MShipley88 wrote:Isn't Google owned by MSN...as in Microsoft? An I wrong...or maybe only half right?
VermilionFire wrote: half.com has no insertion fee and no paypal (just automatic transfer to your bank account).
GraysonAC wrote:Yeah, that's the stated goal. Because the listing fee doesn't cover the storage fee.But, y'know, I always thought that was sorta balanced out by the much higher final value fees. Bleh.
Badmike wrote:In retrospect, having something sitting in your store for 25 cents a year was an asskicking for Ebay (while good for store owners, no doubt). No fees worth mentioning being generated by Ebay in the meantime. It was a great loophole, only a matter of time until Ebay closed it.
My solution? Cut my AUCTIONS by 50 a week nets me $20 extra a week in listing fees, putting those items in my Ebay store instead will cause me to about break even.
I'd much rather set my own price than rely on the vagaries of hoping not one but TWO separate bidders both want my particular item the same week and get into a bidding war.
Of course, did anyone notice the sneaky way they announce this AFTER Ebay live? And then toss Ebay users the 20 cent auction listing fee bone for the next two days? Pure evil genius.Mike B.
lokiwookie wrote:If all sellers close their stores together eBay will certainly change their price policies. It is a highway robbery. Close your store and go to other websites (in France we have a lot of them, priceminister, aucland, etc, I think it is similar in US). This is the only solution.
Xaxaxe wrote:Sorry, but I can really see eBay's point here — although, perhaps, they could have introduced a slightly smaller price bump.Store listings currently account for 83 percent of all eBay listings, yet they represent only 9 percent of total sales. That's a lot of virtual shelf space filled with items that just sit there ... and sit there ... and sit there.Throw in the fact that despite total sales rising 30 percent last quarter, eBay's profit actually dropped 14 percent ... and, well, is it such a huge surprise that driving sellers toward the traditional auction format is part of eBay's plan?That's not to say I don't see some valid points from BadMike, Grayson, et. al, and I respect the fact that this announcement is a huge concern for them. I also think they will adjust and remain profitable, as they are obviously intelligent people.I guess I'm just saying I'm not that surprised. It is eBay's sandbox, after all ...