I'm a bit concerned about the new Simple Delivery service. I sell mostly postcards under £2 -

[ricnoa_38]

As a retirement hobby I sell postcards, mostly under £2. At the moment I charge £1 for postage and packing.  

None of my customers will pay £2.70 for such items weighing 25 - 50 grams. (Mind you the buyer protection charge has killed a lot of these off anyway).  Anyone else in the same boat? And have you resolved the problem please?

[kat@ebay]

Hi @ricnoa_38 ,

Thank you for your post.

Simple delivery will be optional for items that are priced £10 or under and lightweight( 100g or under) so if your postcards are in this range then you should be able to continue with your own postage.

Thank you,

Kat

[ricnoa_38]

Thank you for your reply.  The proof of the pudding will be apparent very soon, so let's hope for the best.

It must be noted too that I will be selling far fewer items in the near future, because of the buyer protection fee which has wiped out the majority of my items (mostly under £2). Perhaps a sliding scale could be introduced?

Regards

Richard Noakes

[kat@ebay]

Hi @ricnoa_38 ,

We welcome all feedback on the the new service which will be regularly evaluated as it starts being mandated. I will include your suggestion of a sliding scale. While we cannot guarantee it being implemented we will share it for review.

Thank you,

Kat

[john1297576]

As said, items under £10 will avoid the dreadful simple postage, but I see you list as auction.

I know it is rare now to get one bid let alone competitive bidding, but if that should happen and bidding takes item over £10 I have seen no comment on how this would be dealt with.

I have no wish to get involved in any ebay inspired postal system, going to post office frequently  is not convenient, and infrequent use of a printer is not practical, and only way I can see to continue is to use BINs to ensure prices no more than £10.

[ricnoa_38]

Buy It Nows cost a bit more to both buyer and seller (initial prices have to be lowered to achieve a saleable price), which when added to Buyer Protection would probably mean even fewer sales in the under-£2 price range. I have suggested a sliding scale of Buyer Protection charges on the cheaper end of the market.I too don't relish the thought of the 'Simple' delivery system on offer. Looks more complicated to me than my current system on bulkier/costlier items.However, systems can be changed when ebay sees how things are going  -  frankly I think it will be necessary for at least part of it.