eBay Scrapping Private Seller Fees
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As I said a few months ago, the CEO said in an investor meeting that they were planning to make Simple Postage mandatory...
My problem is that in the past eBay has sometimes suggested wholly unrealistic postage costs, and I've then ended up out of pocket when I went to post the item.
I'll see how the new system goes but it is very irritating. A good prompt to delist some of the lower-price items and give them away, maybe.
My problem is that in the past eBay has sometimes suggested wholly unrealistic postage costs, and I've then ended up out of pocket when I went to post the item.
I'll see how the new system goes but it is very irritating. A good prompt to delist some of the lower-price items and give them away, maybe.
I think there should be something where if you've got 100% feedback and sold say 50 items, you should be given more leeway on these things
I have no doubt private sellers cause eBay problems as some can be wholly unreasonable
I had one post me something, the postage was far below what it should have been and there was a fee to pay to collect it.
I asked him to pay it, he said eBay charged the postage so it was their problem. Needless to say it became his problem but it cost me hassle
I have no doubt private sellers cause eBay problems as some can be wholly unreasonable
I had one post me something, the postage was far below what it should have been and there was a fee to pay to collect it.
I asked him to pay it, he said eBay charged the postage so it was their problem. Needless to say it became his problem but it cost me hassle
Granadier said:
As I said a few months ago, the CEO said in an investor meeting that they were planning to make Simple Postage mandatory...
My problem is that in the past eBay has sometimes suggested wholly unrealistic postage costs, and I've then ended up out of pocket when I went to post the item.
I'll see how the new system goes but it is very irritating. A good prompt to delist some of the lower-price items and give them away, maybe.
I'll "simply" not use a system where I am subjected to mystery box postage costs. I walk past my local RM delivery office most mornings at opening time so it's a no brainer for me to use their services - totally within my control on timings and costs. If I'm railroaded down dropping items off at random parcel shops depending on what the buyer selects then it doesn't make sense for me to use ebay to sell half the items that I do.My problem is that in the past eBay has sometimes suggested wholly unrealistic postage costs, and I've then ended up out of pocket when I went to post the item.
I'll see how the new system goes but it is very irritating. A good prompt to delist some of the lower-price items and give them away, maybe.
Another irritated about the 'simple postage'.
I sell several items at £10 (now inflated to a higher price with 'buyer protection') which I only need to put in an envelope with a 2nd class stamp, so total postage cost ~90p, which I'm happy to absorb.
I just checked the cheapest simple postage option. £2.70. Three times the price. On an item which I previously sold for £10, I don't know if buyers will bother at circa £14 with all the inflated costs.
I sell several items at £10 (now inflated to a higher price with 'buyer protection') which I only need to put in an envelope with a 2nd class stamp, so total postage cost ~90p, which I'm happy to absorb.
I just checked the cheapest simple postage option. £2.70. Three times the price. On an item which I previously sold for £10, I don't know if buyers will bother at circa £14 with all the inflated costs.
egomeister said:
Ok, I have just had a look an existing listing and my postage settings. While I appear to be able to exclude Evri in the settings and that only leaves Royal Mail, when I go to the listing I have no visibility of what services will be available to the buyer and the "from" price listed is less than the appropriate RM Tracked 48 service, so I have no idea what they'll be stitching me up with.
What a dumb system.
All my existing listings are unchanged and still have "Custom Postage" selected and the carriers & prices I specified are unchanged. What a dumb system.
Clockwork Cupcake said:
All my existing listings are unchanged and still have "Custom Postage" selected and the carriers & prices I specified are unchanged.
It's no wonder people are surprised by some changes when they don't bother to actually read what the changes will be...ebay said:
Simple Delivery will apply to new eligible listings by private sellers in the UK, and from 7 April to any existing listings that are eligible. If you selected buyer-paid postage, this will stay the same when your listings are updated. If you’re covering the costs, they’ll be deducted from your sales.
S6PNJ said:
Clockwork Cupcake said:
All my existing listings are unchanged and still have "Custom Postage" selected and the carriers & prices I specified are unchanged.
