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Goodbye FEEBAY....ANYONE ONE ELSE CLOSING ?

poppy-3348 — Fri, 17 Oct 2014 10:38:53 GMT

Due to high ridiculous fees plus the new Paypal 180 days claims period, this selling platform

is no longer viable to your average home hobby seller.

I have enjoyed reading the discussion boards for good tips and advice...Thanks to all for your

time and imput to inform others.

I am certain there will be many more to follow.

regards Poppy.

Re: Goodbye FEEBAY....ANYONE ONE ELSE CLOSING ?

lizzy6107 — Fri, 17 Oct 2014 10:45:27 GMT

Wow, by the look of those photos, you are fantastic at your hobby!

what a pity you are going.. at least it is by your choice.. those of us who need to stay for now will probably be close behind, but not by choice! Just threatened with -ve feedback, actually promised negative feedback.. have the anxious wait to see the number click over 😞

ps.. love the chilli willy

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horizon1907 — Fri, 17 Oct 2014 10:47:50 GMT

I wont be listing anything, but still here watching it all and how it all pans out.

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harley_babes_hoard — Fri, 17 Oct 2014 10:53:48 GMT

Nah I'm not going to let them run me off that quick.

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beautysecretfashion — Fri, 17 Oct 2014 10:56:47 GMT

I have a feeling you won't be alone. I know I am not buying any more stock for a while, I will wait to see how things pan out.

Paypal I reckon will lose a lot of the BIG players due the new 180 day ruling.

Sorry that you are leaving ebay.

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thecatspjs — Fri, 17 Oct 2014 11:11:51 GMT

Sadly I think the variety and range of goods that are currently are available will significantly diminish as we lose sellers OR sellers reduce the type and quantity of goods they sell.

eBay is doing very well in killing off some segments of the market with its once size fits all approach.

Already in Australia I can see that the used clothes market has contracted over the past 12 months in quantity and range, whilst the low-cost, off-shore junk has increased.

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mydiyau — Fri, 17 Oct 2014 11:18:28 GMT

This is just sad.

I might put my store on holiday and tell people I am away on ebay but available elsewhere.

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phorum_junkie* — Fri, 17 Oct 2014 11:39:20 GMT

I will do as I always do when the sky falling in changes take place and will reopen for business as usual in November and will continue to list, and hopefully sell, until I am no longer making enough money to make it worth while.

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fishingsavertackle — Fri, 17 Oct 2014 12:14:37 GMT

I sell fishing tackle as a small business i was selling up too $3000 a month then you get ebay changing things all the

time like 30 day return now paypal 180 days you cannot put that on a fishing lure or fishing line and other products

they are pushing all small people out so the large companies only sell on ebay .

There prices are going though the roof with them and all they look after is large business now when they change this to a new

CATEGORIES on ebay like the fishing part i have lost over $2000 i was selling 3 to 4 lot a day now it is onE every 3 days the only way i sell is mates buying off me or returning buyers

I will be updating my website and ebay can go to hell so early next year i will be going off ebay for good they are ajoke

ALL EBAY IS AFTER SMALL SELLER MONEY AND THEY DON'T GIVE A **bleep** IF YOU SELL IT SO IT TIME A OTHER COMPANY SHOULD OPEN UP A WEBSITE FOR PEOPLE TO SELL ON AND SO A LOT OF PEOPLE CAN TELL EBAY WHERE TO GO FOR GOOD

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ydgonline06 — Fri, 17 Oct 2014 12:22:17 GMT

I am sorry you are closing your eBay presence, you will be missed by many.

Yesterday I suggested a wake on another thread, and that is what it feels like what is needed looking at seller boards presently.
Celebration rather than separation
There is a rare sharing community here that has a value in itself.
I am a recent board member, but have been in business in a small community for 25 years,and I keenly know ups and downs of business, unemployment and tenancy. Not a lot about online selling, but learning fast, thanks to the boards.

I think there is something here which is worth struggling for.......
So many heads working away separately, happily independent.
Years of diverse experience, held together by a hairs breath.
Brought together by chance of the eBay 'experience'

Onward and upward, we are in Australia, and we are lucky.
Good luck in your future ventures.

YDG

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robinsonmarineparts — Fri, 17 Oct 2014 12:28:48 GMT

Sorry to hear that your going, best of luck with whatever you decide to do.

I think i'll be ok for a while.

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bimberiretrosystems — Fri, 17 Oct 2014 20:40:38 GMT

The best thing to come out of these changes might be some buyer confidence in regards to cheap chinese rubbish that breaks down after 2 days of use-at least when it breaks down buyers will not be left high and dry, they will be able to get a refund. I see many examples of feedback that say "broke after 10 minutes of use-bad seller".

