MGiuseffi1969
Upstanding Member,
I had some idiot kill my ratings by buying around ten items and leaving a 1 for S & H in the subs.... Got the same message as Frank despite my 21000+ feedback.
Seriously eBay? WTF???
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penfield
Verified Trader!
honestly...if i bought 10 cards from someone who charged $3 shipping plus 50 cents for each additional card, that ends up being $7.50 - if the cards show up and the seller paid $2.50, i would have a huge problem with that, and definitely leave a 1 for shipping. It is not SHIPPING-bay...you are selling product, not shipping. Many times I have refunded money to buyers if I get home from the post office and did not pay what I charged. Something to think about...but this is probably why I have Power Seller and Top Rated Seller status. I also do not have funds held at paypal, but in 10 years I have had 2 legit non receipt claims and that is it. I also do not open up a bunch of silly claims because a listing said mint and the card arrives near mint - unfortunately since you are purchasing a card based off a scan...the description rests on the seller's perception of the card. I dunno...ebay has been good to me so far (KNOCK ON WOOD)...I play by the rules and get treated well.
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Wickabee
Banned User
I signed up for PayPal maybe 2 weeks ago and all of that is completely news to me.
timber09
www.lumberjackcards.com,
This sounds more like an issue where your performance dipped under the standards - not sure how it works in Canada but we can see that on the seller dashboard. You need to carry a 4.60 average for the stars however you also must have under 2 items monthy that get a 1 or 2 on the seller ratings - if you have enough feedback, they may let you slide a month but after that you are going to get dinged.
These DSR's are a potential landmine for anyone - I have the exact same shipping charges as you do except I cap my shipping at $5 (assuming I don't have to send registered) and haven't had too many problems. The big issue you can run into is if someone buys 10 items and hoops you with 10 1 ratings, tough to come back from that.
These DSR's are a potential landmine for anyone - I have the exact same shipping charges as you do except I cap my shipping at $5 (assuming I don't have to send registered) and haven't had too many problems. The big issue you can run into is if someone buys 10 items and hoops you with 10 1 ratings, tough to come back from that.
frankiefives
Verified Trader,
I do it reasonably though. If someone buys 10 items, I don't charge him $7.50. I cap it at $5. However, I do charge an extra $12 for insurance and require people to pay that fee if they are buying over $60 worth of items total. I've been burned too often on chargebacks
hederman
New Member, Must Send First
That's a double-edged sword you're walking there. By charging $15 for shipping on $60 merchandise you're going to get people hitting your Shipping Charge DSR because they don't feel it was worth the value (never mind they shouldn't be buying in the first place if that's how they feel). Conversely, if you raise your insurance required amount you'll get more chargebacks. Damned if you do, damned if you don't. Nuts to eBay.
MMarch
One Man Wolfpack, ,
All they have to do is allow the sellers (who pay their bills) the right to leave neutral or negative feedback again, and you will be amazed at how many sellers get 5 stars across the board for every transaction.
frankiefives
Verified Trader,
Totally agree. However, it is clearly stated what my shipping charges are. If I'm a buyer and I don't think it's worth spending $15 for shipping a $65 item, I won't bid on it. If you KNOW this going in and then rate someone 1 star, how is that fair?
I'm just sick of the BS that selling on eBay brings me. It's time to get out
PS. How do you "walk a double edged sword"? LOL
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cards-gotta-go
Banned User
Yeah, but when you "hit it" now, you end up reaching for the bottle of penicillin.
seanerster
Verified Trader
Same thing happened to me, I had similar ratings and 100% feedback when I got that email. A month later I got another email saying that they were not allowing me to list any new items so I could concentrate on improving my service through the items I currently had listed. Next month another email saying that my performance had not improved enough and eBay was permanently suspending my selling priviledges. Keep in mind that at the time this happened my ratings were 4.9, 4.9, 4.8, 4.7 and my feedback was 100%.
I almost went on a rampage!
-Sean
I almost went on a rampage!
