Seller performance

[coltsde29]

It is safe to say that if you do everything eBay wants you to do and become a top rated seller, it means appsolutely nothing if you don't jump through all their new hoops? I mean if you keep going about your business like you have and received top rated that's not good enough. You don't get no fee discount like they say if you're top rated. You don't get the little deal. All you really get is top rated when you look up your performance on the sellers hub. eBay tells you become a top rated seller you get this and you get that. But in all actually you get nothing. Unless you change all the ways that got you to top rated seller. Because if you don't change your good selling ways to their new ways of selling you get nothing. Am I correct for saying this? In all my readings this is how I take it.

[coltsde29]

I don't use eBay shipping labels just for the fact I personally think they get enough of our hard earned money. USPS is hurting look how many jobs go away if it goes belly up. Americans for Americans

[coltsde29]

My bad I thought that's what I said you get nothing unless you jump through their hoops

[coltsde29]

I know this and I use to be. But why what's in it for me appsolutely nothing so I ask again why?

[coltsde29]

Don't know where your from but that may be right back on school. But in adult life where you work at real jobs do you get a raise for every single promotion you get. EBay wants to promote you from above seller to top rated and you get basically nothing. If the company you worked for said we are promoting you. You now have a lot more responsibilities and we'll give you a better parking spot. What are you going to say to that? I bet it's the opposite of what your response was.

[1tuna]

there are only a few old hoops to jump thru so whats the big deal.I have been a TRS seller for maybe 20 years

being a TRS is not special anyway if you are going to do what ebay recommends and thats fairly basic

offer 1 day handling..30 day free return and one other thing

the savings are big.I save hundreds every month

the 10% savings are after the store discountt so its a bit smaller buts its still there

ebay gives jewelry sellers a 16.6% discount off of regular FVF

the rate is reduced from 15% down to 12.5%  that is a large discount

the FVF is further reduced by 10% for being a TRS or TRS+ of whatever the listing is called

last night I saved $7 from just one sale due to the TRS discount

you can see it in the example below or above

@coltsde29 

[coltsde29]

 Disagree because I will always put no returns for this reason alone I will never be TRS. That is also the main reason. When. A buyer says it isn't as described but in all actually if was exactly like it was. Your wrong no matter what eBay will ok the return before you even seen the message of a return. Seems fair and legit what do you think. Also when you do except returns and put buy pays return shipping, eBay takes it upon themselves to pay the return shipping out of your money. Sure is a nice thing for eBay to do isn't it.

[coltsde29]

I have the messages from when I was close to becoming one and it talked about the discounts and the little symbol and all that. So when I became one I had a friend look up one of my items and there was no symbol so I contacted them and that's when I found out all about the hoops to jump through. They scam you in thinking one way but get nothing.

[coltsde29]

Ok in an early response from you, you told me go back and read what I said. Now I'm telling you that. After you reread my original post that you "quoted" me saying priority. Tell me where that word is please if you can't please stop putting words in my mouth it isn't very nice or appreciated. I also bet it's against community guidelines.

[coltsde29]

Sell video games  ware in a moths time they can beat the game or just copy it on there disk and want to return it. How's that any good I get to lose money and get bad feedback and points against my seller performance. Sounds just great don't do what they ask and get screwed for it. Come on there's no way you would do it.

[coltsde29]

You could have said yes your right for becoming a TRS you get appsolutely nothing. That's all I was asking.

[1tuna]

I am a TRS and take back around 30 items a year

I cant get bad feedback with those 30 returns, ebay is not going to let it happen

that is whats called seller protection with TRS

@coltsde29 

[luckythewinner]

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@coltsde29 wrote:

I have the messages from when I was close to becoming one and it talked about the discounts and the little symbol and all that. So when I became one I had a friend look up one of my items and there was no symbol so I contacted them and that's when I found out all about the hoops to jump through. They scam you in thinking one way but get nothing.

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Can you post a copy of the message eBay sent saying that Top Rated Sellers always get a discount? 

[a-lotta-stuff]

Sorry but you misread what I said -

First post I was agreeing with you - we just lost our TRS for being one sale short.

Second time I was replying to both 'stainless' and 'buyselljack' - the 'but you said' was to 'buyselljack' not you.

[doveworks_7]

And yet you show nothing to sell,  your post means nothing

[soh.maryl]

Old post.

OP:  So I guess, despite all these issues, you have decided to continue selling here?