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eBay fee hike…

February 1st, 2008

EBay’s announcement that seller fees are increasing February 20th is not going over well. The new rules go a little something like this:

“It reduces upfront costs such as listing fees, which will drop from a starting price of $0.20 to $0.15 for traditional auction listings, and makes gallery photos free. However, eBay is adding more costs to the back end for many sellers with higher final-value fees, the commission eBay takes after a sale. Top sellers will be rewarded with greater visibility and protections, but - in perhaps the most controversial aspect of the shake-up - sellers will no longer be able to leave negative feedback for buyers. ” (from CNNMoney.com)

I myself have only participated in eBay as a buyer but I can’t quite see how this is supposed to help…well…anything? eBay is claiming top sellers will see more savings but some sellers who’ve run the numbers say it’s going to cost them more.

What are your thoughts?

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2 Responses to “eBay fee hike…”

    I have been an ebay member for several years as many ebayers I was not doing it for a living just more of a hobby. After the new fee hikes I decided to start my own auction site. It may never be a big site like ebay but the buyers and sellers can leave feedback. Sellers can start listing items now and only pays if they sell their stuff. Like I said for me its more of a hobby than anything.

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