Regards,
This morning I checked to see that the accounts here were put in Free Returns since its June 1 ... and of course I was also expecting to see many, many sales because of this new policy but alas no sales and gee, am I in FREE Returns or not? The ONLY item I can find that is showing FREE Returns is an Auction that ends today ... which surprises me since once an item receives a bid we can't change things on the lsiting ... but low and behold, THAT item (pic below) is showing a FREE Return Policy and 60 Day return window.
The other pic is from another listing, NO FREE Return is shown. So, is the account in FREE Returns or isn't it?
As to the 60 Day Return Policy ... that is an ongoing glitch here ... last year I tested 60 Day returns to see if it increased sales, which it didn't so I changed everything back to 30 Days ... now, from time to time 60 Days shows up on Relisted items. The item below with the 60 Return was created last month and was relisted a few times through the Bulk Editor ... its like we have to check EVERYTHING all over again when Relisting. I can not get a handle on what items or categories the 60 Day Return setting crops up on but it slips through every now and then.
@wamegun wrote:Out of curiosity has a new business policy been created for the Free Returns/60 days returns? If so, is the issue resolved if you totally delete it?
Good question ... I don't use "business policy" settings so can not speak to that. I did see someone post that Free Return options include both 30 & 60 day options. The issue with 60 days is its outside the eBay 30 Day return window for the Resolution center ... but I suppose that will change too to extend the return window for Buyers.
@lex-talon wrote: I use the advanced listing tool, so there's no way eBay can change anything on my listings.
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Not altogether true, they have said they will not turn Best Offer on for listings created with the advanced tool. They put one ID here in Guaranteed Delivery and it showed on listings but I have since opted out. This morning they added Free Returns to 10 listings and one of them was an Auction with 3 bids ... I can not change anything on an Auction with a bid but they can and did. I ike the Advanced tool & use it but its not a protection against anything Home Office decides they want to do on my listings.
@nawlinsron2 wrote:
Good point on "what else ya got?"
All my stuff is basically one off, so likliehood of an additional impulse buy is slim.
It's always a matter of what day is it and who's looking.
Cassini, or whatever it's now deemed, should be called Casino.
I like groups of things, like 50 Train listings or 40 model listings or 20 silverplate listings or 20 cast iron listings and so on and so on. Yes, I have one offs but the "what else ya got" (love the phrase btw!) works for the multiple items in a category in that regard. Using 2 accounts is good too, I aquired a lot of 9 Con-Cor HO scale tractor trailers ... I split them between the accounts 5 & 4. The first week or two the 5 account sold 3 and the 4 account sold 1 ... I put all the remaining ones on the 5 account ... I am now down to one truck after a UPI on it last week ... it has one bid and ends tomorrow. A clean sweep in short order on a lot like that is rare but it worked out.
@rainbowcolorz wrote:
@mr_lincoln wrote:
@wamegun wrote:Out of curiosity has a new business policy been created for the Free Returns/60 days returns? If so, is the issue resolved if you totally delete it?
Good question ... I don't use "business policy" settings so can not speak to that. I did see someone post that Free Return options include both 30 & 60 day options. The issue with 60 days is its outside the eBay 30 Day return window for the Resolution center ... but I suppose that will change too to extend the return window for Buyers.
Wow @mr_lincoln, I didn't even think about the 60 days to return items. That's what all my listings have had on them for a long time. <sigh>
Yes, I brought it up on a Weekly Chat I believe or at least it come on a thread and one of the eBay Team replied, my question was something like can a Buyer use the Resolution Center on a 60 day return item ... I seem to recall the answer was no but they could process a return in PayPal of course ... anyway, I think them mildly pushing it way back when and now having it as a Free Return option simply means the Return window will grow to 60 days with the Resolution Center ... which by then may be renamed the Return Center ...
@banana*shoe*boutique wrote:What did they do to your listings?
I keep checking mine. I'm still listed as TRS+ but I do not have free returns. Also very odd that I had zero sales today. Friday is historically a good day for me.
Not to barge in but on 3 IDs here only one was put in Guaranteed Delivery so far, the older TRS+ Badge is still on the other accounts. Neither of them have been added to free returns although I plan to check them later tonight. I like how they worded the announcement on both GD and FRs ... saying in so many words that "they would be available" to Sellers ... which is whole lot nicer then saying, "look out pal, you're getting shoved in to the new programs whether you like it or not" which is really what is happening.
