New Ebay selling policy.............. (1 Viewer)

[Warrior]

Anyone catch the new policy that went into effect on March 18th; if you list an item as buy it now, it automatically renews every month if it does not sell at a charge of .25 cents.

Put another way; I have about 300 items on Ebay now, if none of them sell and they all roll over in the same month, I get whacked about 75.00 if I'm doing the math right...……………..someone like Crown or Sager that has 3,000 or so items listed, they'll get whacked 750.00 a month.

Every month.

I called Ebay, the customer service rep said to avoid this, you can end a listing and it won't relist? Well what good is that, a lot of people watch my listings right up until the end and pull the trigger.

She also said this does not apply to auctions; big deal, I don't use auctions.

I have 250 free listings a month with my store, I am going to bump the number to the next level of 750; the cost of moving up will offset the .25 relisting fee every month.

They claim this is to assist you sell more product; in my eyes, it's way for them to grab more money.

It's time to look into other selling platforms, the fees are getting out of control with them.

 

[DMNamiot]

Sounds like a money grab for sure

 

[mikemiller1955]

this doesn't sound right...
I'm gonna have to read and explore this better...

it's almost like they are trying to phase out "buy it now"...

like George said...

to avoid this...
you can cancel a buy it now before it expires and automatically renews...
but some people wait til the last minute to commit even on a buy it now...
so that doesn't make sense...

 

[mikemiller1955]

The listing duration for all fixed price listings will be Good 'Til Cancelled

Starting in mid-March 2019, the listing duration for all new fixed price listings on eBay will be Good 'Til Cancelled. Existing fixed price listings that are not Good 'Til Cancelled will continue until they sell or end at their specified duration. If a short-duration fixed price item is relisted, the duration will be set to Good 'Til Cancelled upon relist.
Good 'Til Cancelled listings renew automatically every 30 days unless your item sells before that timeframe. We charge an insertion fee every 30-day period. Good 'Til Cancelled listings count toward your monthly zero insertion fee listings. Fee amounts are based on the terms in effect when the listing goes live and when it renews.
With Good 'Til Cancelled listings you can take advantage of the out-of-stock feature. If your listing reaches a quantity of zero, we will show it as out-of-stock to buyers. By using out-of-stock, your listing will retain its purchase and search history, so that when you replenish your stock, buyers can easily find your listing. Learn more about the out-of-stock feature.

 

[Warrior]

The listing duration for all fixed price listings will be Good 'Til Cancelled

Starting in mid-March 2019, the listing duration for all new fixed price listings on eBay will be Good 'Til Cancelled. Existing fixed price listings that are not Good 'Til Cancelled will continue until they sell or end at their specified duration. If a short-duration fixed price item is relisted, the duration will be set to Good 'Til Cancelled upon relist.
Good 'Til Cancelled listings renew automatically every 30 days unless your item sells before that timeframe. We charge an insertion fee every 30-day period. Good 'Til Cancelled listings count toward your monthly zero insertion fee listings. Fee amounts are based on the terms in effect when the listing goes live and when it renews.
With Good 'Til Cancelled listings you can take advantage of the out-of-stock feature. If your listing reaches a quantity of zero, we will show it as out-of-stock to buyers. By using out-of-stock, your listing will retain its purchase and search history, so that when you replenish your stock, buyers can easily find your listing. Learn more about the out-of-stock feature.

So even when it sells it gets relisted as "out of stock".......what if it's a retired item and I only have one.

This chicken **** policy gets worse by the minute...................

 

[DETHKOR]

It only gets relisted as out of stock if you choose that option,otherwise something that sells wont get relisted unless you get more and relist it yourself.

 

[Warrior]

Companies like Ebay with a monopoly do what they want when they want; your choice is to stop selling/buying or go along with it like a sheep...……...some choice.

They can't leave things well enough alone, always looking for ways to shake you down for more money.

