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Changes to eBay’s Pricing Plan Could Whack Shares by 20%

eBay seems intent on committing suicide.

Zero listing fees will be the headline eBay will tout. What they will fail to mention is an increase on Final Value Fees, possibly to be asessed not only on the sale price but also on shipping and handling as well.

eBay is also looking to force PayPal only for all transactions. This means that eBay will now collect double fees as they own PayPal which already takes a cut on the full transaction amount.

eBay has been salivating at the opportunity to double dip on full transaction value once through eBay and again on PayPal.

Casual sellers have already been leaving in droves. Sellers have been closing stores, and Power Seller listings have been shrinking across the board.

One look at sellerdome.com and the toll on the top 100 powersellers now inactive reveals that 11 of the top 100 worldwide sellers on eBay are now either No Longer Registered Users, or have not listed any items recently. Those numbers are about the same when looking at US top 100 sellers.

Double dipping on full transactions by eBay and PayPal will encourage many more to run toward the exits.

It is no wonder almost every other Internet site is seeing significant listing activity increases.

Best Match Search does not return accurate results.
Many claim eBay manipulates the secretive DSR ratings.
eBay buries seller listings based on manipulated DSR ratings.
Feedback is skewed one way against sellers.
Non paying bidders are increasing.
Buyer fraud is increasing.
New listing pages will display other items for sale.
Commercial display advertising of outside sites is increasing.
eBay changes policies sometimes without notice.
System glitches means systems are unstable.

This company under new CEO John Donahoe is headed for an epic collapse, free listings will just be another item on a long list on eBays pending death certificate.