January 29, 2008 9:22 AM PST
eBay lowers listing fees
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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Support needs to be improved also. You would think that with the price increase you would see better support.
She must be stepping off at the right time. That's a long time for CEOs these days. I wonder how well the company would have done with someone else at the helm for the last 10 years.
Support needs to be improved also. You would think that with the price increase you would see better support.
She must be stepping off at the right time. That's a long time for CEOs these days. I wonder how well the company would have done with someone else at the helm for the last 10 years.
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.
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.
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.
- 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.
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(8 Comments)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.