Yet again Ebay are controlling sellers even more

RFW

toycollector wrote: »

first post by long time lurker.

i have been selling on ebay for several years now and have seen a drastic drop in my earnings due to the 99p free listings. i had been increasing my postage costs to compensate this, but now i have just received a warning about my DSR's for postage being low and a warning about possible future account restrictions.

i think this is very unreasonable as no one is being forced to buy my items, my postage costs are very clearly written in my descriptions, and then to leave a low rating for postage is just sour grapes.

i dont think any ammount of whinging will change the rules, the only way to break the system is to use it to our advantage. today i have left feedback for about 20 items i bought recently and i left DSR's for all categories of 1 for all of them (even the free postage items) it only takes 4 low DSR's to get the warning, if every buyer did this within a month half the sellers on ebay would have restricted accounts and ebay would have to rethink their policies.

Quite possibly the most unhelpful post on here for a while, because your business is unsuccessful, your advice is to ruin other people's
Ebay can do without buyers or sellers like you. I believe Ebid is very handy if you want to pop over there:rolleyes:

StaffsSW

toycollector wrote: »

first post by long time lurker.

i have been selling on ebay for several years now and have seen a drastic drop in my earnings due to the 99p free listings. i had been increasing my postage costs to compensate this, but now i have just received a warning about my DSR's for postage being low and a warning about possible future account restrictions.

i think this is very unreasonable as no one is being forced to buy my items, my postage costs are very clearly written in my descriptions, and then to leave a low rating for postage is just sour grapes.

i dont think any ammount of whinging will change the rules, the only way to break the system is to use it to our advantage. today i have left feedback for about 20 items i bought recently and i left DSR's for all categories of 1 for all of them (even the free postage items) it only takes 4 low DSR's to get the warning, if every buyer did this within a month half the sellers on ebay would have restricted accounts and ebay would have to rethink their policies.

What a low down, sneaky, spiteful, and nasty thing to do!:eek:

First, and hopefully last post...

Besides, if you left a positive comment with all the low ratings, you will have been flagged up for individual review, and with any luck you'll be NARU'd shortly.

babyharry5

stevew8975 wrote: »

I work with ebay, rather than against it. I use it as a marketing tool and maximise it's capabilities and restrictions. There's much, much more to earining an income from ebay than just worrying about free insertion fees, free P&P, negative feedback, low star ratings etc.

However, I still feel it is easier to use as a platform than a bricks and mortar outlet.

And not every industry sector is in recession. There is, no doubt, a shrinkage in overall expenditure, but there is also a shift in spending priorities of many people. By looking at how and where people are now spending money, it is not impossible to find an opportunity to benefit from that.

agreed, I work with Ebay rather than against; what else can you do if you want to sell on there?
I've had my best ever year in the last year ( recession or not).
Yes free p & p can be a pain, but I just increase the cost of the item to cover it.
Ebay for me is still the best platform for sales , rule changes or not, and so you have to adapt to changes as best you can.

If your item is something that wont sell for a lot of money, then a car boot sale is a better bet ( free 99p listings or not)

Personally i dont bid if someone is taking the p*ss with postal charges, its obvious what they are doing, and i dont like it.

so, either you have to get on with it or go elsewhere - simple
.

itsnotfair_2

toycollector wrote: »

first post by long time lurker.

i have been selling on ebay for several years now and have seen a drastic drop in my earnings due to the 99p free listings. i had been increasing my postage costs to compensate this, but now i have just received a warning about my DSR's for postage being low and a warning about possible future account restrictions.

i think this is very unreasonable as no one is being forced to buy my items, my postage costs are very clearly written in my descriptions, and then to leave a low rating for postage is just sour grapes.

i dont think any ammount of whinging will change the rules, the only way to break the system is to use it to our advantage. today i have left feedback for about 20 items i bought recently and i left DSR's for all categories of 1 for all of them (even the free postage items) it only takes 4 low DSR's to get the warning, if every buyer did this within a month half the sellers on ebay would have restricted accounts and ebay would have to rethink their policies.

Thats harsh if the seller did nothing wrong. You think punishing an odd seller will make Eaby change it's rules. No chance.

I have sold on Ebay for 10 years and make a good living from it. By good I mean pay all my bills and eat well. We have raised 3 kids too in that time.

