In my life I have owned several Brick & Mortar shops, and have found that the best adage to survive in business is `ADAPT OR DIE`. Whatever is thrown at you from competition to costs, you have to absorb it and maintain your profits to cover your costs. With the new buyer facing fees, this means that the need to remain competitive will be paramount. Will this see the end of all those thousands of sellers who are selling at a loss because they have failed to work out their fees and costs? For example how many times do we see an item at say £3.00 with free postage? With this in mind what will happen with the BIG businesses when eBay move over to charging them the new buyer fees? Will we see an end to £3.00 free postage from WOB or MUSIC MAGPIE? (Who are selling at a loss), as we saw an end to the `Penny Sellers`, or will they do a deal for better rates with eBay, which means that no one else will stand a chance of selling anything for £6.00 or less? It will be interesting to see what happens!
