16-04-2025 10:56 PM
eBay is hands down the worst selling platform on the internet today. It’s a bloated, broken system run by corporate parasites who haven’t evolved in over a decade. They don’t give a single damn about sellers — especially resellers — the very people who built this platform from the ground up.
Let’s be real: their metrics system is a joke. Outdated, irrelevant, and punishes sellers for things they have zero control over. A buyer doesn’t pay? Your fault. Delivery delay caused by the courier? Your fault. You could be running a perfect store, but one wrong move and they’ll tank your performance. It’s pathetic.
The new delivery posting interface is straight trash. Confusing, inefficient, and clearly made by people who have never sold a single thing in their lives. It’s like they went out of their way to make it worse.
And then there’s the Promoted Listings scam. You’re basically forced to pay eBay to get seen — but joke’s on us, because even when you do, it barely works. You hand over more of your profit for less visibility. No keyword control, no targeting, no insight. Just a black hole that eats your money and gives you nothing back. It’s daylight robbery.
eBay isn’t a marketplace anymore — it’s a greedy, bloodsucking machine. They want maximum profit with minimum effort. Seller support is non-existent. Feedback systems are broken. Their customer service is scripted nonsense. And the people running it? Useless. If I were a shareholder, I’d fire every single exec, bulldoze the boardroom, and start over.
They’ve forgotten one basic truth: without sellers, eBay is nothing. But like every other soulless corporation, they’ve traded community for cash grabs. And now they’re bleeding users and still too arrogant to care.
If you're thinking of selling on eBay — don't waste your time. There are better platforms out there that don’t treat you like trash while rinsing your pockets.
eBay is finished. And they did it to themselves.
19-05-2025 10:51 PM
Loving the thread title
19-05-2025 11:22 PM
"You...you realise that people get the "Experienced Mentor" badge just for posting a certain amount of posts, right? As in, they don't actually work for eBay."
There's a bit more to it than just posting a lot, and although Mentors don't work for ebay, they are expected to be an "advocate of ebay". The following link details how you get to be a Mentor and what's expected of you:
https://community.ebay.co.uk/t5/Community-Notice-Board/Community-Mentor-Programme/ba-p/7612430
20-05-2025 12:20 AM
Yeah, they're basically eBay cheerleaders.
What a weird thing to spend your time and effort on without getting paid for it.
20-05-2025 12:46 AM - edited 20-05-2025 12:49 AM
eBay wouldn't need advocates if they just ran a decent platform with honesty, integrity, and transparency. People would naturally speak highly of them. But instead they run a dishonest, manipulative, shady platform and then because of that they need cheerleaders to shout to everyone that everything's hunky dory. People are not stupid though. Outside of this little walled-garden the truth is out there for everyone to see. Rather than beg for advocates, it would be better to just be decent.
It does highlight how even the forum isn't all that it appears to be.
20-05-2025 2:25 AM
I used to be an advocate of ebay in real life. I was like a brand ambassador, and constantly told all my family and friends, it doesn't matter what you want, you can get it on ebay. It's wonderful. Sadly ebay's own policies have destroyed my support for so many reasons - SD, BPF, useless search results, withheld payments, the constant tinkering, and the sheer annoyance and difficulty of doing anything on ebay these days. I'm no longer a brand ambassdor, and my family & friends know how far from grace ebay have fallen. But ebay's only got themselves to blame - they seem to have got the reverse Midas touch. It's quite sad really.
20-05-2025 3:08 AM
"What a weird thing to spend your time and effort on without getting paid for it."
Oh I don't know, lots of people, not just mentors, spend time here trying to help others, I guess it's a sort of hobby in a way. And why not! And the mentors generally know ebay inside-out and can provide knowledgeable answers. I agree that the advocacy thing though can sometimes make them stand out as being different from most of the rest of the forum.
