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eBay is desperate for Guaranteed delivery opt in

For a while now, whenever I do a search I also check the guaranteed delivery charge and my results will usually go to zero. Even when doing one keyword search, for example shoes. I will get about 22 million results, but under guaranteed delivery it'll shrink to about a 100 thousand. That a huge miss. Only a half of 1% opted in 0.005%

 

No matter what the keyword is that I use to pull up massive results, I still get a fraction of 1% as my result when I switch to guaranteed delivery. eBay can't sell this feature to shareholders or board members so they are going to launch a May automatic opt-in on eBay's dime to show fake numbers of enrollment. Classic eBay.

 

They sent me my notice this morning and I have news for them. They will lose money by the boat loads. I'll stay opted in on their dime. Most of my packages including priority take more than 3 days to arrive. Last 4 transactions on this account. 

 

From Maine 

1st class 1st till 5th WY   5 days

priority 9th till 12th TN    4 days

Priority 12th till 16th VA   5 days

Standard 16th still in route to KY  9 days and counting

 

My other accounts are the same way, and ship mostly 1st class and priority. I just had an envelope ship out for another account 1st class, Maine to Texas. USPS sent it via Washington state, an extra 3000 miles away. It took a week to get to Texas. This is going to be a very interesting roll out.

 

 

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Well, it's their money to lose. When they lose enough, they'll stop the program, and maybe understand what sellers have been saying all along.

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We seem to be getting closer and closer to a situation where nobody is responsible for what they did but we are all responsible for what somebody else did. - Thomas Sowell
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@southern*sweet*teawrote:

Well, it's their money to lose. When they lose enough, they'll stop the program, and maybe understand what sellers have been saying all along.


It would be interesting to know how many sellers are actually seeing their items shipped, arrive in 3 days or less. I now that the majority of mine take more than 3 days. Have you checked your tracking data in your sold item list?

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My guess is that it being on their dime will only temporary to get sellers used to it, and that by this time next year it will be shifted to the sellers and possibly be mandatory.

 

BTW, one half of 1% is 0.5%, not 0.005%.

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@timemachine777wrote:

@southern*sweet*teawrote:

Well, it's their money to lose. When they lose enough, they'll stop the program, and maybe understand what sellers have been saying all along.


It would be interesting to know how many sellers are actually seeing their items shipped, arrive in 3 days or less. I now that the majority of mine take more than 3 days. Have you checked your tracking data in your sold item list?


These are my last few sales

date sold 21 Mar date shipped 22 Mar date delivered 24 Mar, MS to WV FCM (two days)

date sold 20 Mar date shipped 21 Mar date delivered 24 Mar, MS to PA Priority (three days)

date sold 19 Mar date shipped 20 Mar date delivered 22 Mar, MS to CT Priority (two days)

date sold 17 Mar (Saturday) date shipped 19 Mar delivered 24 Mar, MS to WI FCM  (four days)

date sold 16 Mar date shipped 17 Mar date delivered 21 Mar, MS to SC Media (four days)

date sold 15 Mar date shipped 16 Mar date delivered 20 Mar, MS TO CA Media  (four days)

date sold 14 Mar date shipped 15 Mar date delivered 18 Mar, MS to NY FCM (three days)

date sold 14 Mar date shipped 14 Mar date delivered 17 Mar, MS to MA FCM (three days)

date sold 11 Mar date shipped 12 Mar date delivered 16 Mar, MS to MO Media (four days)

date sold 11 Mar date shipped 12 Mar date delivered 14 Mar, MS to CA Priority (two days)

date sold 10 Mar (Saturday) date shipped 12 Mar date delivered 17 Mar, MS to IN Media  (five days)

date sold 9 Mar, date shipped 10 Mar, date delivered 12 Mar, MS to AK FCM (two days)

date sold 9 Mar, date shipped 10 Mar, date delivered 15 Mar, MS to SD FCM (five days)

 

 

 

 

The easier you are to offend the easier you are to control.


We seem to be getting closer and closer to a situation where nobody is responsible for what they did but we are all responsible for what somebody else did. - Thomas Sowell
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@southern*sweet*teawrote:

@timemachine777wrote:

@southern*sweet*teawrote:

Well, it's their money to lose. When they lose enough, they'll stop the program, and maybe understand what sellers have been saying all along.


It would be interesting to know how many sellers are actually seeing their items shipped, arrive in 3 days or less. I now that the majority of mine take more than 3 days. Have you checked your tracking data in your sold item list?


These are my last few sales

date sold 21 Mar date shipped 22 Mar date delivered 24 Mar, MS to WV FCM (two days)

date sold 20 Mar date shipped 21 Mar date delivered 24 Mar, MS to PA Priority (three days)

date sold 19 Mar date shipped 20 Mar date delivered 22 Mar, MS to CT Priority (two days)

date sold 17 Mar (Saturday) date shipped 19 Mar delivered 24 Mar, MS to WI FCM  (four days)

date sold 16 Mar date shipped 17 Mar date delivered 21 Mar, MS to SC Media (four days)

date sold 15 Mar date shipped 16 Mar date delivered 20 Mar, MS TO CA Media  (four days)

date sold 14 Mar date shipped 15 Mar date delivered 18 Mar, MS to NY FCM (three days)

date sold 14 Mar date shipped 14 Mar date delivered 17 Mar, MS to MA FCM (three days)

date sold 11 Mar date shipped 12 Mar date delivered 16 Mar, MS to MO Media (four days)

date sold 11 Mar date shipped 12 Mar date delivered 14 Mar, MS to CA Priority (two days)

date sold 10 Mar (Saturday) date shipped 12 Mar date delivered 17 Mar, MS to IN Media  (five days)

date sold 9 Mar, date shipped 10 Mar, date delivered 12 Mar, MS to AK FCM (two days)

date sold 9 Mar, date shipped 10 Mar, date delivered 15 Mar, MS to SD FCM (five days)

 

 

 

 


Your dates are more in line with what eBay is hoping for.  If you live in Kansas or Oklahoma your more centralized for shipping, so I would think that sellers in those locations, and major cities would have the better time frames.

