eBay Price Change/Subscription Change – Time to Take Action! March 2010

Important! eBay Price Change/ Subscription Change

eBay announced a price change that goes into effect on March 30. It is important to take the time now to evaluate the subscriptions and prices eBay is offering, and select the you that is optimal for your business.

1. Decide which eBay store subscription you want. The following link will bring you to a calculator which will help you select most cost effective approach based on the profile of your business. http://pages.ebay.com/sellerinformation/news/FeeIllustrator2010.html

2. Decide which listings you wish to keep active, and which you want to end based on the performance of the listings.

* For eBay Store listings you want to keep active, you do not need to change anything at this time. You are able to post using schedules assigned to eBay Store from Transact. Listings will post as “fixed price” instead of “stores fixed price.”
* For eBay Store listings you want to end and not list again
o Assure no new listings are posted by: deactivate/delete listings profile, ad factory or custom schedules, depending on how you are now using our system
o Then, close the listings from transact listings report (ones you know for sure it will not be relisted from a. above)

The full communication from eBay can be found at:
http://announcements.ebay.com/2010/03/reminder-spring-price-change-coming-march-30-make-sure-youre-ready-to-get-the-lowest-fees/

In early 2011, anything posted as “Stores Fixed Price” will fail (in other words, will not automatically be assigned to “fixed price” by eBay). We recommend that you’ll want to plan to migrate all your “Stores Fixed Price” listings to “Fixed Price” listings by 8/31, so that you are not dealing with a change during the holiday season.