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Gee, who else is excited about the new chapter in ebay!!!

jillywinkle — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 23:54:39 GMT

Golly jee willikers, I'm excited. Too right mate!!

Less visibility, more Woolies and junk food ads, less viable categories, more useless rubbish from China via international intrepeneurs with no environmental conscience. Vintage buried....yep, I'm sooooooo excited....yay!!!

:^O:^O:^O

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not_an_eloi — Sun, 16 Sep 2012 01:22:22 GMT

more rubbish from china, you say

as opposed from rubbish from other parts of the world that some other sellers are floggin'.

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kustomizer99 — Sun, 16 Sep 2012 01:40:35 GMT

Pretty much everything is made in China these days, from the billions of trinkets, bags, toys and cheap clothes that clog up eBay to items lile iPads and all other electronic goods.

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oldworldlady — Sun, 16 Sep 2012 01:43:07 GMT

I'm a really slow learner, it would appear. The light finally dawned on me when I read the letter here on ebay Australia and it was signed by the head of Asia Pacific.

Derrrrr....

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extra-keen — Sun, 16 Sep 2012 02:33:20 GMT

Hi Jilly and all

I just wonder how many of our buyers will look elsewhere for our wares?

I haven't had a sale on that other site for months, even though my goods there are cheaper (reflecting less fees paid).

And strangely enough I've just had the biggest month by a considerable amount right here on ebay. And at the same time on my website too.

So I just can't pick it. I am really in a position of having to stay here on ebay, if sales generated remain similar to the last 3-4 weeks, I am doing OK.

What peeves the most is the free shipping - I won't be doing it, so it remains to be seen how far down the searches my listings will go. I can cope with the changes to photos, the changes in fees paid, but FREE POST - it is just not going to work for me and the products I sell. I rarely just sell one of something - and offering free shipping - well it just won't work in that situation. And of course not offering free post means I will loose my Top rated seller status.... well I won't say any more or I'll get in trouble.

Does anyone have the mailing address for Lee ? the head of Ebay Asia Pacific?

I think I'll write to him and see what happens.

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kopenhagen5 — Sun, 16 Sep 2012 02:57:09 GMT

Jay Lee

Senoir Vice President at Ebay Inc.

2065 Hamilton Avenue
San Jose, California 95125

United States

Phone: 408-376-7400
Fax: 408-376-6200

Re: Gee, who else is excited about the new chapter in ebay!!!

extra-keen — Sun, 16 Sep 2012 03:05:59 GMT

Wow, Thanks,

Now to work!

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kopenhagen5 — Sun, 16 Sep 2012 04:01:27 GMT

Good on you.

You may want to add something like (If you feel like it), Ebay was a friendly place for the average person to enjoy. Now it's more like a professional corporate business without the personal caring. 😉

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dickos-extreme — Sun, 16 Sep 2012 08:38:35 GMT

I cant say I am very excited.:-(

In the 3 or so years I have been selling and buying here it has just got worse. Both as a buyer and seller.

I find the buying more tedious in many areas.

So much junk and so hard to find things I have given up on many occasions

This is not good, sellers are losing out on sales.

So much from asia in the wrong categories and listed 100's of times, so much for the duplicate listing policy.

With selling I have found almost all changes a total disaster.

The drop in fees a couple of months ago was nice.

But as we now know this was just another eBay porky to force most sellers into something they did not want or need.

Honestly seems the only changes ever made are to benefit eBay or the very large seller, and the rest of us just get scr****.

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jillywinkle — Sun, 16 Sep 2012 08:51:31 GMT

yes dicko...it's a disaster alright. I shut my store...and am trying auctions, have 18 up..and still the minimal amount of hits..and 1 bid so far. Kinda scary really..for me it's the worst I've ever seen it.

I am hesitant to re open a shop again..because it seems that things just are not showing up anymore..too much stuff online, the economy, SEO tweaks. No idea. Listing elsewhere but dead there too...so off to continue with a website.

Colleen...very glad you are making sales on your website. I had big trouble trying to get verified with google at webs.....and just gave up on it. So trying elsewhere to make one...best of luck...all eloids may drop off..]:):-p

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dickos-extreme — Sun, 16 Sep 2012 17:32:59 GMT

I think it funny, BAD FUNNY.:_|

Every time I see an eBay message saying "Seller changes are coming", I cringe. And cry. Please no more.

They are never good for us and I just wish eBay would stop making life here a misery.:_|

Every time there are changes, we need to alter the way we do things. Often in very detrimental ways. Or we are just being told WE WANT MORE MONEY FROM YOU.

All this for a worsening degree of customer service. Lower listing visability, increasing system problems and so much more.

In some cases NO customer service from eBay.

All these new (coming) requirements are a big worry.

Forcing FREE POST and the Express option is just not practical for everyone.

But if we don't do it, there goes out TRS.

Yet our customer service can be exemplary in every way.

But this is of no concern to eBay.

Do the eBay management ever think about the sellers, REALLY.

Do they even REALLY think of the Buyers, I don't think so.

All I see eBay thinking about is how best we can screw a few more $ from all of us, both Buyers and Sellers.

Ultimately when eBay make changes costing Sellers more money, this gets passed on to the Buyer, so its a loss for them as well. Unless its some of your other Asian markets that get FREE LISTINGS and much LOWER FVF's.

Nice to see a level playing field. NOT.

STOP THE GREED AND STUPID CHANGES.

Work with us eBay, not always against us.

If we sell more you make more, help us to sell more, and you can make more.

KEEP YOUR WORD AND STOP TELLING US PORKIES, LIKE WHY THE LATEST STORE PRICES GOT INCREASED.

BE HONEST, IT WAS ALWAYS YOUR PLAN. AND WE ALL KNOW IT.

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batsthe_count — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 14:08:59 GMT

silly me i thought the lower store fee was here to stay ,

stupid of me to think that,

indeed the worst experience in ten years on ebay,

fees fees and more fees,

as gretel used to say , '' IT'S TIME TO GO !! '

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not_an_eloi — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 14:39:54 GMT

per'aps they're tryin' to tell the punters to support build

go to gumtree

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kustomizer99 — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 14:49:59 GMT

FeeBay...... ]:)

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designs-n-stuff — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 12:55:10 GMT

Bahahah, 'FeeBay', LOL kustom-65 LOL, ha ha ha. Thanks for the laugh, ha ha ha ha.

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kayedonproducts — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 15:38:55 GMT

I'm really excited now - NOT. I have my first invoice since the changes that were made to fees for stores because of those "silly sellers" (only joking!!!), who were incentivised to have free listings.

Just another way for eBay to make more money!!!! Of course they didn't plan it this way - tell me another one!!!

As for free listing - I'm not going to fall for that one, so will be losing my TRS for what it is worth.

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judydavid01 — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 23:08:12 GMT

I've been incentivised to get out of here!