Credit: Thinkstock Yahoo Taiwan has delayed a plan to start charging transaction fees on its auction site, a victory for users and auctioneers who had rallied against the move.The company said it will delay until Sept. 1 a transaction fee on successful sales on its auction website, which dominates Internet auctions in Taiwan with more than half of all such traffic.The move comes just weeks after announcing the new fees, which run as high as 3 percent on each item sold. Originally, Yahoo planned to start charging on Aug. 10, but a backlash appears to have unsettled the company. Last week, auctioneers denounced the proposed fees at a protest in the center of Taipei that was aired on local news stations. They also moved to organize a trade group. Some of Yahoo’s rivals in Taiwan ratcheted up the pressure by setting up a website to help register users on a rival auction site that charges no fees. Yahoo also said it received heavy feedback from users via a discussion board it set up over the issue and by e-mails to customer service. The company also addressed nervousness over how it will handle canceled transactions. Auctioneers will be able to keep 15 percent of all transaction fees between the start of the service and the end of the year as they adjust to the new system, Yahoo Taiwan said in a statement on its website.The company will also offer auctioneers five free listings on the site per month, and give kickbacks on a percentage of the fees collected through the sales. The more an auctioneer sells, the higher the kickback. For example, any seller paying between 5,000 new Taiwan dollars (US$152.58) to NT$10,000 in transaction fees will receive 5 percent back, while those paying over NT$30,000 will be paid back 12.5 percent of the fees. The decision to start charging is a risky gambit for Yahoo Taiwan because rivals on the island charge no fees. They make money from advertising. One of the company’s main auction rivals, eBay, is teaming up with local operator PCHome Online to try to win market share from Yahoo. A website to woo Yahoo auction users was set up, promising it would remain fee free.By Dan Nystedt, IDG News Service (Taipei Bureau)Related Link: Check out our CIO News Alerts and Tech Informer pages for more updated news coverage. Related content feature Red Hat embraces hybrid cloud for internal IT The maker of OpenShift has leveraged its own open container offering to migrate business-critical apps to AWS as part of a strategy to move beyond facilitating hybrid cloud for others and capitalize on the model for itself. By Paula Rooney May 29, 2023 5 mins CIO 100 Technology Industry Hybrid Cloud feature 10 most popular IT certifications for 2023 Certifications are a great way to show employers you have the right IT skills and specializations for the job. These 10 certs are the ones IT pros are most likely to pursue, according to data from Dice. By Sarah K. White May 26, 2023 8 mins Certifications Careers interview Stepping up to the challenge of a global conglomerate CIO role Dr. Amrut Urkude became CIO of Reliance Polyester after his company was acquired by Reliance Industries. He discusses challenges IT leaders face while transitioning from a small company to a large multinational enterprise, and how to overcome them. By Yashvendra Singh May 26, 2023 7 mins Digital Transformation Careers brandpost With the new financial year looming, now is a good time to review your Microsoft 365 licenses By Veronica Lew May 25, 2023 5 mins Lenovo Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe