NO LONGER SELLING DUE TO SIMPLE DELIVERY

[rugbyguy1960]

AS OF 15TH APRIL MY DAYS AS A PRIVATE EBAY SELLER WILL STOP AFTER 19 YEARS.

I AM FED UP OF THE GREED OF EBAY AND I HOPE OTHER EBAY SELLERS DECIDE TO NO LONGER LET THE EBAY CONTROL FREAKS HAVE THIS MUCH CONTROL OVER PRIVATE SELLERS.

[edwardian-dreams]

Some of your things would do well on Depop others on vinted 

youd have to go research what things are up for on those sites 

vinted is the cheaper selling but nor always depends

there’s also ebid 

it’s really a case of trying them all out for a month or so?

[deli2158]

Check Post Office now handles EVRI.
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[rugbyguy1960]

Good luck with moving forward. I'm only staying to watch how this whole disaster pans out.

[edwardian-dreams]

Good luck

we all have to do what we have to do

keep an eye on the forums next couple weeks or so you never know it might all change again in some small better way …ever the optimist me

[forestfeline62]

yes our main post office takes evri and DPD parcels but the staff in the post office are like bull dogs ,if they don't want to deal with certain parcels they will put them to one side and say "i'll deal with that tomorrow " You won't get anything past them .

[akemp1]

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@rugbyguy1960 wrote:

I managed to maintain 100% feedback.

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Yeah I can't believe I maintained 100% positive feedback for 24 years although I think they they now show buyers a percentage based on your past 12 months feedback but I do not have a single negative or neutral feedback across all 24 years maybe 4000 transactions?

Having said that I did have to get ebay to remove negative feedback maybe 2-3 times where buyers were being completely unreasonable so credit to them for doing that. I also learned that if you post a used computer keyboard to someone and it gets jiggled around enough while upside down in transit they will just get a box of dead skin and hair.

If we walk away now our feedback achievements will never be undone.

[deli2158]

Normally pay RM £3.25 and charge £3.95 to cover packing mater and time and driving to Post Office.
2-5kg use Yodel on larger parcels but rate includes 10kg and 120cm for £5.21 and charge £5.95 and £6.95 if a lot of packing involved.
EBay have now screwed it and charge £7.71 or more. Idiots and Buyers Ripped Off.
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[rugbyguy1960]

I'm the same as you. Apart from never even having a negative or neutral. That's after 20 years and a lot of sales. In fact one of my best ones was late last year who even gave a positive for a cd that was damaged during delivery on the build up to Christmas because of communication between us.

[edwardian-dreams]

With some of your stuff I’d try vinted for a couple weeks see how you get on

but check their what you can and can’t sell policies too

only suggesting this because their postage ages are good an have tonnes of courier options

[rugbyguy1960]

So much for these changes benefitting sellers and buyers. Yet again another porky pie.

[gmij1961]

Simple delivery is  ridiculous , it is so badly thought out  and thoroughly deserves the storm it has created. If Ebay leadership has any common sense it will be dropped before the 15th deadline

However from an auction point of view it is "Buyer protection" that has currently done the most damage as it breaks the most basic auction rule . Buyer protection costs are dynamically added to the bid process which will deter bidders  will reduce the end sale prices  . Whilst the seller does not  pay any selling costs it reduce any end sale amount to a greater degree than the deduction of a post sale fees.  To be blunt we all worse off than when seller fees were charged  .

I think Ebay genuinely felt that Simple Delivery would act as a sweetner to sellers after Buyer protection but obviously they have got  that unbelievably  wrong . Perhaps as sellers it shows we are more adverse to changes in  habit rather than financial  profit . 

Cancelling Simple Delivery will remove seller discontent   to a big degree but it won't remove the impact of "buyer Protection" and Ebay need to do so much more to rectify the damage they have caused 

What has happened does accentuate a difference between business and private sellers . However you can't blame business sellers for that as they have different set of costs , and what has happened has created a  ridiculous two tier selling system  .  Although Ebay would like to more sellers like me to be business sellers that is not going to happen and another misjudgement on their part .  I am a regular seller but I am a hobby seller and not a business . 

What is happening at present is not a conspiracy between Ebay and Ebay business sellers , it is a massive misjudgement on the part of Ebay and a major failing in their strategic planning. 

Being honest I think all of use want to return  to  how things were . It would be nice to find another platform but ultimately does that mean jumping through more hoops .  To me the answer is to keep up the pressure on Ebay to fix this mess 

[akemp1]

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@gmij1961 wrote:

Perhaps as sellers it shows we are more adverse to changes in  habit rather than financial  profit . 

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Frankly if ebayers weren't adverse to change more would have already signed up to other places. For a private seller the postage arrangements need to fit in to their individual circumstances and giving them proper choice (not limited to 2 carriers, then with penalties for choosing RM) is required.

[rugbyguy1960]

Absolutely right. As a seller who buys all they'd need to change are 2 things. Bring back seller fees  which were transparent and give back sellers the right to choose the carrier service that works for them which they have worked out for themselves. Oh and to learn to be upfront and honest with the users of this site.

[moonlight-rhapsody]

I wonder if ebay have thought about Royal Mail’s request to change to a 3-day-a-week delivery service and how that will affect the delivery timetables with Simple Delivery if it goes ahead.

[deli2158]

Very good youtube video.
As so many use eBay it is going to be an interesting period if all stop selling and buying - or become disenchanted with the increased rip off.

[rugbyguy1960]

That's why watching what happens next will be so interesting. It's a sure thing that they'll be more announcements and policy changes to come.

[clearingmyshelves2025]

Thanks. I'll continue to lurk on the forums just to see what Ebay do in response. No harm in being an optimist!

[rugbyguy1960]

Which would be good as the more exposure the better.

[drofter]

When Item Specifics came in, I moved my records to discogs. Couldn't be doing with filling in conductors, instruments & other old tat ... for  rock & blues records - ridiculous! Much debate from people who knew their subject much better than ebay on Community brought forth no engagement from ebay. Discogs is run by & for people who understand records. Their shipping set-up is not easy, but it's worth a go.

[clearingmyshelves2025]

Thanks. It's a shame cos I've still got items from both parents to find new homes for. But that's by the by. I'll be popping in now and then to see how things unfold.