I’m done with eBay - no place for small sellers
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- Опубліковано 14 лип 2022
- Been buying and selling on eBay for 22 years. After having 210 comics stolen by very impatient buyer, I’ve ended all listings and I’m done. If people can file a claim before the item is even delivered in a reasonable time and get their money back despite documentation - what’s the point? I spend so much time listing stuff then it either doesn’t sell, is sold at low price, or now add stolen to the list. It’s not worth the trouble. eBay use to be a joy to buy and sell. The fees are ridiculous for small sellers and they hide your listings if you don’t pay to promote them. It’s not fun. No protection for small sellers - they don’t want us.
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Buyer got comics. Got them for free. But eBay paid for it. I’ve not contacted eBay about it. But I’m not out the money after an actual human reviewed the case (this was before the comics arrived).
My final nail was a set of cards I sent to a guy who claimed non-receipt. Meanwhile they were returned to me because he gave me an invalid address. I re-shipped at MY expense, he received them, and then ebay gave him a refund. Maddening! Now I only use Atomic Mall and Whatnot. Will never go back to Fleabay.
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How much money did you lose for shipping though? Ebay doesn't cover the shipping cost
@@beedarko You should read my post below. To see what they're doing to me.
Joseph, Ebay has no regard for free enterprise and competition. Ebay caters to those who are in the big business and could care less about us the small sellers. You got set up because the people that are in the big comics business don't like the competition. Is like a fking mafia. Ebay sucks they are part of the Big Tech.
I can't believe Ebay will side with someone who has zero feedback compared to a buyer who sells thousands of items....they deserve to be abandoned
I abandoned them today
@Connard Cyndi bro I lost 200 pounds even after offering evidence that my items were shipped tracked. I'm definitely going to jump ship from them because I can't handle a site that's this cruel to sellers. Plus the final fees I get are absolutely criminal
I was a loyal, 100% positive feedback seller/buyer for 18 years, and I'm so done with them, there is no protection for Sellers, and trying to talk to a real person on the phone is almost impossible. Ebay has gone from a decent marketplace to a hellscape of scammers and buyers who have way more clout than long time sellers.
My experience exactly... absolutely horrible as a small seller. As a seller, you literally are not allowed to leave negative feedback for buyers!
Me too!! I'm finished. Eight items sold, 3 were returned, AND one was swapped for a similar burnt out item.
All three ended up costing me money for return shipping.
The buyers have WAYYYYY too much leverage. This maybe fine for new stuff, but it's not fine when it comes to things like vintage tubes.
Ebay--your policy re: small sellers sucks.
Totally agree I went from 20 years of use and 100% positive feedback to 98% with one false claim. EBay would not remove even though I evidenced not true
Same problems… I m so done also ..
@@dean8282just remember 3700 items sold with 1 negative is 99.998% but for ebay if you only have 82 feedback they consider it 98.2%
My biggest issues with eBay
#1'being charged fee on full price including shipping.
Shipping is not $$ gained.
I also think eBay is ripping off the shipping services by charging a fee for shipping.
Total b.s.
#2 holding funds and crappy customer service for seller's
eBay need to be 100% replaced.
The GSP is a real rip off.
ebay charges fees on shipping because back in the 2000s sellers were listing items for .01 cents and charging $99 for shipping (fees were only on sale price)
@@webrik33 You can't do that anymore in most cases. eBay have limits on how much you can charge, which varies by category.
I hear you brother. Ebay sucks now. It's not worth my time and effort when my listings are not being seen. They are forcing small sellers off their platform.
This makes so sad,. but i think it's true. I just started - a year ago - was so excited about all of it and then bam - it's like someone switched my store to "off."
Yes they are! Unless you have profits coming in daily, it makes no sense. We don’t get paid until after customer gets their item so we have to have extra cash in our bank account to ship. eBay use to not be this way.
I need a different platform. I think I might make more money using half price books and thread up to sell to for a whole lot less of work.
Oh and another thing….eBay changes your prices to rock bottom without consulting you if you allow offers. You can set your lowest offer to take at 3.00 and somehow eBay will take the liberty and sell your item for one dollar. eBay needs to be sued.
They turned my buy it now listings into auctions. I didn’t do that. With reserves. I don’t understand. Check your listings.
I just want to give this gentleman a hug. There's no doubt that he's a good, honest man, just trying to enjoy selling and making some extra money. You can tell that the joy has been zapped out of him.
Sir, I hope you got those comic books back. I also hope that whatever next move you make, that you'll rediscover some of that past joy. Hang in there!
You are exactly right. I was doing great on eBay until this last spring. They did an update and my sales, views, watchers etc all went to zero. I have never been able to get back to where I was. No doubt this is eBay doing this
I agree. My eBay sales have dropped off to near no sales now. Time to give up I think.
