01-09-2006, 10:30 PM
Quote:With apologies to T.S. Eliot, January is the cruelest month for online sellers.
Not just because the holidays are over, and there's really no good reason for snow to stick around anymore, but January is also the time that eBay historically announces fee-increases on their site, effective in February. I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but I don't believe things will be any different this year. Snow isn't going anywhere until April, and eBay fees are going up. If I were a betting man, I would place money on changes in store fees, and new auction duration fees for 3-, 5- and 7-day listings.
full article: http://auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y06/m01/i09/s04