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Changes coming soon to eBay.com.au (14/08/2012)

CmtyGuide@ebay.com — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 18:12:49 GMT

This thread is to discuss the Changes coming soon to eBay.com.au

These changes include:

Enhanced functionality for multi-variation listings

Show your item location to increase buyer confidence

Greater 'Item Condition' clarity for buyers

Share your listings through your social network

Changes to Basic and Featured Store subscriptions

Please be advised, off-topic and/or disruptive posts may be deleted.

Re: Changes coming soon to eBay.com.au (14/08/2012)

j*oono — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 03:11:35 GMT

Well usually when ebay makes changes I tend to just go with the flow and I don't let things worry me that much but I'm afraid this could be the end of my little store 😞

I am seriously more of a hobby seller and I don't make much profit as I sell things that I hand make and a store is the best way for me because I can leave them running and have multiple items which I would be unable to do with a plain buy it now listing.

The new store price would take me at least a weeks worth of production time to pay for (yes, it's just a hobby) and I am very disappointed. The increase is too much now. The basic store was good, I didn't even mind the price rise to featured store when basic was killed off but the 100% increase is over the top so not sure what to do at this stage.

Unfair

Re: Changes coming soon to eBay.com.au (14/08/2012)

icollected — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 03:33:40 GMT

The biggest problem is that we have 400 px pictures on 6000 of our listings. It's a trading card, 400 px lets you see every single word on the card clearly.

It would cost tens of thousands of dollars of labour to individually rescan, crop and edit every single picture to get it to the 500px minimum requirement. Buyer image clarity advantage? None. They can still see every single word of the card.

Are there any lee-way to the minimum picture size requirements?

Re: Changes coming soon to eBay.com.au (14/08/2012)

thesoulyearns — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 03:37:47 GMT

It's funny... as people who are being marketed at by a large and successful company, it's fair that we're succeptable to the marketing lingo and idealistic views expressed by eBay when trying to sell us a new product.

It's good to read the board, though. This is where you get the comparisons to previous plans and arguably the true-to-life interpretation of what's going on.

Re: Changes coming soon to eBay.com.au (14/08/2012)

flashback_deals — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 05:12:56 GMT

There is nothing wrong with the photo system the way it is. As long as a photo is clear, thats all you need

Re: Changes coming soon to eBay.com.au (14/08/2012)

bentsuz105 — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 06:01:54 GMT

They're trying for uniformity, they don't want odd sizes and shapes any more. Think Westfield or Centro.

Re: Changes coming soon to eBay.com.au (14/08/2012)

xxstuckonstickersxx — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 06:30:45 GMT

dogs...money grubbin dogs

Re: Changes coming soon to eBay.com.au (14/08/2012)

gemsweddingsupplies-online — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 08:18:34 GMT

are pinks replying on this thread?

I would like to know more specific guidelines as to what kind of watermarks are going to be allowed?

Re: Changes coming soon to eBay.com.au (14/08/2012)

*sparklz* — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 08:21:53 GMT

I want to know as we have to may for a store if they will stop advertising on the space we pay for and will they STOP advertising competitors items on OUR paid for listings pages?

Re: Changes coming soon to eBay.com.au (14/08/2012)

*sparklz* — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 08:22:58 GMT

I want to know as we have to PAY more for a store if they will stop advertising on the space we pay for and will they STOP advertising competitors items on OUR paid for listings pages?

Re: Changes coming soon to eBay.com.au (14/08/2012)

stylishonabudget — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 09:03:39 GMT

Er, did I read correctly that in 2013 we are all being forced to offer free postage, or our items will be very low in the rankings? Seriously??

Re: Changes coming soon to eBay.com.au (14/08/2012)

stylishonabudget — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 09:05:26 GMT

How exactly would that work for people who are selling low value items??

Re: Changes coming soon to eBay.com.au (14/08/2012)

ausfast — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 09:13:22 GMT

This store upgrade is a bit rude...

Last time they upgraded the basic store from $19.95 to $24.95 highlighting the new features that Featured Stores used to have access to so it was alright value for the $5 increase.

But this is just greedy... Double the price for no extra benefit...

Re: Changes coming soon to eBay.com.au (14/08/2012)

adili2011 — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 09:14:13 GMT

Thanks Ebay, now I can make up my decision to open my store at somewhere else:-)

Re: Changes coming soon to eBay.com.au (14/08/2012)

ausfast — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 09:15:48 GMT

Thanks Ebay, now I can make up my decision to open my store at somewhere else:-)

That's part of what they gamble on... there isn't many other alternatives and they know it...

They have the market covered so are happy to gouge us sellers for whatever they can get away with.

Re: Changes coming soon to eBay.com.au (14/08/2012)

kopenhagen5 — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 09:25:01 GMT

Scepticism aside, I think Ebay are trying to simplify and streamline.

Re: Changes coming soon to eBay.com.au (14/08/2012)

yodablu — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 09:27:13 GMT

Totally agree with ausfast. I haven't even looked at the changes yet but from what I am reading here I dont think I want to know. ebay was once a great selling & buying experience now it is all about the rich gettin richer & the greedy gettin greedier...ebay you should be ashamed. Its all us little people that helped build your empire.

Re: Changes coming soon to eBay.com.au (14/08/2012)

i-once-was-bump — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 09:35:47 GMT

Will eBay allow sellers to state "postage is included in the price" instead of offering "free postage" because for me to be forced to use the term "free postage" is not honest?

Re: Changes coming soon to eBay.com.au (14/08/2012)

st.ashg88 — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 09:56:11 GMT

I Agree That Every Listing Should Have A Picture

No Pic - No Buy... I Always Say

Re: Changes coming soon to eBay.com.au (14/08/2012)

thesoulyearns — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 09:56:45 GMT

Scepticism aside, I think Ebay are trying to simplify and streamline.

I don't see how increasing a single price is streamlining anything except the path to the door (and possibly out of eBay altogether) for alot of sellers. The response here seems that over 50% of store owners don't like this process. eBay have tried to market it using typical marketing jargon but the fact is that the decision (so far) has alienated a good deal of sellers. If that was their goal, it's been achieved. They may aswell raise it too $100 and just get rid of normal store owners, though I figure they probably don't have the interest from proper businesses (e.g. like those in a shopping mall) to make anything more than $50 feesable. When they do have that interest, say goodbye to the local Joe or Jane if they want a store - they won't be able to afford it.

There are plenty of ways to simplify... that wasn't eBay's goal with this price hike, it seems.