Yep me 2 . Looking for a better platform
I have spent $$$$$$ so so much on eBay as a buyer.
But as a seller they treat me like crap.
eBay has needed serious competition for a long time. I too began selling around the same time and it was a GREAT community. I really miss that. It is really unfortunate because buying and selling/auctions can be an absolute blast.
I have never had a store nor sold full time, but now you have to be a machine to sell.
When it's no longer fun, that's really important to note. Wish you all the best, I am really missing companies with integrity.
They will go under; poor rep'.
@Chief Sitting Feather (We iz fake natives!) Yeah, right. Everyone knows Amazon has been doing auctions pre-eBay. Where the **** have you been? Go TC elsewhere.
Ebay truly hates sellers . I ignore Ebay's useless marketing messages and " advice for seller " messages . Back around 2018 , I got a threating message from ebay that not reading these type of messages sent by them is bad for my account and would and does cause restrictions and penalties for doing so. Man I wish I screenshotted that message. We as seller pay high fees and endure limitless regulations and policy because of their out of control and crazy overhead. Their huge marketing and research teams ,, their high priced upper level execs. It comes out of the sellers pockets.
The problem I have with Ebay being a small time seller myself is that Feedback is useless since only 3 out of 10 sales will get any feedback. Most buyers don't bother with it.
I had that happen with the corner garage LEGO set I sold. The person said they didn't get it, tracking showed they did. eBay sides with me. 3 weeks later, the buyer said I sent an empty box eBay reverses the decision and gives the money back to the buyer. I call, they reopened the case and still side with the buyer. I then called every hour to argue with them, long story short they paid me the $400 but the buyer also got to keep their refund. I do see they are no longer a registered user though. Just call, argue, call again do online chat. Just don't let them win.
Agreed
If you continue thru ebay selling make them sign for the package, might help stop the scamer buyers
Ebay could fix this by letting sellers decide the type of buyers allowed to buy from them.
What’s sad is I known photograph the item, the packaging material and the box, then I take a picture of the item wrapped, then the item in the box then the label showing their address and finally at the post office with the shipping label so when I contact the buyer with the tracking information I upload the pictures to them as well. It’s unfortunately come to doing this to protect myself, not the buyer.
Small claims will fix it quickly
I finally got fed up with the way ebay ALWAYS favors the buyer and basically tells sellers they can pound sand. Closed my store there and moved all my stuff to Atomic Mall. So much better! I can even leave negative f/b for buyers again if I need to! lol
I've been selling on eBay for a bit over a decade, and I've noticed a steady decline over the last few years. I no longer list more items than my shop allowance, because I don't want to pay the extra fees for nothing. Instead, I'm doing what I can to attract customers to my Ebid shop, where the fee structure's better and the management don't play these stupid games. I sell on multiple platforms, and it's got to the point where I see eBay as the "loss leader" department. Every time I sell an item on eBay, I enclose a flyer promoting my Ebid shop and advising the customer that I've got a lot more stuff listed there at lower prices. It's going to take a long time to build up the sort of traffic on Ebid that I used to get on eBay, but it'll be worth it if I can eliminate my dependence on a platform that keeps moving the goalposts.
Looking for a new market. Going to check Ebid out. Thanks for the tip.
I'm a full time eBay seller and just had my first actual, provable scam take place last month. I had purchased an overstock pallet of dehumidifiers. All were new in box and I had 36 of them. The next to last one I sold, the buyer received it and quickly asked for a return the same day. I have 30 day returns, so I had to accept. The buyer quickly left me positive feedback saying how much they love the unit. I thought to myself, "well, if you love it so much, why don't you keep it?!". Well, that's exactly what they did. The box I received back was the original box, but inside was this disgusting, wet, mold and sticker covered dehumidifier from a different brand. I was incensed!
Now, I never call eBay, but I did in this case. The non English speaking rep told me that I had to refund, but because I was top rated, I could withhold up to 50%. He tried to make it sound like that was some special favor he was doing for me even though we get that option on all returns. Still though, this was a scam and I wasn't about to refund anything. I reached out to eBay for Business on Facebook, which I should have done first. I made the complaint initially, but then it dawned on me. Every one of those dehumidifiers weighted 27 pounds. The one that was sent back to me, with shipping purchased through ebay, was 35 pounds. I suggested they check the USPS records since they weigh everything to confirm this discrepancy which proved he didn't send back the same item. Support said I didn't have to pay, but that they would cover the refund. Argh! On one hand I'm glad I got off the hook, but on the other, this will just encourage the pathetic thieves to continue scamming people. Ebay needs to grow a backbone and stand by their sellers. I've been on since 2000 and still have a 100% feedback score and do 6 figures in sales a year. If I say I've been scammed, I've been scammed.
