May 2013 Fee Structure Changes

[CmtyGuide@ebay.com]

eBay will be introducing a new fee structure on May 1, 2013.

For some sellers fees will be going up, while others will see notable reductions.  We encourage you to take the time to visit the newly launched Seller Centre to see how the changes will affect you (http://sellercentre.ebay.com.au/fs5).

You will notice that to offset the fee change, we have worked to remove the major barriers to listing and have continued to reduce upfront fees to make selling on eBay easier and fairer. Most sellers should only be paying fees on an item after it sells – not before.

Your fees contribute to eBay’s ability to significantly invest in the overall experience for both sellers and buyers.  Enhancements on the buyer side of the equation are aimed squarely at driving traffic to your listings and ensuring the 7.3 million Australians who visit the site every month continue to do so. For example, investments in marketing, social media promotions and mobile commerce applications helped sellers to capture a greater share of online sales in 2012 and saw a 21% year on year increase of visits to eBay.

After reviewing the changes it should be clear that the new fee structure also encourages sellers to adopt the behaviours that we know buyers increasingly prefer (eg: fixed price over auction in some categories) – therefore increasing your chances of a successful sale.

In 2013 we will be working even harder to respond to the rapid pace of change in our industry and to ensure you are taken along on the journey. You will see a number of innovations announced in the coming months and throughout the year which support all of our sellers, no matter what their size or business aspirations.”

[davewil1964]

I suspect you would have to open separate IDs. I doubt many categories of clothes would come under collectible.

If you are auctioning everything vintagemodcar, why bother paying for a store? You would save $49.95 per month and get the first 40 auctions free. So $240 for the other 160. You're in front already.

I would have thought die cast models would count as collectibles. Aren't they cheaper to list through a store?

[davewil1964]

There you go vmc. Auction listings for collectables are included in the 200 free listings for a featured store. So you're looking at a SAVING of $100 per month compared to the current prices.

It's amazing what you can find out when you take a (very) few seconds to look.

[mystiquejewellery]

For people who just sell on some kids clothing, toys and general household items...$1.50 per listing has just priced you totally out of the market! 50c is one thing on top of the final value fee but an increase to the FVF AND the listing price, it just crazy!!

You will have lost many, many customers who a cannot be bothered listing for small sale prices (which I will add, add up to a lot over time) and no-one will want to buy given the added fees will be added to the start price of all items! It is not worth starting bidding for items anything under $5. Certain categories such as children's clothing, books, toys....should carry much lower fees!!!

For some people like myself, a single parent, selling last years clothing that is to small for my children, it helps to pay for this years ones! I will be now heading to sell local Facebook forums and I guess Gumtree. Sad, really sad because quality items which are of great use to a struggling family, cannot be sold on Ebay! Aussie battlers who try to save a dollar here and there will no longer buy and sell. Shame or you Ebay, SHAME. 

[spendthriftee]

For some people like myself, a single parent, selling last years clothing that is to small for my children, it helps to pay for this years ones!

With 40 free listings per month parents/families you will still be able to do this, it will cost nothing upfront and nothing if no sale 🙂 I can see that big sellers of low price items look like they'll be hit hard but for the mum and dad sellers "quality items which are of great use to a struggling family" will still be able to be sold on Ebay. Well unless I'm missing something that's how it's looking to me.

[kustomizer99]

This actually looks GOOD to me -- 40 free listings per month? Cool I never do anywhere near that anyway.

I'm pretty sure this applies to me as a so-called Powerseller, although they don't seem to specify this? I know, I know, I should read back through 8 pages of comments....]:)

[davewil1964]

What you should probably do is read the email (and the links attached thereto) that you got last week from eBay.

It's pretty much all explained there. A radical idea, admittedly.

[kustomizer99]

Yeah, I don't get email from eBay.

Like I told you before, I'm not interested in your anger management issues, son.

[kustomizer99]

If you don't like my posts I'm sure you have better things to do than to waste your time reading them and getting all pouty... don't you?

Not meaning to be rude or nuthin.

[davewil1964]

Echo

[yodablu]

wow you pair are more entertaining than anything else on a fine Saturday morning.