Seller reaction to the eBay UK fee changes
Yesterday we shared news of eBay UK’s most recent fee change announcement and discussed the possible reasons why eBay had chosen to make the changes they did.
But we thought it would be interesting to some reactions from large Powersellers on eBay.co.uk who sell in some of the impacted categories to see whether the changes are really as positive as they seem.
First of all we spoke to Ady Gowing from Gowings Store a Titanium Powerseller who sells on eBay under the seller ID ‘gowingstore‘. Ady currently uses ChannelAdvisor Merchant to manage his eBay business and sells over 15,000 CDs, DVDs and computer games EVERY month. Over the last two and a half years he has amassed a total feedback in excess of 200,000! Here’s what Ady had to say about the fee changes:
Overall, I’m excited about the changes. It seems although eBay is taking a well thought-out approach to the challenges of selling a wider range of low ASP items. I’m also pleased that they are moving away from the ‘one size fits all approach’.”
In fact, Ady is currently flat out ‘prepping’ old stock that he had previously removed from his eBay Shop and will be relisting it as soon as the new fees kick in on March 1st.
Another large UK media seller, Andy Green from SODVDs was even more excited by the changes,
“I have decided that they are a fantastic thing! I will list dramatically more items and I expect many more sales. Whilst the margin will get pinched slightly, the volume should more than make up for it. It also means I’ll be able to list and sell much more expensive dvd’s and box sets.”
He added,
“I can’t believe I’m actually being positive about an ebay fee change, but for once I really see this working for us in a good way.”
So it seems like initial reaction to the media category changes are overwhelmingly positive. The true results will only be known at the end of March when Ady and Andy look back at their March figures. We’ll be sure to update you then!
Coming tomorrow….. reactions from Powersellers in the consumer electronics categories. Be sure to subscribe to our blog for the latest comments and reactions.