Still Deciding How to Adjust to eBay's Changes?
adjusting to eBay changes Dear XXXXXX,
With eBay's recently announced changes, many sellers are crunching numbers to figure out how best to adapt their businesses. eBay's new fee structure has captured much of the attention, but in addition to these fee changes, you should also be aware of a few other points that take effect this spring.
Changing fees
adjusting to eBay changes Subtitle fees. Subtitles and other optional listing upgrades you purchased for your Store Inventory format listings will carry over when these listings become fixed priced on March 30. However, these fees will begin at $1.50 each, which can mean a significant increase to your total fees. If you decide to be more conservative with such options, remember that our Advanced Relist Editing tool can help you easily change your use of listings upgrades in some, or all of your listings.
Other changes
End of Store Inventory format. eBay will phase out the Store Inventory listing format by March 30. During the transition, listings in this format will be displayed as fixed-priced. If you list Store Inventory format listings through Auctiva, we'll convert these to the fixed-priced listing format once required by eBay. adjusting to eBay changes
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Changes on eBay Motors. If you sell on eBay Motors, be sure your listings specify a return policy and handling time. Announced in 2009, eBay will begin enforcing this requirement in June. We've already added reminders to our One-page Lister. And, if you list with us, you can also use our Find & Replace function to add these details before reposting saved listings.
The right partnership
At Auctiva, we continuously work with eBay to stay in sync with its policy changes and new features, and we constantly enhance our software to serve you well and help you adapt. This is just one more reason your decision to partner with Auctiva, the leading Certified Third-Party Developer, is a good one. No other service has both our resources and commitment to continue providing you the tools you need to sell online more efficiently and effectively.
Need help?
These are just a few points introduced in eBay's recent announcement. For more details on the upcoming changes, please read our Auctiva EDU article or our Auctiva Blog post, which focuses on calculating your new fees. And, of course, if you have any questions about your Auctiva account, please contact our Customer Support team.
Wishing you continued success,
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Tony Maxey
Sr. Product Manager—Auctiva.com
