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Posted at February 19, 2005, 1:59 pm:

Article on the web claims eBay Store Fee increases are causing disgruntled small business owners to 'close up shop'.


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Not sure, but it may be a trend starting in the online auction/selling...

Surely Ebay would not adopt a deliberate policy of doing this? They ...

Might be a good time to open an e-bay store.

The ebay store is really easy to set up, and if you add the selling ma...

I think it's a deliberate direction-change.

The easy response to that is that every body in business should know w...

What used to be a marketplace for small mom & pop shops to run invento...

Maybe one might look beyond the venue.

Sorry, but seeing how eBay has posted record profits every fiscal year...

-+Solutions: Sell-through rates down - a) Move to a product with l...

Sorry to disagree, but the argument that ebay or any other venue's pro...

That's what I'm blaming eBay for.

> but 60%??? Percentages are so misleading.

-+That is where you are wrong.

-+So if the fee hike is so meaningless to you, what stopped you from rai...

> Article on the web kjp55: this is not even a legitimate "web a...

It can be described as a fee hike from $9.

-+The basic store fee hike was the least of the problems.

They know that their stock is overvalued.

If there was a solid eBay competitor, do you not think they would want...

> it is not even close to being able to provide the income eBay pro...

-+100% agreed! I preach this like there's no tomorrow.

FreeDayAuctions.

Again, no traffic.

I would hesitate to use the word "blame" but eBay operations is in man...

-+Please let's not say fact when we mean 'opinion'.

Corporations: money over morality.

Do you really want controls over the marketplace? I do not see ebay a...

Please let's not say fact when we mean 'opinion'.

-+I'd draw the line at 'inefficiently'.

I'm sure Froogle has fallen far short of Google's expectations.

> I'm sure Froogle has fallen far short of Google's expectations.

-+Most Google products are beta products (for years and years).

> casual internet users If you're a "casual internet user" the...

-+Which is why Froogle's traffic is nil.

I think most experienced sellers understand the market fluxuations ...

xppman, I concur with your post with the exception of ebay being an ...

I see you points and they are deffinatly playing footies with the law ...

The premises of my understanding of the law comes from statements l...

No disagreement on the paypal issue at all.

-+Just so all understands.

-+-+The bitterness and rhetoric on this thread has reached a fever-pitch.

Classicn, I did want to reply to your post but have been dealing wit...

PROBLEM SOLVED FOR EBAY OR IS IT? The same tactics and more are ...

More Evidence of ebay's Intentional and Unlawful Monopoly More e...

I have been visiting the "Live Auctions" forum and have learned that E...

I did not read this entire thread and in fact only skimmed over some o...

RE: GoAntiques.

Could it be that Ebay is trying to get more people to open stores so t...

Yep: I had a theory (a piece I did last year around this time).

> Could it be that Ebay is trying to get more people to open stores...

2005 and 2006 will be an interesting time to see how eBay tackles many...

cpflds: I do not believe what you posted is entirely right.

Sorry, Ranger, but I have to stand by my previous post.

As you know I didn't disagree with what you said entirely.

So your definition of "shilling" is what? If you can clarify that...

You said: So by your definition, EVERYONE who uses a reserv...

-+The Live auction is "ON" Ebay with the rest of normal sellers who are ...

-+-+Excuse me but do you know what a PROXY BID IS? Guess not or you would ...

Sidestepping a bit here on this subject.

From what I've read over the last few years in many forums on this iss...

Yes your sounding silly when citing all those other companies IMO.

-+Ok, let's clear this misconception.

eBay Class Action http://www.

eBay is currently the 'ambulance' of every class-action suit imaginabl...

eBay is currently the 'ambulance' of every class-action suit imaginabl...

PS: So what are we supposed to do? Just go away? Bend over and ta...

Ya know, xppman.

I never said eBay is the root of all evil.

I have heard others stating that GA is shilling which I know they are ...

Hi Connie: You hit it right on the head.

Come on, XPPman, quoting an entire forum is not giving specifics.

Week responses at best IMO.

I think classicn's responses were accurate and to the point, as do man...

I don't hate them.

xppman wrote: Come on now.

So what are your gripes? If my remarks offend some sorry.

IMO I think You are Confusing Nasty, with Totally Honest! Your Comment...

Ya know, when I read what you just said it makes no sense.

That is a good question.

Hey I only ask dah questions and don't always have duh answers ...

It's apparent most eBay users ( sellers) just don't get it.

Ranger wrote: Perfectly stated, Ranger.

You know the Fed.

Sure, that's why they lowered the listing price, to weed us out.

Lowered the listing price in stores you mean right? Then doubled the...

-+Your last post has me scratching my head, Xp.

Thank you.

Thanks for at least coming clean on this.

Yes thank you classicn.

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