posted on August 27, 2012 09:33:50 AM new
I lost my "prefered Seller" designation because I cannot ship and upload seller tracking in 24 hours, and what I sell make returns a scammers dream. My "hits" have taken a serious hit on numbers. Has anyone else lost their prefered vendor status and experienced the same. Even the stuff I sell seems to have a lower bid and less hits.
posted on August 27, 2012 09:54:24 AM new
I noticed a drop in hits and final bids on model kits several months ago. Will not list more till cooler weather.
posted on August 27, 2012 04:24:59 PM new
Gold is at 1666.70 a troy ounce.
try selling one ounce of gold with a starting bid of 99 cents and all the bottom goldfeeders will come.
posted on August 28, 2012 03:11:33 AM new
Is preferred seller the same as TRS?
If so the answer is YES. I lost mine due to only selling 97 items in a year.
I lost my TRS status and I saw my sales plummet. I went from a tyical $1200 to $2000 a month to $300 the 1st month. I went 2 whole months without a single offer in my store. I was used to at least 5 or 6.
I had to revamp my whole selling/shipping strategy and it looks like I'm slowly getting back on track.
I don't like it but it's ebay park and if you want to play in it - you have to do it by their silly rules.
posted on August 28, 2012 03:26:28 AM new
What do you sell that scammers like so well?
Would it be better to be scammed now and then to get back to selling? If you're not making sells anyway - what the difference? Of course, it a call only you can make.
Do you not use ebay shipping? If you do, you really have more time to ship. What they told me was that if someone pays on Monday that you have until Tuesday midnight (ebay's time) to print the label. That means you can print the label Tuesday night for Wednesday shipping and it still on time. I tried it on a couple of items and my tracking uploading numbers stayed at 100%.
They only require 90% so you have a little playing room
posted on August 28, 2012 04:01:37 AM new
What I sell is model kits, many times old collector ones in the $50+ range. The person wins the high bid, I ship the kit, he writes he wants to return the kit because it is missing pieces.
I completely inventoried the kit, and have pictures that show the parts "missing" are "in the kit". Ebay will refund his money regardless of my "proof", saying they must have been lost between the picture and the shipping. This can cost me $100s, even $1000s a year, whiping out my break even point as I sell my huge collection.
Ebay's stupid and assinine no feedback on buyers lets people like this run amuck, ambushing sellers because there is no real feedback system any more to warn me that this person is a crook.
By the way, I have been selling my personal collection down for years (I have/had 40 years accumulation, I still buy some for personal pleasure, but mostly selling). This parts stealing began shortly after the feedback changes happened.
If I get any form of chargeback, I permanently block the buyer. My best traders that were here long before ebay are another matter. We have a real honesty trading network. I do less and less on ebay.
posted on August 28, 2012 10:19:09 AM new
Obviously you are selling a high risk item if there is this much fraud.
There are tons of items that fall into this category and it depends on both the item and the type of person you are selling to.
iPods, cameras, electronics, cds, clothing, shoes, watches, car parts, etc are targets for scammers. It is often items that appeal to 18-50 year olds, particularly men. I hate to say it, but I have had more scammers be men than women... and I am male.
A friend of mine referred me to a job posting for a skateboard company wanting to hire someone to list items on eBay and Amazon. It paid $10 an hour + commission, no benefits and they expected you to also work the retail store when needed. He wanted to know if he should apply for the job.
I told him to consider the rate of returns for these items and ask if it would affect the commission if he got an interview. I guarantee you that the company had not considered the claim factor in selling skateboards, wheels, helmets, etc. to this group of people online. I'm not saying that all skaters are scammers, but I guarantee you there is a much higher rate of claims being made by this age group as well as many more unpaid items.
I used to sell common items, but now sell items that tend to be one of a kind, collectible, or rare items. If I lose my TRS, my items will still be found. If your not a TRS and you sell iPods, you're going to get buried in thousands of listings. If you're selling a rare piece of pottery you may have the only listing and will be on top.
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