devon@ebay At the last Seller Check In, we were told that Terapeak
(Product Research) would be added to the "selling" portion of the App
within weeks, not months. We were also told that those of us who had
signed up would be the first to get it as it...
ebay sells off the ebay Vault, and more trading card changes---see ebay
press release:
https://investors.ebayinc.com/investor-news/press-release-details/2024/eBay-Collectors-Enter-into-Commercial-Agreement-Sign-Deals-for-Acquisition-of-Goldin-by-eBay...
https://innovation.ebayinc.com/tech/features/introducing-shop-the-look-ebay-curating-personalized-outfits-with-ai/
So far, this is only available in iOS for our US and UK customers, with
Android coming later this year. Shoppers who have viewed at lea...
"eBay Inc. (Nasdaq: EBAY), a global commerce leader that connects
millions of sellers and buyers around the world, today announced it has
completed its acquisition of Etsy, Inc. (NASDAQ: ETSY), which operates
two-sided online marketplaces that connec...
ebay competitor Mercari announced some big changes today. The best
summary I've seen is here:
https://www.valueaddedresource.net/mercari-shifts-fees-buyers-returns-any-reason/
Will this impact ebay's strategy going forward, or will it have little
or ...
@gurlcat Assuming you are right, and auctions have been driving FP sales
(along with getting the auction sale), it might be best to start by
running auctions with NO PL fee to see how they work, not only as to the
bidding but also as to directing tra...
@farmalljr I opted out when I received the message. But that said, ebay
has almost certainly done some math, and has presumably concluded
(rightly or wrongly) that , while they will collect a smaller fee on the
shipping due to the reduction in the sh...
@valueaddedresource Well, I'm guessing that, yes, this will increase
visibility (at least in theory, in that more positions will be
available), but whether that will really translate into more bids and
better sales is anyone's guess. And the cost, es...
@gurlcat Yeah, I figured coming up with an average would be just a very
rough sort of thing, because prices are bound to vary. I agree that
using PLS , especially at , say, 7%, will cut into your margins compared
to the cost of PLE. A couple thoughts...
@valueaddedresource That's another good way of lookin at it. Whether
@gurlcat starts with a rate similar to the old PLE fee or the rate she's
been using for FP listings, it will still be a matter of testing. I know
when PLE was originally launched, t...