EBay doesn't give a crap what type of seller you are they just want you to keep paying their outta-control fees and for you to keep being their selling patsy.
Ebay just needs to do a better job at being there for us. They act like a middle man, and have no clue about accountability. I feel your pain lol.
Ebay needs to assign each buyer a return/claim rate, which shows sellers the number of returns divided by the number of purchases. Ebay sellers should be able to block anyone wiht over a 10 percent return rate from buying their products.
I would do unspeakable things for this feature… lol.
One negative feedback in 20 years and I went to 99% for 1000 sales.
I had a similar situation with Amazon. The shipment was delayed due to USPS (DeJoy's Folly) problems but was still en route when the buyer filed a claim against me. I informed the customer that the book would eventually arrive, but he wanted his $60 back, and Amazon gave it to him. Of course the book arrived shortly after Amazon took the money from my account to give the customer. If one wishes to sell online this is an example of the problems one encounters. Amazon (and based on this video, EBAY) do not back up their sellers when it comes to problems beyond the seller's control.
Neither does Etsy.
Ebay's CEO has ran the company into the ground! I stopped selling on Ebay after the beginning of this year. WhatNot is a neat platform, but it is important to have a following. The frustration is real.
I’ve been with eBay over 22 years and have become disenchanted on how things have changed with every problem you mentioned. Not only do I photograph the whole packaging process and upload it to the buyer I also make a UA-cam video if it’s supposed to do something and post that as part of the description. The only person protecting the sellers rights is the sellers so I do all this to accomplish that.
Thanks for sharing your experience. I heard that the new CEO of eBay wants them to focus on selling items $800 and over. This is their business model at this point. I think this helps explain their lack of concern for small sellers. Seems quite odd to me that they would have this sort of philosophy for a platform where a vast majority of items sell for under $50.
Scammers target ~$1000 items, it’s the max value they can get but under what the CC companies will pursue. So if eBay wants items at that value they will be in a world of hurt
Ya, I'm thinking about quiting too. The fact that they are hiding listings is crazy! On the website and app they have a "we've streamlined your search to show you the best listings. See more results". For a search there was 102 listings for "base camp duffel" once I clicked the show more results, there was 109 listings. Guess which of the 7 were hidden? Yup, mine! I have no idea why because it is priced competitively, great title, it's promoted, and it has a good description.
Hey they hide them so you pay 8% for a promo
What was the promoted amount? They push promoted but if 100 people promote the first spots go to the higher promotion %. I've seen people promoting at 25% and higher. Find a shirt for a buck and if it's worth $75 they're willing let ebay have a bigger chunk to get it sold
eBay is run by stupid greedy pigs that don't give a crap about sellers.
This happens a lot but I just don’t care and continue to list and sell. I block people left and right if they ask stupid stuff or have a bad history of leaving negative feedback to buyers. Once had an item not received case when item was delayed for weeks. eBay gave me 10
Days to get delivered. Then took my money and item was delivered 2 days later. Appealed this with eBay and no joke 8 months later eBay said I lost the appeal for not delivering timely. It wasn’t me it was the post office.
That's eBay these days. They suck!
Also, the eBay suppression happens to all sellers. I learned from the auction professor on UA-cam how to end the listing and sell similar. It seems to help put the listing back up where it can be seen, but it uses your free listing counts up. Strategically do this and it works. Small and Large sellers have to do this. Good Luck!
I'm having the same problems with views. It fell off a cliff several months ago when eBay announced they were going to start promoting large businesses over your business even if pay for promotions. We need competition
Yes they want 8% to promote
Thank you for sharing. I have sold a little on poshmark and I loved that when an item sold the money is not released until buyer receives it and I believe so many days has passed for a return. After those days have passed it can not be returned and the monies are released to your account. This surely saves alot of frustration and time. I have been contemplating opening a store on ebay and because of yours and others videos and comments I am reconsidering maybe staying with poshmark. Sometimes things that are simple and work need to stay simple.
I have been an eBay seller for 27 years and this has happened to me,. Once even recently. Generally eBay takes your money back from you but they are holding it until they see "delivered" on the package at which time they refund YOU the money back. So don't lose hope not all is lost just yet! Ebay has changed so much and not for the better. I too used to have a passion, but it's slowly waning. Hope the best outcome for your situation.
24 years 2 months on eBay. Just had my selling account shut down because of “putting eBay community at risk” but no actual explanation. 24 years.
Good grief - that’s crazy.
I just found this vid. The issue with the buyer refunded because of the slow shipping...keep watching the tracking number. When you see that it was delivered contact eBay and let them know and then they WILL reverse the payment back to you. 2020 was a big issue for that and I always got the outcome reversed. I agree with a lot of stuff that you are saying. We all have been through their crap. I never understood how the buyers have more rights than the seller when it's us that pay for everything so eBay can thrive.
