Incidently I have found that BIN if used with a Best Offer seems to work well for many categories of new items. People know how much a new item is worth and many seem to love to haggle. This is because the worth is less subjective and obvious.
eBay announced on January 26 that it would change its fee structure at the end of March 2010. Please indicate what impact the changes will have on your business. | |
Under the new eBay.com fee structure, my monthly eBay fees will go down | 11.4% |
Under the new eBay.com fee structure, my monthly eBay fees will go up | 75.8% |
Under the new eBay.com fee structure, my monthly eBay fees will stay the same | 5.5% |
Don't know | 7.2% |
As part of its changes to its fee structure, eBay will change fees for auction listings; please indicate the effect on your business. | |
It will be less expensive for me to sell in the auction format | 19.3% |
It will be more expensive for me to sell with the auction format | 53.1% |
There will be no change in my costs of selling in the auction format | 10.6% |
I don't list in the auction format | 17.1% |
eBay will offer sellers the opportunity to list up to 100 auctions a month for free for auctions with a starting price under $1 (Final Value Fees will apply). How will this impact you? | |
Positive impact on my business | 7.0% |
Negative impact on my business | 33.9% |
Neutral impact on my business | 46.2% |
I don't know | 12.9% |
eBay is changing the fee structure for Store subscribers, please indicate the effect these changes will have on your business. | |
It will be less expensive for me to sell as an eBay Store subscriber | 8.8% |
It will be more expensive for me to sell as an eBay Store subscriber | 54.5% |
There will be no change in my costs of selling as an eBay Store subscriber | 5.0% |
I do not have an eBay Store subscription | 31.7% |
eBay is doing away with the Store Inventory Format - all fixed-price listings will appear in the core eBay.com search results. Please indicate what kind of impact that will have on your business, regardless of whether you have an eBay Store or not. | |
Positive impact on my business | 25.4% |
Negative impact on my business | 44.5% |
Neutral impact on my business | 30.2% |
Please indicate the effect you think the elimination of the Stores Inventory format will have on the sell-through rate of your listings, regardless of whether you have an eBay Store or not. | |
My sell through rate will improve | 14.0% |
My sell through rate will decline | 34.3% |
My sell through rate will not change | 18.8% |
I don't know | 32.9% |
Do you plan to make any changes to your business due to fee and/or policy changes announced by eBay on January 26, 2010? (Please check all that apply.) | |
I won't make any changes | 14.4% |
I will list more items on eBay | 12.5% |
I will list fewer items on eBay | 44.2% |
I will open an eBay Store | 4.2% |
I will close my eBay Store | 16.6% |
I will upgrade my eBay Store | 17.4% |
I will downgrade my eBay Store | 2.2% |
I will stop selling on eBay | 15.0% |
Is eBay's new pricing structure easier to understand? | |
Easier to understand | 11.3% |
Harder to understand | 48.7% |
About the same | 40.0% |
I have an Anchor eBay Store (0.7%) | I have a Premium eBay Store (11.4%) | I have a Basic eBay Store (51.3%) | I do not currently have an eBay Store (36.6%) | |
I won't make any changes | 20.0% | 25.3% | 7.9% | 21.2% |
I will list more items on eBay | 40.0% | 36.8% | 11.3% | 6.5% |
I will list fewer items on eBay | 20.0% | 28.7% | 43.3% | 50.5% |
I will open an eBay Store | 0.0% | 1.1% | 0.9% | 10.2% |
I will close my eBay Store | 0.0% | 3.4% | 30.5% | N/A |
I will upgrade my eBay store | 0.0% | 19.5% | 28.7% | N/A |
I will downgrade my eBay Store | 0.0% | 2.3% | 2.9% | N/A |
I will stop selling on eBay | 20.0% | 5.7% | 12.0% | 22.2% |
I also would like to offer some sound advice !
no no no Wheels I havent got any ....it was just a statement ...its something I would like to be able to do someday :lol: :roflmao: