampe under financial pressure or were they just being greedy. With the state of the world as it is I think an increase somewhere could have been expected and we would have just lived with it but this seems to be a kiss of death. The accounting system is terrible with the seller looking like their income is going to be inflated by including the buyers fees. The buyers are just seeing inflated prices, I know someone suggested reducing our price to keep the total asking price down but why should we. If delcampe is keeping track of the forums then I implore them to think again. This is killing what seemed to be a good site. Act now before it is too late.
    • Posté le 13 mai 2024 à 08:55
    • #1741829
    Unfortunately, due to Delcampe's folly and gluttony, the costs have reached a level that makes it impossible for me to buy from Delcampe in the future.
  • spirou58
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    Portugal

    same here :no:
    • Posté le 13 mai 2024 à 15:27
    • #1742105
    Unfortunately, due to Delcampe's folly and gluttony, the costs have reached a level that makes it impossible for me to buy from Delcampe in the future.
  • Picturepostcardsonline
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    Royaume-Uni

    Less sellers less buyers, surely Delcampe have looked at what could happen with the changes made. If Spirou58 will not be buying along with many others and sellers closing up and reducing to try and make some profit the writing is on the wall.
    I took 18000 postcards off a few weeks ago mainly due to falling sales and the effort it takes to constantly list items makes it difficult to continue, accounting is very time consuming too. I hope it works out but I'm not sure it will. Looks like I have a good collection of 20000 + items to sort and enjoy for now. I wish everyone good luck and I hope the sales return soon.
  • stampmall
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    Australie

    It would appear that the Forum has been disabled ??
  • richnoddystamps
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    Royaume-Uni

    I have sadly come to the conclusion that Delcampe is no longer the platform for me in its current form. I have asked to have my account reduced to the cheapest form and to list only up to 1000 items, and additionally have my API connection ended. I will be removing 25,000 items from sale and will now examine where to invest my former costs. I will only keep a nominal presence but have no expectation of success.

    After a fairly good May my sales have dropped from a decent and healthy amount to just pennies. With API costs at €20 and ongoing memberships it is clearly loss making.

    I have two sales where I am awaiting payment, amounting to just £10, and three to send, again amounting to a few pounds, as opposed to between 20 and 30 sales to be paid, and 20-30 additional to be invoiced before the changes.

    It has been a good 20 years but now I think Delcampe is lost. Unless there is a structural and directional change I fear there is no way back.

    If there is a change I will return immediately but for now I will put my resources and time into sensible sites that aid sellers and buyers.
  • stampmall
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    Australie

    I have sadly come to the conclusion that Delcampe is no longer the platform for me in its current form. I have asked to have my account reduced to the cheapest form and to list only up to 1000 items, and additionally have my API connection ended. I will be removing 25,000 items from sale and will now examine where to invest my former costs. I will only keep a nominal presence but have no expectation of success.

    After a fairly good May my sales have dropped from a decent and healthy amount to just pennies. With API costs at €20 and ongoing memberships it is clearly loss making.

    I have two sales where I am awaiting payment, amounting to just £10, and three to send, again amounting to a few pounds, as opposed to between 20 and 30 sales to be paid, and 20-30 additional to be invoiced before the changes.

    It has been a good 20 years but now I think Delcampe is lost. Unless there is a structural and directional change I fear there is no way back.

    If there is a change I will return immediately but for now I will put my resources and time into sensible sites that aid sellers and buyers.
    • Posté le 11 juin 2024 à 07:33
    • #1758356
    I completely agree.
    I have started the migration to another site.
    I had expected a month or so of hard work, but this site has a bulk uploader (free) and test upload took me 3 hours to convert the Delcampe downloaded items to the new site format.
    Moved 25 items as a test, and it works perfectly.
    I expect less than a weeks work for all 60000 items.
    If Delcampe comes to its senses and fixes some issues, I will return to them. If not It has been a pleasant 16 years growing with them.

    Issue for me IS NOT the fee changes, everything is rising in price, and Auction houses typically add between 15-25% to the buyer invoice, plus credit card fees.
    Delcampe is not necessarily out of line with this.
    The Deal Breakers for me are:

    1) Not being able to talk to buyers who have made lower offers.
    2) Not being able to set a minimum order value.

