psalms139
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posted on October 16, 2001 07:23:16 AM new
Hi All!
Just received eMails from eBay about their Store fees!
I thought the Stores were free until Jan?
I CLOSED my ONE and only store about a month ago....yet I got MULTIPLE emails from eBay!
When I tried to close the store again..it won't allow me to!
{eBay says it is still opened!}
Anyone else having this problem?
I certainly don't want to be charged their monthly fee for something I DON'T Want.
Here's Part of the eMail:
Your free eBay store trial for XXXXX is about to [b]expire soon.
Do nothing and keep your store.[/b]
eBay will begin billing your account a low $9.95 per month and you'll continue receiving the following benefits......
This is so typical of eBay!
[ edited by psalms139 on Oct 16, 2001 07:25 AM ]
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eSeller004
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posted on October 16, 2001 07:25:31 AM new
Definitely close the stupid eBay Store until they add a Store search feature. The Stores are worthless for now.
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wowwow85
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posted on October 16, 2001 07:32:57 AM new
i wonder if ebay has past its zenith and is becoming an old mother??
wall street praised ebay and stock went up yesterday,but some of us know better,high bid amounts keep declining,many items received no bids,powersellers losing their status as they can no longer afford to keep paying list fee when items get no bids.
there are more items which are bot at under 10 dollars,it would have to affect ebay bottomline.
someone mentioned at amzn board that some books are listed at one penny,think of how much money amzn is making from such sales??
15 % of one penny???
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fetishtemple
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posted on October 16, 2001 07:37:33 AM new
Quick note....I searched google yesterday for something and one of the top links was an ebay store.
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kyms
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posted on October 16, 2001 07:50:40 AM new
Same here, closed the store months ago. Got the Email, tried to cancel...The system won't let me close it...sigh
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ExecutiveGirl
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posted on October 16, 2001 08:02:11 AM new
I received a similar email from Ebay - in fact, I received 8 of them!! (And I only have 2 ebay stores)
I don't understand either why it said my stores were going to close soon - on the AB not long ago they said the stores were going to be free until the end of the year.
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kathyg
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posted on October 16, 2001 08:16:09 AM new
There is also plenty of discussion of these emails at the eBay Stores forum. Sounds as though a large number of people got them. Although eBay hasn't responded yet, surely they will get around to acknowledging this as an error, in their own good time.
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petertdavis
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posted on October 16, 2001 08:33:16 AM new
In the e-mail that they sent me, what they told me should be the link to my store is actually the link to my logo. Stupid.
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kiara
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posted on October 16, 2001 08:35:16 AM new
I got the same e-mail for one of my stores 6 times. Items for ebay stores have been in Google search for several months now.
Edited to say that I just checked my e-mail and the URL that they give me for my store is also my logo.
[ edited by kiara on Oct 16, 2001 08:39 AM ]
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minon9
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posted on October 16, 2001 09:05:16 AM new
Got mine this morning also. Only got the one though. I went ahead and closed mine as i haven't even used it yet. I might open it back up if i can get back to a schedule of putting things up but i don't see that happening anytime soon.
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wranglers
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posted on October 16, 2001 09:08:11 AM new
if I remember right they are going to start charging the 9.95 per month fee but the .05 per item fee will not be charged until the first of the year.
eBay fees are like being slowly pecked to death by chickens!!!
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ExecutiveGirl
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posted on October 16, 2001 09:24:15 AM new
wranglers - I thought it was just the opposite. The $9.95 fee was going to be waived until the first of the year, but you have to start paying the 5¢ insertion fee right away...
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ExecutiveGirl
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posted on October 16, 2001 09:25:45 AM new
This was posted on the Announcement Board on 9/26:
***Extension of Free Subscription Period for eBay Stores***
We are happy to announce that we will be extending the free subscription period for eBay Stores through the end of 2001. eBay Store subscriptions will not be charged until January 1st, 2002.
Here are a few of the features and promotions for Stores that will be coming in the next three months:
**promotion of Stores that are selling Auction for America items;
**ability to search for Stores by Store Name;
**ability to browse Stores by sub-categories;
**extended duration listings for Store Fixed Price Items;
**promotion of Stores during the holidays.
We want to encourage Store sellers to continue to learn and experiment with their Stores, as well as to participate in Auction for America. We hope you will use this extended free trial period to do both.
We will begin charging the $.05 Listing fees for Store Fixed Price items on October 1st, 2001 as orginally scheduled.
Thank you for your continued support of eBay and eBay Stores.
Regards,
eBay
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wranglers
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posted on October 16, 2001 09:45:23 AM new
I guess I had it backwards
http://pages.ebay.com/storefronts/pricing.html
eBay fees are like being slowly pecked to death by chickens!!!
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Notleftbehind
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posted on October 16, 2001 12:05:43 PM new
I just saw this on their support forum:
We're receiving reports that store users have received messages suggesting that they'll be charged for their Store subscription. This message was sent by accident. We apologize for the confusion this has created and want to assure you that if your store has been closed you will not be charged these fees.
These notices were sent to all members that had set up stores previously, simply as a reminder that the free trial of eBay Stores was about to expire.
The free trial period for all store owners will last through December 31, as previously announced.
Please keep an eye on the Announcement Board for an official post on this situation.
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BJGrolle
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posted on October 16, 2001 12:25:17 PM new
Yes, I got 2 of them, although I'd only opened 1 store and closed it a month later.
And when I clicked the link they provided, of course I can't close the store because it's already closed!
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psalms139
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posted on October 16, 2001 03:23:52 PM new
Thank You!
Here I thought, I was at fault for not being able to close my eBay store, Again!
I will be watching my account closely..... just in case they Accidentally charge me the same way they Accidentally sent me multiple eMails!
I appreciate everyone's post! 
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tiggressoflove
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posted on October 17, 2001 11:58:52 AM new
I received the email too...except they email bombed me with it. My hotmail account was full and there were hundreds of this same mail in he inbox.
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ExecutiveGirl
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posted on October 17, 2001 12:00:15 PM new
...and I thought getting 8 of them was a lot!
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petertdavis
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posted on October 17, 2001 03:34:43 PM new
Wow! Now, I feel left out, I only got ONE of those e-mails. Maybe if I actually closed my store, I'd get more. 
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