HEY EBAY

 LET'S BE HONEST AND CALL IT WHAT IT IS - ANOTHER RATE INCREASE

TO SEE THE TRUTH OF THEIR FUZZY MATH !

    

HERE IT IS IN BLACK & WHITE
The Structure of Rates

                                     OLD RATES      --------       NEW RATES

•  $0.01 - $0.99 --------$0.20 ----       now   $0.15 Lower fee!
  
• $1.00 - $9.99 ---------$0.40 ----      now   $0.35 Lower fee!    
  
• $10.00 - $24.99 ------$0.60 -----     now   $0.55 Lower fee!    
  
• $25.00 - $49.99 ------$1.20 -----     now   $1.00 Lower fee!    
  
• $50.00 - $199.99 -----$2.40 -----     now   $2.00 Lower fee!     
  
• $200.00 - $499.99 ----$3.60 -----    now   $3.00 Lower fee!
  
• $500.00 or more ------$4.80 -----    now $4.00 Lower fee!     

• Auction-style Listings $0.35 ---------          FREE                              
  Fixed Price Listings    $0.35 ---------          FREE

THERE IS NO FREE LUNCH
IF YOU USE THE "FREE LISTING OPTION"
eBay will CHARGE you 8.75% for the full value (NO DISCOUNT)

BELOW IS THREE TYPE OF STANDARD LISTING
''Various Pricing Structures''

• 
  Item not sold No fee No change
  
  $0.01-$25.00 WAS --> 5.25% of the closing value -
• NOW ---> 8.75% of the closing value  -
  Example #1 will be used with this one (See Below)

• $25.01 - $1,000.00 WAS --> 5.25% of the initial $25.00, plus 3.25% of the remaining closing value balance ($25.01 to $1,000.00)

• NOW -->  8.75% of the initial $25.00, plus 3.50% of the remaining closing value balance ($25.01 to $1,000.00)
  Example #2 will be used with this one (See Below)

• Over $1,000.01 5.25% of the initial $25.00, plus 3.25% of the initial $25.00 - $1,000.00 plus 1.50% of the remaining closing value balance ($1,000.01 - closing value)
• NOW --> 8.75% of the initial $25.00, plus 3.50% of the initial $25.00 - $1,000.00
  plus 1.50% of the remaining closing value balance ($1,000.01 - closing value)
  Example #3 will be used with this one (See Below)

ABOVE IS THE GENERAL STATEMENT OF FEES & CHARGES
BELOW IS THE NEW RATES IN ACTION

I have provided (3) Examples of how these NEW Rate
 will affect your bottom-line..
With the complete NEW FEE structure in place

#1.) Example
Item sells for $ 24.99

Old Listing fee      =  $ 0.60  ---- NEW FEES  $ 0.55

Old Gallery fee     =  $ 0.35  ---- NEW FEES  $ 0.00

       ($ 0.01 - $ 25.00) of the Final Closing Value

Old FVF x 5.25%  =  $ 1.31 ---- NEW FEES  $ 2.19  (Now at 8.75%) 
                                    ____                                _____
       Original Cost = $ 2.26                               $ 2.74  ( New Rate COST) less Old Rate = $ .48 more

   

$0.48
That's another increase of an additional cost to us 
 

#2.) Example
Item sells for $ 199.99

Old Listing fee     = $ 2.40  ---------------------------------------------  NEW FEES  $ 2.00

Old Gallery fee    = $ 0.35  ---------------------------------------------- NEW FEES  $ 0.00

      ($ 199.99 - $ 25.00) = $174.99

Old FVF first           $ 25.00 x 5.25%   = $1.31      ------------------   NEW FEES $ 25.00  x 8.75% =  $ 2.19

Old FVF remaining $ 174.99 x 3.25% = $ 5.69     -------------------  NEW FEES $ 174.99 x 3.50% = $ 6.12
                                                                 ______                                                                                   ______
                                   Original Cost                                                                      New Rate COST
$ 2.40 + $ 0.35 + $ 1.31 + $ 5.69      =   $ 9.75     ----   $ 2.00 + $ 0.00 + $ 2.19 + $ 6.12 = $ 10.66  (New Rate COST)
                                                                                                                                                              less Old Rate = $ .91 more

    
$0.91
That's another increase of an additional cost to us

#3.) Example
Item sells for $ 1,200.00

Old Listing Fee                            = $ 4.80  ---------------------------------------------- NEW FEES  $ 4.00

Gallery Fee                                  = $ 0.35  ---------------------------------------------- NEW FEES  $ 0.00

($ 1,200.00 - $ 25.00) = $ 1,175.00

 1st Tier $ 25.00 = ($ 1,175.00)

 2nd Tier $ 975.00 = ($ 200.00)

            Final Tier $ 200.00
      ( First Tier, Second Tier, Final Tier Structure) 

Old FVF 1st tier      $   25.00 x 5.25%   = $   1.31  ------------------   NEW FEES $   25.00  x 8.75% =  $   2.19

Old FVF 2nd tier     $ 975.00 x 3.25%   = $ 31.69  ------------------   NEW FEES $ 975.00  x 3.50% =  $ 34.13

Old FVF Final tier   $ 200.00 x 1.50%   = $  3.00  ------------------   NEW FEES $ 200.00  x 1.50% =  $   3.00
                                                                     ______                                                                                   _______
                                                                      $ 41.15                                                                                    $ 43.32

Original $ 4.80 + $ 0.35 + $ 1.31 + $ 31.69 + $ 3.00 =  $ 41.15

NEW     $ 4.00 + $ 0.00 + $ 2.19 + $ 34.13 +  $ 3.00  = $ 43.32    
                                                                        $ 43.32 (New Rate COST) less Old Rate = $2.17 increase
   

    

$2.17
That's another increase of an additional cost to us

(FVF = Final Value Fee)
Now you want to talk about fuzzy math,
I think this is a fine example of how Washington D.C. thinks too!

Now you might be thinking to yourself, ''SO-WHAT'' that doesn't sound like much to me,
But to the folks that do it casual once in awhile they
only sell let say 5 items a week even at the lowest increase

5 x $. 48 = $ 2.40 x 48 weeks = $ 115.20
5 x $. 91 = $ 4.55 x 48 weeks = $ 218.40
5 x $ 2.17 = $ 10.85 x 48 weeks = $ 520.80

DID YOU USE THEIR OFFER FOR "FIVE FREE LISTINGS"??
IF YOU DID
THEY JUST BEAT YOU OUT OF MORE MONEY
EBAY COLLECTS 8.75% on the FULL AMOUNT

Example $1,200.00 x 8.75% = $105.00
Instead of the old fees it now costing you another $60.00 bucks for that "FREE OFFER"

 Please   this GUIDE as HELPFUL information
by clicking the button just below on the left..
Since, I did spend some time putting this all together and it don't cost you anything to click YES

OH YEAH - THANKS for the Five free Listing
So you can steal more money from the sellers on the FVF side
                                                
Thank you in advance for your time..