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Sellers boycott of eBay extended into March

Nobody really noticed when a group of eBay sellers decided to boycott eBay in protest of eBay's new fees and feedback policies. Not even the numbers seemed to notice, with hardly a hiccup in the volume of daily listings on eBay.

Rather than admit defeat, the same eBay sellers have decided to extend their boycott. Originally scheduled to end February 25th, the boycott will now continue to March 9th.

After all, boycotts work, right? Sure they do.

Like spray-on hair.

Like putting the Windows Vista logo on those "Vista Capable" machines.

eBay has yet to respond in any official capacity regarding the boycott, and it's hard to imagine it ever will. The bottom line is that eBay remains the dominant online auction space, and with no real competitors in the same space, it can do whatever it darn well pleases.

[via AppScout]

eBay sellers launch boycott, nobody notices

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What if you held a protest and nobody noticed? Unfortunately it happens all the time. And while a group of eBay sellers who are protesting eBay's new fees are getting some media attention for their week-long boycott, the truth is that it's hard to findy any real impact on the auction site.

The boycott launched on Monday, and according to Fortune Small Business, eBay listings are down just 3%. That might sound like a substantial figure until you realize that it means there are 14 million items listed for auction, down from 14.5 million a few days earlier.

Those figures come from third party services, while eBay officials tell Fortune that there's been no noticeable impact at all. And even if there was an impact, would it make any real difference? eBay is still the biggest name in online auctions, and even if the site isn't the seller's paradise it once was, it's still the go-to spot for buyers. So while sellers may be able to stage a one week protest, we're guessing they're going to wind up returning to the service soon with no choice but to put up with higher fees.

While eBay isn't the only online auction site around, it doesn't face very serious competition from any other service, so while there's pressure to increase revenue, there's little pressure to stay competitive with Amazon Marketplace or other rival services.

[via Silicon Alley Insider]

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