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   

[crn303 · Accepted solution]

Whilst eBay are seeking to claw back lost revenue they have gone about it  in very strange and negative way. The buyer is being penalised for purchasing an item.   If a seller had a problem with non-delivery in the past, eBay would always take their side in recovering their cash.      Buyer protection has always been there.     
Surely the seller is the one to pay fees.  I would prefer it that way.

There has been such a negative response to this eBay change.     Surely they are aware of this and I have yet to read of any response from them.   I personally think they will have to make an amendment, please please don’t take long as their creditably must be at an all time low.

To think this time last year was fun …. but no more

[nuffinbutanumber]

I have found this as well silly amounts offered with the buyer protection fee added to listings and sales on lower priced items are virtually none existent since this was added

[downsizingxs]

I agree - I'd rather go back to Seller fees and pay this increase. Not that it is justified as a duplicated 'protection'. It just doesn't work.

Also, I now never offer Free Postage to keep the cost down for the buyer.

[strawballs]

I couldn't agree more. Selling my items on eBay is now becoming uneconomic as the increase in cost is putting my prospective buyers off.

[parsley2003]

I've moved, 5 days days no sales in fact hardly anything since that fee went on never known anything like it so i've took it all off here. Doubt things will get any better probably worse will leave in unsold for a while before i delete

[kath3735_wxmjn]

so have you actually gone on to another site?  If so how are the sales going on there??