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    Do Buyers get Notification for Price Drop and Shipping Cost Drop?
                     

    It's my understanding that watchers and possibly "interested buyers" will get notified when the price of an item is reduced.

     

    Does that same thing happen if I were to change my shipping to Free Shipping?

     

    Thanks

    mreinsmith
    mreinsmith
    1225View listings
    Posted 2 years ago·Last reply 2 years ago
                                           
             
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    dbfolks166mt

    dbfolks166mt

    ·2 years ago
    1086View listings

    No. The notifications are for "price" drops not cost drops. The only time watchers get notified is when you lower the price. A lot of sellers use calculated shipping which would mean if eBay was to notify watchers of "cost" drops the change notification could potentially be different for different watchers. 

                                           
    sdneped

    sdneped

    ·2 years ago
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    @mreinsmith wrote:

    It's my understanding that watchers and possibly "interested buyers" will get notified when the price of an item is reduced. 

     

    Does that same thing happen if I were to change my shipping to Free Shipping? 

    Clicked-on-your-item shoppers are also reminded that you take returns, at "no-cost" or otherwise. 

     

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    eBay might think that that's a game-changer, the clincher for most shoppers.

                                           
    mreinsmith

    mreinsmith

    OP2 years ago
    1225View listings

    Yeah I actually had one several weeks ago that the buyer didn't like the item 

     

    I was expecting to have to pay the return shipping but I didn't 

     

    Not bad, we'll see

                                           
    mreinsmith

    mreinsmith

    OP2 years ago
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    I just realized I can test it with my Wife's account

     

    I'll let you know what I find 

                                           
    nobody*s_perfect

    nobody*s_perfect

    ·2 years ago
    145View listings

    Notification of price changes is a site preferences opt-in:

     

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    mreinsmith

    mreinsmith

    OP2 years ago
    1225View listings

    Do you know if that is a default setting? 

                                           
    simba6

    simba6

    ·2 years ago
    2305View listings

    I have received notices of price reduced. I never got a notice of free shipping.   I suppose it could be none of my watched items was ever revised that way? 

                                           
    ckimodog

    ckimodog

    ·2 years ago
    9204View listings

    @mreinsmith 

    Hi and Happy Holidays

    Buyers (watchers) get notifications of price drops & if the seller sends them an offer.  Not really sure about shipping though. 

     

    Happy Selling!

                                           
    ukfan4sure!

    ukfan4sure!

    ·2 years ago
    1664View listings

    I don't for some reason.  Riddle me that?

                                           
                                                                                     
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