Ebay getting greedier

30-100% increases on most services.
Looks like Astromart will get busier.
-Rich

We are writing to let you know that effective midnight PST, February
18, 2005 eBay.com and eBay Motors will be making changes to the fee
structure.

The fee changes are as follows:

Gallery
Gallery fees will be raised from $0.25 to $0.35 per listing. We will
also be increasing the size of the Gallery image on search and
listings pages by 56%. This will make it easier for buyers to see
details of the item before clicking into the listing.

Buy It Now
Buy It Now fees will no longer be charged at a flat rate, and will
instead be determined based on the Buy It Now price. Fees will be
charged as follows:

Buy It Now Price Fee
$0.01 - 9.99 $0.05
$10 - 24.99 $0.10
$25 - 49.99 $0.20
$50+ $0.25


10-Day Duration
The fee for 10-day duration listings will be raised from $0.20 to
$0.40 per listing.

eBay Stores
The fee for the Basic eBay Store subscription will be raised from
$9.95 to $15.95 per month. The subscription fee for Featured and
Anchor Stores will be unchanged.

eBay Store Inventory format listing insertion fees will remain
unchanged. The Final Value Fee for Store Inventory items will change
as follows:

Closing Price Old Price New Price
$0.01 - $25 5.25% of the closing value 8% of the closing price
$25.01 - $1,000 5.25% of the initial $25, plus 2.75% of the remaining
closing value balance. 8% of the initial $25, plus 5% of the remaining
closing value balance ($25.01 - $1000)
Over $1,000 5.25% of the initial $25, plus 2.75% of the next
$25.01-$1000, plus 1.50% of the remaining closing value balance
($1,000.01 - closing value). 8% of the initial $25, plus 5% of the
next $25.01 - $1000, plus 3% of the remaining closing value balance
($1,000.01 - closing value).

Store sellers will continue to be eligible to receive 50% off of the
Store Inventory listing final value fees for Store Referral credit.
Please click here for details.

Insertion and Final Value Fees
The insertion and Final Value Fees will be changing for items listed
in certain Business & Industrial categories. More details about the
changes for these categories are provided below. The insertion and
Final Value Fees in other categories will not be changing.

Business & Industrial Listings in Certain Categories
The Reserve, insertion and Final Value Fees will be changing for
select high item price capital equipment categories in Business &
Industrial. Please click here to view the capital equipment categories
affected by the pricing change.

The fee changes for these capital equipment categories are as follows:

Reserve fee: Lowered to $5, refundable if the item sells
Insertion fee: Raised to $20, regardless of starting price
Final Value Fee: Lowered to a 1% flat fee, with a $250 maximum charge

Additional listing upgrade fees will remain the same as for eBay.com.
Pricing for all other Business & Industrial listings outside the
specified capital equipment categories will remain the same as for
eBay.com.

eBay will also introduce Buyer Protection covering up to $20,000 per
item in these capital equipment categories this spring. eBay will
offer this Buyer Protection at no cost to the buyer or seller.

The following fee changes will apply to vehicle listings on eBay
Motors.

Fee Changes for eBay Motors Vehicles Listings

Reserve
Reserve will be charged a $5 flat fee for all eBay Motors vehicles
categories except Pocket Bikes. This fee will still be refundable if
your item sells.

10-Day Listings
The fee for 10-day listings will be changed to $8 for all eBay Motors
vehicles categories except Pocket Bikes.

Pocket Bikes Category
The insertion fee and Transaction Services Fee will be lowered from
$30 to $3 each.
The following fees will remain the same: Reserve ($2 flat fee,
refundable if item sells), Gallery (free), Listing Designer ($5) and
Highlight ($5). Motors HomePage Featured fee will be lowered to $24.95
and Vehicle Picture Pack fee will be lowered to $1.50. All other fees
will be lowered to become the same as those for eBay Motors Parts &
Accessories categories.

For more information about these fee changes, please see our
Frequently Asked Questions.

Some international eBay sites have also changed their fee structures.
To learn more, please check Announcements for the eBay site of
interest.

We understand that fees directly impact our members, and take care to
ensure that any decisions to change fees are made only after careful
consideration of this impact. These changes will help us continue to
sustain and develop a thriving global marketplace, while balancing the
needs of our buyers and sellers around the world.

Regards,

eBay