Business closing, poor sales and then......

[limitlesscollectables]

I am closing my eBay business, because it is not worth it anymore, literally making a few pounds a day and having gone from a £70k business, the Brexit mess and the Russia illegal war has ended sales all over Europe. High postage prices in the UK and across the world and now with what orange face is doing to the world financial markets we are all heading for an even bigger dip in sales. I literally cannot get any lower I don't think.

Today though, a nice wake up of a purchase of over 40 magazines which is fantastic UNTIL you realise the buyer is from the USA, has 3 feedback, been a member for a few years and last made a purchase over 6 months ago. Total price for them, over £700 and you just know already that they are not going to be interested in paying, bought magazines mixed in with global shipping purchases, not queried anything, not paid for anything.

Have messaged them to say it will be better and more cost-effective to put it in one lot and use Global Shipping, it is one of those moments where you find typing a message hard knowing they will barely read it, let alone reply.

Yet another hopeless moment of my career on this dwindling platform and of course, I have the wonderful wait of days until eBay will do anything to allow me to relist the magazines.

I just wanted sales to survive, it is my only income and it is incredibly frustrating people still take the p***.

[bojangled]

@limitlesscollectables 

I just wanted to respond to this I do feel your pain. I’m sorry to hear you are considering closing.
There is a possibility your buyer may come through. 
Sales aren’t brilliant for me atm, have you considered downgrading your shop while this furore settles? 
Jo

[limitlesscollectables]

Just to update, 42 cancellation requests recevied today.....

"Order placed by mistake" utter Bull*bleep*....

Final nail in eBay coffin for me, nothing will happen to the "buyer" - sellers can be treated like mugs on eBay and no-one other than other sellers in the same boat understand what it does to someone when stuff like this happens.

[qualitycardsandgifts]

I too am closing up at the end of the month.     Gone from featured shop, to basic shop but lack of sales, and increasing INR cases due to ebays unreasonably delivery forecasts have been the final nails in the coffin.    I’ve been on here for years, and will miss it, but it just isn’t feasible any more.   

[therenewalworkshopltd]

I get that that kind of thing is annoying, but why on earth do you think that it's an issue?

It is literally the buyers right to cancel an order and something that we all have at one time or another.

I've literally had one this morning for an item selling for £70!  I'd still rather the customer cancelled it, than the cost/messing of a return.

Surely, you would rather have it cancelled than have a buyer return them?  Or even a return as Not as described and you have to pay for that?

But why on earth should anything happen to the buyer?

If you bought something and you changed your mind would you still want the order?

[limitlesscollectables]

You must have missed the point, this was 42 orders placed by the same person, over £360 worth of items... with Zero intention of paying for them.

If you still wish to tickle the buyer's *bleep* then you go for it, I would prefer to rip them off and thrown them in a field…

I am afraid, with an online marketplace, I do not see why anyone would feel some sense of agreement with a buyer for clicking on an item, reading about it, deciding you wish to purchase it, then doing that same thing another 41 times and then deciding actually you didn't want any of it. it is ridiculous.

As it stands, the buyer will be restricted from buying and bidding for this (i spoke wth eBay CS) - something you will feel is harsh of course, but that is your choice.

[therenewalworkshopltd]

No, I didn't miss the point at all.

I merely pointed out that it is the buyers legal right to do this.

How exactly is it that you know that the buyer had no intention of paying for them?
Just because they didn't in the end, does not necessarily mean that there is no intention.

If it is someone who is trying to get at you (as you seem to think), then they would be buying the most expensive items you have and claiming none deliver, or item not as described etc and getting a refund.

You didn't answer my questions though, if you changed more mind just after buying something online, would you still go through with the purchase?

And would you rather them return after buying them?

As to what CS said, yes, of course they always say what they mean.  They are known for it!

They cannot restrict someone for exercising their legal right.  The only time that kind of action is likely to be taken, is if that particular person is doing it all of the time.

You need to step back and think logically about this kind of thing, not with your feelings.

It is a part of selling online, just like having to honour returns and such like.

[limitlesscollectables]

You are responding to a thread moaning about a non-paying bidder and sticking up for their actions.

I can understand if I was making a post about one single buyer who didn't buy - it happens, have been on eBay for years and years and had thousands of transactions (and of course a number of cancellations) - I am not an idiot, but come on man, 40+ listings and over £300 but yeah, what is the fuss for, silly me, why am I annoyed - "it could have been worse...." is what you seem to think is a justified response and going to calm my frustrations - it is literary not the point.

I cannot take you seriously, I am afraid, you are surely on the wind up, and here to offer arguments that don't need to be made, no more response from you needed, but I am sure you will make one.