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eBay Imposes Maximum Shipping and Other Ways To Increase FVF Fees

eBay Imposes Maximum Shipping and Other Ways To Increase FVF Fees

It looks like eBay has figured out a way to get sellers to pay a final value fee (FVF) on shipping charged for an item.  Today on their pages and in an email message sent to sellers we learn that eBay is not finished trying to alienate sellers as it tries to turn the auction [...]

Another eBay Seller Boycott - May 1

Another eBay Seller Boycott – May 1

There is an ever increasing rumble that sellers are NOT through with their protest of the changes that eBay is making to their system.  eBay seems to have taken the stance that if they just ignore the rumblings they will go away, and many rumblers are going away to other auction sites like ePier, OnlineAuction, [...]

eBay Final Value Fees Increase 66% - Other Online Auction Options

eBay Final Value Fees Increase 66% – Other Online Auction Options

eBay has recently announced a change in their fee structure.   While some fees are going down, others (the Final Value Fee) is increasing a whopping 66%.  There has always been a “buzz” around eBay fees and whether the approximate 10% of a sale price is really worth what you are getting from eBay.   Sellers on [...]

Auctiva for Posting eBay Auctions? Your Thoughts…

If you are a user of Auctiva I am curious to hear your feedback about this auction management system.  I have a number of items that I am going to want to put on eBay and after searching through listings on eBay itself to see what people are using Auctiva came up quite a bit.  [...]

Looking for Online Auction Seller Software

Looking for Online Auction Seller Software

I have been a seller on eBay for a number of years and have dabbled a little bit with books on Amazon.  What I am looking for now is some GOOD auction management software.    I’ve tried quite a few different things in both the online and local environments including: Merlin, Auctionwatch, Auctionworks, Mr.Lister, and Shooting [...]