Buyer Protection

[newsandels]

Just noticed all my items listed this week Ebay have increased  my starting price by 75p+ 4% this will impact on my sales as some items are listed low to sell. If Ebay want to get Buyer Protection from the Buyer they should add it at checkout so not to make it look like the Seller is on the make.

Is this legal to alter the sellers listing price? I think this could be the end of Ebay for Private sellers. I have been a seller for 20 years this is the worst I have seen it   

[gazfromnuneaton]

A 76p buyer protection fee on a 99p listing is absolutely ridiculous. Go back to charging sellers or remove for items below  £2. Most of my items are 99p and have stopped selling. Will all come off shortly and do joblots to get rid of all my listings if Ebay doesn't change this stupid fee. Then they'll get nothing from me after 23 years.

[goldenwolfman]

I ended most of my listings over a month ago - put some back as testers to see if SD had been enforced as yet - still accepting postage as my choice ...at the moment. Not sold a thing and views are practically zero.

Obey has shot themselves in the foot, there are so many glitches and blatant errors. In fact go as far as to say the whole issue is a disaster - must be pressure coming soon on those who formulated this mess.

I took my listings to another site, e bid, its slow but I made some sales - so all is not finished. I'm still monitoring daily and will take down the remainder when SD is enforced. Not purchased a thing for months - and will not do so until I'm able to make some money here.

[fordedison]

the holy grail for ebay would always have been a buyers premium and this looks to be just that in all but name !!

[anna_e_c]

Hi I've been a private seller and buyer on ebay for 24 years,  I've never seen anything like it around so called buyer protection fees, I've lost £5:69 from the sale price for buyer protection fees and money on hold until the items arrive and is released this can be upto two days after receipt.  What a joke, whereas the sellers protection,  why am I now being expected to sent out items on the promise that buyers will firstly be honest and that ebay release the funds? 

More under hand ebay fees in the UK, so much for selling for free 

[itrustu08082008]

Agreed, since Ebay has copy vinted, buyers pay for the postage, they copy with buyer pay for the commission and not the seller, which is silly as the buyer is shocked to find the extra cost added at the end of the auction of fixed amount or offer amount. I have to reduce the price by the buyer protection, but still the buyer think they are paying for it so they ask more, it is terrible, now I used to have lots of sales, but now it is one per many months and I do not bother with ebay. Ebay has really shot themselves in the foot. 

Maybe we should report this to the commission of standard practice or any, as they are adding extra cost at the checkout which was banned by airlines, if all remember. 

[foredeckunion]

Agree - let’s be clear this is a straight rip-off by eBay to line their own pockets at no discernible benefit to either buyer or seller - and they couldn’t care less .

I’ve  bought and sold on eBay for 20 years, never had an issue on either side of a transaction.

The feedback system keeps 99% of people straight already. If there really is a case for this fee, then show us the hard evidence, because I don’t believe it.
Classic monopolistic abuse by a market dominator whose customers have little realistic option to go elsewhere.

Used to recommend eBay to others, but no more.

[walkers17]

I agree. This is a ripoff. I’m a private seller. Most of my items are priced under £10. Purchases have now dropped through the floor as the addition of buyer protection (whatever that means!) makes my items unattractive to purchasers. I’ve always sent sold items by Royal Mail and have never had an issue with that. 

[foredeckunion]

Buyer protection also leads to incomprehensible sale prices like £9.63 or £321.04, which make no sense to buyers used to the logical pricing that used to be possible and that is universally used by retailers, such as £10 or £14.99.

Very bad, unnecessary and greedy call by eBay, and very reputationally damaging.

[foredeckunion]

Buyer protection also leads to incomprehensible sale prices like £9.63 or £321.04, which make no sense to buyers used to the logical pricing that used to be possible and that is universally used by retailers, such as £10 or £14.99.

Very bad, unnecessary and greedy call by eBay, and very reputationally damaging.