    I get a large number of sales of 1-2 dollars only. When combined with Shipping Costs and the Delcampe Fees also being charged to my PayPal account, it is a loss every time.
    With Mangopay this is not an issue, but Mangopay is showing itself to be very much in the minority of payments.

    I completely accept the right of a private company to destroy it,s own business, but not mine !
    Like many others I am Voting with my Feet…… :d-unhappy:
  • greggm
    greggm 100% (16869x)
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    Royaume-Uni

    I have no sales and its been like that now for nearly a week. I cannot remember a time in the last eight years when that has happened. Something has to change or I am afraid Delcampe will go out of business. I implore the management of Delcampe to reverse this latest change and look for another way to increase your income as I do not think this is going to work.
  • spirou58
    spirou58 100% (3073x)
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    Portugal

    I pay from India shipping costs US$4.00
    And I pay detailed platform costs US$3.50
    Because of this situation I withdrew all my money at Delcampe.
    This is my history at Delcampe, which I think has come to an end as I've been unable to reach 3,000 transactions:
    100% average in the last 12 months over 497 transactions.
    Since registration 100% average over 2,996 transactions in total
  • spirou58
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    Portugal

    Delcampe's censorship came down on my comments with the normal brutality of societies where such a terrible medium still exists.
    It's sad that such means still exist in today's world.
  • kollectitnow
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    Royaume-Uni

    In the last month I have sold one postcard. I have reduced prices by 25% on renewing closed sales to try and create some interest and compensate for the increased platform charges.
    I now have £20 in my invoice box which the buyer refuses to pay for as he did not read the description. He wants me to cancel the sale?
    Fortunately, this is not my main income but I admit to losing interest, no sales = no interest.
  • worldphila
    worldphila 100% (1798x)
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    Israël

    I pay from India shipping costs US$4.00
    And I pay detailed platform costs US$3.50
    Because of this situation I withdrew all my money at Delcampe.
    This is my history at Delcampe, which I think has come to an end as I've been unable to reach 3,000 transactions:
    100% average in the last 12 months over 497 transactions.
    Since registration 100% average over 2,996 transactions in total
    • Posté le 20 juin 2024 à 18:16
    • #1762385
    You can always offer a lower price on wanted items.
    Some sellers will accept these offers or reoffer.
  • spirou58
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    Portugal

    You can always offer a lower price on wanted items.
    Some sellers will accept these offers or reoffer.
    • Posté le 23 juin 2024 à 05:34
    • #1763177
    Do you believe that in the position that Descampe has put the sellers in, bargaining is the way to go, though?
    I'm here to buy, not to bargain.
    Bargaining is not a European way of doing business, it's a way found in other parts of the world.
  • worldphila
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    Israël

    Do you believe that in the position that Descampe has put the sellers in, bargaining is the way to go, though?
    I'm here to buy, not to bargain.
    Bargaining is not a European way of doing business, it's a way found in other parts of the world.
    • Posté le 23 juin 2024 à 06:16
    • #1763210
    Are you sure about: "Bargaining is not a European way of doing business, it's a way found in other parts of the world."?
    I have many bargaining buyers from Europe (not immigrants).
  • spirou58
    spirou58 100% (3073x)
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    Portugal

    Are you sure about: "Bargaining is not a European way of doing business, it's a way found in other parts of the world."?
    I have many bargaining buyers from Europe (not immigrants).
    • Posté le 23 juin 2024 à 12:26
    • #1763315
    Ok you understand what I say
    Have a nice week with yours bargains.
  • worldphila
    worldphila 100% (1798x)
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    Israël

    Ok you understand what I say
    Have a nice week with yours bargains.
    • Posté le 23 juin 2024 à 13:02
    • #1763330
    Just for fun. Do you know how a british person asks for a bargain?
    "Is it your best price?"
  • spirou58
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    Portugal

    Just for fun. Do you know how a british person asks for a bargain?
    "Is it your best price?"
    • Posté le 23 juin 2024 à 13:43
    • #1763345
    Have a nice week with
  • tracy_barber
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    États-Unis

    I completely agree.
    I have started the migration to another site.
    I had expected a month or so of hard work, but this site has a bulk uploader (free) and test upload took me 3 hours to convert the Delcampe downloaded items to the new site format.
    Moved 25 items as a test, and it works perfectly.
    I expect less than a weeks work for all 60000 items.
    If Delcampe comes to its senses and fixes some issues, I will return to them. If not It has been a pleasant 16 years growing with them.

