topic Re: eBay Valet in Selling

eBay Valet

k1ooo-slr-sales — Wed, 30 Nov 2016 15:01:09 GMT

just saw this:

Get a Little Rich, Without a Lot Of Work

http://www.ebay.com.au/rpp/ebay-valet?_trkparms=clkid%3D818379436378667490

At a time when many sellers are having difficulty registering even a single sale they promote this. I wonder if the provider of the Valet service gets extra exposure in search results? My thoughts would be "Yes".

On another note, for a variety of reasons I will be selling more items on this ID next year. As a result, I will be posting on the boards a lot less, probably not at all. Unlike some, if I am not posting I will probably not read the boards. Thanks for the ride, it's been interesting. Sometimes fun, sometimes childish, never dull!

Re: eBay Valet

x3n0m — Wed, 30 Nov 2016 16:06:00 GMT

an interesting read .. there is a certain evil stank of pesamafia corporate borg about this one .. yet another dilution of the ebay product and brand whilst hijacking the Australian internet ecommerce marketplace as the personal plaything of the American Chamber of Commerce .. YANKEE GO HOME!!!

Re: eBay Valet

shiver_me_shrimp — Wed, 30 Nov 2016 19:48:26 GMT

So eBay is trying to make it sound like every buyer is a nightmare to deal with just so they can sell their new valet service?

Re: eBay Valet

davewil1964 — Wed, 30 Nov 2016 22:13:31 GMT

From what I've heard, dealing with Fishpond is fraught.

Re: eBay Valet

chameleon54 — Wed, 30 Nov 2016 22:57:38 GMT

No-where in the blurb does it actually say what commissions are charged. I would have thought that was a commonly asked question.

NOOOOO, you cant leave us slr, the place will be a little smaller ( and less interesting ) without you. Good luck with your plans for the future, I wish you every success.

Re: eBay Valet

rocket2retro — Wed, 30 Nov 2016 23:18:39 GMT

By them the time you paid for the items to be picked up, paid standard eBay/PayPal fees,Valet commssion (however much that is) & the return of your unsold items, you'd be better off getting the satisfaction of just donating them to charity.

Re: eBay Valet

rocket2retro — Thu, 01 Dec 2016 01:10:25 GMT

As this basically puts the selling onto eBay (I think) I'm wondering will eBay follow their own selling suggestions?

For example will they start everything at 99 cents with free postage, express postage, 120 day returns, etc., etc?

Somehow I think not as they'd realise tthey are going to lose money real fast.

Re: eBay Valet

davidc4430 — Thu, 01 Dec 2016 01:14:47 GMT

hi everyone, here am i after sending my carp to the valet service, just waiting for my millions to start flooding in.

damn, just woke up, still it was a nice dream

Re: eBay Valet

phorum_junkie* — Thu, 01 Dec 2016 02:59:45 GMT

Just how many of your second hand items have a barcode? That is one of the requirements, I wonder how many people will fall for the blurb, not read the T&Cs and then after sending of a large quantity of second hand clothing have to pay to get it back because none of it has a barcode.

Re: eBay Valet

sacramentalstoles — Thu, 01 Dec 2016 03:17:32 GMT

This is Fishpond's Smartsell - the biggest rort going.

I sent 5 boxes to FP (au) using the reply paid.

All the books had ISBNs as I used my scanner & book catalogue program to keep track of what I sent.

First box was listed fine - but I did have to 'correct' 2 of the listings. They listed titles that I hadn't sent.(for which I was charged a 'barcode' correction fee...no amount of emails or complaints could get that changed...plus they couldn't tell me which books caused the fees...

The next 4 boxes were sent shortly after the first box listed. (June 2016)

Those books were listed...except for 34 books. I emailed them to advise that not all the books I sent were listed. No reply. I thought as I was a new Smartsell seller there might be a limit of the amount of books I could list. I emailed again in Aug 2016 (after some sales) to remind them of the missing 34 books. They replied that all my books had been listed under my Fishpond ID.

Armed with the ISBNs I searched Fishpond & found what looked to be MY books listed under 'Fishpond Smartsell' ID...but 6 out of the 34 were missing (presumed sold??)

I immediately emailed Fishpond.

Yep - those 34 books were indeed listed under the Fishpond ID. A system error I was told...yeah...right...

The remaining 'missing' books were then listed under my ID...BUT I was then charged another $9.95 box fee...

It took from 19/8 to 16/9 to receive the funds owing for the 'sold' 6 books & the refund of the incorrect 'box' fee.

