tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6569681.post111807183911228911..comments2024-03-24T10:38:16.997-07:00Comments on Geeking with Greg: Yahoo Auctions is now freeGreg Lindenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09216403000599463072noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6569681.post-1154733281578202572006-08-04T16:14:00.000-07:002006-08-04T16:14:00.000-07:00This seems like an over reaction from Yahoo!. I th...This seems like an over reaction from Yahoo!. I think your right Greg the volume of seller does benefit the buyers and the zero entree fee will draw in some garbage peddlers at the detriment of Yahoo. But maybe this price increase at eBay is designed to get rid of the garbage peddlers and reduce the number of buyers at eBay and Yahoo is just opening the door wider for them. One thing is for certain eBay does understand the game better than anyone and If eBay decides to change the game, everyone take notice even we at <A HREF="http://www.mightybids.com" REL="nofollow">MightyBids</A> keep our ear to the ground for the changes in the industry as we look for ways to increase the value of our auction for our customers as I'm sure all online auction operators are.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6569681.post-1154101807063275762006-07-28T08:50:00.000-07:002006-07-28T08:50:00.000-07:00I am new to Yahoo but experienced with eBay and al...I am new to Yahoo but experienced with eBay and all I can say is that Yahoo's system is crap, complicted, disjointed and above all does not work. I am in an endless loop of downloading software that requires a restart, registering and verifying who I am only for their crap software to shut down for no explainable reason. The fat cats at ebay can sleep sound at night knowing full well Yahoo pose little or no threat with their amateurish attempt at online auction trading. Yahoo auctions is the pits for me!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6569681.post-1147579482522837292006-05-13T21:04:00.000-07:002006-05-13T21:04:00.000-07:00I too am new to Yahoo auctions and just download t...I too am new to Yahoo auctions and just download the Yahoo Sellers Manager and upload 15 auctions with 0 fees. So I am a happy seller, now I just need to make some $$$$Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6569681.post-1118114782526490632005-06-06T20:26:00.000-07:002005-06-06T20:26:00.000-07:00I'm not sure that's correct, Brian. Lower costs t...I'm not sure that's correct, Brian. Lower costs to the sellers have to be passed on to buyers eventually.<BR/><BR/>Let's take the scenario you mentioned. Let's say a seller lists on Yahoo for no fees and gets the same price as they got on eBay.<BR/><BR/>Sellers would be getting much higher profits in this case. They'd be selling on Yahoo and pocketing the money that would normally go to paying eBay's fees. <BR/><BR/>So, what happens next? Sellers go after the higher profits. They'd switch to Yahoo in droves. With so many more sellers and so many more options available to buyers, prices will have to fall. And, in the end, buyers will see lower prices.<BR/><BR/>The great thing about Craigslist disrupting classifieds or Yahoo disrupting the auctions market is that you and I benefit. We'll all see lower fees and lower prices.Greg Lindenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09216403000599463072noreply@blogger.com