10-20-2014 11:12 AM
Hi,
Will anyone in this group sign up for Ebay's new holiday extended return? If you are signing up or have signed up, what is your strategy for making up for the lose of top rated pecentage and fees. I will lose top rated because I will not be signing up. I can't afford to wait 60 days until someone decides they don't want my item or send it back used and claim it was not as described. As a seller, this is going to hurt my business. Is anyone thinking of stop selling and wait until after the holidays to start back selling? Will you cut back on listing items? I just want to know what others are thinking and how they will go about this. All answers are welcome. Thank you.
10-22-2014 09:30 AM
I don't know where the alledged "180 day return policy being adopted by PayPal" came from but I did do some checking.
If you google "does eBay own PayPal" your search will get many hits. Most are related to the recent (Sept 30, 2014)
split of eBay and PayPal. This will take effect in mid 2015. None of these articles, though interesting, talk about how this
will affect eBay sellers. One article does talk about possible increased "fees" which sounds like something that no
eBay seller wants to hear. As usual, the Sellers will probably be the last ones to know.
I believe the biggest joke is eBay's "Seller Protection". I'd like to know how many sellers were ever "protected" by that one.
10-23-2014 08:33 PM
katz,
I have been searching and can't find anything about 180 days return policy. Did you find anything about it? Thank you.
10-23-2014 10:45 PM
Hey guds...
Keep searching...Call paypal..One of those reps will not let you know however, S/he will just not tell you when it wil be implemented..Supposed to be around Nov 6 (but they won't give ya an actual date)....
..Keep yer eyes on the boards, scroll around.....You'll find out...
I'm sure you will read about it, soon enough.
It really sux! Just figure around Nov 6 or so!
10-28-2014 06:01 AM
10-28-2014 06:02 AM
10-28-2014 06:13 AM
Will anyone in this group sign up for Ebay's new holiday extended return?
I am signed up for now...I will NOT be signed up after November 1st. My Strategy...one word. Amazon. They do not let paypal bully their sellers. Also, I have a stand alone website with 2 carts. One is paypal. It will be disabled before November 18th.
I can't afford to wait 60 days until someone decides they don't want my item or send it back used and claim it was not as described.
It's not 60 days, it's 90 days. Any item a buyer purchases from November 1 through December 31 has until January 31 to return said item. No...I wont be doing that.
Is anyone thinking of stop selling and wait until after the holidays to start back selling? Will you cut back on listing items?
I am going to stop selling on ebay. I have already informed them not to automatically renew my store subscription. I have already cut back on listing items. My store is down from right at 350 items to 28. I doubt very seriously if I will go back to selling on ebay.
10-28-2014 07:41 AM
10-28-2014 06:35 PM
MROBIND42,
Thank you very much for sharing this information. I will check this out asap. Thank you again.
10-29-2014 08:16 AM
10-29-2014 08:19 AM
Has anyone else received this email from ebay?
Good news for you: Your extended holiday returns will earn you abonus 5% final value fee discount!
Dear mrobind42:
I'm writing to thank you for acting quickly to add extended holiday returns to your listings. That's exactly the kind of commitment that will help make this holiday selling season your best ever.
I also want you to know that eBay will not require extended holiday returns for your listings to earn Top Rated Plus benefits in November and December as previously announced.
Instead, for all your eligible Top Rated Plus listings where you added extended holiday returns, you'll get a bonus 5% discount off final value fees—along with your current 20% discount—from November 1 through December 31.
This will give you more flexibility—and it will help ensure eBay has the best inventory for buyers this busy holiday season.
In addition to that direct financial reward for your quick adoption, know that we'll be highlighting extended holiday returns on your item pages and in search results starting in November.
So thank you again. Your actions will go a long way towards attracting buyers to eBay and boosting your own holiday sales.
Happy holiday selling!
Jordan Sweetnam
Vice President, Seller Experience
10-29-2014 09:54 AM
Hi mrobind42,
I didn't because I didn't sign up for extended holiday returns and any of my listings. I am searching for another alternative to paypal now. Also, I will be calling paypal today and ask a lot of questions.
10-29-2014 12:58 PM
Hi Robin,
It's a shame that all this nonsense is causing you to leave eBay. You are a very talented artist and will have no problem selling on Amazon and/or your own website. Unfortunately, most of us don't have that option. I wish you all the best and have a great holiday season both in selling and personally.
Don't worry - be happy!
Carol
10-30-2014 02:50 PM
10-30-2014 02:55 PM
10-30-2014 09:20 PM
Please let me know what they say because I am looking for another payment method as well. I don't like the fact that all my eggs are in one basket right now. This frightens me! lol