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I wish they would NOT tinker with the platform during the busier months. The rep said that they did an update last night. And I’m like WHY 10 days before the 4th quarter would you mess with anything? Common sense, people.
Also, the shipping labels aren’t working either. So if you want to work today, you might want to just make drafts. I called eBay and they are aware of the issues.
@debiteandcedits Truth! I sold a St John jacket to a comedian in Hollywood last week for $300 and it was a PL. Those are my favorite customers.
On the upside, if everyone jumps from PL then those of us who stay will have more sales. 🙂
All I know is that eBay is in the business of making money. They can’t make money without our stuff selling. If there was a legit issue, eBay would be on top of it or their revenue would fall.
Yup, I’m not the type to be a lemming, but everyone is talking about this. I’m sure there is a grain of truth somewhere, but not sure where it is just yet.
Yup, lots of questions that need answers. I’m wary about ending my PL because my sales have been great.
eBay is odd that way. If you send offers to buyers, it’s not adjusted to your current handling time. And if you accept offers, I think it works the same way. Just another example of an eBay application not thought all the way through before launch.
This was from an admin in a group I belong to:
“OK, I spoke with a managed payments specialist.
YES – a large email went out this morning to a lot of sellers. It was titled wrong. The formatting was wrong. However, the information contained in it is correct.
She did say a handful of sellers were included in this email that should not have been.
She verified my account and said that YES – I will be opted in on October 22nd if I don’t do it myself before then.
I did tell her there was a lot of confusion and questions out there about this. So she said ask away and she’ll answer (I made up some mixture of stuff I’ve been reading about):
1. What if I have a PayPal capital loan that won’t be paid off? Answer: That’s between you and PayPal. They have been a little more lenient with sellers with balances, but that will be between the seller and PayPal to work out on their own.
2. What if I opt into Global Shipping Program to disqualify my listings? Answer: They will look at your HISTORY of GSP sales. So like for me, I do not have GSP. If I switch to GSP and have no history of GSP, then I’ll still be opted in.
3. I heard a rumor that our international buyers are blocked from seeing our items if we are in managed payments. Is that true? Can you explain? Answer: International buyers that shop the .com account can see all of our listings, including from sellers in managed payments. Sellers using their own site (.ca .au, etc) will not be able to see listings that are opted into managed payments
4. I’m really concerned about ((XYZ talked about above)). Can I request an extension on my account? Answer: Yes, you can. For example, if you have a PP capital loan and have extenuating circumstances, a request for automatic enrollment can be submitted. No guarantee that it will be approved (she did not say what the criteria would be as she’s not one that approves these extensions). **My concern was international sales** She placed me on hold and looked into my account. She said since I do show a track record of International sales, she could put in an extension for me. I’m looking at 1 January. She said she will call or send me an email when she gets an answer back. ((The only reason I haven’t switched is because i don’t want to learn new accounting going into Q4 – would rather just start fresh on 1 Jan)). Not a huge deal. Whatever. But I’ll see what happens.
SO – there it is folks!
**EDIT: I did tell her that I wanted to submit a suggestion: Reword the title to match the intent of the email and code the body correctly. She said they’re ALREADY working on that ”H/T to Liz Kane
Yeah, I’m pretty disciplined, but boy could that add up. My head is swirling thinking about it.
@Jay Because if I have $500 or more in returns each month (normal for my volume and higher dollar items), I’d have to really plan for that each month. It would make it easier if it’s deducted daily.
This is a new thing. Used perfume and beauty products can no longer be sold. People are listing them as “collectible” as a workaround.
Buy low, sell at a reasonable but profitable price
List, list, list
Promote at 1.5-2%
Use offers to buyers after the first week of listing
List, list, list some more
Ship within one business day
List, list, list some more
Promote on social media
This is what I suspect would be the adivce
