eBay Best Match – Don’t Get Left Out

Secrets to beating your competition with "Best Match"

Sellers who are willing to put in a little effort to learn the new rules are seeing better results. So you’ll likely come out ahead of your less savvy competition if you implement a few changes of your own.

So, where to begin? Let’s talk about the Best Match search criteria.

As of the beginning of March, the default for all item searches on eBay is now "Best Match" (it used to be "Time: Ending Soonest").

Buyers can change this default, but you can assume they most likely won’t do that, so it’s important to know…

How do YOU make out under the new eBay fees?

Our recent Bidding Frenzy newsletter sure hit a nerve with eBay users concerned about all the recent changes to the feedback system and fee structure. (Click here to find out more about the latest changes.)

The biggest change, and the one that REALLY upset the sellers, was that they’re
no longer able to leave negative feedback about their buyers – which means if
a buyer makes a transaction really unpleasant, the seller has no way to “punish”
them for it.

But running a close second was the fee changes. eBay made a big deal about their "lower listing fees" and tried to avoid talking…

Do the math – what will the fee changes cost you?

The recent fee changes introduced by eBay have created a firestorm among sellers.

While eBay has given with one hand — by lowering insertion fees and eliminating the basic Gallery fee — it has taken away with the other, by increasing Final Value fees.

As you’ve seen, there have also been changes to the prices of more advanced features, such as Featured Plus!, Pro Pack, and Homepage Featured.

eBay says the changes will reduce the upfront risk of listing an item and reward successful sellers. But many sellers believe the changes, particularly higher Final Value fees, will hurt their profits.

Here’s a breakdown.

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9 Major eBay Changes That Will Rock Your Selling World

We were expecting big changes at eBay. They’ve been madly testing new ways of doing things in their Playground for a year. But even our IMC Advanced eBay Mentoring team was a little stunned at the scope of the changes!

Here’s a rundown.

Lower insertion fees for auction and fixed price listings (including Store Inventory Format listings).

This answers years of complaints from eBay sellers — who have been defecting to Amazon.com, which doesn’t charge listing fees.

Of course that means that there will be changes to Final Value fees. And reserve fees will no longer be refundable if the item sells.…