I know that eBay staff reads at least some of these messages. I hope that this one will gain some traction. I've been with eBay for 26 years. Back in the day, we were just people selling stuff in our attics and garages. How much we got didn't matter all that much because we valued our items at essentially nothing. We paid a listing fee and a FVF and that was it. But this is now, and we are buying items from people who eBay, helpfully, allows to look up "sold" prices on the site or app. This means that we no longer have 90% margins on the items we sell. We have, after our regular business expenses, maybe 10-25% profit margin. And as time goes on, eBay is demanding more and more "protection" money for the privilege of showing our items to customers. I have lately been receiving the message " Your ad rate cap is low and may prevent your ads from being seen " when I promote my items. Really? If I don't give you AT LEAST FIVE percent of my sales PLUS listing fees, PLUS store fees, PLUS final value fees, you aren't going to let people see my listing? In many categories, the "recommended" bribe to be seen on the first couple of pages is 10-25%. eBay, as a company with no products to sell, has a huge profit margin. Most sellers don't. How are we supposed to make a living and pay our bills if eBay takes more and more of our already slim profit margins, just for the privilege of being seen?
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gemverus
blackssilvershop
