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February 03, 2005

Some eBay sellers are going, going, gone

USATODAY.com - Some eBay sellers are going, going, gone

Trisha Dixon used to swear by eBay. Now, she swears at it.
EBay headquarters in San Jose, Calif.
By Paul Sakuma, AP

For six years, she sold enough scrapbooks, children's clothes and health products to pay bills and squirrel away cash. Last month, she all but ended her association because of higher fees.

"They can charge whatever they want. They're a monopoly," says Dixon, 25, of Anaconda, Mont. She estimates her monthly eBay bill will jump 50%, to $1,500.

Prices aren't the only thing eBay (EBAY) raised when it announced changes to some online-auction services last month. It raised the ire of thousands of its small-business sellers, many of whom are threatening to ditch eBay when the price increases go into effect Feb. 18.

"We feel betrayed and abused," says Rhonda Gorman, 46, who sells clothing and household goods out of her cramped apartment in Costa Mesa, Calif. "We're getting stomped and need to go elsewhere." (Related chart: How price increases will affect eBay Stores)

Posted by darrenmpower at February 3, 2005 10:15 AM


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