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Originally Posted by fabiani12333
Based off some research I've done, it appears that eBay doesn't favor the auction format. It represents a much smaller portion of their sales volume relative to BIN or BO. It has been in steady decline over the last decade and a half, coinciding with the rise of Amazon. Speculation is they have discouraged sellers from selling via auctions because they want to be more like Amazon. A high percentage of auctions are concentrated in collectibles and antiques.
So if this new rule results in more BIN's and BO's at the expense of auctions, that might be what eBay intended.
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This is kind of what I'm afraid of. I mean the way to eliminate NPB and shill bidding 100% would be to eliminate auctions. That would be terrible for me. I'm sure the people who complain about NPB and shill bidding prefer having auctions as well or they wouldn't use them.
One thing I can tell you for sure. In an early bird gets the worm situation (eg all BIN/BO), I am going to lose.