{"id":2341,"date":"2008-10-13T07:48:25","date_gmt":"2008-10-13T11:48:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nyoatrader.com\/blog\/?p=2341"},"modified":"2008-10-14T08:56:36","modified_gmt":"2008-10-14T12:56:36","slug":"ebay-changes-fixed-price-listings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nyoatrader.com\/blog\/2008\/10\/13\/ebay-changes-fixed-price-listings\/","title":{"rendered":"eBay Changes – Fixed Price Listings"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Ray Gould had recently commented to me in an email that he had seen a pretty dramatic increase in eBay’s<\/a> Scouting auctions.<\/p>\n

Have you seen the tremendous increase of Scout related items (using the general search category “Boy Scouts”) in past 2 weeks….<\/span>For last several years, the volume of items selling in this category at any given time fluctuates between 10,000 and 11,000.\u00c2\u00a0 But for approx last 2 (maybe 3?) weeks, this category has grown to almost 15,000 in a very short period of time. <\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Ray posited a potential cause, which I’ll try to get to in another post, but I think the increase is mainly due to the change in Fixed Priced listing fees<\/a> which took place on September 16.<\/p>\n

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\n\n\n\n
Insertion Fees for Fixed Price listings<\/strong><\/strong> (effective 9\/16\/08) <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n\n\n\n\n
\u00c2\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
\u00c2\u00a0<\/td>\n\u00c2\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
\u00c2\u00a0<\/td>\n\u00c2\u00a0<\/td>\n\u00c2\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Starting or Reserve Price<\/strong><\/td>\nCurrent Insertion Fee <\/strong><\/td>\nNew Insertion Fee
\n3, 5, 7, 10, 30 day, GTC durations
\nSame price for all durations!<\/em> <\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
$1.00 – $9.99<\/td>\n$0.35<\/td>\n$0.35<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
$10.00 – $24.99<\/td>\n$0.55<\/td>\n$0.35\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0Lower fee!<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
$25.00 – $49.99<\/td>\n$1.00<\/td>\n$0.35\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0Lower fee!<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
$50.00 – $199.99<\/td>\n$2.00<\/td>\n$0.35\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0Lower fee!<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
$200.00 – $499.99<\/td>\n$3.00<\/td>\n$0.35\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0Lower fee!<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
$500.00 or more<\/td>\n$4.00<\/td>\n$0.35\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0Lower fee!<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The hidden cost is the increase in the Final Value Fees:<\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n
Final Value Fees for Fixed Price listings<\/strong> (effective 9\/16\/08) <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
\u00c2\u00a0<\/td>\n\u00c2\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
\u00c2\u00a0<\/td>\n\u00c2\u00a0<\/td>\n\u00c2\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
Parts & Accessories, Clothing, Shoes & Accessories, all other categories<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Closing Price<\/strong><\/td>\nCurrent Final Value
\nFee<\/strong><\/td>\n		Parts & Accessories<\/em><\/td>\nClothing, Shoes & Accessories<\/em><\/td>\nAll other categories<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Item not sold<\/td>\nNo Fee<\/td>\nNo Change<\/td>\nNo Change<\/td>\nNo Change<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
$1.00-$50.00*<\/td>\n8.75% of the closing value<\/td>\n12.00%<\/td>\n12.00%<\/td>\n12.00%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
$50.01 – $1000.00<\/td>\n8.75% of the initial $50.00, plus 3.50% of the remaining closing value balance ($50.01 to $1,000.00)<\/td>\n12.00%
\n9.00%<\/td>\n		12.00%
\n9.00%<\/td>\n		12.00%
\n6.00%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Equal to or Over $1000.01<\/td>\n8.75% of the initial $50.00, plus 3.50% of the initial $50.01 – $1,000.00 plus 1.50% of the remaining closing value balance ($1,000.01 – closing value)<\/td>\n12.00%
\n9.00%
\n2.00%<\/td>\n		12.00%
\n9.00%
\n2.00%<\/td>\n		12.00%
\n6.00%
\n2.00%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/blockquote>\n

So for the average sale (less than $ 50), the final value fee goes from 8.75% to 12% an increase of 3.25% and for sales up to $1 000 the fee on the amount over $ 50 goes from 3.50% to 6.00% an increase of 2.50%.<\/p>\n

The plus side for the seller though is twofold<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. You can list a high priced item for 30 days for only $ 0.35 and if it it doesn’t sell your only out $ 0.35 not the $ 2.00 – 4.00 it would have cost.<\/li>\n
  2. Higher position in search results.\u00c2\u00a0 These Buy-It-Now items are included in the regular search results and not relegated to the lower search priority of eBay Store items.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    What is your take? Is this the reason for the increase in listings or is there another cause?<\/p>\n

    ————————–<\/p>\n

    \n
    The reverse side also has a reverse side.<\/dt>\n
    Japanese Proverb<\/a><\/strong><\/dd>\n<\/dl>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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