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eBay Introduces New Listing Type

Scott -- This is all well and good for the seller who lists many of the same item at once, but it's a mess for those of us who list one of a kind and fairly expensive collectors items. As background, I do around $7-$10K in sales per month with an average price of about $100 per item.

1) The fee structure goes up for us dramatically on the back end. This may make fixed price a poor option. So while my listing fee on average goes from $2 to 15 cents, my final value fee goes up to $10 from about $5 - a net increase of $3 per item sold. (Granted, if items don't sell the first time around, it's now cheaper to relist - but as a rule, I only list items once, and then save them until ebay has a listing sale before reposting)
2) In my category (16mm film), I'm going to be crushed by the $6 shipping limit- most of my items are in the 12+ lb range and generally cost 2-3 times that much to ship and insure.
3) Many collectors out there are older people with disposable income -- and many of them are leary of using online payment systems. I get 30% of my orders paid with check or money order. I expect those sales will just be lost.