topic Re: How can we compete in Selling

How can we compete

littlemiddy — Fri, 24 Nov 2023 02:32:38 GMT

How do we compete with a seller who sells at a loss, I purchased a pair of earrings to see how they package/post them, cost $1.99 aud, when the earrings arrived, the postage was $2.20 aud add ebay fees onto that your looking at maybe $2.50 aud so they losing $0.50 per sale, there is no way I can compete, and they have over 10,000 listings on ebay with 195k items sold, i checked their feedback history and most people buying the $1.99 earrings and not the more expensive to even out the so called sales. Ebay stated that they have other accounts with more expensive items to even out the sales......again how is this fair to the rest of us??

They litterly have a monopoly so why should I sell on ebay and is this happening with other items??

How can we compete with this????

Re: How can we compete

twyngwyn — Fri, 24 Nov 2023 03:02:14 GMT

Are they registered in China? Or drop shippers?

Re: How can we compete

littlemiddy — Fri, 24 Nov 2023 03:14:08 GMT

I have no idea, they do have a shop in Moorabin. But regardless of how they are doing this it is not a level playing field and ebay should put a stop to it

Re: How can we compete

sandypebbles — Fri, 24 Nov 2023 03:19:28 GMT

It tells you on the seller's feedback page where they are registered

And the feedback comments would give a pretty good idea if they are dropshipping and not mentioning it in the listing

eBay are not about to make things 'fair for everyone'

It never has been

never will be

Re: How can we compete

twyngwyn — Fri, 24 Nov 2023 03:20:50 GMT

you can see where they're registered by looking at their feedback

Re: How can we compete

domino-710 — Fri, 24 Nov 2023 03:22:20 GMT

Can you give us an item number.

Re: How can we compete

littlemiddy — Fri, 24 Nov 2023 03:25:07 GMT

Member since: 14-Jul-21 in Australia

Re: How can we compete

littlemiddy — Fri, 24 Nov 2023 03:28:00 GMT

They also have their own website, where they charge the correct amout of post/fees

Ebay needs to fix this

Re: How can we compete

littlemiddy — Fri, 24 Nov 2023 03:29:09 GMT

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Re: How can we compete

twyngwyn — Fri, 24 Nov 2023 03:36:50 GMT

they look like drop-shippers with lots of red f/b for sub-standard items.....they would have a few 'loss-leaders' like the 2 big supermarkets, to get you to store-shop in bulk....maybe the earring were 'free' to them for buying X amount??

Re: How can we compete

gutterpunkz05 — Fri, 24 Nov 2023 03:47:32 GMT

There is nothing for ebay to fix. The seller can sell at whatever price they like.

Re: How can we compete

littlemiddy — Fri, 24 Nov 2023 03:48:01 GMT

I fully understand that there are many ways to achieve this, but what I am saying is that Buy it Now items should be monitored by ebay, and if selling deliberately at at loss they should be banned otherwise how do the rest of us get a fair chance, yup you can say ebay has never been fair, well lets make them fair. Ebay hasnt done anything about their bad feedback, and that reflects on all sellers ........."I am not buying earrings off ebay they where cheap and nasty"

Re: How can we compete

littlemiddy — Fri, 24 Nov 2023 03:50:50 GMT

comes across as very suspect, who deliberately sells to lose money

Re: How can we compete

padi*0409 — Fri, 24 Nov 2023 03:57:00 GMT

@littlemiddy wrote:

comes across as very suspect, who deliberately sells to lose money

Pretty much every company/store uses "loss-leaders" to promote their items for sale as Twyn said - no doubt you've bought some of those items when shopping at your local supermarket.

Re: How can we compete

gutterpunkz05 — Fri, 24 Nov 2023 03:58:23 GMT

If they are not making money, they will go broke. But i Doubt that is going to happen. The seller has no obligation to be fair to anyone, and there is nothing for ebay, ACCC etc to enforce.

Re: How can we compete

twyngwyn — Fri, 24 Nov 2023 03:58:37 GMT

...there is a shop in Moorabin starts with T (4 letters) that is an on-line marketplace, having millions of sellers & buyers....is that the one?

Re: How can we compete

littlemiddy — Fri, 24 Nov 2023 04:08:50 GMT

I had the same thought

Re: How can we compete

twyngwyn — Fri, 24 Nov 2023 04:17:52 GMT

hmmmmmmmmm

China’s Temu takes off with Australian bargain shoppers (afr.com)

Re: How can we compete

sugar249 — Fri, 24 Nov 2023 04:27:05 GMT

@littlemiddy wrote:
I fully understand that there are many ways to achieve this, but what I am saying is that Buy it Now items should be monitored by ebay, and if selling deliberately at at loss they should be banned otherwise how do the rest of us get a fair chance, yup you can say ebay has never been fair, well lets make them fair. Ebay hasnt done anything about their bad feedback, and that reflects on all sellers ........."I am not buying earrings off ebay they where cheap and nasty"

So what you are saying is Ebay need to check every item, and determine if the seller is making a profit or a loss. Thats not Ebay's remit. It's a marketplace where sellers set their own prices.

Not sure what your gripe is, if you can't compete, dont sell that product, find something else. It must be whinge Friday.

Re: How can we compete

imastawka — Fri, 24 Nov 2023 04:29:33 GMT

I'm still trying to get my head around someone saying that sellers can't set their own prices......'cos it's waaaay cheaper than mine, sob, boo hoo'