20-05-2025 8:03 AM - edited 20-05-2025 8:04 AM
IF Mentors cannot say something good about Ebay then they tend to say nothing or very little. Many (quite rightly in my opinion) tread a fine line between being an Advocate and voicing their own personal opinion. They do not back Ebay and all their policies 100%.
I am an ex experienced Mentor by choice and have told Ebay do NOT promote me to Mentor again 🙂
20-05-2025 8:12 AM
A weird way to spend time and effort without getting paid for it????
I do not see why or how its weird if someone has a few hours to give free........ helping others with their Ebay issues. When my husband was working (and i was home alone) i used to spend more time giving advice on the boards than i do now. It didnt hurt trying to help people for a couple of hours in the morning. Its called trying to be a nice person and not expect to be paid for everything one does in life.
20-05-2025 8:45 AM
I used to advocate for ebay in real life too. Nowadays I tell people to sell elsewhere unless they think they will get a better price on ebay. My love for ebay has turned into irritation. It takes far too much time and effort to sell these days. I had a banner for something the other day (I forget what for) and my thoughts were ‘oh shut up and go away, I’ll do things how I want to’. That more or less sums up how I think of everything ebay suggests. Ive done my way successfully for years. Its only when I have to bend to ebays changes/rules that things have fallen off the success train.
20-05-2025 8:47 AM
@eastern_standard_time wrote:
Yeah, they're basically eBay cheerleaders.
What a weird thing to spend your time and effort on without getting paid for it.
Some peeps may be disabled and this the only ' contact' with the outside world that's available and easy to reach.
Some have a wish just to help people !
Does every helpful action need to end with a monetary result ?
20-05-2025 8:51 AM
You busy making pom poms ? lol
I was just thinking.......i do 5 things on a weekly/or monthly basis for free and expecting nothing in return.
20-05-2025 8:56 AM
Careful ....it may have said "Coming soon Simple Delivery for Business Sellers! " lol
20-05-2025 11:34 AM
20-05-2025 10:24 PM
Oh Im already expecting simple delivery for businesses. It would have to be optional though. I use postage stamps mostly. My buyers don’t want labels.
22-05-2025 5:24 PM
I hate to say it, but you absolutely right. Sad but true...
22-05-2025 6:00 PM
@superchallenge wrote:but without eBay, I wouldn't have a business. Neither would a lot of people on these boards.
We don't know what would have happened in the parallel universe where ebay hadn't existed or had failed.
Probably another online marketplace would have emerged as dominant and maybe it would have treated it's buyers and seller better. I don't think we owe any debt of gratitude to ebay as they have certainly been paid for their efforts over the years as they are not doing it for charity.
Take each day at a time and judge them on what they say and do.
22-05-2025 6:36 PM
@akemp1 wrote:
@superchallenge wrote:but without eBay, I wouldn't have a business. Neither would a lot of people on these boards.
We don't know what would have happened in the parallel universe where ebay hadn't existed or had failed.
Probably another online marketplace would have emerged as dominant and maybe it would have treated it's buyers and seller better. I don't think we owe any debt of gratitude to ebay as they have certainly been paid for their efforts over the years as they are not doing it for charity.
Take each day at a time and judge them on what they say and do.
"They are not my enemy" is not the same as "We owe them a debt of gratitude."
Either way, nice work picking one sentence out of a post that was made over a month ago, and ignoring the rest of it. I guess if it helped alleviate your boredom for a bit, then more power to you.
22-05-2025 6:50 PM
@superchallenge wrote:
I guess if it helped alleviate your boredom for a bit, then more power to you.
Just here to chat about ebay like you are so presumably we both find time to do that.
26-05-2025 3:59 PM
I completely agree, ebay is keeping my money. Pending items when they say complete. I have a few items still listed but very worried about selling adding more. My mother was selling for 25 years, she's just close her account, lost a small amount of money better leave now 😒
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I totally agree. The search doesn't work - in fact NOTHING works.