Are new top-rated standards fair to all sellers?

[cheryl062849]

I do not understand why eBay has decided to discriminate against sellers such as me.  90% of my sales are shipped as lettermail/letter-post because I sell small paper products.  I am presently top-rated in the US but I am now going to be downgraded because I cannot upload tracking numbers to 90% of my shipments.  Have I understood this correctly?  Is this fair to those of us who ship this way?  Is anyone else concerned about this?  How can I communicate this concern to the right people at eBay?  I am not sure the agents when you call "Contact Us" are who I should be expressing my concerns to.  I would appreciate any helpful input concerning this.  Thanks!

[asparrow4]

No it is not fair and nothing U can do it .    You are not top rated on ebay.com.becaouse U sell and are registered on ebay.ca

Please google chitchatsexpress if You live in Toronto area and propably U will find some answers to your question. Good luck

[femmefan1946]

Most Wednesdays at one pm EST/EDT there is a chat with the Canadian eBay staffers.

But the cohort of Canadian TRS is pretty small, and those discounts are a loss to eBay, so chances are not good.

One poster points out that the current drop in the Canadian dollar makes up for his losses in fees etc. Have you done that arithmetic?

Are you finding that you get an inordinate number of INR claims?

Do you get multiple orders that would bring each sale up to a point where tracking is worthwhile? Can you see a way to do this?

Have you considered using Free Shipping? Remember that this means your shipping cost (85 cents?) is included in your asking price.

Have you considered shopping for discount postage to reduce your shipping costs? It's not hard to find postage at a 20% discount with free shipping and no added taxes.

And frankly, if you can't make money without the TRS discount, maybe you should rethink your business plan.