July price hikes for UK eBay sellers
In addition to the implementation of VAT on seller fees reported in last week’s issue, eBay will introduce a number of substantial price increases from July 1. Most likely to upset eBay users is the imposition of a 1% charge on items carrying reserves in excess of £100. Previously that fee was just a flat rate of £1.20.
To have an item featured on the ebay.co.uk homepage, previously costing £19.95, will now cost £49.95…