mam98031 • Volunteer Community Member • Buyer/Seller since 1999
@veronicabooksandart wrote:I proposed a 2-3 point fee increase over MP as incentive to renegotiate the contract with Paypal.
In this way:
No onboarding issues.
Payment is immediate - no payouts.
Sellers remain sellers (buyer pays seller).
Business reporting denotes seller.
Paypal protects the seller.
Paypal provides useful accounting reports.
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But yes, love for MP, pretended by its most ardent defenders, would turn on just how many jump ship.
To ask you questions about what you post is NOT to "defend" MP. That is simply silly. I ask because what you stated leaves me with a question or it simply doesn't make sense, depending on your comment.
Since PP charges 2.9% processing fee, it would be highly unlikely that Ebay could negotiate PP paying Ebay to be the money processor by giving them 2-3 % for the privilege.
Sadly Ebay is not going to go back to PP. So it is just wishful thinking to imagine they would.
The fact is that PP is the unicorn here NOT Ebay or MP. MP function very much like the money processing programs on all the other similar sites. And the fact is that Ebay is the last of the bigger sites to adopt their own money processing program.
Sellers that have been selling on multiple sites are very use to what MP has to offer, so it isn't that much of a transition for many sellers. However MP is a dramatic and problematic change for casual sellers.
@Anonymous wrote:Let's quit this bullschtein right now, y'all. The last thing we need is to work hard and get no money and eBay, FOR SOME DAFT REASON, won't help. Or is it that ALL THE BUYERS HAVE LEFT! Seriously, this c++p is getting old. Oh, and eBay, IF Y'ALL READ THIS AND DECIDE TO RESTRICT MY ACCOUNT, GO AHEAD. AIN'T SELLING ANYTHING NOW ANYWAY, SO IT'S LIKE BEING RESTRICTED. That's why I'm about done with y'all. Just like when you give us "I'm done now" after we post an item to sell. Very prophetic. Did y'all include that intentionally?
@Anonymous
Your experience isn't everyone's experience. For many sellers the pandemic has boosted their sales by quite a bit in 2020 and 2021.
We all go through periods of low sales. That is a time to re-evaluate your listing structure and your pricing. Sometimes that will help us make more sales.
I do however wish you well in whatever you decide to do.
@veronicabooksandart wrote:No. We'd pay an additional 2% to eBay and 1% to Paypal for the priviledge.
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The problem is that it makes perfect sense.
To you obviously it does, to others, probably not. Unlikely PP would agree either, they are not desperate for Ebay's business.
Who is "we'd"? What group of sellers are you speaking for? How many are in your group?
@veronicabooksandart wrote:We'd is everyone who feels as I do on this issue. Judging only by density and score of profanity-laced blog titles and posts; met by boors, shills, cheerleaders and **bleep** artists, I claim discontent is significant.
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I don't pretend to believe eBay will cut a deal with Paypal. Only to suggest it would resolve all contention and be a keen business move.
I know it is a popular thing for some to call anyone that has anything positive to say about MP a "cheerleader" when all they are doing to speaking to their experiences. But for some reason those that disagree with them only want to call them names and not have a civil discussion. Even those that have never actually used the program.
I think it is a pretty big stretch to believe that everyone that has complained about MP would be in support of your idea of a fee split like you have suggest. But with that said I also don't think we need to make a big deal out of it as it is pretty unlikely it would ever happen.
FYI it would NOT be a "keen business move for PP". They would likely be paying more to process the money that they would be getting in fees, so they would lose money on most or many of the transactions.
@veronicabooksandart wrote:Agreed.
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Especially now that eBay would have to become and Authorized Paypal Partner. There's an additional fee for this paid by the seller; however, Paypal is allergic to partnering with bad actors.
Still, I have to believe eBay must somehow keep its GMV up. Reports here suggest listings halved in some categories. You've been here long enough to notice most denizens that used to blog are gone.
We'll know more when they report 2Q.
Likely from some posters overstating the facts. Much is being blamed on MP when only 10-15% of Ebay sellers are even in the program now.
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