The customer service rep I spoke with told me this is in reaction to newer selling platforms being out there; so you do this as a result, makes zero sense. She also candidly told me they've gotten a huge amount of complaints over this...………..isn't that just swell.

If you start doing auctions instead of buy it nows, that's what they want; in their mind, the chances of it selling for higher money increases with an auction style listing. Just get it over with already and eliminate buy it now and make it auction only.

The people who run Ebay found the goose that laid the golden eggs, went out one night, got drunk and came home hungry and half in the bag and killed the goose and ate it for dinner.

 

[gk5717]

The listing duration for all fixed price listings will be Good 'Til Cancelled

Starting in mid-March 2019, the listing duration for all new fixed price listings on eBay will be Good 'Til Cancelled. Existing fixed price listings that are not Good 'Til Cancelled will continue until they sell or end at their specified duration. If a short-duration fixed price item is relisted, the duration will be set to Good 'Til Cancelled upon relist.
Good 'Til Cancelled listings renew automatically every 30 days unless your item sells before that timeframe. We charge an insertion fee every 30-day period. Good 'Til Cancelled listings count toward your monthly zero insertion fee listings. Fee amounts are based on the terms in effect when the listing goes live and when it renews.
With Good 'Til Cancelled listings you can take advantage of the out-of-stock feature. If your listing reaches a quantity of zero, we will show it as out-of-stock to buyers. By using out-of-stock, your listing will retain its purchase and search history, so that when you replenish your stock, buyers can easily find your listing. Learn more about the out-of-stock feature.

I got a headache trying to figure this out, still don't get it. I will no longer use buy it now.
Gary

 

[jazzeum]

That’s the story of my life: good until cancelled {eek3}

 

[Warrior]

I got a headache trying to figure this out, still don't get it. I will no longer use buy it now.
Gary

The short version is if use the buy it now feature, Ebay will continually relist it for you whether you want them to or not, whacking you for a fee each time.

I am going to rethink the way I do business on there going forward; since 99% of the items I sell are vintage, I am going to use more auctions from now on, simple as that.

 

[MarkeytMaker]

What would be nice is if someone could establish a better place to do business.

 

[MarkeytMaker]

Anyone catch the new policy that went into effect on March 18th; if you list an item as buy it now, it automatically renews every month if it does not sell at a charge of .25 cents.

Put another way; I have about 300 items on Ebay now, if none of them sell and they all roll over in the same month, I get whacked about 75.00 if I'm doing the math right...……………..someone like Crown or Sager that has 3,000 or so items listed, they'll get whacked 750.00 a month.

Every month.

I called Ebay, the customer service rep said to avoid this, you can end a listing and it won't relist? Well what good is that, a lot of people watch my listings right up until the end and pull the trigger.

She also said this does not apply to auctions; big deal, I don't use auctions.

I have 250 free listings a month with my store, I am going to bump the number to the next level of 750; the cost of moving up will offset the .25 relisting fee every month.

They claim this is to assist you sell more product; in my eyes, it's way for them to grab more money.

It's time to look into other selling platforms, the fees are getting out of control with them.

George, I get 1000 listings free a month and have no store...go figure!

 

[Warrior]

George, I get 1000 listings free a month and have no store...go figure!

Not sure how that's possible, but good for you.

 

[Currahee Chris]

George, I get 1000 listings free a month and have no store...go figure!

I do as well which never made any sense to me as I sell maybe a set or two a quarter. My thought was they offered me this as an incentive to start a store so that one day I am completely reliant on them and they can bang me for a quarter each time as well.

 

[mikemiller1955]

a basic customer...
without a store...
is offered 50 free auction or buy it now ads...

this is what I get...

I also get monthly promos...
sometimes 100...500...1,000...20,000...ads per month...
every month they offer me this bonus...
but this is just a bonus...
it's not guaranteed...
they could stop the promos at any time and I have no idea when they are upcoming...

a basic customer is "supposed" to only get 50 free ads a month...

not sure how you guys are getting all these free ads...
unless you're referring to these promos...