What happens to the books that are supposedly donated to charity that you don't want returned due to the high courier costs???
They sell them under 'Fishpond Smartsell'

When I first looked at Smartsell it sounded fine. I looked at the current similiar Smartsell books & was fine with the prices they seemed to listed at.

Nobody mentions that Fishpond NZ lists your books at a fraction of the AU Fishpond price with 'specials' for NZ customers. (3 books for $10-$3.33 each, 5 for $15-$3.00 each, 10 for $25-$2.50 each)

I stupidly thought that the NZ Fishpond site would have comparable prices to AU with only currency conversion making the difference...

NOT SO.

If you're thinking of using Smartsell...DON'T

Re: eBay Valet

davewil1964 — Thu, 01 Dec 2016 06:31:17 GMT

As I mentioned, selling through Fishpond is fraught.

If eBay spent a fraction of the time and cost they spend on these shonky deals {and big box sellers who return little to them for the exercise), this site would actually be a world leader, would work properly, and would have happy sellers and buyers who didn't have to jump through hoops to complete a simple transaction.

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lyndal1838 — Thu, 01 Dec 2016 06:53:46 GMT

@phorum_junkie* wrote:
Just how many of your second hand items have a barcode? That is one of the requirements, I wonder how many people will fall for the blurb, not read the T&Cs and then after sending of a large quantity of second hand clothing have to pay to get it back because none of it has a barcode.

You did not read the T & C either PJ.....they will not sell clothing.

From what I could see it is an expensive useless service. I could not even find out what commission they charge. By the time the seller pays to get the items to them, all selling costs, postage to the buyer and commission I doubt that there will be much left for the owner of the goods.

It look more to me like the original owner of the goods is just stocking a shop for someone else to make a profit.

Re: eBay Valet

k1ooo-slr-sales — Thu, 01 Dec 2016 07:09:59 GMT

I think this part of the site that loads from the link says it all

the easiest way to make a little cash . . . . . sure, you only get "a little" of the sale amount. Not deceptive in any way.

Re: eBay Valet

lyndal1838 — Thu, 01 Dec 2016 07:30:46 GMT

And as PJ has asked.....how many second hand goods have a barcode on them?

They are really just conning everyone.....they get all these goods that do not fit their criteria and which the owners do not want back due to high transport costs. So they just stock another private little store on the side which no-one knows about.

Ebay has really hit a new low on this one....is it possible for them to go any lower?

Re: eBay Valet

kopenhagen5 — Thu, 01 Dec 2016 07:32:17 GMT

You will be missed. Hope you pop in now n again.

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digital*ghost — Thu, 01 Dec 2016 08:54:26 GMT

I have two reactions...

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It does come across as a bit of a scam, even without the first-hand experience info posted here and elsewhere - I read the info and it's pretty much "send us your stuff, we might give you some money for it".

How they can not have the percentage they take listed is beyond me, you're basically purchasing a service (by giving them a commission of sale price), but they don't state up front what the commission is? That'd be like advertising an item for sale and saying "we'll tell how much it is after you buy". Which would give them free reign to adjust the amount on a case-by-case basis - dodgy as. (Unless the commission is shown when you sign up and so forth, but even if so, still dubious that they won't say what it is in the advertising material.

I'd think a trading assistant would be a better option by far for someone who is looking for a similar service.

Sorry to see you won't be around so much (or at all) next year - I hope your sales go well, though. 🙂

Re: eBay Valet

skyrider12-au — Thu, 01 Dec 2016 09:24:03 GMT

See ya later slr - I never could work out the slr, is it acronym for single lens reflex or self loading rifle? perhaps a bit of both....

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33_rpm — Thu, 01 Dec 2016 09:24:45 GMT

Commission is 22% AFTER deducting outbound shipping cost and any inbound shipping costs (when you send the items to Fishpond). Plus they have the right to sell at whatever price they choose.

See Terms and conditions http://www.fishpond.com.au/page/ebay-valet-terms

Re: eBay Valet

k1ooo-slr-sales — Thu, 01 Dec 2016 09:56:17 GMT

doesn't surprise me sly, after all, you were the one that almost insisted that I remove the "sir" from my ID and had trouble with percentages

Re: eBay Valet

jjba6541 — Wed, 17 May 2017 00:24:23 GMT

We pay Ebay Paypal now they want us to pay for a valet service what a joke..Then if you want your things back you have to pay transport costs.Ebay is getting worse.No stars for this one Feebay