Ebay allowing Chinese sellers to game the system, just like they do on Amazon
Summary: shallow_karl criticizes a practice on eBay where multiple sellers use identical ads for the same product with misleading tags like "one left." marnotom! notes that the seller may not be successfully "gaming the system," while recped explains that the "Last One" tag is automatically added by eBay near the end of inventory, even on multi-quantity listings. femmefan1946 suggests the sellers could be North American dropshippers with overseas suppliers, and responds to brettjet38's comment on tariffs, clarifying Canada's lack of tariffs against Chinese imports. mrdutch1001 points out that sales tactics like the "Last One" tag are common across platforms and advises focusing on the positive.
Three sellers, different names, really all the same, advertising the same product with identical ads, claiming "one" left. Only one sold in three months. This is the same listing, 3 times over.
mrdutch1001
·1 year agoand this rant is really about what? a sales ploy by the selling site? I sell on Etsy and that site uses similar tactics and will apply its own similar tags to listings like"rare find", "last one", "low in stock", "only 1 left" < all additives put there by the selling site, NOT the seller. These additives are a sales technique and you will see this done on many selling sites.
Have a coffee, go for a walk, change the channel, maybe a change of scenery will jumpstart your day into something more pleasing. Look to the positive>not everything is as it seems...
femmefan1946
·1 year agoThose "three Chinese sellers" might also be North American dropshippers with overseas suppliers.
The supplier handles the photos, the description, the packaging, &the shipping for the reseller.
The reseller/dropshipper takes responsibility for the photos, the description, the packaging, &the shipping.
The goods might be shipped from overseas or from an American warehouse.
The best way to tell is by the last estimated date for delivery.
brettjet38
·1 year agoTrumps Tariffs with China will put an end to this nonsense...
femmefan1946
·1 year agoCanada does not have any tariffs against Chinese imports.
If the seller is shipping directly to Canada, even if the shipment passes through the USA, no additional fee beyond the usual duty and sales taxes will be charged.
If the seller is warehousing in the USA, they will be paying US tariffs on the dock and that will raise the price on eBay.
A purchase from a Chinese seller might be charged countervailing tariffs if it is shipped from the USA and is one of the categories subject to countervailing tariffs.
recped
·1 year agoFYI - the "Last One" is a tag that eBay puts on most multi-quantity listings when the CURRENT inventory is down to one. Unfortunately it does not mean the seller has only one copy available.
I see this added to many of my listings. I don't like it but I have no control over it.
I have multi-quantity listings using the Out Of Stock option, I usually only list 1 item, when it sells I add 1 item and the listing goes live again. and eBay usually adds the Last One tag, nothing I can do about it.
Assuming that all three sellers are the same is foolish, it's probably multiple sellers all sourcing from the same company using the same descriptions and images that are supplied by the manufacturer who is dropshipping the orders for them.
marnotom!
·1 year ago