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    Hi for anyone who buys or sells on EBAY.

    Just like to register my dissapointment for having to wind back my ebay store due to an anoucement of a 500% increase in store listing fees and 50% increace in their commission. To 10% of final sale price.

    We have gone to a new aution site that is Australian oztion.com.au This site does not have the traffic yet, that ebay has. But Ebay store holders have had to jump ship in droves. Ozition listing is free and only take 3%, allowing low margin, or slow moving products, like plasterboard to be sold online. Impossible to sell at ebay after the fee increase.
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    Don't worry about it Rod, the free market is magic. Everyone will have the same response as you did, and the Epay prunes will realise 'bad decision' and be back grovelling as only one whose job is on the line can.

    Wouldn't hold out too much hope for OzAction, might be wrong but most generic wanabees don't make it.
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    Yes I must agree that most dont succeed.

    But If they ever were going to, now is the time!

    I guess I would prefer to sell less often than not at all.

    The listing proceedure at oztion is much easier than ebay.

    I don't think they will grovel back for at least 12 months. Meanwhile most will be gone to other options (I hope).
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    I have been buzzing around Oztion for a little bit and have jumped in to test the waters..
    Go here for a look at some figured veneer.

    Greedbay are gonna get a shock...watch the media in the coming weeks

    right now there is a mass exodus of sellers from Feepay..
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    Geez I 'm glad you posted that Rod, I didn't read the increases announcement properly.

    I no longer have an ebay store - stuffem
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    Has oztion got an equivalent to turbo lister?
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    Is it just stores, or have all fees increased?
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    I might set up an aussiebid store as well as an oztion store.
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    Quote Originally Posted by echnidna
    Has oztion got an equivalent to turbo lister?
    Yup.... Oztion Express Lister
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    Its only the store listings.

    Most people (who were encouraged by ebay) have stores.

    Oztion and aussiebid are flat out getting the stores option going.

    Stores are better for the consumer as well as the sellers. I honestly cant figgure out why ebay went this way.

    Anyway we will know sooner rather than later if it was the right move.

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    So many people have pulled outa ebay they'll feel it.
    Its worldwide too not just oz.
    Everywhere except Hong Kong which is free.
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    I dont know if it's too late for another online auction to take off in Aussie - it could if E-bay alienate enough sellers

    But in NZ Ebay hardly makes a ripple unless people are dealing overseas. 99% of the local online auction business goes through the Trade-me web site.

    The original owners of the site have sold out to an Aussie media company (Fairfax I think) (for $100mil+) so I wonder if you are going to see an Aussie version of Trade-me operating soon?

    Fairfax obvioulsy have the $$ to set it up, the means to promote if through their other media interests and own a full working version in NZ to model it after

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    It is possible, I really don't know how many auction sites could survive in Australia.

    With the free listing sites, (and auto re-list), It is no problem to load up your store and set and forget type of thing, until you make a sale.

    It really is up to them to promote their site. Oztion seems to be promoting the most therefore should rise to the top.

    Providing there is no listing fees I think I will have a presence on all of them.

    Except ebay.

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    It's possible - Google was not widely heard of in 2000, before that, Yahoo ruled the roost, and noone thought it was going to be toppled.

    However, there is the marketing factor - it is one thing to change search engines, but another when you are choosing where to sell product- like any business, you need to find out where your client shops, and sell/advertise there. If they are all on eBay, then, bugger.

    However, if you are selling a unique product, and people are finding it on your website, then going to eBay to buy, then you can host the store wherever is convenient.
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    Quote Originally Posted by rod@plasterbrok
    Its only the store listings..........Stores are better for the consumer as well as the sellers.........
    Not necessarily, I much prefer to buy off private sellers, as I think I can find bargains there moreso than with stores. I actually go out of my way to avoid all those turbo listings and buy it now listings, to look for the backyarder. I look at it the same way I do as garage sales versus $2 shops. At the end of the day, if I am prepared to put in the time I will always find the better deal at the garage sale. Works for me
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