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Powerseller kinds reports that eBay is off to a slow start in 2008, and that this can be attributed to a raise in fees being charged to sellers.

Bill Cobb, President, eBay North America claims the changes are “modest” but some are reporting the change could mean an additional 4-7% more in fees.

Piper Jaffray analyst Safa Rashtchy suggests that a shortfall in listings will result in 2008 eBay revenues falling well short of Wall Street’s consensus projection, and another analyst, Merrill Lynch’s Justin Post, mentioned that eBay’s core listings are off to a slow start in 2008.

Read the full story (as well as the announcement of the new fees) here: http://www.powersellerking.com/2007/01/you_know_its_bad_at_ebay_when.html