05-05-2013, 12:27 AM
Speedy wrote:Ebay has changed the fee structure (for the better) for sellers who subscribe to an eBay store.
Sucks. Don't companies ever do anything to improve things?
Also the listing fee has been dropped from 50 to 20 cents and there are a lot more free listings per month than there were before. If you sell more than just a few items per month, the $15.99 charge for a store is well worth it. Based on my sales for the month of April, I saved about $468 in fees for the same amount of sales for May under the new fee structure. Without a store, I would be paying 10% after May 1st. With a store, it's only 4%.
It appears that eBay is trying to discourage the casual seller in favor of people who sell using eBay stores.
It sucks, but that's the business model they've chosen, and it IS their business and their choice. If you are selling anything other than collectibles or one-of-a-kind, there's always Amazon. I've found that I get higher prices for items that I sell on Amazon anyway.