ebay has done away with top rated seller badge on listing as it confuses the buyer ... oh please!!!

[rachelle011273]

I have only just recently achieved a top rated seller badge, I had the badge appear on my listings for little less than a month and now ebay has scrapped it as it might cause confusion for buyers with the ebay premium service ... thanks for nothing ebay, I mean really what is the point ... it is becoming a constant struggle to run any kind of business on this site

[davewil1964]

Theoretically TRS gives you priority in 'Best' Match searches. If you can find buyers silly enough to search that way.

Clicking on a listing doesn't show anything, but clicking on the member's feedback WILL tell a potential buyer that the seller is TRS.

However, ebay did announce this change several months ago, so it shouldn't be a surprise.

You could always try to garner some sympathy on the 'Powersellers' board, where most of us are TRS.

[rachelle011273]

I think I will pass on the sympathy vote ... as I said I have only recently became a trs and so I was not aware of the changes ebay had informed of months ago ... I am well advised now though ... cheers for your helpful reply

[vintagepostersuk]

http://community.ebay.co.uk/t5/Business-Seller-News-Spring-2014/New-seller-performance-requirements/...

TRS you wont be for long under the new rules

[davewil1964]

Those rules are US and UK.

Stop stirring the possum.

Oops - Possum - a tree-dwelling Australasian marsupial that typically has a prehensile tail.

And doesn't like being stirred up.

[davewil1964]

I will be, thanks. Although I doubt they will bring it in here. eBay don't provide member protection here - Paypal does.

We have laws about online trading that preclude eBay from implementing a lot of terms they do in other countries and would like to here.

Although that is subject to change with the Government we currently have.