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Subject:	Re: EBAY Listing Fee Increases - Anti-LEGO?
Newsgroups:	lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.market.theory
Date:	Wed, 17 Jan 2001 03:44:25 GMT
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In lugnet.market.auction, Jon Kozan writes: > They're increasing the listing fees across the board. > In particular, they're discouraging small auctions by increasing the opening > bids on lots starting under $10 by 20%, whereas other opening bid listings are > only increasing 10%. <snip> Which makes me wonder... are they trying to reduce the number of "lets list it for 25-cents and take whatever we get" type of auctions (many of which get no bids) ar do they view this portion of the market as having the highest return for a fee increase. Ray

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		RE: EBAY Listing Fee Increases - Anti-LEGO?
(...) I think you guys are making this way too difficult. My guess: they decided to implement a 10% increase. 10% of .25 is only 2.5 cents, which doesn't make for a nice round number. Rather than leave it at .25 they raised it to .30. How many (...) (24 years ago, 17-Jan-01, to lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.market.theory)

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		EBAY Listing Fee Increases - Anti-LEGO?
They're increasing the listing fees across the board. In particular, they're discouraging small auctions by increasing the opening bids on lots starting under $10 by 20%, whereas other opening bid listings are only increasing 10%. Here's the (...) (24 years ago, 16-Jan-01, to lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.market.theory)

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