topic Re: I hate the new postage system!!!!!!!!!!! in Selling

I hate the new postage system!!!!!!!!!!!

Anonymous — Tue, 22 Oct 2013 02:33:49 GMT

The new Postage System sucks!!! Note to EBAY, if it isn't broke, don't fix it!!!!!!!!!

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harley_babes_hoard — Tue, 22 Oct 2013 03:23:27 GMT

If it sucks why use it? You are not being made to use it.

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davewil1964 — Tue, 22 Oct 2013 06:19:55 GMT

Don't use it. It is C&S and the same price as C&S, so use C&S.

Plus there are possible issues about a proper tax invoice for GST purposes going through eBay.

I much prefer to pay as I go for postage. I don't want to be owing eBay too much at the end of the month. But I don't have a credit credit card either.

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ausfast — Tue, 22 Oct 2013 09:28:16 GMT

I actually like the new system. Much quicker to generate labels than C&S but as davewil1964 said, I will not be using it anymore until Ebay confirm in writing that GST is collected.
Fees for teh postage are added to your ebay fees bill so there is no GST tax invoice included which you do get if you process your postage with C&S.

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babylonfuture — Tue, 22 Oct 2013 10:51:15 GMT

If they are not going to charge GST, the price needs to be 10% cheaper than the listed 6.95 price

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davewil1964 — Tue, 22 Oct 2013 11:07:15 GMT

@babylonfuture wrote:
If they are not going to charge GST, the price needs to be 10% cheaper than the listed 6.95 price

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gratho12 — Wed, 23 Oct 2013 05:32:11 GMT

I hate the new Payment Policy / Postage Policy **bleep** with the 7 digit numbers....I don't understand it and don't want it. What was wrong with the old way...it worked. I'm not a business and I resent being pushed into this bracket. And yes, I have been selling a lot of stuff for the last 8 months but that is only because we REALLY are clearing a deceased estate of a collector...it isn't just an advertising line.

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gratho12 — Wed, 23 Oct 2013 05:39:37 GMT

**bleep**...There's a nanny policy too??!!! Is this to protect all the children on here?!!

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davewil1964 — Wed, 23 Oct 2013 05:45:47 GMT

Don't use it then. I don't.

It is not mandatory.

if you don't want to be bleeped, don't swear. Simple.

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gratho12 — Wed, 23 Oct 2013 06:12:23 GMT

Actually it is mandatory, if you need to change the postage or payment once the item is up. Try NOT using it and see how you get on.

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gratho12 — Wed, 23 Oct 2013 06:20:33 GMT

c...r...a...p is nor more swearing than saying poo, nor is S...H...I...T because it stands for STORE HIGH IN TRANSIT and those initials were stamped on all bags of manure when they were being shipped overseas on old sailing ships. Why, because if the the manure became wet it would heat and cause fire.

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digital*ghost — Wed, 23 Oct 2013 06:34:14 GMT

@gratho12 wrote:
I hate the new Payment Policy / Postage Policy **bleep** with the 7 digit numbers....I don't understand it and don't want it.

They are templates you create for postage etc. Once you create a template, all you need to do is select it from the dropdown menu - for every single postage price you've used in the past, a "policy" (template) is automatically created and assigned a number, which can be confusing and doesn't show the details.

The best thing to do is delete all the policies you won't use again, rename the ones you will, and use names that tell you at a glance what the postage options are for that policy, (eg 500gm satchel, registered option and so on). I find it a lot simpler and faster to use than the old system, personally.

Or....you can opt out.

Go to this page and click the opt out link (top, right hand side).

http://www.bizpolicy.ebay.com.au/businesspolicy/manage

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gratho12 — Wed, 23 Oct 2013 06:43:31 GMT

Ahh, thank you. It should have been an optional opt-in. Typical of eBay to force the issue.

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harley_babes_hoard — Wed, 23 Oct 2013 11:10:22 GMT

I think it was opt in because I didn't do it.

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davewil1964 — Wed, 23 Oct 2013 12:07:25 GMT

Nor I.

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gem-boy-g — Wed, 23 Oct 2013 12:20:48 GMT

what new postage system? haven't listed for a couple of weeks have I missed something?

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digital*ghost — Wed, 23 Oct 2013 12:52:00 GMT

@harley_babes_hoard wrote:
I think it was opt in because I didn't do it.

eBay started rolling it out to accounts last year - they just implement it when they get around to it, I guess, and according to the info on the help pages, it will eventually be rolled out site-wide with no opt out available.

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digital*ghost — Wed, 23 Oct 2013 12:53:51 GMT

@gem-boy-g wrote:
what new postage system? haven't listed for a couple of weeks have I missed something?

It's just a slightly different way to deal with the postage, payments and returns section of listings. You can save different policies as templates, and select which one you want to use when you list an item so that the data is automatically filled in.

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gem-boy-g — Wed, 23 Oct 2013 14:00:39 GMT

thanks digital