For eBay sellers, changes in fees & feedback have been made official

List more. It will cost you less.
Sell more. It will cost you more.
Sell cheaper stuff; it will cost you a lot more.



For items selling under $25, eBay’s fee is going up to 8.75% of the final sale price. That's a 67% increase. eBay also announced that it will give PowerSellers up to a 15 percent discount on Final Value Fees based on Detailed Seller Ratings (DSRs) beginning in April 2008.

Although many sellers will benefit from these changes, the average eBay selling price is in the $10 range, so this is likely to affect those who sell small items infrequently and those who sell inexpensive goods -- no matter how often -- to a greater extent.

Additionally, the fees for including photos on listings will be eliminated.

Finally, in search results, sellers with higher rates of customer dissatisfaction will get lower exposure.

EBay's incoming Chief Executive, John Donahue, claims that most sellers will see their fees go down. He states that the new fee structure will be driven by the success of sellers.

For more information on this, check out the article on NorwichBulletin.com.

Here's another interesting change on the horizon...

Sellers will no longer be allowed to leave negative or neutral feedback for buyers. Other changes in their feedback system are in the works as well. I'm sure this will cause a lot of chatter since buyers and sellers both have voiced strong opinions on the matter.

Read about it here: . http://pages.ebay.com/services/forum/new.html