It's no wonder people are surprised by some changes when they don't bother to actually read what the changes will be...ebay said:
Simple Delivery will apply to new eligible listings by private sellers in the UK, and from 7 April to any existing listings that are eligible. If you selected buyer-paid postage, this will stay the same when your listings are updated. If you’re covering the costs, they’ll be deducted from your sales.
Clockwork Cupcake said:
egomeister said:
Ok, I have just had a look an existing listing and my postage settings. While I appear to be able to exclude Evri in the settings and that only leaves Royal Mail, when I go to the listing I have no visibility of what services will be available to the buyer and the "from" price listed is less than the appropriate RM Tracked 48 service, so I have no idea what they'll be stitching me up with.
What a dumb system.
All my existing listings are unchanged and still have "Custom Postage" selected and the carriers & prices I specified are unchanged. What a dumb system.
As it stands I'll pull all my listings before the 7th and then consider which (if any) I relist
One thing I have notice and this is off topic the 4 Lego sets I have listed have between them had one view in 2 weeks which is something I have never encountered before. The last month these sets were listed they had 15 to 20 views and a couple of watchers each by this time.
On a more positive note in the last week I have sold 2 sets on dedicated Lego groups on FB so nice one eBay you've done yourself out of £30 in buyer protection fees.
On a more positive note in the last week I have sold 2 sets on dedicated Lego groups on FB so nice one eBay you've done yourself out of £30 in buyer protection fees.
All my stuff has been slow selling anyway but I have noticed it is even slower now. Half inclined to just de-list everything.
Most of my stuff is old computer parts that would only appeal to those into retro computing (either as a hobby or businesses needing to keep old kit running). Some is retro computing stuff I bought within the past 6 months and now no longer need, and I just want to get some proportion of my money back. But maybe I should just write that money off.
Most of my stuff is old computer parts that would only appeal to those into retro computing (either as a hobby or businesses needing to keep old kit running). Some is retro computing stuff I bought within the past 6 months and now no longer need, and I just want to get some proportion of my money back. But maybe I should just write that money off.
Can anyone recommend a good platform to setup a website to make a storefront / shop...?
I'd want something simple to manage that takes payments and ideally links to Royal Mail to print labels - these are the things that makes eBay so good - just a shame it's run by a bunch of utter clowns!
I'd want something simple to manage that takes payments and ideally links to Royal Mail to print labels - these are the things that makes eBay so good - just a shame it's run by a bunch of utter clowns!
CorradoTDI said:
Can anyone recommend a good platform to setup a website to make a storefront / shop...?
I'd want something simple to manage that takes payments and ideally links to Royal Mail to print labels - these are the things that makes eBay so good - just a shame it's run by a bunch of utter clowns!
Probably simplest to use something like Squarespace or similar, if you don't want to go to all the hassle of getting webhosting and doing it all yourself. I'd want something simple to manage that takes payments and ideally links to Royal Mail to print labels - these are the things that makes eBay so good - just a shame it's run by a bunch of utter clowns!
But how are you going to drive customers to your site? How are you going to let them know that you sell stuff and that's where they need to go?
Or are you asking for alternatives to eBay? In which case there aren't that many. Depending on what you sell then Vinted or Etsy might work for you. Or possibly Gumtree. I would steer clear of Facebook Marketplace though if you want to retain your sanity.
Edited by Clockwork Cupcake on Friday 4th April 15:20
In case anyone hasn't noticed, when you create a new listing and it appears to force you to use Simple Delivery, simply click on "Package Size" and you will see at the bottom of the resulting popup a button labelled "Switch to Custom Postage".
Click on it, and you can then specify postage as before.
Click on it, and you can then specify postage as before.
Clockwork Cupcake said:
In case anyone hasn't noticed, when you create a new listing and it appears to force you to use Simple Delivery, simply click on "Package Size" and you will see at the bottom of the resulting popup a button labelled "Switch to Custom Postage".
Click on it, and you can then specify postage as before.
For 3 more days....Click on it, and you can then specify postage as before.
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