mam98031 • Volunteer Community Member • Buyer/Seller since 1999
With the revamp of the Stores a couple years or more ago. Most sellers likely do not pay any listing fees. What you are talking about is when we paid for listing, many sellers complained about having other sellers ads on our listings. But now it is different. For most of us we don't pay any fees until the item sells.
Ebay does not set a seller's prices.
@werkstatte wrote:It's a little conflicting, right? When the seller sets a accurate price on the auction page and Ebay's throwing in a generic blanket price that doesn't even apply to the listed item. ...Some of us have been in the business for years, and don't need Ebay's help communicating with buyers.
You need to understand that Ebay is NOT doing that, other sellers are. Ebay sells nothing on the site. They do not compete with their sellers.
If you think some listing is a problem for some reason and it breaks an Ebay rule, report the listing.
@werkstatte wrote:How about Ebay's general involvement on our sites? I don't think I was being vague...suggested prices that are contrary to the author's educated offering...yes, and rows of similar items to divert from the page.
Ebay owns this site, we as sellers do not.
Ebay suggests pricing sometimes when you are creating a listing. Other than that, Ebay has no involvement in your pricing unless it is during a Natural Disaster and you are price gouging on needed items.
@powell-memorabilia wrote:Advertising other sellers items in your listing is good for buyers. More options = happier buyers = repeat buyers.
Oh boy I could argue that point. As a buyer it can be very confusing especially when you are just trying to get down to the part on the listing that has the description. And if they accidentally click on one of those other listings, they have to find their way back to what they were looking at originally. Just a couple of things. Those darn Promoted Listings can be very overwhelming.
