01-17-2008, 12:02 PM
ChannelAdvisor CEO Scot Wingo on upcoming eBay fee changes:
full article: http://ebaystrategies.blogs.com/ebay_str...hange.html
Quote:eBay has been telegraphing some big changes coming to the fee structure. The only thing we don't know is what and when.
It seems some top sellers are getting calls from TSAMs outlining in general the fee changes that are evidently going to be announced next week with eBay's earnings (eBay is set to announce 1/23 at 5pm EST). The tidbits I'm hearing:
* Certain categories will go to low listing, high FVF for fixed-price listings - based on who is being told this, I'd say we're looking at BMV, auto-parts and other 'high density/low conversion' categories.
* Bulk discounts - eBay is being vague here, but it looks like they are finally considering some kind of break for sellers that are doing a ton of listings.
None of this is surprising at this point. I was at a Wall St. event last week and spent lots of time with the folks answering a common question that went something like: "If eBay lowers fees and fixes finding, won't they stem the tide of GMV to amazon 3P?". My answer to this one is long-term, yes, short-term there's some risk there we should all keep an eye on...
full article: http://ebaystrategies.blogs.com/ebay_str...hange.html