Originally Posted by
sonatageek
So how exactly is RAISING the final value fee on items that sell for less then $25.00 to 8.75% gonna help me when I go to sell some small bike or computer items? They are raising the fee on these lower cost items by 67%.
So I have a listing fee, an 8.75 percent final value fee and then maybe a Pay Pal fee.
Talk about nice and friendly for the little guy.
I am going to have to declare Shenanigans on EBay. I am reading some of the other new info and they are lowering insertion fees, but raising final value fees a lot for the $25 and under fees. Currently if the item sells for .01-25.00 they take 5.25%. The new final value fee will be 8.75%! If it ends from $25-1000 they take the 8.75% of 25 ($2.19) then 3.5% (old # 3.25%) of the remaining closing value balance. So for any item that sells for $25 dollars or more they are getting $0.88 more than they currently get. But, they give us a $0.05 price break on the insertion fee.
Also, for a reserve auction even if your item sells they are now keeping the reserve fee unlike before.
Shenanigans!