Times change and ebay has certainly, but then RM have got tighter too since we began. At the end of the day these changes have been forced by dishonest buyers and sellers.Just like many other things in life we can't change.

We can moan and do but this is how it is now.

babyharry5

toycollector wrote: »

first post by long time lurker.

i have been selling on ebay for several years now and have seen a drastic drop in my earnings due to the 99p free listings. i had been increasing my postage costs to compensate this, but now i have just received a warning about my DSR's for postage being low and a warning about possible future account restrictions.

i think this is very unreasonable as no one is being forced to buy my items, my postage costs are very clearly written in my descriptions, and then to leave a low rating for postage is just sour grapes.

i dont think any ammount of whinging will change the rules, the only way to break the system is to use it to our advantage. today i have left feedback for about 20 items i bought recently and i left DSR's for all categories of 1 for all of them (even the free postage items) it only takes 4 low DSR's to get the warning, if every buyer did this within a month half the sellers on ebay would have restricted accounts and ebay would have to rethink their policies.

wow - thats really spiteful!

listerecosse

toycollector wrote: »

first post by long time lurker.

today i have left feedback for about 20 items i bought recently and i left DSR's for all categories of 1 for all of them (even the free postage items) it only takes 4 low DSR's to get the warning, if every buyer did this within a month half the sellers on ebay would have restricted accounts and ebay would have to rethink their policies.

That is disgusting, sorry, just because things are not going well for you at the moment, you want to mess about other peoples livelyhood, shame on you.

This post of yours has been plastered all over the ebay forums, expect a backlash im afraid

dudleypipe

toycollector wrote: »

first post by long time lurker.

i have been selling on ebay for several years now and have seen a drastic drop in my earnings due to the 99p free listings. i had been increasing my postage costs to compensate this, but now i have just received a warning about my DSR's for postage being low and a warning about possible future account restrictions.

i think this is very unreasonable as no one is being forced to buy my items, my postage costs are very clearly written in my descriptions, and then to leave a low rating for postage is just sour grapes.

i dont think any ammount of whinging will change the rules, the only way to break the system is to use it to our advantage. today i have left feedback for about 20 items i bought recently and i left DSR's for all categories of 1 for all of them (even the free postage items) it only takes 4 low DSR's to get the warning, if every buyer did this within a month half the sellers on ebay would have restricted accounts and ebay would have to rethink their policies.

If you took the time to learn how eBay works, you'd find out that 4 low DSR's doesn't necessarily mean that you're restricted. Its a %age of the DSRs you receive, you ignorant a**hole.

toycollector

dudleypipe wrote: »

If you took the time to learn how eBay works, you'd find out that 4 low DSR's doesn't necessarily mean that you're restricted. Its a %age of the DSRs you receive, you ignorant a**hole.

Dear dudley dunderhead

if you read the policies page you would find that it is a combination of percentage or individual low ratings, and i never said i was restricted i said i was warned.

:Tat your ignorance dunderhead:T

oh and i am a serious buyer and not a troll

DaveAshton

toycollector wrote: »

first post by long time lurker.

i have been selling on ebay for several years now and have seen a drastic drop in my earnings due to the 99p free listings. i had been increasing my postage costs to compensate this, but now i have just received a warning about my DSR's for postage being low and a warning about possible future account restrictions.

i think this is very unreasonable as no one is being forced to buy my items, my postage costs are very clearly written in my descriptions, and then to leave a low rating for postage is just sour grapes.

i dont think any ammount of whinging will change the rules, the only way to break the system is to use it to our advantage. today i have left feedback for about 20 items i bought recently and i left DSR's for all categories of 1 for all of them (even the free postage items) it only takes 4 low DSR's to get the warning, if every buyer did this within a month half the sellers on ebay would have restricted accounts and ebay would have to rethink their policies.

Expect to get another message from ebay about your malicious feeback leaving, then.

You really think they won't notice? :rolleyes:

StaffsSW

toycollector wrote: »

Dear dudley dunderhead

if you read the policies page you would find that it is a combination of percentage or individual low ratings, and i never said i was restricted i said i was warned.

:Tat your ignorance dunderhead:T

oh and i am a serious buyer and not a troll

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