[MOPO] MPB lowers auction fees !

[J R]

Even as eBay is announcing a *huge* increase in fees (including raising the commission on sales from a range of 3 to 5% to between 6 to 8%),  www.MoviePosterBid.com  has announced that their movie poster-only auction site has actually LOWERED some fees recently -- and the year-old auction site now invites all movie poster sellers to compare rates and give MPB a try as they start the new year:   1) On eBay,  the commission charged on sales will be: $0.01-$25 / 8% of the closing price $25.01-$1000 / 8% of the initial $25.00, plus 5% of the first $1000.   $1000+ / 8% of the initial $25.00, plus 5% of the initial $25.01 to $1,000.00, plus 3% of the remaining sales price.    ON MPB: The commission on sales is a flat 3%, regardless of what the item sold for.   2) on Ebay, the fee to use the "Buy it Now" option will be: Items Price / Fee $0.01-9.99 / $0.05 $10-24.99 / $0.10 $25-49.99 / $0.20 $50+ / $0.25   ON MPB: The fee to use buy it now (called EZ Buy) is a flat rate of ZERO. There is NO CHARGE to use this option.   3) On eBay, the fee to list an item for auction (insertion fee) is: $0.01 - $0.99 $0.30 $1.00 - $9.99 $0.35 $10.00 - $24.99 $0.60 $25.00 - $49.99 $1.20 $50.00 - $199.99 $2.40 $200.00 - $499.99 $3.60 $500.00 or more $4.80 ON MPB: the fee to list an item for auction is a flat rate of $0.15, regardless of the starting price.   4) On eBay, gallery fees will be raised to $0.35 per listing. eBay will also be increasing the size of the Gallery image on search and listings pages by 56%.   ON MPB: gallery fees are $0.10 per listing.  MPB has *always* had larger image display size than eBay -- with this recent change in image size, eBay will only just now be "catching up" to what MPB has always had.   5) On eBay, the charge to use additional options are:   Set a "Reserve Price" on an auction costs $3.00 and up (depending on the reserve) To "feature" an item at the top of its category costs $19.00.   ON MPB, setting a reserve price costs a flat rate of $1.00, regardless of the amount of the reserve.   ON MPB, to feature an item at the top of its category costs $1.00 -- and this fee also lets the item get displayed on the "Home Page" of the auction site (something you simply cannot do at eBay).   www.MoviePoster bid ONLY auctions MOVIE POSTERS.  With a bidding audience tailored to the field, you can be sure that your auctions will be seen and bid on by people who are only looking for movie posters and know the field. Listings of reproductions within the originals category is prohibited and ENFORCED, so your listings will not be obscured by hundreds of reprints.   Why not move some of your auctions from eBay to MPB for a couple of months? Continue to promote your MPB auctions just as you do your eBay auctions and start realizing the benefit of far lower fees and an auction site dedicated only to movie posters!   ----- Original Message ----- From: Movielegends To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2005 11:16 Subject: [MOPO] eBay Announces Upcoming Fees Changes eBay Announces Upcoming Fees Changes January 12, 2005 eBay will be changing fees for certain features and categories on eBay.com and eBay Motors effective February 18, 2005. eBay also raised monthly subscription fees for eBay stores from $9.95 per month to $15.95 per month. Among the fee changes are: Gallery Fee Changes for eBay.com and eBay Motors Parts & Accessories Listings Gallery fees will be raised from $0.25 to $0.35 per listing. eBay will also be increasing the size of the Gallery image on search and listings pages by 56%. Buy It Now (BIN) Fees BIN fees will be determined based on the amount of the Buy It Now price. Fees will be charged as follows: BIN Price / Fee $0.01-9.99 / $0.05 $10-24.99 / $0.10 $25-49.99 / $0.20 $50+ / $0.25 10-Day Duration Fee The fee for 10-day duration listings will be raised from $0.20 to $0.40 per listing. eBay Stores The fee for the Basic eBay Stores subscription will be raised from $9.95 to $15.95 per month. The fee for Featured and Anchored Stores will be unchanged. eBay Stores insertion fees will remain unchanged. The Final Value Fee for Stores items will change as follows: Closing Price / Fee $0.01-$25 / 8% of the closing price $25.01-$1000 / 8% of the initial $25.00, plus 5% of the remaining closing value balance ($25.01 to $1,000.00) $1000+ / 8% of the initial $25.00, plus 5% of the initial $25.01 - $1,000.00, plus 3% of the remaining closing value balance ($1,000.01 - closing value) __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam?  Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com          Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com    ___________________________________________________________________               How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List        Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]             In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L     The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. 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