GunStuff Update - Site Fees

[gian_strabo]

Attention GunStuff.co.nz Users

Thank you all, for continuing to support GunStuff.co.nz – New Zealand’s Dedicated Firearms & Accessories Auction Site.

Over our first year we have grown bigger and better. We now connect almost nine hundred firearms enthusiasts from all over New Zealand so that they can buy and sell their gun stuff on a dedicated site.

We hope you have all enjoyed using the site free of charge; however the time has come where we must charge our users fees to keep the website running.


As of 10th of January 2010 the following success fee schedule will apply:

Sale Amount: Fee Amount:

$0.01 - $12.50 Flat Rate of $0.50
$12.51 - $1500 4% of Sale Price
$1501 - $5500 1.50% of Sale Price
$5501 + Flat Rate of $120

At this time we will not be introducing any fees for the following auction services:

 Additional Images
 Featured Auctions
 Highlighted Listings
 Bolded Listings

For a secure payment solution we chose PayPal. It’s quick and easy; all you need is a credit card and an email address. Go to http://www.paypal.com and register for a new PayPal account now if you don’t have one. Then login to GunStuff.co.nz, go to your Members Area and click on Manage Account. Tick the box for PayPal address override and enter your name and PayPal email address. When you’re finished, click the Update button. This will enable you to pay your fees quickly and easily when they are due. Also, from the 10th of January 2010 you can select PayPal as a payment option when selling an item.

Thank you all for your continued support and all the best for 2010,

Kind regards,

Dan & Mark
GunStuff Team

[Spiker]

Is that the anti-gun paypal or another?

[V1coy68]

Hmmmm.... Iv heard nothing but bad things about dealing with paypal with firearms related deals? To the point of them cancelling accounts that are used to pay for firearms?

[gian_strabo]

Is that the anti-gun paypal or another?

In order to keep the site running we need a payment solution other than the expensive Credit Card options such as DPS and Paymark. It is not viable to use local card payment solutions (such as DPS etc) so PayPal is currently the only one which doesn't charge an arm and a leg to do business. Plus - Paypal integrates with our site software which keeps things simple.

Regarding paypal being anti-gun......
http://www.njcsd.org/joomla/index.php?o ... &Itemid=41

While unlikely......If indeed PayPal does not wish to process your payments please contact us immediately. It is another option which we will offer for payment between users, not the only option. You can still use bank transfer and cash payments which have proven very successful over the past year. I must also point out that paying your site fees via PayPal is not a firearms transaction, so very unlikely they would stop that transaction. We have tested the system and it works well.
I hope this settles your nerves.

p.s -All the best for 2010!

[JWB]

So...
50 cents for up to $12-50,
50 cents for $12-51 thru to $60-00 for $1500-00,
$22-50 for $1501-00 thru to $82-50 for $5500-00,
Then $120-00 for everything over $5501-00

It's cheaper to sell an item of between $1501-00, to $4000-00 than an item of $1500-00!

[gian_strabo]

So...
50 cents for up to $12-50,
50 cents for $12-51 thru to $60-00 for $1500-00,
$22-50 for $1501-00 thru to $82-50 for $5500-00,
Then $120-00 for everything over $5501-00

It's cheaper to sell an item of between $1501-00, to $4000-00 than an item of $1500-00!

Incorrect.

The fees are scaling - you'll pay 4% up to $1500 and then an additional 1.5% for anything which goes over that $1500 level. So an item which sells for $4000 would be $60 for the first $1500 and then $37.50 (1.5% on $2500) for the next $2.5k.
A $5500 item would cost $60 for the first $1.5k and then add the 1.5% for the next $4k which brings the total to $120. Which - is the most anyone will pay at this stage. Hope that explains it better, sorry if the original post was confusing.

[Mavarick]

I have used Paypal to buy firearms stuff, its more the use on Ebay they say no too,
Good you guys for using a system thats easy to used

[gian_strabo]

Hi Everyone -

Just a heads up - tomorrow morning the site will be down temporarily while we conduct some maintenance

Regards,

Strabo

[gian_strabo]

New Site is all up and running - Enjoy!

[gian_strabo]

Sorry to drag up an old-ish thread!

Our initiation of the fees on the GunStuff.co.nz site was delayed until today (originally supposed to start on the 10th) so you all got another week or so free - so the fees are on now. They are scaling, but the most anyone will pay currently is $120, which we think is pretty competitive. Take a look around the site if you haven't already and PM or email us via the site if you want to advertise.

Thanks again for supporting the site!
Regards,

Dan & Mark
GunStuff Team

[gian_strabo]

Just in case you visit the site at present we are experiencing some 'technical difficulties'
we appreciate your patience during this time

[gian_strabo]

If you have recieved an email saying your account was suspended please disregard this message and delete it. It was a caused by an error in the system.
Regards,

Strabo
GunStuff Team