2 Day handling time works for me, so why does ebay keep suggesting I reduce it to 1 Day?
Summary: photoline voiced frustrations about repetitive seller tips and notifications on eBay, arguing for less intrusive prompts and expressing dissatisfaction with suggestions such as reducing handling time or promoting listings due to associated costs. authentic*vintage shared similar annoyances and emphasized the impracticality of meeting some suggested guidelines, while also criticizing eBay's algorithm for making irrelevant suggestions. deltilogical attributed these incessant prompts to what they referred to as 'techsociopaths,' suggesting an ongoing disruption caused by technological interference.
Q: I understand Seller Tips, but when does repeated advice from ebay begin to sound like a nagging mother?
A: The 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 100th, 500th time I have to turn off these annoying reminders!
After nearly 27 years on ebay, I don't want pop-ups, I want my/our sales to be the way they were before the Great Recession (2008/09).
No, I will not set my handling time to 1 day. Stop asking me to.
And I've already tried sending offers, thanks. It helps a little in very slow times, but it flatlines my earnings to go much lower. No to that.
Promoting my listings might be worth it on the one or two items that would realize a profit. But ebay already collects 16-22% of each sale in fees. So, no to that also. Even when you ask twice per login, it's still no.
And as for suggestions for re-selling items purchased through ebay... that's my decision when and if I choose to. Stop nagging about items you have no idea what my intentions for them are. Some people do collect for keeps.
It seems that ebay has fallen into the trap of self-automation: "We will just keep notifying sellers of these 'opportunities' every time they login instead of using a fancy thing called a 'toggle' to allow sellers to see their 'my eBay' page uninterrupted."
Otherwise, keep enjoying the negative effects of hyper-inflation in 2026.
deltilogical
·1 month agoWhy? Techsociopaths at play. They have an obsession with constantly interfering with our workstreams.
authentic*vintage
·1 month agoAll of the above gets on my nerves, too. Just ignore it.
I am on the east coast and also have had issues with my carrier providing an acceptance scan in the past - I need the 2 day buffer just in case. However, if you ship immediately or within one day, the algorithm adjusts to your shipping history and provides estimated delivery dates on that basis. It also recognizes that you are exceeding that goal.
The 1 day handling is an impossibility for me to set as a must-do, so I just ignore the suggestions.
Yes, why would I want to resell the items I bought my granddaughter for Christmas? It is annoying. It is the mental aggravation of reading these absurd suggestions from ebay on a daily basis. Not to mention what ebay AI thinks your item specifics should contain that have nothing at all to do with the item for sale.
Just commiserating.