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eBay business model
eBay chose years ago to only serve business's. As a result many of my personal clients who I've pointed to eBay and now as of this week, even ourselves as consumers, have been screwed by eBay. eBay now only provides full service support to business and would prefer that consumers not sell anything. This is evidenced by the almost 15% total transaction cost (which includes being charged a fee for sales taxes) and the insistence that consumers take returns even on No Refund listings, even when the buyer does not have to prove the item as being non-functional, even though the seller can prove the sold item is fully functional. This type of of treatment is not the way business accts are treated by eBay. Instead they are given much more flexibility in terms of their business model. Hence, eBay no longer serves the consumer. Maybe it's time consumers begin their own portal. This is where I am heading.... How about you?
kensgiftshop
·2 years agoAn item might work when you had it, but you can't prove it worked when the buyer received it.
Even with your own site, you still have to follow the policies of the payment processors you use, so it won't be much different.
I've had my own web sites for 20+ years.
inceptions
Mentor2 years agoHow about you?
Nope. There is only one website that can bring my items in front of more potential buyers and their fees are higher than eBay's. eBay helps facilitate my sales transactions from start to finish.
All payment processors charge their fee on the total sales. eBay is no different.
Where you get the idea that eBay doesn't want small sellers is a mystery. The bulk of eBay sellers has always been small sellers and remains so today. All sellers are subject to the same policies.
But you are free to build your own website (at a cost) and set your own policies. You'll only get your items in front of a tiny smattering of buyers if any and won't sell much, but I guess if your goals are to save on fees and refuse returns, do what works for you.