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  • eBay: Getting Something for Nothing [View article]
    You can read more about Amazon allowing sellers to set their own shipping charges:

    thebrewsnews.wordpress.../
    Oct 19 19:26 pm |Rating: +1 0 |Link to Comment
  • eBay: Getting Something for Nothing [View article]
    @GSlusher - that is my point EXACTLY - the buyer does NOT get something for nothing. Free shipping is not free... it is built into the price of the item.

    I DO sell on Amazon -- I sell non-media products on Amazon and I set my own shipping rate. I do NOT offer free shipping on Amazon and it does not affect my sales there.
    Oct 19 19:23 pm |Rating: +1 0 |Link to Comment
  • eBay: Getting Something for Nothing [View article]
    Getting Something for Nothing reminds me of eBay's demand for sellers to offer free shipping to buyers. Free shipping means the buyer gets something for nothing.... or does it?
    Oct 19 13:53 pm |Rating: +2 0 |Link to Comment
  • eBay: Getting Something for Nothing [View article]
    Try doing a completed search on eBay for Led Zeppelin Vintage (shirt, t-shirt) 1977 . I did and I found only ONE original t-shirt that sold although there were a few reproduction t-shirts that sold.

    The one completed auction 390000264972 for LED ZEPPELIN "1977 Tour T-Shirt" RARE ORIGINAL VINTAGE (not a reproduction) sold for $43.24 and ....... at the bottom of the auction, eBay had inserted advertising pointing potential buyers to Zappos.com, JCPenney.com, and 80sTees.com

    If there is no BETTER place to buy / sell Led Zeppelin t-shirts then why is eBay pointing potential buyers to THREE other online locations where they can buy Zeppelin t-shirts?
    Oct 19 13:50 pm |Rating: +2 0 |Link to Comment
  • Changes to eBay’s Pricing Plan Could Whack Shares by 20% [View article]
    Three months ago we predicted a change in the eBay fee structure on our blog:

    thebrewsnews.wordpress.../
    Aug 17 22:57 pm |Rating: 0 0 |Link to Comment
  • Changes to eBay’s Pricing Plan Could Whack Shares by 20% [View article]
    If eBay doesn't change their fee structure, more and more Powersellers are going to list their items elsewhere and then eBay's revenue will suffer since they will lose both the insertion fee and the final value fee. The total costs to eBay sellers are already too high. Total fees to many Amazon sellers is 15-20% and includes the payent processing fee. Total fees to many eBay sellers is 25 - 35% when you factor in all the selling fees and PayPal fees. That fee structure is simply not sustainable.

    If eBay lowers insertion fees and raises final value fees, the average selling price will likely increase slightly as more sellers would be inclined to offer items at fixed price rather than auction. Fixed price almost always brings a higher selling price. In addition, with a greater number of listings and other revenue streams such as ad placement, eBay could more than make up for the lower insertion fees which would also be offset by higher final value fees on higher selling prices.
    Aug 17 22:55 pm |Rating: 0 0 |Link to Comment
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