Unless this is a recent policy with eBay, I’ve certainly not heard about it. I’ve been told you are S.O.L unless the buyer decides to pay. Fortunately for me, most buyers want to reimburse the seller after item is received. Not always.
If YOU, as a seller, aren't (also) paying to promote an item, this means that the item ends up not being seen. Items that fail to show up in a search aren't participating in the market enough to provide any competition, and so they don't help to reduce/stabilize prices.
The end result? eBay makes tons of money through exorbitant-but-unnecessary fees, sellers are coerced and/or ripped off, buyers pay inflated prices (over false demand from an apparent limited supply), and the resultant perception of high market values add to inflation.
eBay is a destructively greedy scourge.
bro....you are getting in your emotions....just keep on your grind.
You understand he is frustrated with this garbage website, Ebay?
Sorry to hear about your experience Joseph. I hope 2022 Second half will be a lot better for you
Large(r) eBay seller here. 8500 items. We are experiencing the same frustrations. The largest issue is the search algorithm which does show items on the site. Many buyers rely on using Google search to find the items, since the items aren't showing up in the eBay site results. Us bigger stores are experiencing the same frustrations, however our overhead is larger as well.
I had a covid delay for a Lego set I sold, the guy messaged me and filed a claim when I didn't respond on a Saturday night. Ebay automatically gave them their money back, and that Monday the item got delivered. I called ebay and they checked the tracking and took the money back from the buyer and awarded it back to me. Ebay has been pretty understanding.
Absolutely! I got scammed out of my last sale. That was the 3rd one this year. EBay automatically sided with the buyer even though they lied.
I also noticed that the items I listed didn’t have any views during the last month. Out of 30 items I had listed, only 1 had a view.
It’s just getting worse on everything.
I’m so tired of it too.
I’ve removed all my listings. Makes no sense to list it if no one is going to see it.
I was alarmed about the low view counts the last few months after they changed how it counts them, but my sales are the same. They put out a memo that they’ve eliminated the “bot” and similar fraudulent views. Meaning the view counts we were used to before were partially non-human, and artificially inflated.
Sorry to hear this happened to you. I have noticed that my views have gone WAY down over the past few months. I have about 1200 items listed
As a seller and buyer on eBay for 24 years I approach it as I approach life. I don;t let the jerks get under my skin at all. Fortunately these bad buyer occurances are few and far between. Also I look at it like I get the things I sell for very little and make hundreds to thousands of percent profit over cost of goods so who cares if there is the very rare bad transaction. It is like spolage or shoplifting in a normal business. It is to be expected. Simple as that. It's not like we are selling at a garage sale at our house and getting relatively nothing.
Totally understand your frustration. I was an Ebay seller way way way back in the day and it was good for awhile, and I did well but I came to a turning point as well and shut my store down.
I had a similar experience on Etsy. I had 4 shops and had sold there since 2009. Someone hacked into all 4 of my shops, and my listings stopped posting. I contacted Etsy and they did NOTHING to help me. In fact, their response was so off point that I doubt they even read my message fully. I closed all 4 shops and no longer participate on Etsy. It's luck of the draw. In any case, their fee structure has begun to take a toll on sellers there so......
I sold on there from 99 to around 2003. It was fun. Everyone was a small seller. Buy it now was just beginning. There was no back stabbing from other sellers or buyers. Just friendly competition. I had a few minor instances but I always paid extra to make it so the buyer upon arrival at their address had to sign they received the item. The post office then forwarded me the signed receipt. With a signed receipt from the buyer when the item arrived there were no scams. I had nothing but positive feedback and gave the same. Commercialization was only beginning back then. Shipping was cheap through the post office. It was fun until commercialization (stores) and the beginning of free shipping I was unwilling to do began. So I stopped selling never to return. Besides now the IRS has it's hands in every transaction and a 1099 has to be completed at tax time. At a thrift store nearby I recently talked to a husband and wife Ebay seller team. I recognized them right off. They had quit their jobs to sell full time selling stuff they find at thrifts and yard sales. The guy said they were doing really good. I asked him about the 1099. He said they had not looked in to that yet and had no clue how much tax they had to pay in. I just smiled and walked away. They will get bent over. Anyone knowing they have to pay taxes on every penny of their Ebay sales might as well set some cash aside from each sale they make for the tax man. My guess is those two had quite an eye opener when they did their returns.
I’ve been reporting the income previously before I started getting 1099s so I was prepared. Been getting 1099s from Google since 2011 and the last several years on PayPal. US government is changing the limit from $20000 to $600 so a lot of people will be in for a surprise. Without writing off stuff the tax would be substantial for some
Good for you. Great video. I'm ready to quit eBay myself, there's just nothing going on with my products listed. Hopefully, someone with the knowhow will start up a new and fair seller platform.
