Here is something for everyone, its a screen shot of mbg help and contact on phone app, oddly enough i found it in the selling section in help and contact.

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Why not use TRS to show buyers something more like "we have amazing sellers, you probably won't experience a problem, but if you do, we know they'll look after you" *

 

*and if by some chance they don't, help is available

 

Absolutely brilliant idea, love it and it puts a refreshing, confidence boosting image across to the buyer as opposed to them seeing negative, what should be last resort measures, around an issue as they do at the moment - as you mentioned, everywhere you click these days, even when you go to leave Feedback (as a buyer) there are options like  - Return this Item -

 

 

 

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Thank you 🙂 eBay's current marketing strategies have never made much sense to me, I've never understood why they take active steps to minimise the number of sellers that they can call "top rated" or "premium". I mean, in some ways I can understand the "best of the best" promos, but eBay's comes across as 'best of what we've got', as they do little to nothing to instil confidence in their sellers as a whole, don't take serious policy breaches seriously at all from select sellers, and only single out a small percentage of sellers to put their stamp of approval on - some of which is based on following certain marketing strategies and additional services offered, not quality of service provided. 

They pushed this Premium seller service, which i bent over backwards to offer. Yet the other day i did a search for a skirt I had just listed. Best match brought it up as item 390 down the list. Guess how many sellers abobve me also had ebay prium service..ONE..Thats all no one else had it, most weren't even top rated..so whats the point?

So ebay dont even reward good service nor recommend it as best for the buyers.

This is why sellers are focusing on defects so thee selling doesn't get restricted as that is actually miore important than TRS

TRS is a requirement for premium seller, not the converse.

I don't have Premium for anything, but I'm still TRS.

You made some good points in your earlier post.

In regard to what you've said about not understanding ebay's marketing strategies, unlike you and I, they've never been interested in the long term, only in short term profits.  At least that appears to be the case, looking at their actions.  When you're ruled by greed it's probably impossible to look at the long term view but will do what ebay have done and kill the goose that lays the golden eggs.  Perhaps they think there are more geese to be had.  There are none running around my yard, nor have I seen any in ebay listings!