Yahoo! Auction, increase the usage fee from 3% to 5%

In addition to raising prices, it seems that various things will be implemented, such as change of identity confirmation method, lowering age of eligibility for participation, introduction of affiliate, strengthening RSS distribution.

The price increase will be applied from 0, 0, 0, 0 second successful bid on May 21 (Sunday). However, six automobiles, truck bodies, bus bodies, motorcycle bodies, real estate and Yahoo! Auction Store are not subject to revision.

The additions and changes this time are as follows, 15 in all. It is too much to remember that Yahoo auc's loyalty is a must-see content.
Yahoo! Auction - "Revised bid system usage fee" and "About future development"

1: Change of identification method (planned)
Instead of "confirmation of mailing address" (confirmation of the address of the seller by sending the delivery record mail), upon receipt, it is necessary to present the identity confirmation material (designated driver's license etc.) to the designated delivery company "delivery identity confirmation" Change to.

2: Introduction of advisory service (scheduled for July)
When troubles occurred between the seller and the successful bidder in Yahoo! Auction, we introduced a service that assists the trouble parties themselves to resolve themselves smoothly.

3: Enhance security (occasionally)
In order to prevent illegal acquisitions such as passwords such as Yahoo! Auction, we provide a system with easy-to-understand landmarks when receiving email from Yahoo! Auctions via Yahoo! Mail.

4: Improve customer service and strengthen 24 hour patrol (from time to time)
Improve skills of dedicated staff and improve inquiry system. In addition, we aim to discover fraudulent listings early and strengthen 24 hour patrol with patrol staff and dedicated system.

5: Research on countermeasures against fishing and misappropriation (2005 ~)
Development of new security technology to prevent crime and unauthorized use by ID and password stealing with the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology and data mining technology with financial engineering group (now Nijusu Financial Engineering Group Co., Ltd.) Construction of applied fraud detection model.

6: Implementation of free participation campaign (planned)
Yahoo! JAPAN ID alone will bid on the Yahoo! auction store's exhibited merchandise and plan a campaign that can be bid successfully.

7: Regular implementation of free listing campaign (from April 21)
Regular implementation of the exhibition system usage fee free campaign.

8: System enhancement (as needed)
We doubled the number of servers, added and improved software, increased backbone, etc. We built a system that can withstand rapidly increasing access and comfortably use it.

9: Reduction of Eligibility for Athletes (February ~)
The eligibility requirements for eligibility have changed from over 20 years old to over 18 years old.

10: Start using Yahoo! points (from July)
Started a mechanism that allows you to use Yahoo! points acquired by bidding or bidding for paying the successful bid price.

11: Introduction of affiliate program (planned)
Yahoo! Shopping and other affiliate services introduced in Yahoo! Auction also introduced.

12: Strengthen marketing activities (from April)
Contribute to offline media, collaborate with fashion magazines etc., and conduct online and offline marketing activities more actively, such as SEM and SEO.

13: Enhancement of RSS distribution function (from February)
Offering announcement tool by RSS distribution that can introduce recommended items etc. easily on their homepage or blog.

14: Providing Yahoo! Auction web service (from March)
We provide various information and services of Yahoo! Auctions in XML format so that they can be utilized in developed applications.

15: Review of successful bid system usage fee
Changed the successful bid system usage fee from 3% to 5% from May 21 (Sunday) midnight bid.

So it is better to wash out items related to yourself and make notes.