TRS + power seller - does it make a difference?

alx2010

I should make both at the next evaluation on 20th - will i see a difference in sales?

macfly

Doubt it. A small reduction in fees though.

BigRedAnt

alx2010 wrote: »

I should make both at the next evaluation on 20th - will i see a difference in sales?

You might do with TRS; you get higher in the search rankings, and perhaps more importantly you get the little icon next to your item that many buyers like to see

As said before you will probably get 20% off your FVFs too.

Myyrrddyn

BigRedAnt wrote: »

You might do with TRS; you get higher in the search rankings, and perhaps more importantly you get the little icon next to your item that many buyers like to see

As said before you will probably get 20% off your FVFs too.

And the scammers think oooo an easy touch with TRS logo. I have noticed an increase in these type of people when I get the TRS logo.

BigRedAnt

Myyrrddyn wrote: »

And the scammers think oooo an easy touch with TRS logo. I have noticed an increase in these type of people when I get the TRS logo.

Really? I'd never even considered that to be honest. We aren't TRS at the moment, but are for most of the time, and never really noticed a difference.

However, if you get scammed a couple of times, but your sales increase a lot, it may still be worth it from a business point of view.

lovinituk

I saw an increase in sales when I got mine. As has been said, the higher search rankings obviously help and many buyers do trust a TRS more. The reduction in fees is great and isn't so small when your fees are several hundred £'s a month!

soolin

I also saw a very big increase in sales when I got TRS. My goods usually go for considerably more than others selling the same item in the same category.

Although the 20% reduction in fees is not huge, it is certainly better than nothing as well.

deeplydizzy

TRS does give you higher search rankings and with the proposed changes in May it could affect you even more,the 20% is not a huge discount but on better months it does make a difference.I am not the cheapest seller in my catagory but I find that people buy due to me being TRS.

terra_ferma

Let's not forget that with the increase in fees in some cats, like collectibles and clothing, non-trs are going to struggle to make any profit at all.
and as they have ended the lowest rate of discount, it will be all or nothing...

theonlywayisup

TRS does increase sales imho. The search ranking jumps up. We hover between Plat and Titn so the discount is usually 25% but sometimes goes to 30%. I was hoping they would raise the Plat to 30% and Titn to 30% as currently, if we are Plat, there is no fee discount advantage over Gold.

BigRedAnt

theonlywayisup wrote: »

TRS does increase sales imho. The search ranking jumps up. We hover between Plat and Titn so the discount is usually 25% but sometimes goes to 30%. I was hoping they would raise the Plat to 30% and Titn to 30% as currently, if we are Plat, there is no fee discount advantage over Gold.

Do you struggle to maintain TRS with that amount of sales? Obviously it depends on your target audience, but I have found that as we are growing we get more random low DSRs, which as you know are anonymous. It would be interestiing to know how the bigger sellers get on with DSRs. Also, I presume you have a personal accounts manager? I guess that is advantageous when trying to remove spurious feedback and ratings?