eBay Fee Changes and Recap of Other Changes

eBay Fee Changes and Recap of Other Changes
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Stephanie Tilenius, Senior Vice President and General Manager of eBay North America said eBay will announce fee changes before the holidays, saying, "We want to be the most price competitive marketplace on the web."

Rumors have been circulating that eBay might be considering charging Final Value Fees on shipping and handling in addition to selling price. eBay spokesperson Usher Lieberman said on Friday, "There is no substance to this rumor."

A source said the changes will be to lower insertion fees in certain categories. There has been speculation that they might be categories like high-end consumer electronics, or those with low conversion rates. There has also been speculation that the lower rates might be tied to PayPal in some manner.

Unfortunately not much else is known about the nature of the fee changes or when they might be announced.

eBay did make a number of announcements at eBay Live, and posted a summary on its Announcement Board on Friday.