eBid outbids eBay price rises
Published September 29th, 2005
As eBay increases its charges for selling items upstart rival online auctioneer eBid is putting the boot in by offering free listings for life.
eBid is promising free “Gold” membership – which includes free listing of items and zero final value fees – to anyone who applies today. Gold membership is available for the cost of listing just one item on eBay. eBid is the plucky underdog to eBay’s increasingly bolshy market leader. It aims to provide better service and promises to answer email queries within 24 hours.
eBay is increasing fees for inserting multiple items from £2 to £3 – based on starting price. Adding a BuyItNow price, which used to cost 6p will cost between 5p and 25p from 29 September.
The firm operates in the UK and is opening in the next few months Australia, Canada, Ireland and the USA. It claims 410, 000 registered users, 95 per cent in the UK, and is gaining 650 new members a day. eBay claims 157m members worldwide and 10m in the UK.
