New private seller Ebay listing limits

RFW

http://www2.ebay.com/aw/uk/201004.shtml#2010-04-01143105

With a feedback below 25, restricted to 100 per month with immediate effect and from June 2010 all private sellers get 100 free 99p listings per month and then charged for any after 100.

littlerat

This actually makes sense to me - what private seller will honestly need more than 100 listings in a month, never mind all 99p ones?

StaffsSW

I really do hope this is not an April fools joke...

me4bargains

littlerat wrote: »

This actually makes sense to me - what private seller will honestly need more than 100 listings in a month, never mind all 99p ones?

Not very often that I agree with Ebay's rules but I too think they are right.
There's far too many proffesional traders pretending to be private sellers so they don't fall under the DSR.

sunnysea83

Not sure this has been posted but

01 April, 2010 | 02:36PM BST


In March 2009 we introduced zero insertion fees for private sellers in the UK and Ireland who list items in Auction Style Format with a starting price of 99p/99c or lower. Since this launch there has been a significant increase in both the number and variety of items listed for sale. This has been welcomed by buyers who are finding great deals and sellers who have seen an overall increase in the number of buyers.
However, some sellers have been taking advantage of this pricing to list very large volumes of lower quality goods, creating a poor experience for buyers and other sellers. We have taken steps in recent months to keep the marketplace in balance, and today we are announcing further changes as detailed below:
1.) For private sellers registered on the eBay.co.uk and eBay.ie sites

• From this week private sellers with a feedback score of less than 25, will be automatically limited to 100 live listings/total quantity at any point in time on ebay.co.uk and ebay.ie.
• Any private seller listing in high volumes will be reviewed by Customer Support , and potentially required to upgrade to business status or be blocked from listing on ebay.co.uk and ebay.ie.

2.) For overseas private sellers listing directly on ebay.co.uk and ebay.ie.

• Sellers registered on the ebay.com site are bound by the International Trading Policy, which now requires high volume sellers actively listing on European sites to be registered as business sellers. Breaches of this policy may result in a range of actions, including demotion in search and being blocked from listing on ebay.co.uk and ebay.ie.
• Private sellers registered on all other international sites are now automatically limited to 100 live listings/total quantity at any point in time on ebay.co.uk and ebay.ie.

3.) For all private sellers listing directly on ebay.co.uk and ebay.ie.

• From June 2010 all private sellers will be limited to 100 free auction-style listings per month. Auction-style listings beyond 100 will be allowed, but will be charged an insertion fee.

Business sellers are unaffected by the changes in this announcement. To identify if you should be registering as a business seller please view this help page.
Regards,
The eBay Team

RFW

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=2378595

cally6008

April 2010 ***Selling limits for private sellers on ebay.co.uk and ebay.ie***
01 April, 2010 | 02:36PM BST

In March 2009 we introduced zero insertion fees for private sellers in the UK and Ireland who list items in Auction Style Format with a starting price of 99p/99c or lower. Since this launch there has been a significant increase in both the number and variety of items listed for sale. This has been welcomed by buyers who are finding great deals and sellers who have seen an overall increase in the number of buyers.
However, some sellers have been taking advantage of this pricing to list very large volumes of lower quality goods, creating a poor experience for buyers and other sellers. We have taken steps in recent months to keep the marketplace in balance, and today we are announcing further changes as detailed below:
1.) For private sellers registered on the eBay.co.uk and eBay.ie sites

• From this week private sellers with a feedback score of less than 25, will be automatically limited to 100 live listings/total quantity at any point in time on ebay.co.uk and ebay.ie.
• Any private seller listing in high volumes will be reviewed by Customer Support , and potentially required to upgrade to business status or be blocked from listing on ebay.co.uk and ebay.ie.

2.) For overseas private sellers listing directly on ebay.co.uk and ebay.ie.

• Sellers registered on the ebay.com site are bound by the International Trading Policy, which now requires high volume sellers actively listing on European sites to be registered as business sellers. Breaches of this policy may result in a range of actions, including demotion in search and being blocked from listing on ebay.co.uk and ebay.ie.
• Private sellers registered on all other international sites are now automatically limited to 100 live listings/total quantity at any point in time on ebay.co.uk and ebay.ie.

3.) For all private sellers listing directly on ebay.co.uk and ebay.ie.

• From June 2010 all private sellers will be limited to 100 free auction-style listings per month. Auction-style listings beyond 100 will be allowed, but will be charged an insertion fee.

Business sellers are unaffected by the changes in this announcement. To identify if you should be registering as a business seller please view this help page.
Regards,
The eBay Team

flipper_2010

This won't help my clear out, but I do understand why they are doing it and in general is a good idea.

But when they say 100 a month, I guess that means you can only have 25 relisted for the month and this would count as your 100

littlerat

flipper_2010 wrote: »

This won't help my clear out, but I do understand why they are doing it and in general is a good idea.

But when they say 100 a month, I guess that means you can only have 25 relisted for the month and this would count as your 100

If it's low feedback, it's 100 live listings at any one time.

If it's the 99p, you can list 100 items a month for free with 99p or less start - I can't imagine you're going to be happy with everything potentially going for 99p anyway?


I think this is by large going to effect the people selling as private sellers who somehow have hundreds of the same items for same with 99p free listing - we all know the sort, you get pages of just their listings at times, they do 99p auction as BIN costs a bit more. It'll encourage them to register as the business sellers they are and start paying tax etc.

thepedestrian

sunnysea83 wrote: »

Not sure this has been posted but

Elvis is dead ?, a man has landed on the moon ?, how about who shot J.R. ?:rotfl:

goodfella66

This is by far & away one of Ebay's better rule changes! Thumbs up to Ebay...for a change!