 

 

 

 

 

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@southern*sweet*teawrote:

Well, it's their money to lose. When they lose enough, they'll stop the program, and maybe understand what sellers have been saying all along.


For those of us that will go along with this promotion (heck I agree-it's their money to lose so why not...), I'm going to sure as heck make sure I'm back out of the program the day after the promotion. 

 

Funny-my large account doesn't qualify (sells items that can not be returned) but has been bombarded by opt in reminders from day one supposedly triggered by its sales volume.  Why they keep offering when I clearly can't qualify is laughable but the madness continues...

 

 

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@hioctane62wrote:

My guess is that it being on their dime will only temporary to get sellers used to it, and that by this time next year it will be shifted to the sellers and possibly be mandatory.

 

BTW, one half of 1% is 0.5%, not 0.005%.


The 0.005 was not suppose to have the % symbol behind it. I didn't even notice that I did that. 

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I recently got two vouchers ($5 each) from ebay for two late items. That shipped together in the same package. Seller is in the Chicago area. I could DRIVE myself to Chicago in less than 3 hours....

Seller missed the handling time and counted on Priority to a near zone to cover their error. Didn't work. It got held up for an extra day in transit to boot. Ebay asked me if I got the items on time and I truthfully said I did not. I actually only expected one voucher, but got two.

If ebay can't see that this is all just crazy, I don't even know what to think....

Déjà Moo: The strange feeling that I've heard this bull before...
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I think, in my case, I'm lucky enough that all my mail goes directly to Memphis, which means Fedex is flying all my mail. (USPS is Fedex's biggest client)

 

Mail leave my PO around 18.00 and gets to Memphis at around 21.00. It's sorted at one Memphis hub, sent to the another Memphis hub at Memphis Int'l airport, where it hops a plane around 23-24.00 and then goes where it needs to go.  This is the pattern for my USPS tracking.

 

You're probably right about major cities. When my late daughter lived in San Diego, there were a few times I'd mail her a package one day and she'd get it the next. Riverside, Oceanside and Victorville always took 2-3 days.

The easier you are to offend the easier you are to control.


We seem to be getting closer and closer to a situation where nobody is responsible for what they did but we are all responsible for what somebody else did. - Thomas Sowell
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Oh...and what makes all this even more absurd....the items that I'm talking about are supposed to be banned. Hubby bought some vape gear for a neighbor buddy who was helping him work on one of our cars. He didn't know that vape gear is banned. I'm the one that tries to keep up on such things.

 

Ebay shelled out $10 for late delivery of banned items!

Déjà Moo: The strange feeling that I've heard this bull before...
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@moo*cow*cornerwrote:

I recently got two vouchers ($5 each) from ebay for two late items. That shipped together in the same package. Seller is in the Chicago area. I could DRIVE myself to Chicago in less than 3 hours....

Seller missed the handling time and counted on Priority to a near zone to cover their error. Didn't work. It got held up for an extra day in transit to boot. Ebay asked me if I got the items on time and I truthfully said I did not. I actually only expected one voucher, but got two.

If ebay can't see that this is all just crazy, I don't even know what to think....


I'm pretty sure eBay will do what it can to avoid paying out claims on their dime during their promo. Sellers that ship items in small envelops that don't qualify for tracking will be in trouble if buyers lie, and state that their item was late. I can see the dings now.

 

 

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For me, it's all a moot point anyway.  None of my listings qualify because I don't specify a shipping service, only "economy shipping".  BTW, I see nothing about IPR here (which I don't offer, either)

 

http://pages.ebay.com/seller-center/shipping/ebay-guaranteed-delivery.html#listing-eligibility

The easier you are to offend the easier you are to control.


We seem to be getting closer and closer to a situation where nobody is responsible for what they did but we are all responsible for what somebody else did. - Thomas Sowell
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I don't specify a shipping service, only 'Standard Shipping' and 3 days handling. So, I should not qualify either. Still got the email and am going to have to opt out when the choice becomes available.

Déjà Moo: The strange feeling that I've heard this bull before...
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@southern*sweet*teawrote:

For me, it's all a moot point anyway.  None of my listings qualify because I don't specify a shipping service, only "economy shipping".  BTW, I see nothing about IPR here (which I don't offer, either)

 

http://pages.ebay.com/seller-center/shipping/ebay-guaranteed-delivery.html#listing-eligibility


What gets me is that eBay seems to be sending this notice to every and stating in part: your listings that already meet Guaranteed Delivery requirements will feature a guaranteed delivery date backed by eBay.

 

eBay's system knows which accounts actually have listings and sales that meet the requirements yet the messages are targeting those that don't meet them also. 

 

 

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