What does TRS mean?

[mypostingid15]

Totally Resentful Seller?

Really, after promising all kinds of better placement rewards to me as a TRS, and encouraging me to comply with every thing in the past few years, now that's all up in smoke?  I have to pay 30-40% in additional fees to be promoted & seen? or else?

What good is it to have a store when you direct buyers to who pays more?

Yeah, free market & fair practices for sure.

[juststuffisell]

TRS and all that stuff is pretty much meaningless. Buyers don't care. eBay doesn't care. There is no tangible benefit. So, all your points are valid and show, it is a meaningless title with absolutely no benefit to the seller beyond the fact your buyers are probably happy with you, which is important by itself.

Relative to promoted listings, I think the 1% bid amount has shown to be just as effective for many sellers as the higher percentage eBay wants sellers to pay.

Good luck!

[luckythewinner]

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@mypostingid15 wrote:

after promising all kinds of better placement rewards to me as a TRS

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Exactly what sort of placement did they promise you? 

Here's what the Top Rated Seller page says. I don't see much of a promise, let alone "all kinds" of them. All I see is a vague mention of a "boost". 

What's the Top Rated program?

• Consistently deliver outstanding customer service pays off.
• By offering the services buyers want and giving them a great experience, you may qualify as a Top Rated Seller and give your listings a Top Rated Plus badge.
• Reap the benefits of your hard work, like giving your buyers trust in their purchase, giving your listings a boost in eBay search, and even quarterly credits for Promoted Listings.

[luckythewinner]

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@juststuffisell wrote:
TRS and all that stuff is pretty much meaningless. Buyers don't care. eBay doesn't care. There is no tangible benefit. 

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I have two selling accounts, and for a while one was TRS and one was not.

Through eBay labels, I was paying $2-$3 more per package for First Class International on the non-TRS account vs. the TRS account. 

That was pretty tangible to me!

[disneyshopper]

The extra 10% discount on FVF means very little to me since I am a low volume seller in a niche market, so I won't be adding free return shipping.

What I missed most when I lost TRS was the commercial plus discount on priority shipping.

Now that I got it back, my sales are so slow that not many of them require priority shipping, as most items ship first class parcel.

[mam98031]

Sellers tend to confuse the requirement so achieve TRS status with TRS+.  They are not the same.

You can be TRS without having a single listings qualify for TRS+.  TRS+ is a rating that is only for listings that qualify.

The ONLY benefits of TRS+ on a listing is the badge that appears on the listing and a 10% FVF discount.  NOTHING MORE.  That is it.  To qualify fro TRS+ on a listing there are 3 requirements.  1. You must be TRS.  2.  Offer Free Returns.  and 3.  0-1 day handling time.

While not a lot of benefits, all other benefits are because of the TRS status.  

I'm TRS but I gave up TRS+ when the newest changes went into affect.  It is no longer cost effective for me to retain TRS+ on my listings as that $10 savings per $1000 worth of sales just isn't worth it to me to offer free returns.

[fern*wood]

Same here---I will not offer free returns to get that measly discount.  This week alone proved to me how foolish that would be.  The shipping on two returns I just got back was almost $60. and the discount would only have been $3.88. 

[escuintla]

I have that "title". Just last month I paid $99 in fees, only Ebay. 

And, it seems that I didn't sell that much. 

Ebay is getting too expensive to work for. 

[mam98031]

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@escuintla wrote:

I have that "title". Just last month I paid $99 in fees, only Ebay. 

And, it seems that I didn't sell that much. 

Ebay is getting too expensive to work for. 

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You may feel that way, but it doesn't make is so.  While there are other sites that don't charge listing fees, you need to look at the overall fees when a sale happens to be able to accurately judge if the site is expensive or not.  The grass is not always greener on the other side.  

[castlemagicmemories]

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@escuintla wrote:

I have that "title". Just last month I paid $99 in fees, only Ebay. 

And, it seems that I didn't sell that much. 

Ebay is getting too expensive to work for. 

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There have been threads stating that Ebay fees are too expensive.  It can seem high.  Although I understand your concern,  it is what it is.