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Likely eBay changes for 2009
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There is an online sellers conference underway in London at the moment, where the MD of eBay UK has given indication of some more major changes throughout this year, likely to be June and September - with a promised 60 day announcement lead time!
# Multiple variation listings will finally allow sellers to offer a choice of colours, sizes, fits etc. etc. in their listings.
# Free pictures (Plenty fo people selfhost or use photobucket - so I guess this is a "cant beat them, join them" move
# Smart FAQs will build on the FAQs currently available to sellers to display when potential buyers use “ask seller a question”. There will also be the option to turn off questions altogether.
# Easy returns: eBay will introduce a simple way for buyers to notify sellers that they wish to return an item, and to print off a “returns slip” to send back with their item.
# Free shipping: there are currently visibility incentives to offer free P&P (i.e. advantages in Best Match): financial incentives are also to be offered (no indication of just what these might be, but it is likely to be revenue neutral so the increased FVF is no longer an issue for sellers.
# Free shipping will also be mandated in more categories this year: although the categories have not goyt beyond rumour stage yet
Get ready for more foot stamping, listing changes, teddy throwing, boycotts etc!
# Multiple variation listings will finally allow sellers to offer a choice of colours, sizes, fits etc. etc. in their listings.
# Free pictures (Plenty fo people selfhost or use photobucket - so I guess this is a "cant beat them, join them" move
# Smart FAQs will build on the FAQs currently available to sellers to display when potential buyers use “ask seller a question”. There will also be the option to turn off questions altogether.
# Easy returns: eBay will introduce a simple way for buyers to notify sellers that they wish to return an item, and to print off a “returns slip” to send back with their item.
# Free shipping: there are currently visibility incentives to offer free P&P (i.e. advantages in Best Match): financial incentives are also to be offered (no indication of just what these might be, but it is likely to be revenue neutral so the increased FVF is no longer an issue for sellers.
# Free shipping will also be mandated in more categories this year: although the categories have not goyt beyond rumour stage yet
Get ready for more foot stamping, listing changes, teddy throwing, boycotts etc!
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great....more 'free postage' - postage isn't free as far as royal mail are concerned
It's a shame amazon have limits of, if its not in their catalogue, you cant sell it
thanks for the info though0 -
My change for 2009 is moving over to Ebid instead :-)0
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My change for 2009 is moving over to Ebid instead :-)
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