merrie
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posted on March 2, 2010 05:54:52 AM new
To tell me about the 50% sale on Auction listing fees.
They called at 7:30 AM EST!!
Guess they wanted me to have enough time for this one day event!!
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pmelcher
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posted on March 2, 2010 07:09:14 AM new
Yep, they called me too!! I was so surprised as I am not a high volume seller. I am a TSR.
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amber
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posted on March 2, 2010 07:40:36 AM new
Me too, my first ever call from eBay.
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shagmidmod
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posted on March 2, 2010 08:51:58 AM new
They called me about a week ago to discuss "lower listing fees".
I blasted them for the misleading phone call and was quick to point out that even though they are focusing on marketing "lower listing fees" the bottom line is that there is a huge increase in overall fees.
I also told them that I used to sell between 80-100K a year and now it is less than 10K, largely b/c of their fees. They obviously don't make as much money from me as they used to because of their changes.
I went on to blast them for protecting bidders and more importantly their shareholders.
She continued to try to market me their new system going as far as to suggest I receive a call from them to discuss how I can "utilize" eBay to its potential. I told her I utilized ebays potential 7 years ago. Now it is a downward spiral and is pushing me to selling through my own site.
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otteropp
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posted on March 2, 2010 09:04:30 AM new
We were out yesterday and when we got home there was a message from EBay.
I listened to the message and so wish I could have returned the call. It was on my other ID which I used to use just for buying but decided in January to try it for just one category of selling and it is coming along nicely.
The EBay caller told me that based on my Sales I would benefit from opening a Basic Store. They went on to tell me how having a Store would reduce my listing fees and on and on....
I opened the Basic Store on January 31st!! Gee...I've even got the Congratulations e-mail from EBay to prove it!
I think they have been trying to 'listen' to all the Seller's gripes about how EBay doesn't give a hoot about the Sellers and so they thought they would win Brownie points for having real people talk to us. In my opinion they have left it about 5 years too late.
By the way...I didn't know abut the sale until I read this!
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otteropp
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posted on March 2, 2010 09:52:11 AM new
How odd, less than five minutes after I wrote my last note, EBay called me again! This time on my main ID and a very nice young man wanted to explain to me the wonderful REDUCED costs of listing.
I told him I didn't need an explanation as I have followed every word on this since January 26th, I understand it and in no way will the costs be reduced for me.
If I had stayed a Basic Store on that ID I would be paying 42% more and if I upgraded to a Premium Store ( which I have) then golly gee my costs only go up by 33%, lucky me!
I told him that advertising the whole deal as Reduced Fees was totally misleading uless a person has an Anchor Store and that it was obvious that they only want big business.
Well, another day another 50 cents!
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CBlev65252
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posted on March 2, 2010 10:04:37 AM new
I not only got a 7:45 A.M. call, I got an 8:00 A.M. text message on my cell phone! Are they nuts or what? What's wrong with just an email?
Cheryl
http://www.youravon.com/cherylblevins
Now you can buy Avon from me from anywhere in the world.
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neglus
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posted on March 2, 2010 10:29:56 AM new
I got a call, text message AND message in my eBay inbox. ENOUGH already!
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http://stores.ebay.com/Moody-Mommys-Marvelous-Postcards?refid=store
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wgonzales
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posted on March 2, 2010 12:35:07 PM new
7:30 a.m.!
Gosh, I feel better now about eBay waking us up at 8:15 a.m. and then giving us the "snooze alarm" feature by texting 20 minutes later.
It capped a rough night. We also got non-eBay scam calls at 5 a.m.
But no e-mail from eBay about it.
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ebabestreasures
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posted on March 2, 2010 02:15:37 PM new
My call came about 7:45. They also call last week - I didn't pick up and never even listed to the message.
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merrie
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posted on March 2, 2010 02:37:34 PM new
They also texted me, but I did not look at that since I do not have a plan with free texting.
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CBlev65252
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posted on March 2, 2010 02:38:57 PM new
merrie - The text didn't cost you anything. Even if it did, you'd be charged just because you got it whether you look at it or not. I have texting blocked, but still got eBay's. It stated FREE text message on my phone.
Cheryl
http://www.youravon.com/cherylblevins
Now you can buy Avon from me from anywhere in the world.
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ebayvet
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posted on March 2, 2010 03:46:44 PM new
Got two calls and three text messages - may have been more but I opted out of text messages. I never gave them permission to text me. I wish I knew how to stop the stupid sales calls, I never take them
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merrie
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posted on March 2, 2010 06:09:06 PM new
I do not get charged for texts if I do not open them.
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merrie
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posted on March 3, 2010 06:45:46 AM new
When I got home last night, I thought, OK, let list a few Auction items for the 50% discount. Guess what it was just at the same time for me to get my 5 free listings!!
Listed 2 things and went to bed!!
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ebabestreasures
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posted on March 3, 2010 09:35:02 AM new
My call came about 7:45. They also call last week - I didn't pick up and never even listed to the message.
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