I've used Mercari almost exclusively for about 3 or 4 years. It's good to list a little higher of price, as you can then 'promote' it occasionally for a few dollars less and it moves listing to the top. I've had only a few minor issues
So far the only gripe I have is that my instant deposit doesnt work anymore and mercari's help is non existent.
@@CS-ro1mx I have heard if you reach out to them on Twitter you get a pretty quick response
Yes I love Mercari more than Ebay Im so disappointed of ebay. Selling for 20 years is getting worse and worse.
eBay is not a platform you can trust anymore. They continually implement new rules and guidelines that make no sense and every single one of their customer service reps are cold and don’t care one ioda about the person on the other end.
I am sorry to hear about your experience. As a small seller I am very strategic in what I source and list. I think the days of listing everything and waiting for it to sell are over because of the increased cost of inventory, handling, and waiting for it to sell. I can tell ya are passionate and that is a good thing to have. I think as small sellers we need to adapt and be flexible to survive. I try not to become involved with my items because they are just profit to me. I obviously don't want to loose money but we are business owners and these experiences are the cons. I think it is a good idea to delete your listings and just evaluate each and every listing to determine if it's a keeper or donate basically doing a housecleaning. Good luck!!
Yep sell through is so important when sourcing items. Most sellers don’t get that
Sorry and feel your pain brother. Alas the world is not like it used to be. Prayers for you!
I’m sorry that it happened to you. As a eBay seller myself I had my faire share of scammy buyers . I wanted to quit eBay all together myself after the 3rd bad transaction but I didn’t . There are few things I learned how to best avoid bad scammers: pay little extra to get your item hand delivered if its an expensive item , if a buyer has 0-5 reviews it’s almost always a red flag to send your item to them but, set a monthly goal you willing to se be gone for ever (100$) but list enough items to make up for that loss if it happens not all buyers are scammers , most seller sites are big corporate monster it’s sellers job to tame and figure out what that monster needs to work for you. Don’t give up evolve. Good luck
Did someone else say this? Reading this sounded so familiar?
I retired from flipping 8 years ago. I just got back into the game the week before Christmas. At this point, I have pulled everything off of eBay. They are an unflushable turd circling the bowl now.
I'm in the middle of packing and moving. I've donated about half of my inventory. Once I get to where I'm going I will use an app that I came across that will let me list once and it will cross-list on 4-5 platforms. EBay will NOT be one of them.
Hi what is the platform the that cross lists for you please?
I give this review of eBay an A+++
I sold so much on ebay for yrs and it was so fun. Now its this weird format....nobody sees my stuff! Why? Also the search doesnt include everything unless you scroll and dig very deep to find the item.
Shopping on eBay is the worst experience. You have to look through hundreds of listings sometimes and the search terms don't matter it seems. Then, if it's auto parts, their compatibility tool to match the parts to the car is JUNK, useless. One third to half the parts shown are wrong.
Yup ebay is out of their minds, now it's all about the algorithm thing, gotta answer 50 questions about an item which is pretty hard considering an item can be used with no stickers on it so you can't just say "I'm selling a used item" blah blah, you gotta answer color, size, where it was made, when it was made, by who was it made, what year was it made, when did you poop last..I mean cmon, a listing should be quick, not an hr researching an item that will be a 5 buck profit..seriously..I list 10 items and daily have to revise about 9, I need that time sourcing, not filling out a novel size item questionnaire
Worst part of this is it seems to me that cassini could just pull all of this info from an items description and title.
Not to mention endlessly trying to find ways to appease the algorithm gods whose endless item specifics don't apply...example, a retro, hard plastic pin/ brooch from the '50's and the algorythm wants the color, cut carat of the nonexistent diamonds and various nonexistent stones. It's absolutely ridiculous. Straightforward listings that used to take 15 minutes ( and I'm detaiked) now take 45 minutes. Enough! Sigh
Go to the flea market! It's fun. I source at the flea, but sometimes wanna sell there just to chill with all the cool people who are there selling. Usually good vibes, hunting for items.
Thank you for your content. I just started with ebay. Put a couple items up for sale. Have had no one but scammers trying to doop me. Have to cancel them each time. Just testing the sales here. There has been nothing to smile about. So , seeing what you have shared here, I think I will save myself the trouble. From what I am seeing, there are no real good platforms the push sales unless you are a bigger outfit. Good luck to your ventures. I don't blame you for getting out of the eBay snag. Best wishes. And thank you
Hey Jaabo
Like everything else, eBay has become more than it was ever designed to be. These behemoth companies have become so powerful and so faceless that it’s impossible to deal with them.
I’ve listed items that rarely get views and, unless you pay for a promotion, they will never sell!
