Comments on: To eBay or not to eBay? That is the question. http://www.buildaskill.com/blog/2008/07/22/to-ebay-or-not-to-ebay-that-is-the-question/ Advice, Hints, Ideas, & Tips for trying something new, or making some extra money. Sat, 16 Jan 2010 05:42:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Magic Angie http://www.buildaskill.com/blog/2008/07/22/to-ebay-or-not-to-ebay-that-is-the-question/comment-page-1/#comment-991 Magic Angie Fri, 25 Jul 2008 19:11:50 +0000 http://www.buildaskill.com/blog/?p=471#comment-991 Well I just read this & another article within 5 minutes of each other & a certain irony struck me :mad: "Revenue from fees charged when items are listed and sold on its shopping site grew just 9% from last year, down from 14% annual growth in the prior quarter." extract from <i><a>Yahoo Biz Finance 'EBay's Painful Quarter'</a></i> So, despite increases in fees, growth is down - and then they start charging sellers for services they aren't going to provide Ummm ... is that desperation I smell? :wink: Well I just read this & another article within 5 minutes of each other & a certain irony struck me :mad:

“Revenue from fees charged when items are listed and sold on its shopping site grew just 9% from last year, down from 14% annual growth in the prior quarter.” extract from Yahoo Biz Finance ‘EBay’s Painful Quarter’

So, despite increases in fees, growth is down – and then they start charging sellers for services they aren’t going to provide

Ummm … is that desperation I smell? :wink:

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