-Sean
hederman
New Member, Must Send First
Carefully.
qwas
Verified Trader,
It's funny I just got the same email and I haven't sold anything on ebay since early summer. I actually phoned and vented on a poor rep. He asked if I would like my concerns forwarded to someone who would take my thoughts into consideration and then get back to me. I told him there was no point because nazi's simply do as they please and besides I said I would just get one of there canned responses and not be able to reply back. He assured me that that wouldn't be the case so I said okay. Two days later I got exactly that a canned reply with no return email so I couldn't reply and no phone call or anything else. I charge 2.50 for shipping through-out North America and exact shipping for more expensive stuff. I even only charged 12.00 for express post insured to the U.S. which usually costs around 23.00 and still some dirt ball had nerve enough to give me a very low shipping rating. I always ship next day when ever possible and I will give full refunds including shipping if someone is not happy. Ebay can kiss my under wear cheeks for all I care now. You people here are much better to deal with even if prices realized may be a bit lower.
missionhocky10
Upstanding Member,
I barely sell on ebay anyways but just got my first neg because some DA didnt read my two sentence description and wanted to cancel then left me a neg. Ebay wouldn't remove it so whatever I took down the few I had up and im done. I've been fairly inactive online lately anyways but that just pisses me off to have it ruined by an idiot. I can't imagine what I would do if I actually sold regularly. Ebay sucks
penfield
Verified Trader!
Wow this just sounds so unreal to me...maybe I am just super luck with ebay??? I am SHOCKED to even hear it...I mean...sounds more like a phishing email getting people to call in and give a bunch of ebay or personal information with a bogus phone number than actually ebay. I am SHOCKED that they will shut you down as a seller for having 4.8 and 4.9s....something just sounds fishy. I am at 100% (5 - 4.9 - 5 - 4.9)...I charge $2.49 within Canada...$2.99 to the USA. On some bigger ticket items...I lose money on shipping even, but I will NEVER make a penny on shipping. WAY too many sellers on ebay throw in an extra 50 cents here and there...it is not worth it. If you are good to your buyers...make the cards look nice when you send...send in a new toploader and not some hunk of junk that has been used a million times and looks and smells like greasy potato chip hands have been all over it...don't charge more than your stamp, envelope, and toploader cost...and finally do not misrepresent your card...disclose all nicks and wear...you should not have an issue with getting awesome feedback.
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greys1998
Verified Trader,
I haven't paid much attention to the changes as i have not been selling on Ebay as much because of all the policy changes...I can't understand buyers giving crappy ratings when a card shows up!I have done a lot of buying in the last few years and have never given anybody a less than 5 star when the card shows up...I think its brutal to do that understanding what the Postal Service's are like,sometimes its super quick and then other times forget it.By now everybody should know that.I think the biggest worry for a buyer is the card/s arriving...so when the come the seller has fulfilled his or her sale.....I could understand if it takes a week to get the item off but.Anyway my two cents...Sorry to hear that happened....Never heard of that before...Sounds like your right on with charges ect...Maybe we are just supposed to give it away?
shams99
New Member, Must Send First
i no longer sell on ebay, not worth the hassle. I flip my unwanted cards to someone who sells at shows and ebay. I sell at a discount as no worry about chargebacks, going to the post office etc etc. I have figured out that with the time i save and the lack of grief it is worth it. I will let it be someone else's problem.
gratzi
Resident Iginla Stalker , Verified Trader,
I gave up selling on ebay, too many fees and too many problems. If I cant sell it on here MAYBE I'll put it on ebay if it's high end but if not I'd rather keep it than deal with headache.
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quincy
Guest
One of many reasons I no longer sell on eBay.
Point blank: eBay doesn't know who their customer is. It's the seller. ANY auctioneer can tell you that. And any auctioneer can tell you that it's the seller you need to keep happy - the buyer can take a flyin' leap at a rolling donut.
Point blank: eBay doesn't know who their customer is. It's the seller. ANY auctioneer can tell you that. And any auctioneer can tell you that it's the seller you need to keep happy - the buyer can take a flyin' leap at a rolling donut.
sortguld
Verified Trader,
Strangely enough i get moore sales when charging a 2$ card with 4$ shipping then offering the same card for 5$ with free shipping?
4$ is the shipping from sweden if it goes over 20grams wich it does in 95% of the cases.
gobuffalo2331
Verified Trader,
I agree with others that ebay/paypal has turned into such a headache and hassle that I choose not to sell on their unless I have to or its very high end. I would much rather deal through here or craiglist which I prefer. I dealt with the bull crap of them holding my funds over the summer..they finally stopped for two weeks now they are holding them again because a Hasek card I BOUGHT (not sold) wasn't as described and I filed a charge back. I'm done with that.
