I wish you the best of luck and I completely agree with you. I think most wish it didn't have to be this way.
As I've said before, this wouldn't be such a big issue if we were giving the info directly to Adyen, like we did PP.
eBay itself is a bungled mess. Glitches, glitches and more glitches. How many other venues have reoccurring issues that don't let buyers checkout? None.
How many other venues have customer service that is clueless or tells you the sky isn't blue? None.
eBay wants to be the river yet doesn't have nearly the market share. Why would sellers put up with and pay river type fees on a venue that doesn't come close in market exposure and sales? Why pay the same price when you can get the real deal?
The not so low on the food chain employees that the FBI is after and how far up the chain it went is very troubling. Especially when the top brass gets a golden parachute for such negligence.
Bottom line is our trust in eBay is almost non-existent.
The strong arm tactics with mangled payments only eroded the trust further.
First it was lower fees. We now know that isn't the case for many. Calculating the fees with sales tax included is going to be a huge problem for eBay and others that do the same. Auction houses, for example, do not operate this way.
Then they changed the threat from "continue to sell" to "be able to create new listings"
A week ago they came out with the $50 offer (This is the most eBay has ever offered us monetarily for anything and is an indicator of desperation)
In our opinion, this is a slap in the face to everyone that already signed up and these tactics are nothing short of bribing and bullying.
In all fairness, eBay is running a business for profit and so are we. We will protect ours as they protect theirs. If these two paths don't intersect, so be it.
We have done well here and will continue to sell up until the money is no longer showing up in PP. Just the extra bookkeeping and having to double check eBay's reports will require more time($), higher wage time. More effort and cost of doing business without an increase in revenue is a business no no.
Not to mention the continuous race to the bottom with "pricing and inventory recommendations" and as others have said, this venue is becoming nothing more than junk bought at wholesale from China. If you are a re-seller, they definitely have you cornered. If you manufacture a product, like ourselves, you are more valuable to the economy than the re-sellers and should have zero problems selling anywhere. The biggest mistake I see eBay making is not favoring the used vintage and antique sellers, arguably the sellers that helped build this venue.
It really is a shame that eBay doesn't want to embrace what they were and is trying to compete with a behemoth that they will never be.
Good luck to all staying or going. Remember trust is earned, look out for yourselves and be kind to others.
