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@candyapplelane wrote:

I had an interesting conversation with a Supervisor on Ebay this morning in regards to who gets special deals and Promotions.

 

The Supervisor said that it is to help those who are not 'Top Rated Sellers' to up their Status on Ebay, as they apparently cant compete with those who are Top Rated Sellers - like myself. Apparently Top Rated Sellers have more 'visability' on Ebay than other sellers.  That's what I was told from this Supervisor... He also said that it had to do with how long the account has been active, what they sell, their performance metrics as to WHO would receive the special deals / promotions or not.

 

I had spoken about wanting to cancel my store, as I didnt feel like I was getting very much for what I had been paying for... The supervisor rattled off the supposed 'benefits' and said that with the Upcoming Christmas Period that there would be MORE promos given to sellers...

 

So lets just see if we end up with anything good soon or not...

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I don't believe what you were told (so what else is new when talking to the customer service reps?). I have two IDs, neither of them stores, but on both I am a 'power seller' /  'Top Rated Seller'. I have had one ID for 12 years, the other for 6 years, and I sell a wide range of household and clothing items on both IDs. I always can access the promotions advertised on this thread.

As for the benefits of having a store? It depends on how much you have listed (usually recommended to be 100+) with a decent sell-through rate. I sell about 20 items per month per ID and have over 400 items listed on each ID and still wouldn't consider a store to be of value to me. Perhaps if my average sale price was higher? But currently it is around $10-$12 per item (after FVFs and postage), so a good month will show a profit of $200. A store fee would eat up a good chunk, and for what advantage? Since I get access to the promotions, I never even reach my limits, as I don't buy to sell, just sell what I - and my family - already have.