topic Re: Fees for business sellers in Business Seller Board

topic Re: Fees for business sellers in Business Seller Board https://community.ebay.co.uk/t5/Business-Seller-Board/Fees-for-business-sellers/m-p/7928906#M338321 Accepting that what you say about business and private sellers in the USA is correct (I probably know less about the US site than you do) and that the playing field is level in the US then surely the first question to ask is why ebay started its experiment if the "level playing field" model works well? I started selling on ebay about 12 years ago as a private seller and at the time paid Listing Fees and FVF on every listing.  Please correct me if I'm wrong, but weren't the fees more or less the same for both private and business sellers in the UK at that time ? If my assumption is correct the UK playing field was more or less level at that time.  Gradually, over a period of years, ebay started giving private sellers "freebies" like free extra photos and free to schedule a listing.  Three or four times a year a Free Listing Weekend.  So that was when the experiment began.   As it progressed ebay's generosity only increased. £1 FVF Offers at shortening intervals, 80% off FVF Offers every fortnight.  Free To List and finally Free To Sell.  So surely ebay already has ample evidence of whether or not its generosity towards private sellers was / is paying off with them spending more on ebay with business sellers and ebay collecting more fees ? If you accept that my brief summary is correct, it has to be asked why did ebay continue the experiment if ebay wasn't reaping the rewards it expected ?  I don't remember any great clamour for freebies or FVF Offers.  Personally I was very happy to pay ebay a small Listing Fee + 10% FVF and + paypal fees on top and didn't ask for any freebies or offers. Perhaps it has to be asked why experiment at all if the USA model works and why it is that nothing was done about "private" sellers when it was obviously becoming a problem ? Tue, 16 Sep 2025 08:21:38 GMT theelench 2025-09-16T08:21:38Z