eBay changes

[cardsnstuff]

What other venues do you sell? Amazon? does it get much traffic? How are the fees? any others?

[RichardSimon]

Just a continuing trend of ebay sticking their hands deeper into sellers pockets. They just keep raising fees and giving you tiny crap (supplies, listings) to supposedly offset the fee increases.
Ebay I don't want your tiny crap. I want reasonable fees.

[RichardSimon]

Originally Posted by cardsnstuff

What other venues do you sell?
Amazon? does it get much traffic? Not for our type of items.
How are the fees? HIGH

Ebay knows they have the market cornered. They can just keep squeezing.

[keithsky]

Everyone complains about the fees raising on Ebay but people keep coming back. It's just like the authenticating companies, they all raise there fees and people complain but still go back. It's hard not to sometimes I get that because they are the big players out there but if people would stop or limit using them maybe they would treat there customers better and realize the customers are valuable to them. Richard is right they raise fees and throw in crap to offset the higher fees and act like they are giving you something in return. They think the customers are stupid. As sports collectors like us when you tell them about fake autographs and you get no reply back from them because they don't give a damn you know it's about how much money they can make.

[CollectingAmericasPastime]

Originally Posted by RichardSimon

Ebay knows they have the market cornered. They can just keep squeezing.

Do they though? With PayPal being a separate entity, but still offering purchase protection when Goods & Services is chosen, I don't know if eBay will ever have the market cornered.

I don't have any social media accounts anymore, but when I did I was using Twitter, Facebook pages, etc., to sell cards and other crap. The outreach of those social media platforms is massive, and PayPal only charges the 2.9% + $.3 fee, which is significantly lower than eBay. Facebook, as much as I hate them and Zuckerberg, has created a pretty solid marketplace interface that is user-friendly and simple.

If you look at the growth of eBay's stock, or lack thereof, it shows that they have yet to corner the market. Amazon has cornered their market more than eBay has cornered their's, which is evident by Amazon's stock.

I actually think these fees are eBay grasping for straws that lead to more profit for them. I think eBay is ultimately struggling, hence the extensive reaching into seller's pockets.

[Hot Springs Bathers]

The fact is there is no where else to list an item that can be seen by thousands right away. I don't like the fee system either but it still gives you the most exposure.

[Zach Wheat]

Originally Posted by RichardSimon

Ebay knows they have the market cornered. They can just keep squeezing.

I agree, I have not sold a lot on eBay....but this has to be frustrating.