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08/10/2018 at 10:22 am in reply to: Buyer asks to ship to different address than on the account: Do or Don't? #47283
I would probably do what almasty suggests for really high dollar items, but for lower dollar items, as others have said, if the request came through ebay messages, I just do it. If I were a buyer, I wouldn’t want to go through the hassle of cancelling and re-buying.
Congrats Simon!
Ryanne, yes to your first question, I have no idea to your second question.
…but the answer will likely be that the new rates are in line with market standards or something like that….I wouldn’t get my hopes up that the answer is going to be something candid like “We’re desperate and are grasping at straws to goose revenue.” LOL
I’m still digesting the Update, but , aside from the media fee increase, nothing really strikes me as all that bad. BUT…..I just find it disappointing. I was really hoping there’s be something that would make me say “Wow! That could be a game changer for us scavengers!” Or even just something that I’d REALLY feel like saying “thank you” to ebay for. But there’s just nothing there. We’re heading into Q4 and there’s absolutely nothing exciting.
Of course, they could still release some new tools later, or maybe they’ll have a terrific ad campaign, or….
But the seller release is a dud at best.
Sharyn, If I get a chance, I’ll ask, but not sure I’ll have time today. I think it’s safe to say they are NOT going to say they want to discourage listings….
ebay will be discussing the Seller Release live on ebay for business Facebook page starting at 1PM ET today. Don’t know if they’ll be answering questions or just repeating what’s in the Update…just posting this as an FYI.
When ebay owned PayPal, they were trying to wean PP off eBay so that it could stand alone. I suspect even if PP was thrown off ebay completely, PP is probably big enough now to survive.
WITH Transcript! For those who might prefer skimming the transcript to listening….I’m very pleased to see the transcript option.
Haven’t fully studied the update, but one interesting thing from the Discussion Board: Just as with INADs, an INR claim that is ultimately found to be a buyer’s mistake (seller can show delivery) will still count as an INR for purposes of the peer performance rules. Same explanation: Your peers get ’em too, so it all balances out.
I’m not so sure of that, but I’m guessing ebay is determined to stay with the rule, no matter how many people view it as unfair.
T-Satt, LOL—I would have known that one right away. I don’t get many movie references , but when I do, they’re usually from Glen Gary Glen Ross….
A-Always
B-Be
L-Listing(OK, slightly modified)
In the morning, if I’ve had no sales, I like to remind myself: “Put. The Coffee. Down.”
TSatt, Atomic,
I don’t know exactly what change they are making, but my understanding from ebay open is that the return flow will include a message along the lines of This seller offers free return shipping on all returns, regardless of reason. Please choose the reason which best describes your reason for returning the item….they seemed to acknowledge that some buyers have been using FINAD on all their returns to get the free shipping, and ebay’s impression is that these buyers may be doing it on free return shipping listings because they haven’t been noticing that they don’t need to do it.
Atomic Star, I agree with T Satt….this is INAD only, which lowers the return percentage, AND it depends on who your “peers” are. We don’t know all the factors involved in determining your peers, but we know (per eBay) item price, estimated delivery dates, item condition, and return policy all play a part.
So, my guess is, YOU are comparing yourself to ALL clothing sellers, including crappy ones, but ebay is comparing you to clothing sellers more LIKE you, good sellers.
As I mentioned on another thread, the average return rate (ALL returns, not just INADs) for the 2000 sellers attending ebay Open, a mix of veterans and newbies, large and small sellers, was 1.7. So that percentage you quoted doesn’t sound out of line to me. (As I recall, the 1.7 broke down as .9 INAD, .8 remorse, but I’d have to double check that.)
I have long thought that as sellers we tend to believe the return rate on ebay is much higher than it actually is.
I also think that for sellers offering free return shipping, the INAD rate will decline over time because ebay will be communicating to buyers that they get free return shipping on the item regardless of the reason they choose for the return…which will reduce the rate of FINADs as buyers realize there’s no longer an advantage in claiming a fake INAD.
Photo probably does indeed predate color film.
The photo itself is hand colored or hand tinted. Here’s some info about the history:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hand-colouring_of_photographs
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