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. 

[twyngwyn]

….but you won’t pay fvfs with free selling

[davewil1964]

The buyer protection levy is 8% or less plus 30c, so less than the current fees (13.4% + 30c) even if you lower your prices to compensate. All in the information made available to all members over a month ago.

Apparently this is already a thing in the UK and buyers are resistant to the levy.

Which is one of the reasons why I will be using Pro Starter on my currently non-store account.

[domino-710]

LOL - Me2..................

[sirbuzzmx]

Hey guys, 

I have some confusion - like the rest of us lol.

The postage thing sucks but its whatever, I assume its like the colesworth home brand thing where they run it cheap till they drive out competition then jack up the price - ethical no but reality yes.

My thing is the buyer fees - so if i'm selling a $40 item from my free account the buyer pays $40 plus seller protection fee.. or whatever theyre calling the fees.

But if i'm selling from the basic store - I sell a $40 item, the buyer pays $40 with no fee.. and I pay ebay the % of the sale like in the past.

Does the buyer get the notification that they're paying the fees on my sale but not someone elses, does the buyer pay the same fee no matter what kind of account the seller has?

If the fee was the same we could all just mutually agree to absorb that fee but if its based on the sellers account then what is to stop a customer choosing someone elses item over mine, even if theyre priced the same... 

so everyone loses?

Hopefully my ramble is making sense..

[twyngwyn]

They will see the buyer’s fee listed in your item if you don’t have a Pro store. If you have a Pro Store there is no buyer’s fee, just your fvf to consider

[sirbuzzmx]

Thanks, 

Thats massively lame.

Like, i get it.. but booooooooooo

lol

[davewil1964]

Reduce your prices to cover the buyer fee, which is significantly less than the current FVF.

[bjlcr]

They havent wanted small sellers for a long time/We have been pushed out slowly for a number of years.

[lezned-toycollector]

Bwahahahahahaha... thanks for the laugh... much appreciated 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[*casey*]

"My thing is the buyer fees - so if i'm selling a $40 item from my free account the buyer pays $40 plus seller protection fee.. or whatever theyre calling the fees.

But if i'm selling from the basic store - I sell a $40 item, the buyer pays $40 with no fee.. and I pay ebay the % of the sale like in the past.

Does the buyer get the notification that they're paying the fees on my sale"

The buyer won't see it on the listing page.

With Free Selling, when you list an item , eBay will add the buyer protection fee to your price . 

eg: You list an item   for $36.90 and  eBay adds a  buyer protection fee of $3.10   =  $40

You'll see the breakdown but the buyer will only see $40 on the listing page.

BUT

If it's going to be displayed the same way as the UK site, when the buyer goes to Checkout, they'll see

$40

INC $3.10   Buyer Protection fee   ......     plus postage

This is where the problems started on the UK site  with  buyers  hitting the back button.

UK sellers were  inundated with questions about it  as some buyers thought  it was a  seller fee and some thought it devalued their item.