Why I cancelled my EBAY STORE

[froggyjump]

1. No link at the top next to MY EBAY. So it's not as convenient

2. No way to remove items. Need to click many times to get to active items to end one item ,then login again to end each item while it never takes you back to active items where you were. No option.

3. Was reprimanded for "Holding a place" because only certain times a day my internet is fast enough to do 10  clicks in a row, logging in and out taking about 10-15 minutes to complete just one removal of an item

4. Ebay relisting my sold items. Started again, the glitch which seems almost purposeful after reporting that it takes so long to remove an item. Way before the reprimand, I sent in many complaints about this issue of them refusing to allow access to remove items. It shouldnt take 10 clicks each time you want to remove something and each time, logging in again

They've offered a ton of free lisitngs so I am selling until the end of July. Otherwise Mercari & Poshmark keep me busy enough. Amazon somewhat busy. All are very easy platforms to sell on.

The time on the phone to ebay to fix all their newly invented problems and time it takes to sell here is not worth it.

[patd3283]

Froggy, there is a lot easier way to end listings....

Check boxes in front of ones you want to cancel in Active list.

Go to top of list and select Actions (I think).

Click end and wait for them to disappear into your unsold list.

Think that is 2 clicks...

[inhawaii]

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@patd3283 wrote:

Froggy, there is a lot easier way to end listings....

Check boxes in front of ones you want to cancel in Active list.

Go to top of list and select Actions (I think).

Click end and wait for them to disappear into your unsold list.

Think that is 2 clicks...

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Well he wants to do it in 1 click dang it!   😉

[koohaj_0]

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@froggyjump wrote:

I don't understand this response I am sorry. A glitch meant a software glitch. It just reared it's ugly head again. Whatever you want to label it is fine with me.

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A random event ... That is what a glitch is, it is a random event.

A random event would happen to each and every seller at some point in time, and not just a select few.

If it only happens to a few sellers then there's something else at work.

The reason folks call it a glitch is most likely superstition.

That's why ebay ignores it.

There is no glitch.

[koohaj_0]

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@cashvaluerecovery2011 wrote:
This happens to me every month. Sold items get relisted.

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Ok and it never happens to me, ever...

So it's not a "glitch," you can call it whatever you like but so long you fail to accept responsibility for the problem such as by blaming it on some outside mystery source that (obviously) you can't fix, the problem will remain.

Maybe it's the Illuminati.

The Bermuda Triangle.

[maros9416]

Poshmark has been managed payments all along. Also, Poshmark is no walk in the park to sell on and the fee is a straight 20% off the top and deductions for forced shipping discounts. It is way more time consuming to sell there as opposed to eBay. Poshmark was not designed to make a living off of.  

[froggyjump]

I thought I read here that there is every excuse in the book to delay the payment?

I need to do more research, apparently

[froggyjump]

It takes 7-8 clicks, not one click.

You need to click to get to active listings which is alot of clicks. Then you are forced to log in, then a few more clicks.

Everything is easily done EXCEPT ending a listing. The internet usually drops there are so many clicks needed. And for EACH item you want to end, you can only do one at a time. Then you are taken back to the beginning, not back to active items.

It's a hell of a circle.

[froggyjump]

Sorry to hear that. If they would just leave things alone like Amazon, these new issues wouldn't come up constantly

[froggyjump]

I was going to Seller hub. Then I can click many of the items which need ending, however they were held with place-cards/  Slower internet means about 10-15 minutes each to remove one item, all the clicks

Since time is money, there is no way this works.

[froggyjump]

What I would like is you to cease your snarky lies. They are not productive and not one person here said such a thing

[froggyjump]

Please don't pick fights in my thread.

[froggyjump]

Poshmark is a complete walk in the park all the way. 20% off ONLY the item price, not shipping as you don't even deal with the shipping. Never any Paypal or EBAY scams, ever. Pre-paid postage label provided at just $7.11 for up to 5 lbs. Never had one scammer as POSHMARK isn't known for rewarding scammers.

Total walk in the park. I love Poshmark.

Poshmark and Mercari are set up more professional like Stores yet you can edit anything you need from just the one location.

The one negative is all the games but you can play them or not. They try to get you to click others items, don't bother. Just click your own store every once in a while to keep the items somewhat current.

No matter how many times I call EBAY and Paypal, in order to buy off of EBAY they are removing the amount from my checking account balance instead of my Paypal balance. With poshmark you can buy with your balance and your checking account is untouched. Poshmark and Mercari are both walks in the park. Mercari has more customers. Neither play these games to be "TOP RATED". Both are very reasonable with fees, and much less work. Oh and the Poshmark photos are just beautiful. Unlike EBAY where you try to edit them and you either get an error or they just refuse to allow you to do it.

[froggyjump]

sorry I meant 20% fee, not 20% off. Poshmark tacks on a 20% fee to the price ONLY, not the shipping. Ebay always has scams going which cause you to pay them more, even their ebay stores are about $5 a month. Same feature for free with both poshmark & mercari.  Mercari's shipping rates are better than EBAYs, even though I am top rated seller. I pay less for shipping on Mercari and Poshmark has a set fee of $7.11.

OFten  people just create bundles so they save on shipping. There are a few downfalls with Poshmark's photos. They are much shorter in length than their competitions platforms. Such as if you have a long pair of pants, you cannot show the entire item. You must take more pics to show the top middle & bottom in three different pics, depending.

[chapeau-noir]

The only thing about Posh (I sell there, too) is that it is such.a.time.suck.  I try to multitask all the sharing, social media, etc.

[froggyjump]

Yes so true. All of that time suck is why I believe they aren't thriving. They seem to be holding steady but not much more.

They get you thinking you need to click other stores in order to get others to click yours.

Really all you need to do is click your own store sometimes. All of these parties are a waste of time as people buy only what they search for 90% of the time.

I honestly ignore all notifications at the bell. All I do is go to the sales section to see if i have a sale. Or wait for the email. I don't care about bothering to chat about prices. Yet that may be why I don't sell much over there. Is it worth it? Yes. Unfortunately the notifications are how you see if someone has communicated with you too so you really need to ensure item is as described. So far, I've got 5 stars and haven't even found where to find any feedback left for me. Suppose i don't have a huge emotional investment in the venue like i do mercari & amazon.

They also have very few customers. Most all are re-sellers which means they have sources already to get  cheap clothes. I do it because I find this is the venue which offers my favorite clothes to wear. And there is a little profit at the end. Tried Bonanza but didn't care for it. Even despite it having the best fees of any venue.