GREEDY-BAY (AKA EBAY)

THIS IS A GIGANTIC RIP OFF & an ABSOLUTE DISGRACE  - Free Postage is NOT FREE NOW & this will make it worse.

BUSINESSES DOMINATE EBAY & THEY OFTEN SELL HIGHER PRICED GOODS & INCLUDE A HUGE PROFIT ON THE POSTAGE ALLOWANCE & SAY IT IS FREE - NOTHING IS FREE!!!!

WE CAN'T COMPETE WITH CHINESE POSTAGE RATES EITHER.

"eBay is changing the way we calculate the final value fee from 6 May 2014. The final value fee will be based on the total cost to the buyer, including postage. This change is being made to encourage sellers to offer free or competitive postage in line with consumer expectations. Where fees on total cost has been introduced in other markets, the rate of free and fair shipping has increased substantially. This is obviously good news for buyers – but it is also ideal for sellers as satisfied buyers come back and this leads to higher conversion rates.

Already more than 60% of the listings on eBay.com.au offer free shipping and if you currently offer free postage on most of your items, this change will have little or no impact on you. For the remaining listings we would encourage you to look at our integrated label printing platform. Buying and printing your postage on eBay offers great value as we have negotiated discounts on a number of Australia Post products. To help you manage costs while you adjust to the new fee structure, for a limited time, we’ll be offering a 10% rebate on the only service not already offering a negotiated rate (500g assessed parcels)."

I SELL LOW PRICED ITEMS, UNDER $15 & I CAN'T OFFER FREE POSTAGE AS IT IS $7.15 PER ITEM ACTUAL FEE (NO HANDLING OR PACKING CHARGES - ) & OF COURSE THE "ONLY" POSTAGE OPTION NOT TO GIVE A 10% REBATE.

EBAY SHOULD ONLY BE CHARGING FEES/COMMISSION ON SERVICES THAT THEY OFFER.

AUSTRALIA POST OR COURIER COMPANIES CHARGE THE POSTAGE/FREIGHT COSTS - EBAY DOESN'T & NOW WANT TO PROFIT.

STOP BEING GREEDY --- YOU WILL BE LOSING ME AS A SELLER FROM 6 MAY 2014 UNLESS THIS IS REVISED.

I'LL START SELLING PRIVATELY & EBAY WILL LOSE ME & I'M SURE LOTS OF OTHER SMALLER SELLERS.

THIS IS SO WRONG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!