03-01-2025 11:53 AM
I'm a private seller. Items I sell are between £2.90 - £10. Is It just me or will ebay's new Buyers' protection fee from the 4th Feb make it near impossible to sell competitively. A few months ago Ebay got rid of Sellers' fees for private sellers, which was a welcome move. But this new change and getting rid of multi-buy discount for private sellers will make it worse than it was with the original fees.
11-02-2025 10:43 AM
You're more than welcome to start an auction at 1p, which would appear as 75p to the first bidder.
You'd have to pretty confident of attracting more than one bidder, of course.
11-02-2025 5:10 PM
This is nothing more then a 'protection racket' by eBay, making people pay for what they're already getting for free under the eBay guarantee scheme. And like a 'racket' you don't get a choice. Clearly just a way of clawing back some of the fees they're losing out on from the abolishing of seller fees. What are the odds on them dropping it again when the number of private sellers falls off because it's no longer worthwhile?
11-02-2025 5:11 PM
Agreed, this is nothing more then a 'protection racket' by eBay, making people pay for what they're already getting for free under the eBay guarantee scheme. And like a 'racket' you don't get a choice. Clearly just a way of clawing back some of the fees they're losing out on from the abolishing of seller fees. What are the odds on them dropping it or changing it again when the number of private sellers drops off because it's no longer worthwhile? Or is that what they want, to be a 'business seller only' hub?
11-02-2025 5:14 PM
Wait for a while, and seller fees will be reintroduced at 'only' 5%. Then they'll gradually ramp up, just like last time.
In addition to the buyers fee, obviously.
11-02-2025 5:15 PM
What may kill it is a sustained drop in buyers.
11-02-2025 5:42 PM
12-02-2025 11:05 AM
Yes, I saw that as well. This is what I posted in another label
4 FEB has kicked in and for a £4.50 item, there is an increase of about 85p.
It's incumbent on ebay to provide a Marked as Delivered instead of forcing sellers to use their dedicated system.
Ebay: Please provide buyer with MARKED AS DELIVERED instead of forcing us to pay more for postage please and beating us up both ends.
I think ebay is silly to slap it on below £5. Live and let live..
12-02-2025 11:16 AM
Hopefully ebay is monitoring this thread and the fact sellers are not happy with their latest fee.
I have already run into a snag a number of times as a seller and a buyer with "best offers". Buyers will often message asking about what offer would be acceptable. You give them a figure they whack it into the best offer click proceed.....and suddenly it is not the figure agreed. Very confusing for buyer & seller. Can't see this system working for long. With selling fees, even if we don't like them, at least everyone knows where they stand. The price on the label is what it costs.
12-02-2025 11:22 AM
12-02-2025 12:06 PM
There are a number of Pro-Mentors whose job is to help us along. This is an unpaid role on behalf of a Multi-Billion Dollar company. They are only allowed to advise within the stated company parameters. Perhaps attended training and updating courses to ensure full compliance and awareness. There are several other also who don't identify as Pro-Mentors, there are always 2 or more sides to any discussion, changes are not always welcome.
By confiscating sellers funds for 14 days I supopose it was to be expected for a mild backlash.
I heard on this thread that EBay really don't want/need the private sellers. I think their comprehensive advertising strategy of trying to encourage more people to sign up and sell items perhaps didn't read the same edict.
12-02-2025 12:16 PM
Why would anybody put themselves forward to work unpaid for a multi billion dollar company?
12-02-2025 12:45 PM
12-02-2025 1:21 PM
I agree with you. I sell little things for a few pounds as well and this will just hike the price to be not that attractive
12-02-2025 1:29 PM
There are dozens of worthy causes and organisations that could do with a boost.
A helping hand, sharing expertise etc.
They aren't multi billion dollar companies though.
12-02-2025 1:35 PM
Sorry this is nonense. You've sold 11,000 items. You are buying up bulk collecitons of postcards and selling them individually. That's a business.
12-02-2025 1:42 PM
So just upgrade your account to a business account? None of these problems on there.
12-02-2025 1:53 PM
You're literally running a business on a private seller account though. This is a measure intended to curb that type of behaviour. Switch to a business seller account and every issues you've described goes away.
12-02-2025 2:07 PM
Oh dear me. Talk about making a simple thing complicated.
12-02-2025 2:37 PM
12-02-2025 2:47 PM