"Too_Many_Tools" wrote in message
oups.com...
Just in case you haven't heard...
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp...e&sid=95573501
Lots of unhappy sellers.
Comments?
TMT

The bad news is at:
http://pages.ebay.com/help/announcem...html#question8

EBay must think metalworking equipment is "business capital", so they are
changing the fee structure to attract high dollar items to certain
categories.

The Business and Industrial organization chart is at:
http://pages.ebay.com/categorychanges/business.html
About two thirds of the way down is Metalworking Equipment (92082) and its
many sub-categories (lathes, mills, grinders, etc.) where the new $20
insertion fee will apply. As I understand it, the changes do not apply to
the Metalworking Supplies (92084) or Machine Tool Accessories (25291).
Therefore if you are listing parts or a low value item, it sure wouldn't
make sense for the seller to list it in the machinery categories. I will
leave it to you math wizards to figure out where the break-even point is.

The good news is that there are so many items on eBay, I would think most
serious buyers use search strings which are not confined to certain
categories. It would be interesting to see any stats on what percentage of
buyers use categories versus searches.

From the eBay email:

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.
View the capital equipment categories affected by the pricing change
== http://click3.ebay.com/1549289.54490.0.45723

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

Carl Joplin