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 Posted: Tue Sep 22nd, 2009 03:02 am
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mcwright



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 Bidding in the last seconds of an auction has become the norm on ebay. I understand your frustration, but I don't know how much ebay is to blame. It can get congested (i.e. with bidders) in the final seconds and I have placed a higher bid only to have it not accepted as it didn't make it through in the final seconds. ebay loses out in that case. Not sure what they can or could do to prevent it.

On the other side of the coin, ebay has progressively gotten more and more expensive for the small seller. Rates have continued to rise with ebay fees accounting for around 12% of your take depending on your listing choices. Plus, Paypal takes their cut of about 3%.

Ebay used to be all about the person who put a few items up for auction they didn't need, etc. Now ebay is bloated with businesses hawking items with the buy-it-now programs. About 55 to 60% of ebay sales are in non-auction programs these days. Maybe even higher.

Last edited on Tue Sep 22nd, 2009 03:03 am by mcwright