EBAY: Sellers Disgruntled By Fee Changes, Say Price Hike In Disguise

Henry Blodget | January 29, 2008 1:40 PM

eBay axe Scot Wingo at eBay Strategies is live-blogging the eBay seller conference. He's interviewed a bunch of sellers about the "bold changes" CEO John Donahoe announced this morning. The bottom line:
  • Sellers are excited about the PayPal seller-protection changes--and annoyed by the fee changes.
  • Most sellers regard the fee changes as a price increase (especially Media sellers and auction sellers)
  • When the new final-value fee was announced, it produced an audible gulp from the audience.
  • Fixed price sellers will get the bulk of the benefit from the fee changes.
  • The change will probably drive some sellers from auctions to fixed price (and is probably designed to do that).
We think eBay should take the short-term hit and cut prices across the board (as Amazon did a few years ago). It does not appear to have done this. In fact, many sellers appear to believe that eBay has said "Price cuts!" and then actually raised prices.

Details at eBay Strategies.

See Also: eBay Fee Changes: Short-Term Pain, Maybe Long-Term Gain



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Tom said:
If you're upset about what is going on at eBay, shoot me an email at tom.tolbert@hotmail.com. I'll be more than happy to let you know about a new auction site for those who aren't happy with what eBay is doing. However, I don't like spam, so don't send junk to me. This is an honest comment. If you're interested, then we can talk.
Ebay Strategies (URL) said:
This is relevant to Ebay Strategies that they have increased fee structures and the sellers of ebay are not happy about these changes in the fee structures.In my opinion this is great move by the parties.
Tim (URL) said:
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 (http://www.bidviper.com)
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.
Dustin said:
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Jay said:
When a Company like eBay arbitrarily decides to take the constitutional rights,
of expressing the opinion of their constituents
they are violating the very base of the US Constitution.
We need to have the freedom to express our opinions; we have the legal right to
defend ourselves; The new feedback policy violates the fundamental freedom
given to us to express ourselves, when only one individual has the unilateral right
to leave negative feedback, the seller is no longer entitled to voice that opinion,
in a clear violation of our constitutional rights to free speech
or the right to express ourselves.

eBay not only is increasing the fees by 67%
PayPal -an eBay Company- will also Freeze our accounts!

We need to remain eBay that we are in the United States
and not in Countries like North Korea, Iran, and others
where the freedom to give and take your opinion
is silenced by the dictatorship of the individuals running those countries.

We have no protection and I feel vulnerable,
eBay is denying us of our constitutional rights.

Jay
Marc said:
The person who really gets hit on these changes,and all the changes over the last 5 years is the individual looking to clear out their garage and make an extra buck. This was ebays first growth, not storefronts, that came second.

The market is ready for a change, and cost to entry is very LOW!

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