More bad news on postage for sellers - AP strikes back

[ejholden1963]

Looks like AP have responded to ebay's 9.9% increase in postage rates ..... and, as usual, sellers are the loosers.

From the Click and Send home page when you sign in.

17 April 2014 – Important changes
Customers who are eBay sellers will notice that the maximum weight limits for Australia Post eBay Flat Rate boxes generated through ebay.com.au have been revised to 1kg (BX1), 3kg (BX2) and 5kg (BX4).

We have not been able to make the changes on both eBay and Click and Send at the same time due to technical constraints. We are working through this and will be able to confirm the timing once they are addressed.

We recognise that these changes may impact customers who are eBay sellers and are providing a 6 week grace period until 11 May 2014 where we will continue to accept items weighing up to 15kg in the three box sizes.

We apologise for not providing sufficient notice and for any inconvenience caused to eBay sellers.

These attempts by ebay's head office to increase revenue to meet performance targets may well be the end of us all ......

                                                                                                                                                                               

[babylonfuture]

Known about this for about 2 weeks now.

Been a few threads about it.

eBay made the changes first - and they didn't announce it either. Some posters here contacted eBay.. ebay said it was a bug...haha.

Flat Rate boxes not really that great value now.

[ejholden1963]

Yeah .... I've heard the rumblings & seen the denials ..... but now the truth is out there.

It certainly looks like ebay's attempts to coerce Aust Post into adopting the US flat rate business model have definitely fallen flat.

Between this & the FVF on postage, sellers of small, weighty items (eg: tools) are really going to cop it in the neck. 

[*stuff*books*]

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@ejholden1963 wrote:

17 April 2014 – Important changes
Customers who are eBay sellers will notice that the maximum weight limits for Australia Post eBay Flat Rate boxes generated through ebay.com.au have been revised to 1kg (BX1), 3kg (BX2) and 5kg (BX4).

We have not been able to make the changes on both eBay and Click and Send at the same time due to technical constraints. We are working through this and will be able to confirm the timing once they are addressed.

We recognise that these changes may impact customers who are eBay sellers and are providing a 6 week grace period until 11 May 2014 where we will continue to accept items weighing up to 15kg in the three box sizes.

We apologise for not providing sufficient notice and for any inconvenience caused to eBay sellers.

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Why do they continue to lie/fabricate?

Dropping the 15kg weight limit is a plain and simple afterthought to their postage FVF.

Someone would have realized that once the FVF on postage comes in they can get even more money by forcing sellers to use 

other postage options,(that puts more money into the eBay coffers).

So they had to "rush" it through.