eBay won't alter their thinking, Sue. They want sellers to roll the cost of
shipping into the price of the item so they can collect the increased Final
Value Fee. Then, in a few months, they'll require "free shipping" so that the
entire cost of shipping will have to be included in the purchase price, for the
same reason.
The net effect will be to drive small and medium-sized sellers off the site.
That is the intention. It's not a mistake, a miscalculation or a misstep, it's
part of their plan to transform the company.
Dave
----- Original Message -----
From: Susan Heim
To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU
Sent: Friday, September 05, 2008 11:20 AM
Subject: Re: [MOPO] new eBay mandatory $4.00 max on shipping????
I am hoping there will be enough of an uproar over this that Ebay will have
to alter their thinking. I got the same alert message for the album cover
frames I ship. Ebay had instructed me a year or so ago that my album cover
frames could be listed in the Music category under "accessories" and that is
how I have been listing them. My alert message is that the maximum shipping for
that category will be $5 beginning in October. There is no way I can ship a
custom made album cover frame for $5. The custom box and shipping materials
cost me about $3 just by themself before I even ship it, not to mention that I
ship fully insured at my expense. I keep getting the "shipping message" on my
larger frames also. I ship a full size movie poster frame to anywhere in the
country for $14.95. It costs me considerably more than that, so I am already
absorbing part of that shipping charge. There is no way it can go any lower on
a single frame and we ship for free on multipacks.
In their attempt to "show" buyers they are doing everything to make Ebay a
"satisfying" purchasing venue, they are forgetting about who pays the bills.
Sellers need to be taken care of also. That is evidenced by the number of
sellers, many major sellers, that have left Ebay. I have spoken to several
sellers who have said they will add the difference in the actual cost of
shipping from the maximum amount Ebay is allowing to the price of their item.
I guess that is one way to circumvent the situation. I suppose if everyone had
to do that it would level the competition field. But then is that really a fair
deal to the buyer, especially one that might be picking up their item in person
and wouldn't be paying any shipping. That is a common occurence for me in Los
Angeles for my particular product.
I can't imagine what they are thinking. Also, I have another thought. How
can something being sold at a fixed price be called an auction? Auction denotes
to me "bidding" going on.
Sue
www.hollywoodposterframes.com
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Date: Thu, 4 Sep 2008 22:52:43 -0400
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [MOPO] new eBay mandatory $4.00 max on shipping????
To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU
So,
I must have missed this one...
I'm revising my CGC'd monster magazines (have to update thanks to their
so-called new and improved image-hosting... sure the NEW pics look a little
bigger, but the OLD pics shrank!?!?!) anyway, after revision, I got this new
alert:
Attention Sellers:
Attention Seller!
Starting in October, the maximum shipping cost in this category
will be $4.00. You'll be asked to enter a shipping cost less than or equal to
this cost for the first U.S. flat rate shipping service.
Get a head start on these changes by updating your shipping costs
for this listing
I am using the Magazine Back-Issue category... Now, legally, there is
absolutely NO WAY that I can send a CGC'd magazine to ANYONE in the United
States... can't legally use magazines for Media Mail, so it's either Parcel
Post or Priority
Any Poster sellers getting this one, too?
Kenwick
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