    Issue for me IS NOT the fee changes, everything is rising in price, and Auction houses typically add between 15-25% to the buyer invoice, plus credit card fees.
    Delcampe is not necessarily out of line with this.
    The Deal Breakers for me are:

    1) Not being able to talk to buyers who have made lower offers.
    2) Not being able to set a minimum order value.

    I get a large number of sales of 1-2 dollars only. When combined with Shipping Costs and the Delcampe Fees also being charged to my PayPal account, it is a loss every time.
    With Mangopay this is not an issue, but Mangopay is showing itself to be very much in the minority of payments.

    I completely accept the right of a private company to destroy it,s own business, but not mine !
    Like many others I am Voting with my Feet…… :d-unhappy:
    • Posté le 11 juin 2024 à 08:15
    • #1758374
    I like the idea of converting over to another site if needed. Fortunately, I have the computer savvy to do so where some people do not. It's a sad state of affairs, to be sure.

    It looks like Delcampe is about ready to go belly up if the sellers take the high road.

    What will they do then?

    Ahhh... try to get hooked into the Auction Houses, no doubt. They seem like a middle man at the moment.
  • tracy_barber
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    États-Unis

    I have no sales and its been like that now for nearly a week. I cannot remember a time in the last eight years when that has happened. Something has to change or I am afraid Delcampe will go out of business. I implore the management of Delcampe to reverse this latest change and look for another way to increase your income as I do not think this is going to work.
    • Posté le 20 juin 2024 à 10:16
    • #1762244
    Agreed about Delcampe maybe going belly up in the bathtub. I think they got into this a little over their heads an premature without some input from the users of the site.

    A week or so ago, I started posting lots again and assumed (WRONGLY) that it may stay close to what it was before. Nope. Not even close. All my lots so far have had some visits, no watchers and no buyers. I know what I've posted is not a cuppa tea for everyone, but I have a stack of stock sheets to post and I'm debating whether I should or not.

    Get back to you on that one. BTW, best of all where ever you go.
  • sylvaindore
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    Thaïlande

    I have been selling stamps on here for about eight years. In all that time I cannot remember a day when I did not sell something or at least took a bid. During that time I have sold about 19,000 items. Since the introduction of the new pricing structure my sales have almost dried up with about 10 sales this month. I have not had a sale in the last week and currently have three items with bids. My income will not cover the delcampe fees this month and no sign it will pick up. Is Delcampe under financial pressure or were they just being greedy. With the state of the world as it is I think an increase somewhere could have been expected and we would have just lived with it but this seems to be a kiss of death. The accounting system is terrible with the seller looking like their income is going to be inflated by including the buyers fees. The buyers are just seeing inflated prices, I know someone suggested reducing our price to keep the total asking price down but why should we. If delcampe is keeping track of the forums then I implore them to think again. This is killing what seemed to be a good site. Act now before it is too late.
    • Posté le 13 mai 2024 à 08:55
    • #1741829
    I see that many are considering leaving Delcampe but going where? Ebay? Elsewhere?

    Sylvain
  • OPPORTUNITY_KNOCKS
    OPPORTUNITY_KNOCKS 100% (1654x)
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    Australie

    I am a relatively recent buyer only on Delcampe. Costs per lot have gone up to an extent that small priced items don't appear to be viable to buy anymore with the effect of added fees. I have found lately that sellers are not responding to invoice requests - I think they have lost heart and any incentive to continue. Such a shame. I was hopeful of selling on Delcampe but so many changes (and more to come) don't make it easy to assess the viability of doing so.
  • Cornovia-Postcards
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    Royaume-Uni

    I'll be closing my store here at the end of this month. The steep and rapid decline in sales just don't justify the cost of the new store fees, for me anyway, and much as I'd love for sales to improve here, I just don't see it happening. We all have bills to pay and work we want to do, and this isn't a great time for pinning all my hopes on what might be, especially after all the hard work we've done in the past seems to have been torpedoed, so there really is no point staying. The changes have clearly had a very negative effect on the sales of smaller value items, such as most postcards and stamps, and as these items are very much the bread and butter of any site such as this, this seems to me to be an almost suicidal combination of bad decisions. Cory Doctorow coined a great word for what seems to have happened here, but I suspect that this post would be deleted if I used that word.

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