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> eBay takes a percentual share of the selling price, so they have an interest in high selling prices. They could also charge for snipe bots; setting off an ar
by exelius 11y ago
> eBay takes a percentual share of the selling price, so they have an interest in high selling prices.
They could also charge for snipe bots; setting off an arms race inside their platform which they profit from. I mean, it's scummy, but so is every eBay seller at this point.
- Ao7bei3s 11y agoI doubt that'd work; I don't think they could make it expensive enough that they don't loose money without driving users to free sniping tools. (It's funny that there's a fee for the auction scheduling feature when good auction scheduling increases selling prices.)
- exelius 11y agoEasy, just charge say 1% of the selling price to snipe. Your "pro" buyers will still flock to free tools (because they know how to use them) but occasional buyers might go for it. They also have the "Buy it now" feature which kind of does the same thing.