eBay Top Rated Sellers: Higher fees and tighter requirements coming...to help you grow your business

Now he's partnered up with David Lawrence RC. Maybe they can double up their advertising.

 

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And get David Lawrence better pictures. I probably missed some nice coins off the site because of the pictures and me not being sure what I would see. I almost responded with that on one the emails I received from him. I hope he see this.

 

The one thing some people are forgetting too is that generally sales happen off eBay at the buyers request. Buyers don't need eBay for protection despite what they want people to think. It is the buyers that initiate that and probably will more now that eBay bucks was reduced. That said the percentage of transactions that happen this way from an eBay listing compared to eBay sales is very likely under 1 percent if not way under.

Again though this isn't why they raised fees. They always experiment with what they can get away with in terms of fees and lately they are on a big kick to roll back benefits. They've never been a company that has been run very well. They are a giant collecting fees with no inventory overhead yet just look at their stock price. The fact that they can't get that up really shows just how poorly they have been run in recent years

 

Yes, eBay is tightening the screws on Top Rated sellers like myself, and while the big players can likely afford the reduction in discount over Final Value Fees, the small sellers (again, myself) that made eBay what it is, will suffer. It's looks as if they've eliminated "EBay Bucks Bonus Days" which also has an affect on sales. Thanks eBay...

 

I was just on the flea relisting some of my auctions and I was out of free adds for the auction types and they charged me a quarter to relist an item that had a starting bid of ninety nine cents! unreal!! but I just have to be careful between now and the end of the month using only 30 day fixed price listings of which I have over 70 left.
I just slow down my activity between the 20th and the end of the month. I have
a basic store with 250 fixed price and 250 auctions. It does not support more than
333 by it nows and auction items.

 

I now refer to eBay as “the flea”. Makes me feel better.

 

Fleas are annoying and you just have to live with them as best you can.

 

Not me.

I took a bath and walked away from them sparkling clean.

It may take longer and require a little more footwork but I get to run my business the way I want to run my business, not some "Big Brother" looking over my shoulder telling me what I can do can can't do.

I got into selling coins partly because it is the last free market, unregulated domain in capitalism. It is a bastion of individualism and I love it.

I spent over 25 years building a trusting cliental and Fleabay can shove it!

 

Oh. By the way, there WAS one other domain like that but it is surely become a Big Brother monopolized business too!

 

Though the flea can be a pain I like the site, just have to make sure you don’t get nailed on those listing fees.

 

I can remember buying on the internet before there was an eBay or even the web. It was done via Usenet (it still exists). Usenet has its own text-based protocol, NNTP, which is distinct from the HTTP or HTTPS protocols of the web. The web caused a huge decline in Usenet and several other services that were based on other protocols (gopher, ftp, telenet, etc.). The email protocols (SMTP, UUCP, POP) have survived. I bought several pieces of video equipment via the Usenet, but no coins.

Cal

 

Usenet Buyer Protection left a lot to be desired, though. Not to mention its customer support. (There wasn't any; it was a community, not an organization.)

 

eBay's screwing with Buyers too. I recently received an e-mail from them offering 10% back, in eBay Bucks, for purchases. I collect British Sovereigns, and found one "Buy it Now" for $320. With the 10% Buyers Bucks back that meant the Sovereign was actually $298 or right around melt.

When I made the purchase I didn't get the 10% Buyers Bucks. When I contacted eBay they said the Seller had listed the Sovereign under "Bullion" and bullion was not included in the promotion. I explained that British Sovereigns weren't bullion, the Seller had made a mistake, but they wouldn't budge. Lesson learned, check to see how a coin is listed before trying to get Buyer Bucks.

 

Yup. Only protection was for buyer if they used a credit card. I made only a few purchases there, but was never cheated. As soon as eBay started, I began using it, and it was bye-bye Usenet. Have made hundreds of purchases on eBay, but very seldom buy a coin there.

Cal

 

I doubt it! Ebay is trying to milk the sellers whenever and however they can. Many have already left over the years because of the fees. I'm sure many (especially the small sellers) stay because it is the only game in town. Try googling a coin that you are looking for and see if anyone but eBay and the largest sellers appear on the first page. They know that they have a lock on the internet traffic and buyers will check the first page for coins, click on a few, compare prices and won't even bother checking the other pages where the small sellers who can't afford the google advertising fees to be listed above other sellers.

 

I've had my share of rants on here about eBay. More maddening than their fee increases are the explanations as to WHY they are making them. They always make it seem like they are to "help" the seller. Biggest crock of _____.

 

I've found that when a dealer has their own site and an eBay store, coins on their site are typically listed at around 10-15% less than on eBay. Coincidentally, this is pretty close to what eBay + Paypal's cut is.

I thought that was against the rules! I don't see too many people doing that.

 

Don't civil litigation lawyers only get paid if they win the case? As opposed to say, prosecutors, who get the same pay if they railroad one innocent man or twenty?

 

Lawyers get paid in one of two ways. One is on contingency, which is where they get paid a percentage of any settlement. The other is hourly + retainer, where you pay them regardless if you win or not.

 

The rule says you cannot link to your website. I type it in. No links for me. I could be wrong, but I did research the subject.

Actually I don't even write "www." Just the name of the website (not that it's done me a bit of good). My website prices are about 8-10% less that ebay.