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January 29, 2008 9:22 AM PST

eBay lowers listing fees

Posted by Elinor Mills

As expected, eBay has lowered fees for listing items to sell and adjusted other fees in response to a slowdown in sales activity on the online auction site. The company also said on Tuesday that it is raising its commission for items that sell, which reduces the risk for sellers in the event an item does not sell, and is offering a free gallery picture with each listing.

Last week, eBay announced that Chief Executive Meg Whitman would step down after 10 years at the helm to make way for fresh leadership. She is being replaced by John Donahoe, head of eBay Marketplaces.

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Finally
by Astinsan January 29, 2008 11:35 AM PST
I haven't sold anything on ebay since all of the ridiculous price increases. Support needs to be improved also. You would think that with the price increase you would see better support.
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Finally
by Astinsan January 29, 2008 11:35 AM PST
I haven't sold anything on ebay since all of the ridiculous price increases. Support needs to be improved also. You would think that with the price increase you would see better support.
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commission fees offset savings
by toddallyn January 29, 2008 6:32 PM PST
I did a quick check on the low end - and while the listing fees are going down, the higher commission is so much higher (first $25 is now 8.75% commission instead of 5.25% - a whopping 66% increase) that while your risk is down for listing - your revenue is down if your item sells. Hardly the "value" "rewards" and "great customer service" they're using to describe the change in their email to sellers.
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commission fees offset savings
by toddallyn January 29, 2008 6:32 PM PST
I did a quick check on the low end - and while the listing fees are going down, the higher commission is so much higher (first $25 is now 8.75% commission instead of 5.25% - a whopping 66% increase) that while your risk is down for listing - your revenue is down if your item sells. Hardly the "value" "rewards" and "great customer service" they're using to describe the change in their email to sellers.
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Alternatives to eBay
by alternative2ebay February 6, 2008 1:36 AM PST
Since the fvf increase I'm now looking for a good alternative to eBay such as eBid etc. I found out more about ebid at http://www.ukebid.com eBid has been running for 10 years and operates sites for 14 countries so like eBay it's a trusted and well established auction site and not a "Here today gone tomorrow" auction site.
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Alternatives to eBay
by alternative2ebay February 6, 2008 1:36 AM PST
Since the fvf increase I'm now looking for a good alternative to eBay such as eBid etc. I found out more about ebid at http://www.ukebid.com eBid has been running for 10 years and operates sites for 14 countries so like eBay it's a trusted and well established auction site and not a "Here today gone tomorrow" auction site.
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