DROP IN SALES SINCE NEW BUYER PROTECTION 4TH FEB 2025

[lo.maggi]

Has anyone else noticed lack of sales since the buyer protection update 4th february 2025. I used to sell quite a lot and virtually sold nothing since 4th Feb. Can anyone else relate to this and what can we do?

[bassy_was_here]

So true!

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[bardun-21]

Absolutely true.  It is dead at the moment

[christine5224]

Agree. I’m voting with me feet. EBay management don’t want us, their loss.
Take care.
Christine
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[edwardian-dreams]

I got a gif of Laurel and hardy taken down

with caption of what a fine mess

was a lighthearted joke about postage system 

and actually extremely factual 

touchy? Yes lolol

even when you’re careful of what you post along comes a spider 

[bassy_was_here]

Ha! Ha! Shows how much they realise their mistake but an to dumb to admit it! 🤠

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[uksteve]

It’s just not buyer-friendly any more. I bought a hotwheels car last week for a few pounds. The list showed one price, then during purchase a different price plus a BPF, then at final stage, yet another price with a percentage of VAT.  The final amount i paid was not what the original list said though. Crazy.  I wish i’d kept all the screen grabs of that process to share. If it’s that messy for a toy car, what must it be like for more valuable items? No wonder buyers have walked.
I only sell occasionally, zero at the moment, and my last sales were losses.

it was so simple back in 1998 when i started. We even made friends around the world that we still keep in touch with.

Hey Ho. Onwards and downwards.

[crn303]

Hello … I see you have sold 30+ items in past month.     There are several of us wishing we had a fraction of that figure.

[specialk1937]

It's the same old story. What started off well has now become completely
eroded by 'Greed'

[bassy_was_here]

Yes, but now my sales have gone down to zero!

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[sparebitsbucket]

Yes, my sales have dropped from 5-10 a day to 1-2 a day, even though I've been forced to lower prices to include the BPF. Not game-breaking for me as it's not a business and I'm simply clearing storage boxes out, but annoying nonetheless as it's reduced the amount of pocket money I then get to spend on eBay.