on 17-07-2011 03:49 PM
on 31-10-2011 11:50 PM
Hey Blue*nile
What do you mean by "just when you think you have seen it all?" and yes paypal did help as i had all the proof i needed and my account is now unfrozen, it was just a shock as i was down internet access last week for 48hrs and in that time the buyer had almost hit the final step in the refund process. and the thing is that it's not a $2.50 item more like 2k.
I have seen seller after seller crumble and still ebay are only thinking of the buyer, i do understand where buyers are comeing from but also understand if you make all the right choices as a buyer ie seller item and finally and most importantly pay with paypal if you don't get your item you will get your money back.
on 31-10-2011 11:58 PM
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& I should have added: eBay retain a WHOPPING 20% of the value of the final bid when I list, as I had always done, with 'feature plus' -so that my art does not disappear in a sea of foreign 'carp'-, i.e. my Pro Hart painting sells for $500, I give eBay over $100 (even before PayPal fees, if the buyer decides to pay with this eBay owned mean of payment), between the coloured, bold, surround, etc... the exhorbitant 'category featured listing' -$49.95, now, used to be prior to Sept 2011, $19.95...- and the obscene FVF almost $40.00 ! Add to this the cost of an original work of art by a legend the likes of Pro HArt, not really cheap, the cost of the framing (qualkity will cost another $100, minimum), and here you have it: I now WORK my a... out for... eBay ... Or, will I ???
on 01-11-2011 09:03 AM
while i agree with most of the disgust expressed by sellers re ebay tactics & profit raking .. i am merely saying .. we do have a choice as to make money with them or elsewhere ..
and if by using ebay the money made is more than elsewhere (after fees) then it is difficult to walk away from that ..
they know what they have here , they know there are few to equal the exposure & member rate of purchasing so they can in fact charge what they want, given the seller makes a profit they possibly expect that people will grudgingly put up with it .. to a point .. im sure with all the money they must spend on marketing & surveys they have an idea to what point they can push people to before they will quit ..
i am not disputing the fees are high , possibly excessively high .. i dont know i havent sold elsewhere with lower fees & had the same sell rate ..
so its hard to compare them with ebay .
i am just saying .. people will leave but ebay know they will soon be replaced..they know their seller turnover ..
possibly other sites are cheaper re fees but at what cost to a sellers profit ..
thanks
on 01-11-2011 11:00 AM
on 01-11-2011 04:52 PM
on 01-11-2011 06:10 PM
on 02-11-2011 09:19 PM
on 02-11-2011 10:46 PM
on 03-11-2011 08:53 AM
WANT A LAUGH?
eBay rate my performance as follow (Copied & pasted):
" Your performance standards on the last evaluation are STANDARD "
NOW, MY PERFORMANCE PARAMETERS ARE AS FOLLOW:
Average detailed seller ratings Your average Low ratings
(1s and 2s)
Item as described 4.98 0.00% (0)
Communication 5.00 0.00% (0)
Postage time 4.98 0.00% (0)
Postage and handling charges 4.97 0.00% (0)
Ratings are based on your feedback received globally
WHICH MEANS IN ACTUAL FACT THAT THE STARS INDICATING MY PERFORMANCE AS A SELLER (ABOVE DETAILED FEEDBACK) ARE ALL FULLY COLOURED, THE FIVE STARS FOR THE FOUR PARAMETERS ARE IN THE SOLID GOLD COLOUR, CANNOT BE BETTER I SUPPOSE, SO, eBay , PLEASE TELL ME:
IS MY PERFOMANCE REALLY 'AVERAGE'? ARE YOU MAKING THIS UP BASED ON OTHER CRITERIAS YOU KEEP FOR YOURSELF, YOU WON'T DISCLOSE TO OUR BUYERS? WHAT ARE THOSE OBSCURE CRITERIAS? HOW CAN I IMPROVE IN REGARD TO MY CUSTOMERS? WHAT ELSE DO YOU WANT ME TO DO? AND DO NOT TELL ME I SHOULD SELL MORE/YEAR, DO NOT 'INCENTIVISE' ME, PLEASE, THE NUMBER OF ITEMS SOLD/YEAR DO NOT BENEFIT BUYERS, IT BENEFITS YOU !
YES, WOULD BE LAUGHABLE IF WAS NOT ANOTHER OF eBay PATHETIC & BIZARRE SCHEME, AGAIN... YOU DESTROY OUR BRAINS, OUR INTEGRITY, eBay MANAGEMENT, YOU 'MILK' US, SELLERS, LIKE THE 'COMMODITY' YOU HAVE TURNED US INTO .... I RATE, MYSELF (TOGETHER WITH MANY OF MY SELLERS FRIENDS) YOUR PERFORMANCE, eBay, AS 'WELL BELOW AVERAGE' & IN REAL FACT, 'OUT OF THIS WORLD', WHEN IT COMES TO THE ABOVE, NOT TO MENTION YOUR OBSCENE SELLERS FEES I DISCUSSED IN PREVIOUS REPLIES...
on 03-11-2011 10:50 PM