03-11-2020 8:27 PM
Am I the only one who is disappointed with the lack of speed with which some sellers dispatch items? Some sellers take 4 or 5 days
or more to dispatch items. All well and good for sellers of unique used items but eBay shops should be careful. I can buy new items as quick and cheap on Amazon and often have next day free delivery.
You can only be disappointed when a listing advises that dispatch will be within 1 or 2 days, for example, and the seller breaches the contract and ships 3, 4 or more days later. Apart from that, there is nothing to be disappointed about. So yes, you probably are the only one.
Many listings - mine included - have a longer processing time stated on them to lower the risk of getting Item Not Received claims opened too soon by impatient buyers, and of getting damaging defects when a buyer hits the 'not delivered on time' button when leaving feedback. Selling on Ebay is extremely tough (Ebay punishes the seller when items arrive outside of the carrier's estimated delivery time - there is no leeway), so sellers are forced to do this to protect their accounts and livelihoods. But if you read the listing description, you'll generally see that they ship same or next day. I certainly do (I'm a business seller on another account).
If you don't like that some listings advise a genuine longer dispatch time, don't buy. No-one's holding a gun to your head. Simply log out, and pop over to Amazon.
Not that deliveries are any quicker over there. I refuse to do business with that company, but my partner bought a pair of shoes a week ago, with same-day dispatch and free express delivery. The order was certainly dispatched same day, but there was no indication whatosever that the shoes were coming from an Amazon warehouse in FRANCE. He only discovered that when he checked the tracking number yesterday to find out where the heck his order had got to.