Filed under: Company News , Technology Online auctioneer eBay’s legions of sellers are digesting the likely fallout from a significant raft of policy and fee changes announced by company CEO John Donahoe today. The quick and dirty version — kiss the old, quirky fun eBay ( EBAY ) goodbye and say hello to a site that looks a lot more like Amazon.com. I spoke at length to Ina Fried, editor of AuctionBytes.com , a noted eBay expert who has been critical of the website at times. Fried has a decidedly opinionated take on the likely impact of the changes, which she sees as both carrot and stick. “For companies that are selling one-of-a-kind items such as antiques or rare jewelry, these rules could have a really negative impact,” says Fried. That’s because the company will now offer a higher 20% discount on fees paid to eBay for its new Top-Rated Sellers category who have the very best customer ratings, while offering a diminished 5% standard PowerSeller fee discount to longstanding vendors whose customer ratings don’t qualify them for the higher discount. Continue reading PowerSeller revolt looms as eBay CEO Donahoe tinkers with business model PowerSeller revolt looms as eBay CEO Donahoe tinkers with business model originally appeared on DailyFinance on Mon, 27 Jul 2009 20:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink | Email this | Comments

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