While I have been expecting eBay to increase their fees in the wake of the pending federal legislation to increase the corporate income tax rate I have not heard anything official. The claim by the federal government that they are not going to raise the taxes on the poor and middle class, while it may be true on the surface is bogus since corporations are simply going to pass that cost along to the consumers, aka the sellers. That being said raising the fees to 30% would cause one of a couple of things to happen.
1. Sellers, just like corporations, would increase their prices on their postings to pass along the additional cost and maintain profit margins. This may put eBay at a severe disadvantage in what has already become a very competitive ecommerce market.
2. Sellers may seek other viable platforms, ecommerce or others, to list their merchandise or just completely stop selling all together.
