Quality, Not Volume = FVF Discount

goodfella66

Go to ebay.com & above your DSR table there is a link to see what discount you will qualify for under the upcoming new rules & how affected you are by 1's & 2's.

ArmitageShanks

Platinum discount is dropping from 35% to 30%? Is that right?

Edit: actually to 25%

Smart_But_Casual

ArmitageShanks wrote: »

Platinum discount is dropping from 35% to 30%? Is that right?

Yep.

Way to go looking after the best sellers!

ArmitageShanks

Reading the PS board this is absolute cack.

Even if we're as good as we can be we'll go from 35% to 25%.

But in reality we'll probably only get 10% discount thanks to their impossible criteria.

We pay ebay £4k+/month across all our accounts, this will hurt.

Smart_But_Casual

Also, as there will no longer be the need to be registered as a business HMCR will dip out as I'm going straight back to private seller!

Own website (which I've been putting off) here I come!

Smart_But_Casual

Having now done my research it's going to be nye on impossible to get the full discount every month.

Strapped

Smart_But_Casual wrote: »

Also, as there will no longer be the need to be registered as a business HMCR will dip out as I'm going straight back to private seller!

Own website (which I've been putting off) here I come!

Won't HMRC take an interest when you de-register as self-employed?

Smart_But_Casual

Strapped wrote: »

Won't HMRC take an interest when you de-register as self-employed?

As I also work and ebay is a hobby, no. Especially as I only registered as a business within the last 12 months and have yet to file a return.

Every cloud etc......

StaffsSW

I pity the smaller volume sellers - it seems it only takes 2 dings on the stars and that is the discount lost for a year.

I bet eBay are looking forward to more postal strikes - it could exonerate them from issuing any discounts!

The fees may not be increasing, but it's pretty certain the revenue raised will be a lot higher.