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Posted by Large Farva on 11/16/05 20:01
I agree that Ebays fee structure really sucks, but I just jack up the price
to make up for it. If I want to sell something for $300, I can sell it on
Ebay for $400, or list in on Yahoo for six months with no bidders and sell
it eventually for $150. Which would you do?
"so57th" <so57th@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1132158903.142352.6840@g44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
>I assume many of you buy AND sell on eBay.
>
> What is eBay without their listings? An empty venue that charges fees
> to
> host your listings.
>
> What is Yahoo Auctions without listings? An empty venue that hosts your
> listings for free.
>
> Why would sellers pay to list on a venue when they could list for free?
> It's a group mentality that says, I have to keep listing with eBay
> because that's where everyone else lists so thats where the buyers are.
>
> Assuming you list 100% of your items on eBay, wouldn't a smart seller
> move some of his items to Yahoo and encourage other sellers to do the
> same?
>
> This way you continue to make sales on eBay while the traffic and sales
> gradually increase on Yahoo where you keep all your profits.
>
> Ebay will be bending over backwards and lowering their fees to compete
> for your listings.
>
> Yahoo Auctions - Free Listing - No Fees
> http://auctions.yahoo.com/
>
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