And, as for buying from eBay. It’s become incredibly difficult to find anything listed for a reasonable price. It’s become a place for professional eBayers to flog their overpriced items.
I’m specifically talking about collectibles such as LEGO. The days of finding bargains has long gone!
It always amazes me the price some things sell for when there is something the same at much lower price. I think people must not know they can filter their search by price and eBay exploits thus through featured listings and best match. They are banking on peoples stupidity
Thank the stock market... Where the shareholder becomes the new customer and the customer is now the product..
Between what eBay and taxes take along with shipping costs, it's hard to price items right and still make money
Ebay charges the sellers too many different things.
straight facts
Yesss saw my selling cost on eBay at 40% I was like WTF. Between the fees shipping and promoted listings fees it’s becoming a scam at this point. And pay attention they even have an international fee and sometimes they charge it on customers that are not even international.
I’ve had issues with eBay lately, I sold there back in 2015, quit then came back. The fees weren’t that bad then either. 😫My first sell shipped out to buyer, the package was marked undelivereable by post office. They left a notice for the buyer to go pick it up or schedule a redelivery and she refused. She filed a claim with eBay and they gave her full refund, and I still haven’t received my merchandise! I sell on Poshmark & like it a whole lot better, I’ve never had an issue.
That's a bummer. I've been on Ebay since 1999 and I agree with you, it's not the same. I'd be interested to see what you have Marvel trading card wise for sale....
Stay positive!
Realized I sold (gross) 800$ on eBay this year. I'm getting a 1099 form now. Shipping rates are through the roof, and now they expect you to PAY MORE to "promote," listing. There is no way for me to actually make money selling on eBay, it is not my career, and I don't plan to ever work out of my garage. Doing annual tag sales, and discrete marketplace transactions, going forward. The fact that the IRS is literally on top of eBay sellers, is disappointing, it's scary. Yeah definitely done selling on eBay.
I was a buyer since 2001, 100% feedback,. Recently started selling my sport cards collection on there and they decided they will now withhold the funds of new sellers for 90 days. Yet, they take every fee immediately, leaving me to pay for supplies, shipping, everything, with absolutely ZERO payment. How the Fck can someone sell and pay all expenses, including every possible fee they can gouge me for, and despite my feedback I am still literally funding the whole thing, while they took their fees directly from my bank account. Unbelievable! Good luck maintaining your sellers running this circus. As soon a second I get paid for my listings, of which they now owe me almost 3 grande, kiss my arse goodbye!
Ebay is garbage. I was making about $20,000 a year part time for fun and quit after a few people sent me back old items saying I sold them used but what I sent was new. Ebay sided with them even though my pics showed new items and what I got back was old and beat.
Today I finally threw in the towel. I’ll never sell on eBay again. I believe eBay hides my listings when I don’t pay for promotions. I took an absolute beating and I’ll never let it happen again.
There's a channel that I half-way watch. THey do those "what sold this week" types of videos. Nearly eery single sold listing they show they used promoted listing. I'm not that girl.
I get you have to spend money to make money but when I'm buying the inventory and the shipping supplies then I've spent what I think is fair. Like I told eBay when I pulled my stuff - they're no longer the only fish in the pond. Sellers now have a multitude of options and we don't HAVE to sell on eBay.
I agree I have recently noticed this. I don’t know if it’s a bug or something but I notice that their search thing has been showing me more of things I don’t want as of recent and the stuff I do want would be mix together with the last page stuff. Even when I sort stuff out it would end up at the bottom . I thought it was nothing but it makes it hard to buy/search
The key to being successful on ebay is the buy side, you need to basically get your merchandise for next to nothing. I get car loads for a couple hundred dollars..The key is the buy... do not pay too much for stuff out on the street. Stuff is everywhere be patient..
I've been selling on eBay for around 6 years and ever since they changed how views are counted, I seem to get 0 views on most items. I understand that people may just be not interested in certain items but I feel like eBay genuinely does hide smaller sellers.
I feel like the frequency of items being sold has slowed down extensively over the last few years. I tend to wait until there are seller offers such as "80% off final value fees" as the amount eBay takes normally is pretty ridiculous IMO. Nothing worse than when the excitement of selling reduces to the point of non existence.
That so you pay for promos mate lol
Took some time off. Came back and listed 7 items. A week later, zero views.
I’ve been selling on eBay since 2000, I get better results when I go to help chat and ask them to call me.
Every time, I get issues with buyer fixed by speaking to an agent.
I hope that helps you.
