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eBay Business - the perfect destination for capital equipment
eBay is a vibrant marketplace for capital equipment. Every day on eBay smart business owners buy and sell thousands of capital equipment items vital to virtually every industry. In 2004, US sales on eBay of capital equipment items including heavy construction equipment, agricultural tractors, metalworking lathes, forklifts, and the like grew by more than 88%.
The reasons are simple
- For Buyers: eBay is a place to find great prices on an incredible selection of new and used equipment, including hard-to-find, out-of-stock and out-of-product prices that are no longer stocked by most distributors. Everything from skid steers and backhoes to sophisticated medical equipment.
- For Sellers: eBay provides businesses with a low cost sales channel for selling products to millions of new customers around the world.
Buying Capital Equipment on eBay -- Business Equipment Purchase Protection
You can buy with confidence on eBay - even when it comes to the equipment you need to run your business. eBay Business helps protect buyers against fraud and material misrepresentation through its Business Equipment Purchase Protection program. Your capital equipment purchase is protected for up to $20,000 or the equipment purchase price, whichever is lower. This program is provided for free on all eligible capital equipment transactions completed on the eBay Business site on or after June 2, 2005, with a winning bid amount of at least $1,000. There's no sign-up, opt-in, or registration necessary.
"Capital equipment" categories on eBay include:
Learn more about Business Equipment Purchase Protection at http://pages.ebay.com/help/tp/bepp-overview.html.
Selling Capital Equipment on eBay
Equipment dealers find that selling on eBay is a great way to increase sales by reaching customers outside their local areas, and end users can use eBay to quickly convert idle equipment into cash. eBay Business offers special pricing for capital equipment categories that makes eBay a profitable, low-cost sales channel.
Capital Equipment Pricing
While most listings in the Business & Industrial categories follow standard eBay listing fees, a different pricing structure exists for the capital equipment categories listed above.
For these categories, pricing is as follows:
| Business & Industrial Category Specific Fees |
| Insertion Fees |
$20.00 |
| Reserve Fees |
$5.00 |
| Final Value Fees |
1.00% of the closing value (maximum charge $250.00) |
All other fees remain the same as standard eBay.com pricing.
Learn more about eBay's Capital Equipment selling fees at http://pages.ebay.com/help/announcement/18.html.
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