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Information Technology News eBay sellers strike extended yet again
Information Technology News eBay sellers strike extended yet again | eBay sellers strike extended yet again |
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| by Alex Zaharov-Reutt | |
| Tuesday, 26 February 2008 | |
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Page 2 of 3 eBay says that “the company is making its minimum standards more stringent for anyone who sells on the site, primarily to discourage behavior that causes buyer dissatisfaction, such as charging excessive shipping fees or not describing items accurately”.Featured Whitepaper
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Donahoe said that: "It is our intention to reward great sellers. Sellers that describe items accurately, ship on time, and ship at a fair price will enjoy preferential pricing and discounts on eBay. We think this will significantly improve the buyer experience overall." Donahoe also “revealed that eBay will update its feedback system to reinforce healthy, vibrant trading and keep bringing buyers back to eBay”. According to a ‘Boycott eBay’ page created at MySpace, the problems that sellers have with eBay sound quite serious, with the MySpace page linking to a range of other "anti-eBay" sites. There are also some interesting "anti-eBay" images that have been posted, along with a range of songs to encourage eBay's affected sellers to 'stay united'. Here’s what they are claiming on the MySpace hosted site, which appears to be a good summation of eBay sellers’ concerns: “Our demands are simple and fair:” “1. Bring back sanity to the fees. When ebay raised final value fees to 5.25% they nearly broke the small seller. By increasing these fees to 8.75% they will. For those who do not understand, 5.25% and their listing fees in addition to ebay's PayPal fees of 2.99% (including s/h fees, which ebay expects we keep at actual rates) with their per transaction fee typically takes away 30-60% of a seller's profits. For which they REFUSE to offer support. While many would oppose any fee increase, we realize they too are a business, and have the right to raise their fees. We simply ask that it be legitimate, and fair for us”. So, what is the eBay protestors' other big beef? Please read onto page 3. |
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