^This is the best thing you can do when you have a problem with a buyer on e-bay.^
Hi, so sorry you had to go thru this. You can tell you are a nice guy and are not trying to screw people over a comic book....Ebay doesnt care at all about the seller, simple and true. I think you are point on with all you are saying about them. I sold on Ebay too because I was trying to put food on my table, I sold my personal items dirt cheap too...I had a few real jerks who I guess felt better by screwing me out of 20 bucks....I stopped when covid started and I'm really scared to start again with all their changes....I wish Ebay had better ethics. I wish you the best🙋♀️😥✌❤
I started selling regularly on eBay for the last 6 months. I have discovered you can't grow a small business. Their 80% reduced fees don't work. It's a con, I'm winding down and giving it up!
yep - once eBay took the ability to give negative feedback to buyers away - now as a seller, you basically have to lick buyers' boots and grovel before them if any issues come up
yep, totally agree. buyers have all the power
@@petepete4402 kinda sucks when sellers can't even take 5 seconds to give you a review after spending your hard earned money at their shop for a item that may truthfully be overpriced. its the least some of y'all can do
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Most buyers (well over 50%) don't bother to leave feedback either
@@LivingDeadDetroiter313 - if you believe they are 'overpriced' - WHY are you buying from them? SMH ~ unless it's a rare or collectable, I nearly always save money buying on eBay. As for selling, every item I have listed as a 'MAKE OFFER' - many people do, but there are many that don't (and pay the asking price). I truthfully don't understand your comment. Also, I would say about 75% of the sellers I've bought from leave feed back, those that didn't after I did - will get a message FROM ME letting them know WE LEFT feedback for them, and hope they will take a moment to leave it for us in exchange. That works 99.99% of the time. Anyhow... good luck...
@@petepete4402 - there are many that don't seem to know HOW (from their phone)... and don't GET messages quickly or easily (have that 'turned off' on their phones). The 'no feedback' from the buyer's sucks, BUT we stopped GIVING feedback TO BUYER'S UNTIL AFTER they leave feedback (we give feedback TO sellers when we get the item as described). But it's often a bit of work getting the feedback flowing correctly. We're pushing 2800 on our account, should be nearly 3100, so my process must be working reasonably well.
I had a lady who selected parcel select and lives in Puerto Rico did the same thing and left me a neutral feedback when I shipped her item out the same day!
I'm with you, eBay sucks. I quit when they wanted to be linked to my bank account
It may very dangerous to have a checking account linked. They are not only taking the money back they are keeping the fees. So I’m out even more money than I thought
YES now they want money from me I never got like seller fees ? Doing my best too leave they won't let me out 21 yrs %100 Pos ... Hate them !
Best of luck!! Stay humble and kind!!
I been doing cycling gear for 11 years. I feel you on that one. If you don’t have high demand items you’re not selling period. I been doing research on how to start a webs site not to rival but to make it as the old eBay. A lot of start up costs! A lot and they know that.
eBay does suck! It’s making me poor! I don’t get my money to be able to ship products until AFTER customer receives product. Also people want everything so cheap, after the three eBay fees I’m in the hole. It just doesn’t make good financial sense anymore.
Ebay sucks as a seller now, I am basically done too. I rarely sell anymore and only small stuff. All the protections favor buyers. I had a similar buyer to the one you described and I was so mad I paid a ridiculous amount to the post office (like double the purchase price) to stop the package and reroute it back to me. I lost more money than if he had gotten and kept the item but that's how pissed I was. Ebay sucks.
Life is sometimes unfair. I’m sorry what you been through.
Bummer 😕 to hear. I have had my fair share of bad experiences w eBay as well.
It’s depressing. I have a few non-LEGO collectibles I want to be rid of, and I’m sure they would sell if the right audience saw them. Tried putting a few bits on eBay recently and nada. ☹️
Whilst they probably are “worth” something, the money I spent on them has long been gone and forgotten. Am tempted just to give them to a charity shop.
Sorry to hear of the bad experience and getting scammed by the seller and eBay's crappy policy. Best of luck with getting the comics back.
I've been paying 50% of the suggested fee. Seems to do the trick for electronics. I need it gone so 3-5% is better than holding stock. I'm horrible at keeping things but I know I need to move it so that's been my goal. I know there will be products that I'll lose money after shipping and eBay fee but sometimes a loss is a loss. I'm sorry to hear about your experience 😞
Sorry this has happened...
Good luck with what ever you do next sending ♥
I am strictly a buyer because of the very same reason you addressed in this video. Therefore, I only buy comics on ebay. I also have had bad experiences as a buyer, but for the most part they were good. Sorry to hear you are at this point but I completely understand.
I fell your pain brother as a buying I've never sold I bought a pair of trainers and 3 tracksuits for my son and a t-shirt and an expensive watch for myself that were all late I reached out to the seller's and said the items hadn't arrived yet.At the end I contacted e-bay that the items hadnt arrived yet.A couple of seller's said they'd sent out other things and the other people had received them.And some offered a refund I said no hopefully they'll come today the Monday 1.15 they all came postman just gave me them all said goodbye didn't take a picture or make me sighn for them I was happy with what I received and immediately told the seller's I'd received them's and gave top feed back I could of easily of got the items and a refund if I wasn't honest.Ive heard people boast about getting refunded and the items it's just theft in my eye's plain and simple like you said it's different when it's listed wrong or misleading then I expect them to be fair and take them bk and issue a refund it all comes down to trust nowadays and I myself wouldn't sell anything on e-bay unless it was recorded delivery.
