Anyone else planning on closing their store due to the Spring 2017 changes?

[llllady]

Just curious. 

[bubbleman2010]

I go the opposite of the flow I just dusted off my old ID and opened another store....

[nhfd4976]

No

I had an average Noverber, December was my best moth in five years, January was an average month and Feb I about 35% behind my average sales.  But overall I am happy.  I do not do this for a living.   I have a full time job.  I woud not be able to support my family do this full time.

[takingbackmycloset]

I am but not because of the update.  I made that decision back in December. Summer sales drop to nothing so come April, I won't be renewing

[geotouloupos]

Hi. Where can i find the upcoming changes?

[the_fancy_fox]

I don't think so, I expected much much worse on this update. I am not happy about the final value fee credit getting cut in half but I'll adjust.

[llllady]

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@geotouloupos wrote:

Hi. Where can i find the upcoming changes?

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@geotouloupos

http://pages.ebay.com/seller-center/seller-updates/2017spring/index.html

[geotouloupos]

Thanks!

[zzydny]

Knee-jerk reactions to change are usually the wrong thing to do. 

I'd rather sit back quietly, have a good long think, and then see how I can make it work for me.  There are nearly always factors that I couldn't see at first glance.

[llllady]

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@zzydny wrote:

Knee-jerk reactions to change are usually the wrong thing to do. 

I'd rather sit back quitely, have a good long think, and then see how I can make it work for me.

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For me it's not a knee-jerk reaction. It's a logical one. You start taking $8 (+/-) per month out of my pocket that was basically offsetting the price of the store, then something's got to give.  The give is the store going.  Simple

[suziblue52]

Thinking about it.

[suziblue52]

- The Final Value Fees for Store subscriptions will increase on May 1, 2017.

- The Top Rated Plus final value fee discount will change from 20% to 10% on

Too much for me.

[hollysfinds]

I've never had a store & never plan on having one.

I pay enough in fees & I'm not paying out any more for a store.

I see no benefit to me to have one.

Everyone has to do what's best for their bottom line ( the same thing that ebay does ).

[jobs-7]

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@llllady wrote:

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@zzydny wrote:

Knee-jerk reactions to change are usually the wrong thing to do. 

I'd rather sit back quitely, have a good long think, and then see how I can make it work for me.

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For me it's not a knee-jerk reaction. It's a logical one. You start taking $8 (+/-) per month out of my pocket that was basically offsetting the price of the store, then something's got to give.  The give is the store going.  Simple

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I guess I don't understand that logic.  You can't just look at FVF savings as a way to pay for your store.  Increased sales also help to pay for it.  If you sell 10 items for $100 without a store or 20 items for $200 with a store, then the sales alone have paid for the store fee.

[llllady]

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@jobs-7 wrote:

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@llllady wrote:

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@zzydny wrote:

Knee-jerk reactions to change are usually the wrong thing to do. 

I'd rather sit back quitely, have a good long think, and then see how I can make it work for me.

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For me it's not a knee-jerk reaction. It's a logical one. You start taking $8 (+/-) per month out of my pocket that was basically offsetting the price of the store, then something's got to give.  The give is the store going.  Simple

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I guess I don't understand that logic.  You can't just look at FVF savings as a way to pay for your store.  Increased sales also help to pay for it.  If you sell 10 items for $100 without a store or 20 items for $200 with a store, then the sales alone have paid for the store fee.

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Increased sales could possibly make a difference. Month-month-comparisons keep coming back to basically the same amount of sales. There is no growth, even when listing 2 to 3 times as many items with the store.  It's like eBay has me "locked in" and won't allow me to grow.

Without growth, there is no room for additional fees or having more money taken away.