elgato
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| Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2006 10:09 am Post subject: Breaking up With Ebay |
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Nothing riles up online sellers using hosted storefronts more than the two words "fee hikes." When eBay announced upcoming increases to its eBay Stores listing and final value fees, many members protested with lively forum postings and planned strikes.
Bill Cobb, President of eBay North America, announced the new rates, due to take effect Aug. 22, under the headline of "Resetting the Balance of eBay Marketplace." What this basically means is that eBay is looking for a way to offset the growing number of store inventory items as compared to its auction format listings. The result is that disgruntled Web store owners are considering alternatives to the auction giant, though whether or not there is a mass migration remains to be seen. Still, it's worth taking a look at what's available in the marketplace before the new rates are in place next week.
eSales Central - Power Seller Looks Elsewhere
Dave Stoup, a Connecticut-based-eBay Power Seller, has been on eBay for more than six years, and maintained his eBay store, eSales Central periodically over the last four years. To Stoup, the higher fees do make sense if eBay wants to maintain its current business model, focusing on auctions rather than retail sales. On the other hand, he feels eBay purposely reeled in new store merchants in the months leading up to the fee increases.
Consider that while it was putting higher fees in place, eBay created an eBay Stores Resource Center, set up a special campaign for popular store feature Buy It Now and in both May and June ran contest promotions related to eBay Stores.
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