I am not in ebay plus so I am absolutely no expert, but part of what you wrote doesn't make sense to me as a consumer. (I am not saying you are wrong, just that it seems odd.)

From all the advertising about ebay plus, I gathered the main advantages of it were that it offered free postage on a range of items (though not everything) and also, if you didn't like what you bought, there were free returns, no questions asked (on those items).

I have also read some people say they have saved some money on postage by being in ebayplus.

The part I found a bit hard to understand in your post was the bit about ebayplus only being available on items that have free postage.

What would be the advantage to an ebayplus member in that? they would be no better off than someone like myself.

I can understand that once ebayplus is put on an item, postage has to be free to ebayplus members, but I would have thought the original postage should show for all other buyers. After all, that should be the carrot that is tempting us to join ebayplus!

I feel a bit sorry for keepantsoff. I would hope your postage charges are reimbursed by ebay at the end of the month, otherwise that is hardly fair.

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@springyzone wrote:

 

The part I found a bit hard to understand in your post was the bit about ebayplus only being available on items that have free postage.

What would be the advantage to an ebayplus member in that? they would be no better off than someone like myself.

I can understand that once ebayplus is put on an item, postage has to be free to ebayplus members, but I would have thought the original postage should show for all other buyers. After all, that should be the carrot that is tempting us to join ebayplus!

 

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 I know, I'm confused by that part too - but that was a direct quote from ebay's EBAY Plus for Sellers page.  

I don't have free postage on any items of mine, yet some show up as Plus listings. I am not a Plus member.

What do the 2 asterixes next to the free postage mean in your cut and paste?

I could not find that page but the page i found does not mention free postage being needed to have a plus listing.

You can return items as a Plus member without having to go through the dispute process.

How to Earn an eBay Plus Badge

Here’s what you need to do to for us to add an eBay Plus badge to your listings:

eBay Plus Criteria*

As a seller:

• Above Standard or eBay Top Rated
• Compliant with our selling policies

For your listings:

• Item location and return address in Australia
• Fixed-price format
• Item isn’t heavy or bulky

Postage and returns:

• Free domestic postage**
• No additional postage charge for multiple items
• Accept 30-day+ returns

*eBay may exempt sellers from one or more of these criteria at eBay’s discretion.

**Free postage nationwide within Australia. You may exclude zones if your carrier doesn’t deliver there.

Listing Benefits

Trust and protection:

• eBay Plus badge
• Additional seller protections

Promotion and search:

• Plus filter option in search
• Support from us in exclusive promotions
• Inclusion in eBay Plus buyer events

https://sellercentre.ebay.com.au/ebay-plus-and-retail-standards

There is 2 different terms then, one for a seller to add the plus badge and one if ebay wants to add the plus badge themselves.

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@eol-products wrote:

You can return items as a Plus member without having to go through the dispute process.

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Yes, I was aware they offer that. I think it would be useful for anyone who bought eg a lot of clothes or shoes on ebay. Always supposing they could find the items they wanted listed with ebay plus.

For me, I have weighed that up but for the things I buy, I generally want to keep them. I figure if there is an actual problem with them, I am still covered by item not as described.

And most of my purchases lately have been with free postage anyway.

So at the moment, I am not joining ebay plus but if things changed in the future, who knows! Maybe!

I would not feel right returning items on a whim so like you do not see any benefit. Plus the weird part with free postage would make you search out items that have seperate postage so you get it cheaper but goes against ebay pushing sellers to offer free postage. 

Are all delivery options free with eBay Plus?

• eBay Plus offers free standard domestic postage on all eBay Plus items paid with PayPal or a credit/debit card.
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• If you choose an express delivery option or international postage, you'll have to pay for postage.

https://www.ebay.com.au/ebayplus/home