08 September 2008 | 04:10 EDT

In September, eBay introduces significant changes to the fee structure and eBay Stores in 5 European sites and in the structure of fees on eBay.com.

1. Changes in format Stores online eBay.at, eBay.ie, eBay.de, eBay.ch and eBay.co.uk
In order to meet the needs of retailers, on 24 September 2008 eBay introduces online eBay.at (Austria), eBay.ie (Ireland), eBay.de (Germany), eBay.ch (Switzerland) and eBay.co.uk (United Kingdom ) Significant changes in the format Stores and charges:
* Items from eBay Stores will be visible in the standard search results, together with items in auction format.
* Depending on the type of Shop fee for listing an item will be very low – even 0.01 euros.
* The fees for auctions of many items will be the same as fees for auctions of individual items.
* Stores subscription will be available to users registered as a company. Shops carried out in these sites by people who are registered as private individuals will be closed.
2. Changes in the structure of fees on eBay.com
From 16 September 2008 on eBay.com will be significantly reduced fees for listing the auction format Buy It Now.

More details can be found here.
Sincerely,
Team eBay.pl

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What James has done is Intellectual Property theft – his post should be reported under VeRO

Plagiarism is the action of copying and using the words of another, without giving credit, for originating them, to the original author.

As you say, You’ve always credited or referenced the original source when you quote eBay (or anyone else) in the blog and forums – that’s responsible journalism.

James should be hung out to dry on the walls of eBay Towers for what he has done with that quote.

If anyone’s interested, Ed forgot to cross link his original post in the last reply
- it is here -

This blog post 2 days after the other one is also relevant, though it does not appear to have been plagiarised as much as the first one.

Gaz

In it he poses the questions below which are a direct copy from my blog post of 8th September (18 days ago). He also gives no credit to the original author (me) or publication (BuildaSkill) which is always done here when quoting from eBay. At least BuildaSkill are not guilty of plagiarism.

Q: Will Shop subscribers on non-UK eBay sites (ie not eBay.co.uk or eBay.ie) be able to list new-BIN format listings on eBay.co.uk and eBay.ie at the new fee rates based on their Shop subscription level?
If so,, will they have to meet the UK’s business registration and minimum DSR requirements per Shop level in order to list at the new fee rates?
If not, will there be reciprocal ‘cannot list Shop format’ arrangements between eBay.co.uk and the other eBay sites, such that eBay.co.uk Shop subscribers will only be able to list Shop-associated listings on eBay.co.uk?

A: Shop subscribers on non UK (or IE) sites will be able to list items in the BIN format on eBay.co.uk. Their insertion fees will be the same as for non Shop owners i.e. 40p (20p in Media).
If they want to list items in the BIN format on eBay.co.uk with insertions fees of 20p, 5p or 1p (depending on Shop level), they will have to open a Shop on eBay.co.uk. To do this, they will have to meet the criteria to open a Shop (for instance: business registration and DSR minimum for Featured and Anchor Shops)

Q: Will shop subscribers on non-UK eBay sites (i.e. not UK or Ireland) be able to list new-BIN format listings on the UK & IE sites, at the new fee rates based on their shop subscription level?
If yes, will they have to meet the UK’s business registration and minimum DSR requirements per shop level in order to list at the new fee rates?
If no, will there be reciprocal “cannot list shop format” arrangements between eBay UK and the other eBay sites, such that eBay UK shop subscribers will only be able to list shop-associated listings on the UK site?

A: Shop subscribers on non UK (or IE) sites will be able to list items in the BIN format in the UK. Their insertion fees will be the same as for non shop owners ie 40p (20p in Media).
If they want to list items in the BIN format in the UK with insertions fees of 20p, 5p or 1p (depending on shop level), they will have to open a shop on the UK site. In order to do so, they will have to meet the UK criteria to open a shop (for instance: business registration and DSR minimum for Featured and Anchor Shops)

Q: THEREFORE why did he not answer the email forwarding him a copy of that blog post 18 days ago?

A: More fee-greed and deception?

Looks like now the cat is out of the bag, they have decided to come clean about it – WHY DIDN’T THEY DO THAT 37 DAYS AGO?