mam98031 • Volunteer Community Member • Buyer/Seller since 1999
WELCOME to selling on Ebay. It sure looks like you have started off very well. GOOD JOB!!
I'm not sure I understand. The Payment options and your shipping is stated on all your listings and you want it stated on all your listings.
Couple things. You have a 5 day handling time. Do you really need that much time? Your sales would likely increase if you changed it to 3 day handling time, but don't change it if that isn't something you can meet. But with a 5+ day handling time Ebay drops sellers a little bit in the search returns.
Also make sure you understand what a No Return policy actually means. For many sellers with a no return policy they really don't know what it actually means on Ebay.
I'm glad I could help. You should also make sure you understand the ramifications behind a No Return Policy as well.
The return policies options are as follows.
- No Returns
- 30 day returns w/ buyer pays shipping
- 60 day returns w/ buyer pays shipping
- 30 day returns w/ seller pays shipping, AKA Free Returns
- 60 day returns w/ seller pays shipping. AKA Free Returns
- 14 Day returns in certain categories
With option number 1, No Returns the seller can completely deny taking a return for a Buyer's Remorse Return Request. Or if they want to, they can accept the return and have the buyer pay the return shipping. If the seller so chooses, they can withhold the original shipping if it was separately stated on the listing [not free shipping] when it is time to refund the buyer.
On options 2 & 3 the buyer is responsible for the return shipping on a Buyer's Remorse Return. Plus, if the seller so chooses, they can withhold the original shipping if it was separately stated on the listing [not free shipping] when it is time to refund the buyer. As of October 1st 2019, sellers that are TRS have some additional protections as well as they can issue partial refunds if they use options 4 or 5 as their return policy.
On options 4 & 5 above, they are also known as Free Returns. If a seller that has either of those policies, they will pay the return shipping even on a buyer's remorse return. A seller can withhold the original shipping value from the refund if the shipping was separately stated in the listing [not free shipping]. Also, Seller’s offering options 4 or 5 have the ability to do partial refunds in certain cases if the item arrives back damaged, missing something or in a condition less than what it was sent to the buyer in, see the policy for more details, the link is below. In the cases where a deduction in the refund is taken due to damage or other authorized reasons for a partial refund, Ebay will protect the seller from negative or neutral feedback.
ALL OPTIONS [1, 2, 3, 4 and 5] are required to process SNAD claims without exception. Even if they are improperly filed and should have been a Buyer’s Remorse claim.
All return policies by sellers must meet or exceed what is stated in the Money Back Guarantee Policy!
14 day return policies are allowed in certain categories: Jewelry & Watches, Collectibles & Art, Cameras & Photo and Medical, Mobility & Disability Equipment.
For those with Free Return and/or TRS members with 30 day return policies, there are some added protection benefits, one of which is the ability to do a discounted refund under certain conditions.
@colonialroadantiques wrote:Hi Everyone, I am new to selling on ebay ( been a longtime buyer). I noticed on my listing form a change, it states:
Payment policy and shipping policy, I think I goofed up and now it is showing on all new listings. How can I undo this?
Hi @colonialroadantiques . Welcome. Your account was opted in to business policies.
Business policies help me keep my sanity. Manage and edit them (or disable them to go back to how you used to set up your listings) on this page.
Once you set up your shipping policies and name them so you can easily identify them, you can go to your active listings and bulk edit to assign your new policies.
After the initial mess of policies that are created when you first sign up are no longer tied to active listings, you can delete them.
It takes a little time and work to set it up, but in my opinion it's well worth it.
