posted on June 4, 2005 09:29:52 AM new
If eBay raised basic listing fee to $.50 what would you do? Given the steady deterioration in the rate of growth for the U.S. auction business eBay has been desparately trying to find ways to increase profits. Although they have attempted to grow the business in numerous non-auction venues the auction continues to be the large core of their business model. Based on how eBay has operated to date it is pretty clear to me that within a reasonably short time period (probably under two years) we will be looking at a basic listing fee of $.50 with another $.50 for the gallery. So how would this effect what you do on eBay? If you were pretty sure that my estimates are correct would it influence you to start doing something different now or in the near future? Does it tempt you to explore other ventures for selling online? Remember when eBay starting listings were $.25 and the maximum comission rate was 5%. When the BUY IT NOW option was offered initially it was either free or 5 cents. So even though Ebay should have experienced MASSIVE economies of scale as they have grown the business which should have allowed them to easily maintain or actually decrease listing and final value fees they have taken the opposite track. Clearly there is no reason to expect them to change this pattern of behavior. So the question is what are you going to do about it if anything at all.
posted on June 4, 2005 10:05:04 AM new
Well, I don't know about anyone else but I am going to stomp my feet, pound my fists, sing songs of protest start online petitions cause lord knows that that has been so succeffull in the past.
What wil I do? Well, first of all, increasing the basic listing fee won't really effect me and for those that will effect... why is it going to take another increase for them to start exploring their outside options?
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posted on June 4, 2005 10:16:24 AM new
vote democratic
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posted on June 4, 2005 10:55:00 AM new
ebay wants quality not quantity,lord knows there are enough listings on Ebay,no one is making a profit!
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posted on June 4, 2005 11:45:17 AM new
If eBay raised rates, I don't think it would affect listings much. People would still list because they don't want to move to another auction site (start feedback from scratch, etc).
Most people don't notice that eBay makes most of its money from Final Value Fees anyways.
posted on June 4, 2005 05:46:28 PM new
My sales are doing quite well considering the time of year it is. I don't think it would make much difference with me. I'd have to raise my prices, though, to reflect the change.
posted on June 5, 2005 06:39:52 AM new
Sit down and look at my game plan again!!!
Hope ebay isn't reading this - we may get slammed sooner than we think.
posted on June 5, 2005 08:27:46 AM new
Well ebay bought shopping.com for over 600 million.THE TAKE OVER IS IN AUGUST.So i look for fees to hike before xmas.I would start looking to other venues.
posted on June 5, 2005 07:58:55 PM new
I do MINIMAL sales on e bay nowadays,,,,6-8 months ago? I pulled up my bootstraps and went back out into the field...Swapmeets,,,,I LOVE the CASH and drag it away.........I yell, I scream! I jump up and down I Sing , I insult them with thier OFFERS and they come back for MORE....I dance, play my Harmonica,,,,Wear weird clothing combinations,, Todays attire,,,,,red t shirt, Make Love Not WAR,,, A red cap with the Marine Corps emblem,,,,green shorts,,,,,,AND My infamous --2@@4-- sunglasses..... the back drop is hundreds of American Flags,,,,,,48 stars, Burial flags, yard flags, Current stars, Marine corps flags, POW ,,,,rebel flags,,,,,etc......and TONS of GREAT junk on the ground,,,,,,after they picked it apart like Buzzards I am smiling tonite as I just did the totals for the day....$959.00!!!!!!!! yehaaaaaaa!!!!!!!Do this at three car shows a month an SCREW ebay!!!!!!
posted on June 5, 2005 08:30:03 PM new
If Ebay raises their fees .50 cents, you do the same thing you do when USPS, FedEx or UPS raises their rates, or when the oil companies raise the price of a gallon of gas by .50 cents. You scream, holler, P&M like a 4 year old, call those greedy bastards everything you can think of. Then you cool down, have a couple shots 2 buck chuck, and start work revising your business plan.
A $75.00 solid state device will always blow first to protect a 25 cent fuse ~ Murphy's Law
posted on June 5, 2005 08:35:08 PM new
OR,,,,,,,,, the GREEDY Landlord! raises the RENT! Rent out part of the place,,,,,,$300.00.....I did! yehaaaaaaaaa! NOW I hear he is going to DO IT AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AAAAAAAAAAAAA ya just can't stay AHEAD of the GAME!!!!!!!!!!!
