More unwanted enhancements coming

[pnc75]

 From an email just now:

An update to selling on eBay

Coming at the end of April, we're introducing updates to improve our online marketplace and make selling easier. Learn more about the changes and what they mean for you below.

What this means for you

We’re updating our subscriptions for sellers who want more flexibility and control or who sell higher volumes.

This includes a new Pro Starter plan subscription for sellers who use advanced selling features, like multi-quantity and multi-variation listings.

Based on your usage of these selling features, we believe you’ll have the best selling experience with a Pro Starter plan.

• The Pro Starter plan reflects your current selling experience and includes access to advanced selling features, as well as expanded shipping and payout options and additional customer support. 
• This plan has no monthly cost and you will continue to pay final value fees, as you do today.

Free selling

We’re introducing free selling in late April for Australia-based sellers with up to $25,000 in sales annually. Eligible sellers will no longer pay transaction fees when they sell on eBay.com.au, across all categories.

Learn more about selling fees and how your sales are evaluated.

Free selling is intended for sellers with simpler selling needs and does not include access to advanced selling features or scheduled payouts. These sellers will have to buy labels on eBay for eligible items. A Buyer Protection fee will also be added to their listings and paid by the buyer to eBay.

Based on your current selling activity, you'll qualify for free selling.

You don’t need to do anything right now; we’ll confirm your eligibility in late April and explain how you can cancel the Pro Starter plan if you would rather take advantage of free selling. If you choose to cancel, you will lose access to the selling features available in the Pro Starter plan. 

[grannytakesatrip17]

I think it will be ok, I can still use my satchels from what I have read since I posted.

Thanks for the reply.

[grannytakesatrip17]

Yes, thankfully this seems to be the case.

Thanks for replying 🙂

[oz-e-seller]

Agree....and also buyers who use paypal already get buyer protection.

[twyngwyn]

Bumping for another thread…..

anyone noticed changes yet?

[davewil1964]

No changes.

Tried to subscribe to Starter Pro and it's not an option.

[pnc75]

I was trying to find how to do it yesterday too, Dave. Do you know where or how to try to find it? That's of course if it's an option yet. 

As ana aside, it's nice to be able to post. Yesterday, all day, I coudn't post and couldn't even 'like' anything. Hopefully things are better at ebay today. 

[sandypebbles]

Yes but today eBay keeps telling people they're bots when trying to do things

And also claimed there were no issues other than signing in

Tres boring 

[countessalmirena]

eBay is playing the Black Knight move: “NONE SHALL PASS.”

https://youtu.be/zKhEw7nD9C4?si=9iWhpWRnVcqUUnR6

[twicetoldau11]

Just wasted my time asking questions with the eBay bot so I'm assuming that the changes aren't ready yet.

I just want to check my understanding with people here.

At this stage I automatically get put in the Free Selling category (I'm more of a hobby seller) but that would mean I can't use prepaid Aust post - so back to weighing and measuring like the "good old days" 

I read I could manually choose the "Pro Starter" (not an option yet) and nothing would change with how I currently do it...?

I'd prefer to be Pro Starter as I have pre-paid satchels I have to wind down, plus its way easier for me as someone not set up with proper scales, and still not sure where to source bags outside of the Aust Post system, etc.  I can then reevaluate how I go forward as this all settlers in. 

I'm also happy with the pre-paid as they fit my style of safe packaging which is (I think a feature of my service and reflects in my feedback) - as opposed to just a padded bag or bubble wrap. 

anyway, let me know if I'm misreading this change and/or my options.

[pnc75]

Yes, I'd like to know how to choose pro starter too, but there are so many other problems atm that's probably the least of our worries. I'm currently out of my account again, yet I can still post here.