be new fee schedule of eBay. The entire hubbub is that 60% of



eBayers will save money while the other 40% will suffer the

increase. In fact this is not true in many areas and more

propaganda than anything users are reading and discussing. In

areas such as below the $100 mark sellers will suffer an

increase for each successful sale they have. Challenge coins

generally go for $5-$10 and will be directly hit by this price

hike. As with anything there is much padding in those prices

to ensure a seller reaps some kind of profit on their product.

What’s a seller to do? Amazon.com is in no way an alternative

to selling at rock bottom rates for challenge coins and

anything else out there that relates will never have the niche

traffic to support this vast area of military collectibles.

Challenge Coin Auctions .com released it’s new auction house

specifically for the opportunity for sellers to find an

alternate spot that will generate the traffic, low fees, and

niche specific floor sellers need giving buyers a new edge at

great prices and search. The word is getting out to hobbyists

and many people are welcoming this new auction site into their

browser favorites.

Why should buyers care you might ask? The sheer economics of

fees work in a way that when the seller doesn’t have to pad the

auctions for 15-20% of the listing fees, the seller usually

wins at lower prices making it advantageous to both parties.

Besides sellers don’t have to search through weird categories

just to find the coin they want to bid or buy. EBay has been

running through the muck for a long time in this area without

concern to clean it up. With the new auction house buyers and

sellers now get personal easier and people feel at home. A

seller’s point of view might breakdown something like this:

100 listings on eBay using 2007 rates

100 listings like the attached screen shot: $85.00 upfront

This is all I pay if I don't sell anything...

If I sell:

100: $85.00 upfront

25% sold: $13.00 total final value fees

Paypal Fees: $16.25

Shipping: $1.48 FC 2oz through paypal: $37

Federal Tax: 15%-28% (we will leave this out for now)

Cost of Coin Avg: $3 (assuming you sell a decent coin): $75

Total Cost: $226.25

25% Coins sold at $9.99: $299.75

Shipping you Charge: $2.00 (because this is the right cost any

seller should charge according to eBay): $50

Your Profit: $73.50

Now looking at this you can see as a buyer what you’re paying

for on the back end. What if your seller only pays about 10-20%

of eBay’s fees on the new challenge coin auction site? If you

have your thinking cap on you right to say you would save a

lot and the seller would make more money as well. The days of

annual monster hikes are over and many people have cheered the

rise of something better. No one likes to be bullied into

opening their wallet to only expect less in return. Stand with

others and show everyone it’s time to move onto something new.