Ebay Raises Fees And Now Commissions

Jan 25, 2005
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Ebay angered many sellers recently by significantly raising transaction fees.


…the cost of a monthly subscription for a basic eBay Store will go up 60 percent to $15.95. The cost of 10-day listings will double to 40 cents, and final value fees that are assessed when a sale closes also will rise.

Shortly thereafter eBay announces they have substantially raised the compensation for affiliates who drive new confirmed eBay users (ACRUs). (I don’t know why new customers are always an acronym.) In addition they have lowered the performance tiers.


The commissions are based on volume and the new payout goes like this:

1- 499 will be $20.00
500- 999 will be $25.00
1,000 – 1,999 will be $30.00
2,000 – 3,499 will be $35.00
3,500 – 4,999 will be $40.00
5,000 – 7,499 will be $42.50
7,500 + ACRU will be $45.00

This does not include payouts on bidding. The jump starts February 1. Raises are never arbitrary so the real question would be why are they raising their compensation structure?

About Wayne Porter

Wayne Porter is one of the original founders of ReveNews.com, and served as the CEO and founder of XBlock Systems a specialized research firm on greynets and malware research before being acquired by unified communications security leader, Factime Security Labs. His work includes serving as a panlist at the Federal Trade Commission to shape legislation on software and the creation of two patent-pending technologies for corporate networks. Wayne is a frequent speaker at e-commerce & business events including CJU, ASW and RSA and frequently cited in the press. He has been designated a Microsoft Security MVP three times and is recognized on Google’s Responsible Security Disclosure page- in addition to receiving the first Summit Legend Award. Wayne currently works as a Security Consultant on Social Media and operates a consultancy on digital worlds. His hobbies include reading science fiction, playing chess, fishing, writing, collecting shiny digital gadgets, playing racquetball and studying memetic engineering. He maintains a personal weblog at WaynePorter.com detailing his explorations in security, web 2.0, and virtual worlds.
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    i do not know why they raise the commission now ??