@p9games wrote:
>>> The upshot. ........Those who complain that it is becoming more expensive to sell on ebay are factually correct and those who claim it is not the case are simply providing " verifiably false " information.
Since the introduction of Managed Payments the fees are about the same, or lower in most instances. Additionally, having infinite insertions saves me several hundred dollars a month in insertion fees. The convenience of weekly payouts direct to bank account makes everything much simpler. Payments are like clockwork and I don't have to deal with Paypal which is fantastic.
The % being taken by Ebay has not materially changed, so Ebay posting results showing an increase in revenue simply means more sales via the platform. That's good for sellers. Actually, it's great for sellers and undercuts the narrative from individual sellers whining about decreasing in sales blaming the platform rather than their own practices.
While I dont have any issues with your posts ( you are one of the more rational posters who genuinely tries to offer sound advice ) this statement is unfortunately completely inaccurate. In the same stock exchange report, eBay advised the market that its online sales over the preceding 3 months where down 10%. Yep you read correctly DOWN 10% in the preceding three months. Buyer numbers where also down by 5% while seller numbers where stable. So obviously the same number of sellers but 10% less sales means many sellers are perfectly justified in claiming their sales are down. Its not whining, its simply stating facts ( something that is becoming pretty rare on these forums lately )
Sellers leaving the platform are in for a rude shock when they realise having their own website costs more than 13% when you factor in design, software and marketing costs. Amazon fees are higher and no other market place is as sophisticated in terms of API and software compatibility.
I completely agree, Despite its many failings, eBay is still the best gig in town.
Ebay provide a huge marketplace with decades of brand equity. It is a highly mature marketplace in terms of software integration. Traffic, buyers and sales are up.
No they are not. That may be your personal opinion and maybe your experience, but it does not correlate with what ebay itself is reporting about the site overall. They are saying buyer numbers and sales are falling very quickly.
13% is not unreasonable at all. I welcome them tightening up customer service metrics. The platform benefits from weeding out the rat and mice sellers which detract from the platform and negatively impact genuine sellers.
I agree to an extent. The problem is that those you refer to as " rat and mice sellers " ( small sellers ) are often regular buyers, returning the money from items sold back into the system, supporting larger sellers. If you " weed out the rat and mice sellers ", you will find buyer numbers will fall away even faster than they are at the moment. This is one of the hurdles ebay faces in making major structural change to the site.
If you don't like the platform leave. But if you expect the grass to be greener elsewhere you are likely to be in for a shock
I,m not stating a position on whether I like the system or not. I,m simply injecting some much needed facts into the thread to counter the inaccurate and sometimes very rude responses that have been a feature of this thread.
So what is my position on ebay........ Despite its obvious flaws its still the best place to run a small online business by a very long way. I am currently restructuring my personal financial affairs ( getting ready for retirement including buying another rental house ) and as a result will not really need income from ebay in the future but will continue to sell here in some capacity as I enjoy what I do. But ultimately that is on my terms. If ebay becomes too hard to get on with and too expensive, I wont need it and have other options. Its a nice position to be in after relying
on ebay for a major portion of my income for over a decade.
Anyway gotta go...........I,ve got restructuring to attend too.
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