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As a seller of “one off” collectables on eBay UK I’d be very tempted to run my entire shop inventory as auctions if this type of promo ever came over here – there does not seem to be any restriction on bulk listing tools.
It could be that eBay are carrying out an experiment to see how this impacts visitor numbers, sales and FVF revenue.
If a low single price listing fee becomes the norm then it could spell the end of the 99p start price.
Also in such circumstances store owners may begin to question the merits of paying for a store.
I have always thought they should have a non-store higher tier for people who primarily auction that gets them the lower percentage tranch.
I would make it around $24 per month and the benefits you would get would be the 12 free pictures like the store owners and the percentages would be set at 9% up to the minimum that you set for your auction then 4% for the amount between the auction minimum and the final sale rate.
That would encourage people to set their minimums lower making them more like actual auctions than if one sets the minimum very close to the buy it now price.