top rated seller badge question and international returns question

[1wish2fish-43]

Hello, I just received top rated seller status and was hoping to get my top rated seller badge.  I changed my shipping handling time to 1 day and turned on 30 day returns, however when I looked at my listings there wasn't any top rated seller badge next to them.  I was just wondering if I missed something or if I just need to wait.  One thing that I did wonder about was if I also need to turn on the 30 day refund on international shipping.  When I was doing the bulk listings edit to change my return policy there was a section to change the international returns as well.  That confused me because I thought ebay took care of all the international returns and refunds.  I chose not to check the boxes for those returns, but now I'm wondering if that is what's keeping me from getting the top rated seller badge. Thanks in advance, jim

[chapeau-noir]

Putting "Free Shipping" in the title is a poor idea for a lot more than confusing international buyers - it's a complete waste of valuable title space. No one cares - they see the free shipping and they know. Some even search for items that ship free using the sort function. It doesn't help your item to get seen more quickly.

That title real estate can be much better utilized.

[mam98031]

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@1wish2fish-43 wrote:

I was away for a few days and just checked the thread I started.  I was very surprised to see all the messages about my listings and the contradiction of free shipping.  I put that in the title to try and attract buyers because I know my listing photos are not very good with my $50 phone.  A few weeks back I read that international shipping can increase sales so I went ahead and edited all my listings.  Now I think I'm going to go back and revise all my titles and take free shipping out of them.  Thank you all for helping me out.  Im very green at all of this stuff.  

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I think that is a great idea.  And when you are doing that, take the time to re-evaluate your titles, now that you will have more room.  Think like a buyer.  What words might you use to search for the item.

You ask great questions.  That shows you care.  We are here for you if you need us again.