A Couple of Articles re. the Latest Fee Increase

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Aug. 24 Dow Jones:
http://money.cnn.com/services/tickerheadlines/for5/200608241904DOWJONESDJONLINE001129_FORTUNE5.htm

Toward the end it mentions a buyer malaise that I haven't noticed. I've enjoyed summer record-breaking sales for the last 3 months. Now, sadly, my eBay store sits nearly empty. I just popped in to the local consignment store to make an appointment to bring in some merchandise and the proprietor said that there storage room is full and there's a waiting list of 25 people.

Aug. 23 CNN Money:
http://money.cnn.com/2006/08/22/smbusiness/ebay_fees/index.htm

EBay's problem is that it's so big that it can't help but make Macro decisions and Macro decisions are most often f**ked up.

The only way eBay is going to see a return to auction listings is to make them affordable again.

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Thanks for posting those articles, it is what we all believed, shocking to hear the store close count is now at 700 within next 2 months i suppose it will rise sharply but time will tell