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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 [...]

My First and Last WestJet Airlines Trip

My First and Last WestJet Airlines Trip

International business travel is bad enough!   Combine that with an airline that just doesn’t seem to care about customers and consistently applies policy inconsistently and I had a week of travel nightmares on WestJet.   This Canadian airline - that models itself after Southwest Airlines, in the US has an awful lot to learn about [...]

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 [...]