jasonw1239 wrote:I figured I might as well get it over with and make the change.What is "opt-out" today will be mandatory in a month or so.
Badmike wrote:It's offical, yesterday Ebay had it's all time low of $23.24 a share. They managed to rally to $23.77 a share by the end of the day. A far cry from almost exactly a year ago when they closed above $40 a share on October 11th....but so much has happened since then, none if it good for Ebay or it's customers (the economy has played a part), and the stock price reflects this. Some experts are saying Ebay stock should rally by the end of the year, but I find that hard to believe with one huge major change (mandatory pricing) and a minor change (no checks or money orders to be accepted) coming in October, along with what could be another sluggish holiday season. I can't create a scenrio where Ebay rallies $10-$15 a share before the end of the year, but I could be wrong.The problem seems to be, IMO, not the wholesale changes, which would have been weathered and swallowed in past years with a bit of grumbling and complaining; the problem is the TIMING of the changes, when the economy is struggling, joblessness is high, and gas, food and home prices have gone up. Genius.... If anyone is keeping track, volume is down in listings and has been down all year. The buyer friendly changes have resulted in sellers leaving in droves. Rarely does the daily total get anywhere close to 15 million (It's usually in the 14 million range) listings, when last year at this time they were enjoying a typical 20 million listings on average.I'd say things are very ominous in Ebay land; Donawhore has done everything he can so far to drive his new company into the sewer.Mike B.
Badmike wrote:A new low on Wed.....$22.59. How low can they go???? They did rally a bit today...but shareholders have to be pissed, unless the stock is poised to jump $10+ a share in the next month. Which it wont. Surely if it goes under $20 a share some grumbling from that quarter will get louder?Miike B.
Wags wrote:QUESTION: Has anyone who is still selling on Ebay (I'm not) encountered any (and I man ANY) sort of problems as a result of the no negative feedback for buyers policy? This single policy is the #1 reason I no longer use Ebay to sell.
gyg wrote:Your feedback to him cracked me up Mike!Interesting to see negative comments being left in positive FB now - it will only become more common I'm afraid.Once again I'm seriously considering not selling on ebay anymore - it's just no fun any more. It seems sellers are at the mercy of idiots with an axe to grind. (And don't get me started on the DSR's!)
JasonZavoda wrote:Anyone notice the change in final value fees?books, Dvds, etc... are now starting at 15%Fixed price, which they are pushing, are now starting at 12%
zhowar wrote:I think the 15% fee is only for fixed price listings:http://pages.ebay.com/help/sell/fees.htmlSo all fixed-price listings are either $.15 (books & music) or $.35, no matter what the start price, and last for a month, but the FVF is 15%.Auctions are still the same (at least for now), with an incremental scale.Has anyone started listing their RPG stuff under Books instead of Toys? Or is the lower exposure not worth it?
NetRodent wrote:I'm sure this is old news, but I don't have time to read a 30+ page thread.Is there any way to see who has won an auction, assuming you didn't win it?
