EBay --Again Forcing Make Offers

[gscflash]

HEY~~~~  Ebay forcing Make Offer on my BiNow listing !   Anyone else experiancing this ? And what to do.   Thanx.

[dhbookds]

do you mean they are adding B/O to your listings?  Are you using the simple or advanced listing form? 

You should be able to switch to the advanced form and there you can uncheck B/O........but you do have to use that form..........

[lewisburggold]

There is nothing that can be done.  Just have to deal with it.  Best regards

[gscflash · Accepted solution]

HI--- Thanx for your input. This happened last year, where every item I had was changed from BiNow ads, and the Make Offer appeared. I had to constantly remove it. I'm not tryin to be a Complainer-- but it's senceless ! I don't do eBay things all day, I have to work etc...Not stare at my Selling page. I think it hurts us, when a possible Buyer --Makes offer & I have to turn him down, or Buyer sees me turning Off Make offer, etc. A lot of people won't return etc. When "I'm" turned off of a Seller~~I don't return. Again, Don't make sence IE: If I can't sell, it hurts my bottom line, but also takes eBay's $ (Blood)! I've been sellin 8 yrs Without their help. Also their tryin an "EZ list thing where They will reduce it automatically.... Recently I've seen a threat when I Revise--that says if I don't Allow buyers to make offers--I could get a .35 Cent Penalty ! ?? What ? So much for independence, EH ? Anyway ~~~~I'm sure you or me can't do anything...Any Input ? Thank You, G.

[gscflash]

Thank You, G.

[dhbookds]

Recently I've seen a threat when I Revise--that says if I don't Allow buyers to make offers--I could get a .35 Cent Penalty ! ?? What ?

We finally got ebay to explain that........  it seems there was a promotion that required B/O to get a free listing, and they were trying to warn people if they revised the listing to exclude B/o, they would have to pay for the listing.......

Unfortunately, instead of the verbiage appearing only on the seller listings that had been offered the promo, the verbiage was apparently put on all simple listing forms, so everyone sees it......

Best way out of Best Offer is to use the advanced listing form....you should see something in the right hand corner of your simple form to click.......

[martinav]

I click it, and ebay blatently changes it after you post the listing.  Its pissing me off in a bad way.  I dont know what has happened to ebay, but sales suck so bad.  The things they are doing are not helping things at all.  I know economy has a lot to do with it, but... I konw how I want to sell my items, and I do not appreciate it when ebay changes my listings for me.  Its a major pain in the ass, and it needs to stop now.  I even get emails now telling me they did it.  

I called ebay some time ago, and they acted like it was a "problem" with the system.  Well, I never heard back, other than its now 100% of the time, even when I edit the listing back to remove BO, it comes back.

I'm just  a regular guy selling my old stuff.  This is not a business for me.  However, I have given ebay a LOT of money over the years.  I am right at the $100,000 sales total mark, which surprised me a bit.  I'm afraid that if ebay does not change how they operate, because its **bleep** expesive now too...  they are just going to lose my busienss.  

[gscflash]

EBay has graduated interference.  Now they did 2 at a time!   Hard time keeping up.  A  Major Turn-Off to "prospective Buyers".  They see BiNow, then Make Offer, then  remove Make Offer.....etc.     Sales are Way down, & I'm losing interest....  This is just Interfering.  I work, cant stare at Ebay /computor for hours.      ****What I don't get is: I've been told there are more than 1,000 complaints~~~  In the 100,000's (Maybe millions) of Sellers....isn't there a Single lawyer that would take on some sort of "Class Action Suite" ??    I've been told that this Not just a Nusance,  but  a "Breach Of Contract !   Any Input ?   Let's stop this.    Thank You............