However i can imagine in the future months it will be only these big sellers left on here.

I plan on closing down and i will NEVER EVER buy anything on ebay, and i am actively telling friends to do the same-funny thing is they already generally do not buy anything on here but on amazon.

I wish ebay the best of luck with their new market. A friend of mine said last night "further down the line you'll be saying to people-I REMEMBER THE GOLDEN AGE OF EBAY"

I just wish ebay could make gumtree like a auction site for second hand items because it's not viable to be giving 180 day refunds on these items, until they do it's off to the the other side for me.

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ms_aussie — Sat, 18 Oct 2014 04:08:28 GMT

I'm with you Poppy. I go at the end of this month. I am NOT going to allow eBay to make decisions regarding my stock or my money. I cannot afford to wait 180 days before I know the money in my PayPal account is really mine. No business can exist on their terms.

Very sad to be leaving after so many years but eBay has given me no option 😞

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poppy-3348 — Sat, 18 Oct 2014 04:31:32 GMT

Exactly.....There are many more factors in closing, yours is just one of them.

Overall stress in every department, sellers don't need the extra from ebay & Paypal.

regards Poppy.

Time for this long overdue holiday !

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i-love-my-sheep — Sat, 18 Oct 2014 04:37:53 GMT

I wish you both well with whatever your next venture is. I am staying in the interim as I still have a fair bit of stuff to get rid of, but once that's gone, I'll be gone too.

I bought all this stuff a few years back with the intention of making jewellery and selling it at the Sunday markets. We all know what can happen with good intentions!! Plus, our local Sunday markets don't exist any more. I keep finding boxes of stuff in the shed that I'd forgotten about, so I really don't know how much I have left!

I've also been selling off some of my mineral specimens that I have multiples of (to make room to collect more I don't have), but there are other dedicated sites I can sell those on if I don't manage to sell them on here.

I think (hope!) that most of what I'm selling should be pretty safe from buyers wanting to claim 6 months later.....but never say never!

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lalala-au — Sat, 18 Oct 2014 04:51:45 GMT

Good Luck!!! I am just going to keep on as normal and see what happens, if I have to leave I will, however I have been looking around and researching other options incase I have to leave. All the best!!!

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bohoandbeautiful — Sat, 18 Oct 2014 05:21:16 GMT

I dont think people will necessarily be able to get a refund after the cheap junk (as you quite rightly say) breaks as soon as it arrives, because some sellers take peoples money, close up shop then reopen again straight away under another name.........

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ms_aussie — Sat, 18 Oct 2014 07:58:21 GMT

Thank you for your good wishes Sheeps 🙂 I have no real plans to go anywhere else at the moment so, like Poppy, I will be having a little break and keeping an eye on eBay, and others, to see what's happening. I don't want to leave eBay as I love selling but I just can't see myself being able to put up with eBay's lunacy. I have so many lovely garments yet to list so will pack them carefully away until I decide to bring them out for sale again.

It has been lovely getting to know you and I thank you again for helping me catergorise my eBay store.

All the best,

Helen

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5kazam — Sat, 18 Oct 2014 08:24:53 GMT

I've already posted on a couple of threads that I was OUTA HERE!

Like many others I have left with reputation intact, and I've no intention of letting these new eBay/PayPal policies tarnish my good history. I worked hard to get a good reputation with my buyers - many of whom have come back time after time. Thank you to them!!

I likewise, wish you, and everyone else who is leaving eBay all the success in selling elsewhere.

Funnily enough, I can just see a post coming up - but you'll all be back, eBay has the biggest market exposure, blah, blah, blah....

...not this time, sunshine, this separation is for ever - and you know what IT FEELS GOOD. I actually feel FREE...!!!

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ms_aussie — Sat, 18 Oct 2014 08:40:36 GMT

I know what you mean. As soon as I had made the decision I felt lighter. It was a hard decision for me and not one I took lightly. But, like you, I want to leave with my feedback in tact. I have been on eBay since 2002, not 2004 as eBay have put on here, and have maintained a 100% positive feedback over that time. I am very proud of that.

I have met some great people on eBay, buyers and sellers alike, and it's been so much fun especially when eBay appreciated it's sellers as much as it does it's buyers.

I know some people will say that things change you have to go with flow. Hey, I don't mind the flow as I am a survivor. I am not a whimp nor do I give up easy but I am smart enough to know when I am licked. I see no shame in walking away with my head held high.

I wish everyone all the best on eBay. I hope you all do extremely well and, if and when, sanity returns to eBay then so may I. But until then I refuse to play eBay's rediculous games.