eBay will stop charging seller fees in the UK

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will stop charging seller fees in the ***

As of today,

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consumer-to-consumer (C2C) sellers in the *** will no longer have to pay for any domestic purchases. The company had first tested free selling for pre-owned clothes earlier this year. Using the data from this test,

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decided to open the floodgates.

In addition to the initial test in the ***,

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also in Germany for domestic sales. In today’s announcement from

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, CEO and President Jamie Iannone said that doing so can “strengthen our marketplace by lowering the barriers to C2C selling, which improves the breadth and depth of inventory on

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.” However, Iannone also mentioned that the company will begin implementing a “buyer-facing fee” early next year.

Among the reasons cited for the removal of seller fees was that the *** is home to hundreds of millions of unused items. Iannone believes that sellers would be more inclined to set up shop on

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if they didn’t have to spend money just to list items and not worry about the company taking a percentage of the money received after a *****. The breadth of items coming from consumers rather than just professional sellers could make the marketplace “more vibrant.”

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also faces competition from Vinted and Depop, two newer ecommerce platforms that don’t charge seller fees. Vinted, in particular, is a second-hand marketplace primarily for clothes, and

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removing seller fees for clothes is a direct answer to the rival company. Depop, owned by Etsy, has also been growing. Thus, it’s not a surprise that

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is following its competitor’s footsteps.

The announcement also mentioned more changes and improvements, such as a “streamlined listing process,” an improved local pickup process and a better wallet experience through

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Balance.

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plans to share more details on its future plans at the next Global All Hands event.

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