Xaxaxe wrote:This is nothing more than the eBay company line ... and there is no evidence at all to support that this will actually be the case.
beasterbrook wrote:I sometimes think what the big who-ha is all about. Ebay has changed their feedback policy to stop certain problems and in doing so new peoblems have arisen. Some sellers have "shit where they eat" so to speak, so they are now all paying for that.. Ebay has risen their fees and, for the most part, if you aren't already getting a 5 star rating you will be paying the higher fees.... thats just the way it is at the momentSellers will still be able to sell just the same with the "new" guidelines , just that some of the "power" has been removed from the seller with higher fees to be paid, and the sellers aren't liking it (hay I wouldn't either)...Mike I have a couple of suggestions...1) As an overseas buyer (a good one;) LOL ) I'm well aware of the costs of shipping to me and the time taken to get here, and I can understand both sides. Most of the problems I hear about are mostly to do with the buyers as Mike has said. As a CYA (Cover your Arse) guy one thing I can suggest is that you could limit your sales to the US market and get international people get in contact with you to quote shipping, time taken etc. That way you can sus them out and sort out any trouble before it occus. You could add the people that you know are good overseas buyers to your execption list for bidders and go from there.. 2) I agree with the tracking, its one complaint that I see about chargebacks that packages have gone overseas and besause of the way it is sent (ie the cheapest) there is no tracking and so they can do a charge back. I really don't have an issue with this, but as a "large" buyer I do like M-bags and I see no reason to not send them for me (I have never lost one yet). One way to get around the lost package syndrome is to not accept paypal... back in the old days paypal didn't even exist, I remember going to the bank and getting $$ and sending the little pile of $$ off in the mail.. maybe poeple should start doing it again... but only if you suspect that there may be a problem... there are also some ways that you can send paypal invoices that would limit your exposure as well... and maybe some other options...3) Have a monthly list of the sale items that you have and post em here, DF, rec.games etc as in the old days or you can send out a weekly email like Aaron does.. I know I like this.. I don't have to scan through pages and pages of ebay I just have to scan through an email or post. It also willl reduce your ebay fees as well as there won't be any.Brette:)
serleran wrote:If I were a power seller, I'd consider boycotting eBay. But, as it stands, I've tried to sell one whole thing (and did - just got my first positive feedback s a seller), so its relatively pointless for me... besides, eBay remains one of my best options for procuring certain difficult items, and, my best way to see what people like bclarkie and Badmike have to offer.
Badmike wrote:BTW I will be participating in the Ebay Boycott the week of the 18th.....no new listings/auctions and no buying, although my store will be open if anyone wants to buy.
VermilionFire wrote:Color me signed up, I've got a bunch of stuff to sell, but I'll take a break for the rest of February to support the boycott, and won't be looking to buy anything either.
Badmike wrote:Just to note I will always ship to Acaeum members no matter where they are...and, as a whole, I will do what I can to ship overseas as some of my best customers are based in Australia, the UK, and yes, Italy.
Badmike wrote:BTW I will be participating in the Ebay Boycott the week of the 18th.....no new listings/auctions and no buying, although my store will be open if anyone wants to buy. I'll probably post a new thread a week from tonight to remind everyone, if you are a seller on ebay I would appreciate your support, Ebays attitude of "Boycott's have never worked before, it's just a bunch of talk from people who won't follow through, go fuck yourselves" in media statements has really pissed me off, frankly. It may do nothing to change anything but I'll feel a lot better doing it!Mike B.
