eBay Highlights Trusted Sellers (and Other Tidbits)

announced a change to product pages for books, music, movies, and video games last week - a change that will likely give sellers yet another reason to complain. They are now featuring a box on product pages that highlight one supposedly-trustworthy seller's listing.

"The new page makes it faster and easier for buyers to find the book, music, movie or game item they’re looking for from sellers they trust," explains eBay's Matt Olson in the announcement.

On the surface, this would appear to be a bonus for trustworthy sellers. The featured seller is selected by

"Buyers on eBay do not have to register with PayMate when paying for a transaction,"
Seller fees for Moneybookers will be 2.9% plus 29 cents per transaction for monthly sales of up to $3,000; 2.4% plus 29 cents per transaction for monthly sales of between $3,000.01 and $10,000; 2.1% plus 29 cents per transaction for monthly sales of between $10,000.01 and $100,000; and 1.9% plus 29 cents per transaction for monthly sales over $100,000 takes an interesting look at everything the company owns (right from

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