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CSS · 07-20-2006, 02:54 AM,

This is a pretty crummy way to read it but it's a babelfish webpage conversion of the ebay china fees page. Honestly, I think we're having to subsidize the free china listings. Ebay china looks like they get their stores free and I can't see where they would have to pay for final value fees but again.. I'm not sure. All I know is for a store it says free

http://babelfish.altavista.com/babelfish/trurl_pagecontent?lp=zh_en&trurl=http%3a%2f%2fpages.ebay.com.cn%2fhelp%2fsell%2ffees.html

If you click on "easy interest shop" it shows stores prices for free

What do you think, are we subsidizing someone or what?

cranky_hippie · 07-20-2006, 03:00 AM,

Quote:Are we talking about the "Bill Cobb can s** my d***" thread on the Ross Show

My, he does get around, doesn't he? Wink

I was talking about OTWA where he was slinging the F word.

*off to read the Ross Show* Happy001

**amy** · 07-20-2006, 03:18 AM,

CSS Wrote:I can't see where they would have to pay for final value fees but again

here are a few threads on eBay fees in other countries

Quote:US online trading giant eBay yesterday cancelled transaction fees for its users in China amid intensifying competition from Taobao and Tencent.

It now also requires customers to trade only using its two payment tools, Escrow or Paypal, to complete transactions.

Escrow is a payment tool that eBay designed for the Chinese market, where trust and credit information are largely absent.

The online auction giant also said it would guarantee all transactions on is website, saying it would compensate for any fraud if traders use the two payment tools

http://community.tuliptools.com/index.ph...ml#msg8074

No fees and free eBay Stores help 4400 Singaporeans earn their living on eBay
http://community.tuliptools.com/index.ph...252.0.html

Move your eBay Store to the Netherlands--Its cheaper
http://community.tuliptools.com/index.ph...141.0.html

eBay to allow China users to set up online stores for free
http://community.tuliptools.com/index.ph...801.0.html

**amy** · 07-20-2006, 03:20 AM,

CSS Wrote:What do you think, are we subsidizing someone or what?

Definitely. Half of eBay's Asian sites are free.

wayoutwest · 07-20-2006, 03:26 AM,

ebay.ph (phillipines) is also free, so there's another one we're subsidizing.

Anita · 07-20-2006, 03:38 AM,

I'm with the party poopers. A one day boycott from a few isn't going to bother eBay one way or another.

It doesn't matter what eBay dishes out... people will just try to figure out a work around. ;D

wayoutwest · 07-20-2006, 03:44 AM,

well, if ebay netherlands is enough cheaper, would offset the conversion fees to convert euro to dollars. problem is that it's not in english. But file exchange just might take care of that little problem. Will have to investigate further Wink

CSS · 07-20-2006, 04:03 AM,

Well it seems like many of you feel 1 day isn't worth it. Do you think a 3 day would or are you thinking it's not even worth it at all? I feel completely overloaded and beat up by ebay.

landofsmiles · 07-20-2006, 04:20 AM,

[quote author=CSS link=topic=4457.msg18132#msg18132 date=1153368201]
Well it seems like many of you feel 1 day isn't worth it. Do you think a 3 day would or are you thinking it's not even worth it at all? I feel completely overloaded and beat up by ebay.
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This is in the true spirit of an ebay auction. Do I hear 5 days? 10 days?

Nope. None of it matters. Not until ya say Cya

**amy** · 07-20-2006, 04:20 AM,

[quote author=CSS link=topic=4457.msg18132#msg18132 date=1153368201]
Well it seems like many of you feel 1 day isn't worth it. Do you think a 3 day would or are you thinking it's not even worth it at all? I feel completely overloaded and beat up by ebay.
[/quote]

A short boycott won't impact eBay financially but it could garner them a lot of bad press (always a good thing Smile

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The thing that will impact them in the long term is if people use those 1-3 days to begin to develop plans to gradually wean themselves off of relying on eBay for the majority of their sales.