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I think the most likely outcome of this is valet items being given preferential treatment on eBay. Just wait until your items are a tiny spot at the bottom whil

by dendory 12y ago

I think the most likely outcome of this is valet items being given preferential treatment on eBay. Just wait until your items are a tiny spot at the bottom while the valet items take the main spots, and that 30% commission will be the least of your issues.

pling 12y ago
You mean like auctions are now? eBay is just a storefront now. I do pretty well (£600+ a month) out of just buying items in auctions which are rather well hidden then selling them via the storefront/buy it now process.
- coob 12y ago
  What kind of items are you trading?
  - pling 12y ago
    Oscilloscopes, power supplies, function/signal generators, lab equipment (optical table parts, galvos). Oh and "most current and in demand Disney film merchandise" (usually snagged from Disney stores and held onto for a bit) :)
ekianjo 12y ago
Seems like the Appstore 30% fee model is becoming standard everywhere now. That's not a very positive thing...
- 4ndr3vv 12y ago
  Compare ebay to 'real' auction houses; ebay has always had very low sales fees. 30% brings it much more in line with the bricks and moratar auction houses sales costs.
- jzwinck 12y ago
  If you think 30% is high, I would like to introduce to you Getty Images, the juggernaut of stock photography. They take 50% now.
  - throwaway2048 12y ago
    Filthy peasants, you should be glad your taxes for living on the Kings land arnt even higher I say!
- Cthulhu_ 12y ago
  Depends. For lazy people it's an easy way to get rid of their stuff without the hassle of packaging, getting scammed, etc.
  - jonnathanson 12y ago
    True, but you could just as easily replace "lazy" with "busy." Are you a single mom with two kids and a full time job? Are you an office worker with an 8-7 job, lots of weekend work, and barely any time to run errands? Are you frequently on the road for work? Whatever the case, there is a large category of people for whom selling on consignment has always made a lot of sense, even if their margins are terrible. Their economic substitute to selling on consignment is throwing things away. Better to make a few bucks per item than none. Secondary consignment markets have been really big on eBay for many years now. Makes sense that eBay would recognize the pattern, and attempt to own a piece of it. Meanwhile, big-time and category-specialized consignment sellers are still going to do just fine.

by dendory 12y ago

pling 12y ago

You mean like auctions are now? eBay is just a storefront now. I do pretty well (£600+ a month) out of just buying items in auctions which are rather well hidden then selling them via the storefront/buy it now process.

coob 12y ago
What kind of items are you trading?
- pling 12y ago
  Oscilloscopes, power supplies, function/signal generators, lab equipment (optical table parts, galvos). Oh and "most current and in demand Disney film merchandise" (usually snagged from Disney stores and held onto for a bit) :)

ekianjo 12y ago

Seems like the Appstore 30% fee model is becoming standard everywhere now. That's not a very positive thing...

4ndr3vv 12y ago
Compare ebay to 'real' auction houses; ebay has always had very low sales fees. 30% brings it much more in line with the bricks and moratar auction houses sales costs.
jzwinck 12y ago
If you think 30% is high, I would like to introduce to you Getty Images, the juggernaut of stock photography. They take 50% now.
- throwaway2048 12y ago
  Filthy peasants, you should be glad your taxes for living on the Kings land arnt even higher I say!
Cthulhu_ 12y ago
Depends. For lazy people it's an easy way to get rid of their stuff without the hassle of packaging, getting scammed, etc.
- jonnathanson 12y ago
  True, but you could just as easily replace "lazy" with "busy." Are you a single mom with two kids and a full time job? Are you an office worker with an 8-7 job, lots of weekend work, and barely any time to run errands? Are you frequently on the road for work? Whatever the case, there is a large category of people for whom selling on consignment has always made a lot of sense, even if their margins are terrible. Their economic substitute to selling on consignment is throwing things away. Better to make a few bucks per item than none. Secondary consignment markets have been really big on eBay for many years now. Makes sense that eBay would recognize the pattern, and attempt to own a piece of it. Meanwhile, big-time and category-specialized consignment sellers are still going to do just fine.