topic Re: Have the weekend $1 FVF deals finished ? in Selling

Have the weekend $1 FVF deals finished ?

shinebrightalways88 — Fri, 31 May 2019 14:30:30 GMT

I usually receive the $1 offer for weekends but nothing this weekend ... did anyone else receive one or have they finished that ?
Won’t be using eBay anymore if they have stopped it !!!

Re: Have the weekend $1 FVF deals finished ?

*tippy*toes* — Fri, 31 May 2019 14:35:06 GMT

Your choice as to whether you leave eBay or not, they don't care if you do. Given that it's only Friday, you might have to wait until tomorrow to find out. It was still active for me last weekend.

EBay has the right to pull promotions whenever they feel like it It's their sand pit. One should never depend on them because they can end at any time. If this one has ended, so be it.

Re: Have the weekend $1 FVF deals finished ?

nevvy61 — Fri, 31 May 2019 14:51:39 GMT

I didn't get them either 😞 nor my wife

I was so used to them too! Spent most of the weekend relisting

I got an offer for list as many as you like with a $3.50 FVF haha

won't be accepting that one thats for sure!

Re: Have the weekend $1 FVF deals finished ?

shinebrightalways88 — Fri, 31 May 2019 15:00:16 GMT

Yeah it’s a bummer !!! I was used to them too ... just can’t justify paying their ridiculous fees especially when there are other cheaper or free selling avenues now 😩
Oh lol 😂I didn’t get the $3.50 one but I’m with you there too 😊

Re: Have the weekend $1 FVF deals finished ?

lupercal — Fri, 31 May 2019 16:20:25 GMT

I've known they could pull this at any time, but after what seems like at least six months, I'd built my workflow around this. Ah, well. Gonna have to do some heavy rethinking. The store option never seemed attractive before, and I doubt it will now. I crunched the numbers back when that was the only option for high volume of relatively low value items and decided it was a waste of money. I think they were starting to approach the sort of money they would have made from me simply by getting a much larger number of smaller commissions. I guess they crunched the numbers too though.

Initially (I don't know if this is the same for everyone) I got the weekend deals for about three months, then they dep-sixed them for a month or two, then they came back again and stayed for what I'm guessing is pushing nine months, so it's not impossible they'll resume again. Bit hard to know which way to jump.

- of course this could simply be an example of the 'give 'em something for nothing til they get used to it, then ask money for it' approach which has been internet business 101 since day one.

Re: Have the weekend $1 FVF deals finished ?

lupercal — Fri, 31 May 2019 16:30:52 GMT

Does anyone remember from last time they pulled this offer - do they honour the $1 maximum FVF on the items already listed under that promotion? I'll ask them myself tomorrow, but sometimes getting a coherent answer from them is like pulling teeth.

Re: Have the weekend $1 FVF deals finished ?

ramcycle2010 — Fri, 31 May 2019 16:47:52 GMT

@nevvy61 wrote:
I didn't get them either 😞 nor my wife
I was so used to them too! Spent most of the weekend relisting
I got an offer for list as many as you like with a $3.50 FVF haha
won't be accepting that one thats for sure!

Neither of my accounts got them either, and it's upset my routine so much, I emailed eBay and told them they should perhaps let us know when such a long-term offer is about to be ceased. I've wasted a lot of time preparing for this weekend ... for nothing, because now I can't list or relist anything. Sales are going to suffer, that's for sure.

Also got the $3.50 FVF offer, completely useless to me, what a joke!

Re: Have the weekend $1 FVF deals finished ?

lupercal — Fri, 31 May 2019 16:51:49 GMT

Oh - I just remembered one of the main reasons I didn't open a store. Because you presumably don't get these promotions like unlimited weekend $1 FVF when they come up

Re: Have the weekend $1 FVF deals finished ?

lupercal — Fri, 31 May 2019 16:59:20 GMT

Actually, much more important than honouring the $1 FVF on already listed items - will they count already listed items toward their 40 per month maximum? You'd assume not, because this is a new calendar month.

Just need to know whether I can let my 190 already listed items continue on, pulling them before their auto-relist deadline.

I think their lines are going to be pretty busy this weekend.

Re: Have the weekend $1 FVF deals finished ?

justkidzbiz — Fri, 31 May 2019 19:16:10 GMT

The $1 FVF promos have now finished. Another member had this confirmed by eBay.

Re: Have the weekend $1 FVF deals finished ?

lupercal — Fri, 31 May 2019 19:35:43 GMT

Yep, definately for now. Who knows what will happen in the future. They axed them then re-introduced them for 6 months+ previously.

If the ebay member being informed by ebay constitutes someone ringing up support, I wouldn't take any notice of it. Those guys have no clue about ebay's future policies, and usually a tenuous grasp of their present ones.

I'm giving myself a little time to consider what I'll do. Priority #1 is don't let all my items auto-relist.

Re: Have the weekend $1 FVF deals finished ?

beallieblue-oz — Fri, 31 May 2019 20:41:46 GMT

I didn't get any either, by the sound of things thats the end. So will just pull them before they are ready to roll over , and work out 40 , I have 2 IDs , now off to FB to list there.

They may try and work out how many listings are made without it. No more than my 40 thats for sure.

I've had stores over the years, but not worth it now days, as very little sales, and leaving for good when they take paypal off.

Re: Have the weekend $1 FVF deals finished ?

lupercal — Fri, 31 May 2019 20:46:22 GMT

I'm not sure what you mean by 'when they take paypal off'

Re: Have the weekend $1 FVF deals finished ?

lyndal1838 — Fri, 31 May 2019 20:55:21 GMT

Paypal is being replaced by ebay's own payment processing system in the not too far distant future.

Re: Have the weekend $1 FVF deals finished ?

beallieblue-oz — Fri, 31 May 2019 20:55:23 GMT

Next year I think, but someone else may be able to help there. Ebay is having there own payment system sometime in the future,

Where you don't get your payment until the buyer gets their order.

Re: Have the weekend $1 FVF deals finished ?

terroxyboy — Fri, 31 May 2019 21:14:42 GMT

Seriously? Good grief....that's it for me I think. Rising fees, poor sales, very little traffic nowdays......what a fizzer.

The only thing that kept me hanging in there was the $1 weekend listing promotion, and even then it's hardly been worth the effort some weeks. I know all good things must come to an end, but this site has gone so far downhill since the good old days it's astounding.

Re: Have the weekend $1 FVF deals finished ?

lupercal — Fri, 31 May 2019 21:30:02 GMT

Re: Have the weekend $1 FVF deals finished ?

beallieblue-oz — Fri, 31 May 2019 21:51:48 GMT

I will hang in there until it changes. I can remember the days , when I was moaning about spending hours wrapping parcels. Those days have gone.

Re: Have the weekend $1 FVF deals finished ?

lupercal — Fri, 31 May 2019 22:04:12 GMT

I'm inclined to agree, to the extent that I remember countless times when everyone was going to leave, but they adapted and are still here.

Re: Have the weekend $1 FVF deals finished ?

whoisbiggles — Fri, 31 May 2019 23:03:45 GMT

This was great while in lasted - and it lasted much longer than I expected.