I have mostly good experiences here.... I also sell inexpensive items (most under $15) so I think I'm less prone to scammers, liars, etc.... but I still get my fair share. Let's just put it this way...if I sold items that were in the $100 or more dollar range.... I wouldn't sell here.
I am already thinking about and considering alternative selling outlets in 2021. Right now is not the time to start out new, when there are shipping delays (no one wants to start out new with that strike against them).
Overall though, I am highly disappointed with eBay's policies regarding sellers. It's a buyer's market here, majority of the buyers know that and know what to claim, what to say, to get things found in their favor... and if you want to sell here, you take your chances.
Etsy, at least, has put a hold on the ability for buyers to file for items not received, because THEY understand the postal delays and don't want their sellers to pay the price. Buyer's will eventually get their stuff. No sellers = nothing to buy, eBay needs to learn that fact and look out for their sellers more. No, forget looking out more, just look out for their sellers plain and simple cuz the don't do that at all.
I've worked in retail and customer service my entire working life, since 1997, I know every every trick in the game, I've heard every lie, B..... S story, etc, and have a 6th sense about things and my instincts are usually right when I have a bad feeling about a particular buyer or transaction.... and 8 out 10 times, I'm usually right. I can smell a liar a mile away. Too bad eBay's sense of smell is non-existent.
