mam98031 • Volunteer Community Member • Buyer/Seller since 1999
@cashvaluerecovery2011 wrote:
Mam i just pack and ship the previous days sales right when i wake up ever morning. Sunday morning i do saturdays but take to the post office monday....along with sundays sales. So its print and pack 7 days a week and post office run 6 days a week. Stinks but totally effective.
You work too hard. While I too ship much like you do, I ship from home. Carrier pick ups work fantastic for me. I rarely actually go to the PO.
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@greg5000 wrote:
@mam98031 wrote:
@greg5000 wrote:
@mam98031 wrote:This is an annoying change to say the least. It is an enhancement that sets sellers back. It doesn't help us to run more efficiently. But it sure creates a little extra work for us on each shipment.
It is my hope that Ebay will reconsider this change and give us back the old format. We are far more efficient and better off being able to see our ship by dates. I do respect that Ebay wants us shipping as fast as possible. But your seller's want this too. We don't need Ebay making a change like this to inspire us to do better. Anyone that sells on a regular basis knows that getting shipments out quickly is a smart business process.
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This is one of the times I agree with @mam98031
Why would eBay not show this much needed information?
Is this another software issue/glitch or was this a planned system update?
Not EVERYTHING is a glitch. As I explained earlier this is an enhancement. Please don't try to make this something that it is not. It doesn't help us to get the proper attention on the matter.
Well, that didn't take long ... back to disagreeing.
Most glitches are actually due to poor software coding and poorly implanted system integration.
This is not an "enhancement" in any way. If this was a planned change, this should be called a "degradation."
Since we don't know yet if this was planned or unplanned, it's hard to say what it is, except that it's detrimental to sellers.
You are assuming that it is not displaying as the change in the program had intended. To me it does not appear to be that at all. Since you aren't use to using the SH, it may not be a change you would notice. But for those of us that use it on a regular basis, the page has changed. So I believe the program is functioning as intended, some of us just don't like it.
It isn't a big deal. We will bring it to Ebay's attention and hopefully they will return it to what it was before. This stuff happens off and on and it doesn't have to be an ordeal to get through.
FYI as I stated in my earlier post, there were / are other changes in the screen as well. It is an update, some good, some I personally don't like. I can't say it is bad because some seller may very well like it and that isn't a problem.
I don't assume anything. The cause of this ... problem (if a technical issue) or process change (if intentional), has yet to be identified.
And it is a big deal.
And yes, we (the members here who are concerned about this) are bringing it to eBay's attention ... and we are still waiting for a response.
And I agree with you, "this stuff happens off and on," but eBay makes it an ordeal to get through. And it is an ordeal for the customers to deal with.
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@greg5000 wrote:
@mam98031 wrote:Interesting. I just went to look at my items awaiting shipment. And the newest sale shows the date to ship by. The others show "ready to ship". Puzzling.
Yes, eBay is like a puzzle ... with many pieces missing.
Not as many as you make there out to be. There are millions of sellers that do just fine on this site. Yes we have issues far too often. But few are business ending events. GTC as a business ending event for some sellers. That kind of change does not happen often, thank goodness.
Sellers should be able to do great here, not just fine. They should also want to stay here, and not leave (as many have done or are saying they will soon, if it doesn't get better).
And I do agree with what you said: "Yes we have issues far too often."
@greg5000 wrote:
@mam98031 wrote:
@greg5000 wrote:
@mam98031 wrote:Interesting. I just went to look at my items awaiting shipment. And the newest sale shows the date to ship by. The others show "ready to ship". Puzzling.
Yes, eBay is like a puzzle ... with many pieces missing.
Not as many as you make there out to be. There are millions of sellers that do just fine on this site. Yes we have issues far too often. But few are business ending events. GTC as a business ending event for some sellers. That kind of change does not happen often, thank goodness.
Sellers should be able to do great here, not just fine. They should also want to stay here, and not leave (as many have done or are saying they will soon, if it doesn't get better).
And I do agree with what you said: "Yes we have issues far too often."
Portraying an issue as if it is something that is a horrible happening helps no one. Certainly we need to stay vigilant and inform each other when we see issues that others should know about. This particular issue is a enhanced version of the SH that some of us don't like. Certainly not a business ending event. Just an annoyance we would like Ebay to put back the way it was before the update.
You definition of "great" or "fine" is yours. I have no idea why your definition would be more accurate than others that choose to use a word that you think isn't good enough. It doesn't decrease the validity of their opinion or voice.
Yep there are issues. But there are far more things that work fine/great than those that don't. Which is likely to be why there are so many active sellers on Ebay. Every job has it problems. This one is no different.
@mam98031 wrote:
@greg5000 wrote:
@mam98031 wrote:
@greg5000 wrote:
@mam98031 wrote:Interesting. I just went to look at my items awaiting shipment. And the newest sale shows the date to ship by. The others show "ready to ship". Puzzling.
Yes, eBay is like a puzzle ... with many pieces missing.
Not as many as you make there out to be. There are millions of sellers that do just fine on this site. Yes we have issues far too often. But few are business ending events. GTC as a business ending event for some sellers. That kind of change does not happen often, thank goodness.
Sellers should be able to do great here, not just fine. They should also want to stay here, and not leave (as many have done or are saying they will soon, if it doesn't get better).
And I do agree with what you said: "Yes we have issues far too often."
Portraying an issue as if it is something that is a horrible happening helps no one. Certainly we need to stay vigilant and inform each other when we see issues that others should know about. This particular issue is a enhanced version of the SH that some of us don't like. Certainly not a business ending event. Just an annoyance we would like Ebay to put back the way it was before the update.
You definition of "great" or "fine" is yours. I have no idea why your definition would be more accurate than others that choose to use a word that you think isn't good enough. It doesn't decrease the validity of their opinion or voice.
Yep there are issues. But there are far more things that work fine/great than those that don't. Which is likely to be why there are so many active sellers on Ebay. Every job has it problems. This one is no different.
Please don't over dramatize this or infer something towards me that isn't true. If you go back and read everyone's posts, you'll see you're the one with the most concerns.
@mam98031 wrote:
- This is an annoying change to say the least.
- It is an enhancement that sets sellers back.
- It doesn't help us to run more efficiently. But it sure creates a little extra work for us on each shipment.
- It is my hope that Ebay will reconsider this change and give us back the old format.
- We are far more efficient and better off being able to see our ship by dates.
- We don't need Ebay making a change like this to inspire us to do better. Anyone that sells on a regular basis knows that getting shipments out quickly is a smart business process.
The definition of "fine" and "great" are actually Merriam-Webster's. I think "great" is an upgrade from "fine,", but if you don't think so ... that's fine. 
I truly hope all of the active sellers can be successful here and be more active selling, and less active dealing with all of the problems.
