27 Jan
2010
27 Jan
'10
12:03 a.m.
On 1/26/10 3:34 PM, Russ Bartlett wrote:
They try to position it as though they are giving us
something when the reality is it is all about ebay making even money for themselves
Last I checked, eBay was a for-profit public corporation.
What they provide hasn't improved at all for buyers.
The only thing they haven't done (yet) is make their
twitchy popups flash.
I noticed today they added more crap for their 'buyer protection'
on every page.
Before 02/18/2005:
$0.01 - $25: 5.25% of the closing value
$25.01 - $1,000: add 2.75% for those over $25
Over $1,000: add 1.5 for those over $1000
After 02/18/2005:
$0.01 - $25: 8% of the closing value
$25.01 - $1,000: add 5% for those over $25
Over $1,000: add 3% for those over $1000
(may miss some increases in between)
After 03/01/2010:
9% ($50 cap)
Observations:
If I'm reading this correctly, they are trying to increase the number of high-ticket
auctions. Makes sense if they're trying to reduce transaction counts.
There seem to be insane numbers of auctions in the 5 - 20 dollar range.
Almost nothing sells for less than $10 with shipping.