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Angry eBay sellers are threatening a week-long strike by pulling their listings to protest changes in the online auction company’s fee structure. More: continued here

Angry eBay sellers are threatening a weeklong strike by pulling their listings to protest changes in the online auction company’s fee structure. More: continued here

Earlier this week at the eCommerce Forum in Washington D.C., Bill Cobb, president of eBay North America, announced changes to the pricing structure on the site. He said: We’re making a fundamental change to the economics of selling on eBay, resulting in three significant price reductions, effective February 20. Those changes include: Lowering insertion fees…

Montreal Gazette Amazon bulls and bears divided over sales, marginsReuters –1 hour ago… 33 percent for 2008 is particularly impressive to Wall Street, given widespread concerns over consumer spending and warnings by rival eBay Inc (EBAY. …Amazon profit more than doublesReutersAmazon sees tech spend less than revenue growth in '08Reutersall 65 news articles More: continued here

eFluxMedia EBay sellers fume, threaten strike over fee increasesComputerworld, MA –1 hour agoBy Linda Rosencrance January 31, 2008 (Computerworld) Angry eBay sellers are threatening a week-long strike by pulling their listings to protest changes in …EBay fee hike sparks seller rebellionCNNMoney.comEBay Courts 'Power Sellers'BusinessWeekEBay cuts fees for sellers, raises commissionBizjournals.comWired News – Silicon Alley Insiderall 490 news articles…

The latest changes at eBay may encourage the opposite behavior from sellers that the online marketplace wants to encourage. read more More: continued here

SAN FRANCISCO, California (AP) — EBay Inc. says it’s changing its user-feedback system to keep buyers from leaving, but the plan has sellers worried they’ll no longer be able to weed out untrustworthy shoppers. More: continued here

BBC News EBay's Losses = Amazon's Gain?Wired News –1 hour agoBy Betsy Schiffman January 31, 2008 | 1:43:27 PMCategories: Amazon.com, ebay During a Q&A yesterday afternoon, an analyst asked specifically how Amazon …Amazon expecting profits to slowBBC Newsall 2 news articles More: continued here

If eBay’s fee changes were meant to shore up market share at a time when sellers are increasingly migrating to competitors such as Amazon, initial response suggests it may do the opposite: eBay’s veteran sellers are furious, with some forecasting ruin for their businesses. More: continued here

2008 is bringing some interesting times for eBay. Its CEO Meg Whitman, one of Silicon Valley’s most long-lived and controversy-free CEOs, is stepping down in March. Rumors of a big acquisition are flying. And now, some changes are in store for people who actually use the site to buy and sell stuff. The big news:…