You are correct. Items hidden unless promoted. Now I have almost $500.00 on hold until I give them a photo ID of my drivers license!? I've been a here and there seller since 1999. 569 Feedback. Very disappointed myself. I don't know what to do. Amazon? I would appreciate suggestions. Thank you
Definitely try to intercept! I'm new to reselling. Haven't listed on ebay yet. I did set up a Mercari.
What are the most viable alternative sites on which to resell? Ebay has shut our store down because of a 'ghost', a 'double' listing of a set of antique golf clubs. That is, the set sold but the listing remained and then someone tried to buy the clubs again--they don't exist in our store anymore. And ebay was our sole source of income. Distraught in NC.
Yo this is the same thing that happened to me I quit eBay a few months ago over a huge ordeal and plus their fees are so bad almost 25 to 30% and yes they hide your listings if you're not a so-called top rated seller so at this moment I'm done selling on eBay thank you for the video.
Oh man. I am so sorry. What a bummer.
I have decent sales on Mecari and I sell stuff from pins to sports items. Plus it is really easy to list on it.
Just started selling this year. eBay has shorted me around 350$ I called tech support. Everybody who was lower on the food chain did the simple math and seen that I was very cheated. Every time they connected me with someone who could actually help they kept asking for bank statements and didn’t want to do the simple math. after a week straight of calling and them refusing to help I sent my bank statements and I haven’t heard anything in almost 2 months. I just want my damn money but I know I’m not gonna get it.
Keep hounding them. Don't wait for them to reply for more than 2 weeks.
@@mlong9475 I have been calling but they still are demanding bank statements even after I tell them I sent them. I’ve even had quite a few just hang up on me
Ebay would be so much better if they had shipping stations where you take it to someone that sees the item when it is shipped. If that would happen then there would be no way these scammers could get their money back.
They'll just claim that the box had a brick in it.
agreed same thing happened to me with a watch I sold. The lady left the feedback and I got fed up with her so refunded her after she complained she didn't get it. would you know it the watch was delivered the next day. In my case She was nice enough to send it back. I apologized to her and thanked her, but the whole situation soured my taste for ebay.
I am sorry you have gone through this! What a jerk. I am a newer seller on EBay and I am about ready to get out also. I definitely don’t feel there is enough support for small sellers.
I'm watching this a year after it was uploaded. I just started reselling. I watched A LOT of the videos on here, joined some reddits, long before I listed my first item. It sounds like the buyer ran a scam on those comics. They knew what they were doing, they took advantage of eBay's policies. When they stated that you were taking it personally, that was the tip off.
So sad what's happened to eBay. Take bigger percentage for seller fees. Promo fees and the postage costs in UK are very high. The customer support for eBay is terrible. A chat bot merry go around. They open up claims if an order is a couple of days late. Then eBay freezes your finds so I have no funds to post the other orders. They do not manage troll feedback either. Gone from 10/10 to 1/10.
Ebay hates sellers , the new scamming sellers and the ones that have sold for years . The same treatment
Sorry to hear about your quitting Ebay. I had your store saved for notices of things on sale but I haven't received any notices since I bought the Deathstroke the Terminator comic lot from you two years ago, hadn't realized that it had been so long ago! I also couldn't search your store name as I know you as "Bricktsar" & "Traintsar" and the * in jaabo*s always slips my mind. The Ebay app also doesn't do you any favors in the way to search for stores by name.
Yes, I hate how you can't search Ebay by store name. I can never find sellers unless I use their link to their store. That is very annoying.
Sir thank you for so honest review.u saved me
On my account, 1052 transactions, as a buyer / seller, only 55 items sold. 100% positive feedbacks, buyers don’t give a S@$& about leaving a nice review, after selling for a couple months Im done with eBay. It’s like swimming against the waves. I really understand your frustration bud.
funny I remember using a scanner to scan coins and a bunch of other stuff for listing. I also believe some of this is a natural progression. More people are taking this serious now days and selling on a big scale, which oversaturates markets. So yeah it is much harder to be that 25 item store. All this before factoring in some of the details you hit on, the Ebay side of things.
I had a seller on ebay switch out a set on me. A cheaper set. Expected Mr to keep it sealed. Ebay gave me a partial refund. I've sold on mercari. It's a little better. Better than Ebay for sure.
Sorry to hear that. Hope you get your money back.
Thank you