05-02-2021 08:58 PM - edited 05-02-2021 08:59 PM
I and my sister are thinking about starting a shop soon Ebay and combining our listings.,,Obviously Ebay Are getting rid of their small time sellers and only giving the shop sellers more exposure.
Our sales have gone to almost nothing in the last couple of years from being very happy with our multiple sales. before that,
We are both long time sellers on Ebay being very disheartebd with sales in the past year,
What are the benfits to changing to a shop.
on 06-02-2021 02:02 PM
on 06-02-2021 02:03 PM
I have records in mint condition still wrapped in original package so you're saying you wouldn't buy them because I couldn't tell you if they played or not?
06-02-2021 02:30 PM - edited 06-02-2021 02:32 PM
To the OP, I am thinking that to warrant a store you would need a bigger selling turnover which obviously is the reason you are posting here.
In one of your posts you mentiion having sold 3000 items since 2001 - maybe that was a typo, because that eqates to only 3 items a week.
Perhaps follow the advice of chameleon and others with fixing your listings, and definitely cut back on the T & C's, as lyndal said a lot of them go against eBay rules, and would be over ridden in a dispute anyway.
I think your prices are good, but I agree with digi that combining postage can be a positive thing for a buyer, so maybe redress the idea of Free Post and see how you go selling for the next month or two, because you may find with these tweaks on your listings your sales will increase without a store.
on 06-02-2021 03:03 PM
@instylecollectables wrote:I have records in mint condition still wrapped in original package so you're saying you wouldn't buy them because I couldn't tell you if they played or not?
No I'm not. I'm referring to the records on the OP's listings. The ones I looked at are not sealed.
I've been caught out before relying on a seller's grading based on just looking at the record, not playing it. With records that are second hand well played and not sealed, I personally will not take that risk ever again.
on 06-02-2021 03:56 PM
on 02-04-2025 08:15 PM
If eBay keeps charging an arm and a leg, no one will use this platform anymore… they are ridiculous
02-04-2025 08:34 PM - edited 02-04-2025 08:35 PM
eBay have been charging the same fees for many years.
It is great that you have chosen to provide your incisive, helpful comments FOUR years after the fact.
See ya.
on 03-04-2025 09:23 AM
You knew the fees/charges involved before listing
And you still have a number of items listed now
You agreed to ridiculous, and continue to do so
And as said, the fees have been the same for years