A massive boycott by eBay sellers will conclude Monday after causing auction listings on the popular Web site to drop by as much as 13 percent since the strike started Feb. 18, according to third-party tracking firms. A company official told USA Today that internal statistics showed the boycott "has had no impact on our listings."
The protest was in opposition to pricing changes, which fluctuate seasonally and sometimes unpredictably, the newspaper reported. EBay announced that the cost to list items will be cut by 25-50 percent, but the commission that eBay charges for completed sales increased, starting last Wednesday. Read the article here.
During the last big boycott in 2005, sellers had little choice but to crawl back to eBay, TheStreet.com reported. Now, however, the marketplace is much broader, and sellers can push their wares on sites like Amazon or Google, the Web site said. That story can be found here.
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