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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;-jeffB, post: 3372830, member: 27832&quot;]They used to do that. If I recall correctly, every listing incurred a listing fee -- something like 5 cents for auction starting at 99 cents or less, 25 cents for auctions starting at $9.99 or less, and two or three categories beyond that. If you put a <i>reserve</i> on your auction, there was an additional fee that was a stepped percentage of your reserve. I thought that scheme made a lot of sense, and it definitely kept down the noise level. FVFs were also graduated, with the percentage falling as the final value rose, and all <b>much</b> lower than today&#039;s fees.</p><p><br /></p><p>But eBay eventually decided that Volume is King, and the more items they have listed, the better, even if most of them are garbage. The fee schedule was adjusted repeatedly, until we got the scheme we have today, which is great for the high-volume seller and the clueless newbie, but pretty sad for those in the middle.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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