There has been some talk on the forum today about how eBay sent a seller email update earlier today, containing in part some info about how fixed-price listing fees will be cheaper going forward.
However, what they NEGLECTED to mention in the announcement (I only realized this when I clicked through the links and read the fine print) is that they are actually DRASTICALLY INCREASING the Final Value Fees (the fees that are charged when an item sells) for fixed-price listings as well.
What does this mean? Well, I did the math, here are some examples...
If you sell a $100 bag - FVFs used to be $6 (6%), now they will be $11 (11%)
If you sell a $250 bag - FVFs used to be $11 (5%), now they will be $24 (10%)
If you sell a $500 bag - FVFs used to be $20 (4%), now they will be $47 (9%)
If you sell a $1000 bag - FVFs used to be $38 (4%), now they will be $92 (9%)
For those of us who tend to sell higher-end bags, the incremental FVF cost will more than outweigh any savings from cheaper listing fees (since the max savings there is <$4 per listing).
And this is all before the Listing/Insertion fees and PayPal fees!
See here for more info (scroll to the bottom under "Clothing, Shoes, & Accessories":
http://pages.ebay.com/sell/August2008Update/BasicFees/
(Note: These new fees only seem to apply to fixed price listings ... auction FVFs appear to be staying the same)
I find it EXTREMELY disingenuous that eBay mentioned only the "good" fee change, and omitted any mention of the "bad" fee change in its seller communication. Do they think we're idiots? I'm frankly very insulted. Shame on you eBay!
These fee changes take effect 9/16. Ladies, I suggest you dig through your closets and start listing any expensive bags that you've been thinking about selling! I know that I for one am headed to my closet right now to reevaluate my collection...
Sorry if there is a thread on this already, I scanned the eBay forum and didn't see one...
However, what they NEGLECTED to mention in the announcement (I only realized this when I clicked through the links and read the fine print) is that they are actually DRASTICALLY INCREASING the Final Value Fees (the fees that are charged when an item sells) for fixed-price listings as well.
What does this mean? Well, I did the math, here are some examples...
If you sell a $100 bag - FVFs used to be $6 (6%), now they will be $11 (11%)
If you sell a $250 bag - FVFs used to be $11 (5%), now they will be $24 (10%)
If you sell a $500 bag - FVFs used to be $20 (4%), now they will be $47 (9%)
If you sell a $1000 bag - FVFs used to be $38 (4%), now they will be $92 (9%)
For those of us who tend to sell higher-end bags, the incremental FVF cost will more than outweigh any savings from cheaper listing fees (since the max savings there is <$4 per listing).
And this is all before the Listing/Insertion fees and PayPal fees!
See here for more info (scroll to the bottom under "Clothing, Shoes, & Accessories":
http://pages.ebay.com/sell/August2008Update/BasicFees/
(Note: These new fees only seem to apply to fixed price listings ... auction FVFs appear to be staying the same)
I find it EXTREMELY disingenuous that eBay mentioned only the "good" fee change, and omitted any mention of the "bad" fee change in its seller communication. Do they think we're idiots? I'm frankly very insulted. Shame on you eBay!
These fee changes take effect 9/16. Ladies, I suggest you dig through your closets and start listing any expensive bags that you've been thinking about selling! I know that I for one am headed to my closet right now to reevaluate my collection...
Sorry if there is a thread on this already, I scanned the eBay forum and didn't see one...