Changes to meet buyer demand on eBay.com.au (26/07/2011)

[CmtyGuide@ebay.com]

Changes to meet buyer demand on eBay.com.au (26/07/2011)

This thread is to discuss with other eBay members the **Changes to meet buyer demand on eBay.com.au** announcement made on 26/07/2011.

These changes include:
· Changes to fees on eBay.com.au
· Introduction of eBay Top Rated Sellers

Please feel free to use this thread to ask any questions you may have about these upcoming changes, as well as other changes mentioned in the announcement.

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[blue*nile]

wonderful for you ! 😉

[blue*nile]

Oh dear timone, you will incur the wrath of the MIGHTY EBAY MACHINE for mentioning the name of another auction site, just as I did last week.

Watch out for the threatening email and watch your post magically disappear!

me too ! when i replied to yours 😉

[blue*nile]

Of course! you are so correct, WANDA8516, THEY treat SELLERS with total disdain, contempt at eBay, as if we were idiots, 'Changes to meet buyers demand...' !!! How dishonest is that? Buyers want MORE sellers with quality goods, and guess what, THERE ARE LESS & LESS SELLERS of quality goods (in my category, ART, anyway, SO MUCH rubbish is now on offer, it is not funny, many a seller now think twice about mixing their quality art with that rubbish on offer from China, Israel, etc...), WE USED TO SELL TEN TIMES MORE ITEMS HERE, WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO YOUR FEES, EBAY? IT COST ME $100 (!!!) to LIST & SELL AN ITEM worth $500, WHY SUCH EXHORBITANT FEES (Listing/Featured/FVF)? WHAT RUNNING COSTS HAVE YOU GOT, VERY LITTLE IN FACT IT IS THERE FOR EVERY BODY TO READ in 'eBAy Shares' on the NET ! WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO YOUR PLATFORM, ESPECIALLY YOUR CATEGORIES, EBAY? WHY THIS ABBERANT 'Best Match' in SEARCH (Worst decision ever...)? WHO IS/ARE the mean minded person(s) behind a desk in a warm office who have concocted such decisions? COMPARE with WHAT SELLERS of ART USED to SELL 4/5 YEARS AGO, AND BE COURAGEOUS, CORRECT YOUR MISTAKES, YOU HAVE A LOT TO WIN/EARN OUT OF SUCH ADJUSTMENTS, NO? GREEDY (SOOO GREEDY...) CORPORATE ENTITIES LIKE YOU TAKE US TO AN INEVITABLE 'Global Revolution' WE WILL NOT COPE IT SWEET for much longer, DON'T YOU THINK? WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO REMIND YOU OF WHAT YOUR President recently (10/10/2011) said to the BBC? Here it is:
Shares in eBay have jumped almost 8% after the online auction site's Paypal unit said its revenues would double by 2013 to between $6bn (£3.7bn) and $7bn.

Payments service Paypal could be eBay's largest business within five years, chief executive John Donahoe said.

"We are driving the next generation of e-commerce," he added.

Last month, eBay reported profits of $559m for the final three months of last year, in part thanks to a big jump in revenue at Paypal.

"We're at an inflection point where tech-driven innovation is broadly shaping e-commerce and shifting consumer behaviour," Mr Donahoe said.

"This shift is creating new global opportunities for our company."

The company has implemented a number of changes as part of three-year turnaround plan, including a revamped website and search engine, lower upfront fees, and the launch of mobile applications.

" LOWER UPFRONT FEES" ! NOT FOR SELLERS, Mr Donahoe !

And I believe that those exhorbitant, obscene fees for Sellers are going to erode your business of a lot of profit, starting with the one you generated from my account...

theres an idea! why dont they give long time power sellers or top sellers 1 share each !

:)

[maxeaus]

Unbelievable. They are going to increase the fees after all that hype.

I am appalled. Its all about the bottom line.

After just having 3 very poor customer experiences in a row this doesn't surprise me one bit, eBay is just another greedy conglomerate who don't care about their customers be they buyers or sellers.

Thank god more and more companies are selling their own goods online, because im not only not selling anything anymore on eBay, but im also not going to buy anything either.

[pandora_z_box_123]

yes.. time all sellers moved to a Aussie selling site ..

I won't be buying from US sellers anymore, US postal service is taking over 6 weeks to arrive.. so as a buyer I will only be purchasing and shopping for items from Australia from now on 🙂

[artinvestaustralia]

theres an idea! why dont they give long time power sellers or top sellers 1 share each !

:)

WHY? GREED, OF COURSE ! EXCELLENT IDEA, PROFIT PARTICIPATION IS NOT NEW, ONLY VERY PROGRESSIVE BUSINESSES DO IT, IT SHOULD INCLUDE EMPLOYEES AND CLIENTS AND YES IT CREATES A 'WIN WIN WIN' SITUATION, BUT GREED PREVENTS MANY FROM MAKING RATIONAL DECISIONS...

[budawangs]

Another thing which eBay may still have to face is, hopefully, a further member backlash when this months fee accounts arrive in the inbox. There will be so many members who are unaware of these changes or how they it will really affect them. But they will find out soon when their 7.9% FVF account arrives.

Lots of "what the..."" I expect!

[artinvestaustralia]

SO TRUE, THANK YOU FOR REMINDING US budawangs...

[bayrose789]

I don't think the cap applies to power sellers -sadly- after all my hard work to be a powerseller!

[bayrose789]

I'm not happy at all about the new charges but more to the point -
i read that from 13th May we no longer have to include paypal as an option - any one know anything about this?