eBay Sellers Upset at New Rates

I received an e-mail from eBay the other day, noting lower rates. After I picked up my jaw and scratched my head due to confusion, I simply accepted the fact that “feebay” decided to begin pleasing their sellers, instead of making them irate. But it looks like I spoke too soon, as it appears the fees are speculated to do a lot more harm than good.

Bloggers all around the web are gathering together and speaking against the new rates. According to Ina Steiner, of Auction Bytes, the new rates could increase some sellers fees by as much as 33%, despite eBay claiming that 60% of sellers should enjoy lower rates.

It might take a few weeks before the real effects are seen, but so far, things are not looking too good.

“Every seller’s going to have to go back and review their business practices and see what this means for them individually,” said eBay spokesman Usher Lieberman. It isn’t just the fee structure that has sellers out of sorts: eBay also changed its feedback system so that sellers cannot give a negative or neutral rating to buyers.

Source: Epicenter Blog