Hi, Brian,
isn't it ironic:
I truly understand the grievances concerning the INR issues and why sellers want eBay to step-up and address it in a positive way.
Although I’ve been an eBay member since 2006, I am still just a novice in the technical and programming light of eBay’s system, so please correct me if I state something that isn't correct.
It would seem that the decision that dictates the hits to the sellers’ matrixes and also, in the time line of ship-out and delivered are seal within a grogram, and that program would seem to be seal within a chart of flow. So, it would seem “basically” the complainants are asking eBay to rewrite the program and/or change the flow charts, in some aspect to accommodate a political bonehead decision by an individual that will “most likely” resign within 6 months. And once that happens things will return to normal, and indeed, USPS might return to normal after September the 17th… So I think it’s a good idea to keep in mind what one is asking of eBay, for any major expense to change their system due to the sellers’ dissatisfaction will only induce eBay to inflate their fees, so I’ve been told, many times, here, in this forum.
Now here are a few notes: I have posted here of my disdain for the FVF on shipping, many times, and everyone knows why the FVF on shipping was imposed, so I won’t bother with addressing that. I’ll only state that the true resolve to the issue could’ve been done with a program that separated the sellers actual shipping cost for the items’ sale prices, each month, as long as the sellers use eBay shipping format, thus making it fair for all sellers.
These are a couple of the responding answers I received from those posts; paraphrasing here:
(1) There’s no way eBay can do that, you’re asking them to spend a mint, the cost would be too great and they’ll only increase their fees on the items, and besides, every other selling sites are doing the same.
(2)You just need to change your inventory, get away from the heavy stuff and go with the first-class shipping type items.
There’s nothing fair about the FVF on shipping; and I’ve said this before: who pays more in eBay fees, the sellers whom items are larger and require a ground type ship or the sellers whom items require first-class shipping?
Now, looking at the two above responses isn’t it ironic: the sellers, whom inventory still consists of the larger type items, are merely able to switch to a carrier whom management hasn’t made a bonehead decision. Meanwhile, those whom inventory consists of the smaller first-class shipping type items, are now, crying the blues: isn’t it ironic.
So, with the above said, I tip my hat to the sellers who stuck with what their inventory consisted of, even though they’ve had to pay more in eBay’s fees.
Have a great day.
