mam98031 • Volunteer Community Member • Buyer/Seller since 1999
@farmalljr wrote:
@mam98031 wrote:
@gurlcat wrote:I could be wrong but I'd suspect that true hobby and clutter-ridding sellers make up a very small portion of the eBay seller base. You'd have to be pretty well-off to not literally NEED more money nowadays.
I don't believe that is true. The number may have changed, but the last time I saw it, small and casual sellers make up about 80% of the seller base on Ebay. We are the largest section of sellers on the site.
You are not a small casual seller.
I most certainly a small seller. I didn't say that in what you highlighted, but it was in the sentence before it.
@farmalljr wrote:
@my-cottage-books-and-antiques wrote:About 80% of ebay sellers are responsible for about 20% of sales, and about 20% of ebay sellers are responsible for 80% of sales. So, yes, collectively smaller sellers far outnumber larger sellers.
Small sellers and casual sellers are different things.
A casual seller is someone who is getting rid of junk around the house. They are not out sourcing things to sell here.
Most small sellers (those who buy inventory to resell) are actually hoarders in disguise. They buy more junk to sell then they actually sell. So while 80% are getting 20% of the sales, that should tell you two things:
1 Those sellers may be doing things wrong, because they get such a small slice of sales.
2 eBay does not really like small sellers, especially if they are not letting eBay have enough of their money.
A large seller who sells 1000 items a day, makes as many fees for eBay as 1000 sellers who sell one item a day.
Casual sellers do not have to be just selling junk around the house. I've know sellers that pick up a few things at yard sales or even a really good sale at a B&M, then put them up for sale on Ebay. They only list occasionally, but is isn't just used stuff from their closets. There is a very diverse group of people that sell on Ebay.
Your assumption that small sellers are "hoarders in disguise" is totally offensive and untrue. I hoard nothing, I have a big enough house to do it, but I simply hate clutter. My inventory is on shelves and/or in closets. I know many sellers that are not hoarders. Not all small sellers sell used items, there are plenty of us that sell new things.
Your opinion, but not a fact "eBay does not really like small sellers, especially if they are not letting eBay have enough of their money. "
@yuzuha wrote:
@gurlcat wrote:
@farmalljr wrote:Most small sellers (those who buy inventory to resell) are actually hoarders in disguise. They buy more junk to sell then they actually sell.
And how/where did you get this idea?
Looking at their prices, I would imagine. There are a lot of sellers who are totally delulu about how much the stuff they're selling is actually worth.
What does that have to do with hoarding?
@sakic92710 wrote:With eBay, it does not matter. Even when I had tracking, still had to refund a handful of times.
Having tracking and having tracking that shows delivery are two different things. Ebay's seller protection for INRs is strong if the seller abides by the rules for shipping.
