mam98031 • Volunteer Community Member • Buyer/Seller since 1999
Oh good grief. Sellers have been asking for this for YEARS. There is not a single change Ebay could make to the site that would make ALL sellers happy. That is pretty darn normal. This is a fabulous change for many sellers. It is a tool you can choose to use or not to use. Instead of complaining, simply turn it off and don't use it. If you weren't aware you could do that, you should learn more about something before ASSUMING that Ebay has done you wrong.
Go to your Site Preferences
Then to your Buyer Requirements
The last two options in your buyer Requirements have to do with this change to Auctions and Make an Offer sales.
@ittybitnot wrote:@mam98031
Do you use "Immediate Payment Required" tool on all you BIN listings? It is a great tool to avoid NPBs, and there is no need to combine items as they all will be paid separately at full shipping price right away. Buyers love it because it is so much easier and need not be inconvenienced by requesting a total.
No I don't. With the type of stuff I sell, I often get buyers that purchase multiple items. I don't have a big problem with non payers. Now I use to use it all the time when I sold more expensive items a few years back. It was the only way I'd sell those items and it worked well for me.
I agree it is a very good tool for those that need it. Like all the tools on Ebay, some will work for certain sellers and some won't.
I would strongly disagree with your statement I highlighted. Maybe your buyers are OK with paying that inflated shipping cost when you as the seller will ship them all together [if you can, of course it depends on the type of items] so you make extra money. I find it hard to believe that buyers "love it". Mine sure wouldn't and I would not have as many repeat buyers if I did that. Likely my feedback would look much different too.
When I have a buyer that purchases things one by one and then pays for them one by one, and believe me I have that happen. I send the buyer an email explaining they overpaid for shipping and I would be refunding them the overpayment less the additional non recoverable fees I have to pay due to the separate payments. I also tell them how to avoid this in the future.
Sometimes when they return they purchase what they want and then ask for an invoice and sometimes they purchase one by one as before because they just prefer to do it that way. But they know I will refund them some of the shipping without even asking me to.
@ittybitnot wrote:I would strongly disagree with your statement I highlighted.
@mam98031
I was merely paraphrasing one of the "selling points" used in the past to convince buyers how this was a wonderful thing for them.
If you would like to see one of the latest, see the initial post here:
https://community.ebay.com/t5/Buying/do-i-have-to-connect-a-card-to-bid/m-p/33928688#M456106
Personally, I think the "New Smoother Checkout" (THERE IS NO CHOICE FOR YOU) blurb is missing a whole lot of information as to what really is going to happen:
No more googlepay, no more applepay, no more using seller coupons or promotions, no more using eBay coupons, no more choosing your shipping method, no more PayPal credit, no more PayPal Pay in 4, or using spendable funds, and you will be paying full price on each of your auction wins with no ability to combine items any longer.
It will be so "smooth" you won't know what hit you until you see your bill.
All I did was respond to what you posted. I have no way knowing you were quoting someone else as you didn't say that. I still disagree with it.
I don't dispute that some don't like the change. That is nothing new. We never have a change that everyone likes. Fortunately this is one a seller can choose to use or choose to not use. It is a tool available to those that want to use it. It is also something that sellers have been asking for for MANY years.
The payment options are Credit Card, Debit Card or PayPal.
I addressed combined shipping in my post you are responding to here, so I won't repeat it.
For those that don't want their buyers to have to give a payment method at the time of bidding on an auction or Making an offer, they just need to turn them off in their Seller Preferences, then their buyer requirements. Then you don't have to be bothered with it again.
@ajs_coins_and_alchemy wrote:
@ajs_coins_and_alchemy wrote:Am I wrong? I thought coupon codes can not be used on offers or auctions.
If that's the case, this whole issue from OP is moot. Pre-Check out only applies to offers and bids/auctions.
Coupon codes being for BINs the two issues would not cross paths.
@mam98031 You're already on this thread, I know you'll know. I'm 99.99% confident on the offer part. What about auctions? Or am i totally losing my marbles?
You are doing just fine. You still have all your marbles, or it would seem that way. LOL
https://pages.ebay.com/specialoffers/codedcoupons_buyerterms.html
Limitations
- Discount applies to the purchase price (excluding shipping, handling and taxes) of eligible items on eBay.com
- When purchasing multiple eligible items, discounts are applied on a cost-weighted basis.
- Eligible items do not include warranties or protection plans.
- Coupon does not apply to auction-style listings, purchases made through Best Offer or Seller Offer features, or any listings in the Real Estate, Motors Vehicles, or Coins & Currency categories.
- Limit one use per transaction (or cart) while supplies last.
- Coupon use is limited to users with a U.S. registration address who are logged into their eBay account.
- Minimum purchase required from eligible items sold by the Seller
- Any unused difference between the Coupon discount amount and the purchase price of item(s) in a single transaction (or cart) will be forfeited.
- The Coupon cannot be combined with any other Coupon, site discount, rebate, promotion, or when paying with PayPal Easy Payments or Gift Cards
- The Coupon offer can end at any time and may end earlier than the promotion end date due to any number of reasons, including Coupon budget limitations. When the offer is no longer available, it will no longer appear on eBay.com.
- The Seller may suspend, cancel, amend or revoke the Coupon at any time.
- Any refund you may be entitled to receive will not include the Coupon or its redemption value. You will receive no more than the amount you paid towards your purchase.
- Coupon is subject to U.S. laws, void where prohibited, not redeemable for cash, and has no face value.
In the last few days, they have updated the options for buyers to put in a payments source on Auctions and Make an Offer.
