Hello, and a BIG SMILE to everyone interacting with this post.
The name on our account is a recent change from my son as he wanted to try drop shipping.
However, this eBay account we have originated as sonjack and I have been actively buying items for close to 20 years.
I did sell items here and there over the years. And I have always been proud to advertise genuine items, genuine pricing, and item descriptions.
I have always felt that I missed such huge opportunities to become an ebay store over the years,
But HEY that's Life.
Over the past few years, I have been looking for different pieces of small equipment to manufacture items here in Australia.
Every time I do a Google or on Platform Ebay search I see an item ( AS AN EXAMPLE ) that is exactly what I'm after and says its only for example $100 AUD,
Then I follow the l; link to Ebay and dozens and dozens of items are advertised at a similar price point. But when you open the item............... It's ONLY the spare part at that price. IF you want the actual item its 4 times the price plus $300 AUD shipping.
I need to say to EBAY..
I get that you guys make money from seller listings and sales.. But people like me are now very rarely making purchases because the site is filled with BAIT AND SWITCH items.
I think that the international sellers especially, listing on EBAY Australia should be vetted better and held to STRICT compliance to advertising descriptions. Shipping time frames and Shipping Prices. AND any seller clearly adopting the practice of advertising a machine for sale complete with pictures at a very low price. When they were only selling a spare part or similar low-value item at that price and that the complete machine is actually way way more expensive.
I have been using Ebay for 20 Years. But people like my teen children have purchased many items on your platform that arrived - OR NOT that was not what they expected as essentially they were also a victim of BAIT AND SWITCH..
EBAY IT IS RUINING YOUR LEGACY.
