Sellers boycott eBay
Published February 20th, 2008
Frustrated eBay sellers began a week-long boycott of the site on Monday over the fee and policy changes the auction site recently announced.
Many angry sellers are posting their concerns on the Web, angry over newfees and controversial change’s to their feedback system.
Sellers will no longer be able to leave negative or neutral feedback about buyers for others to see. Buyers, however, will continue to be able to leave feedback on the seller.
Changes include:
A drop in the listing fee of 25 percent to 50 percent, while increasing the commission on items sold for less than $25 to 8.75 percent of the sale from 5.25 percent. That’s a hike of 67 percent.
The elimination of fees to post photographs of items at auction.
A requirement for sellers to use PayPal, the electronic payment service many retail Web sites use, or a major credit card to charge buyers. A new 21-day hold on payments in risky transactions has users worried, but eBay said it won’t affect the accounts of established sellers.
A major overhaul, effective in May, of eBay’s feedback system, which is the site’s way to rate buyers and sellers.
A discount on commission fees and more visibility on the site for large-scale sellers.
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