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@dark_phoenix9273 wrote:I see your an ebay supporter. One of these, "no one should ever challenging ebay, just follow along and do whatever they say" guys.
So you think a buyer saying they received an item is not proof they received the item?
So Buyers should be able to leave negs but not sellers? Why? Theres just as many bad buyers out there and they leave negs out of spite as well, I'm not talking about me, Im saying it happens to allot of people.
If we have to use tracking for every item we send out then that jacks up shipping costs and as a result costs sales.
I have received feedback before I even shipped. FB is not proof of anything.
The only time I use tracking is when I have to move up to Expedited because of weight. 90% of my 1000 sales a year, never have tracking.
Tracking is only required in the event of a dispute. Using tracking is entirely a seller's decision, eBay has never "required" it.
The easy way to deal with this is sell more and then the 21 day hold goes away. The hold goes away regardless of delivery confirmation. You "earn" the right of honesty.
eBay is a learning process and each of us uses the site differently.
Actually, tracking is not the only source of confirmation. They are working on a system for situations where there is no tracking where they send an email to the buyer asking if they got it.
I have never used tracking, except for Expedited, in 13 years. Why? It is not required except in the event of a dispute.
@dark_phoenix9273 wrote:Your so busy rushing to support Ebay your not even listening, This goes beyond just the 21 day hold. If a seller wants to be protected in any way they have to spend extra money on expensive features.
And your condescending "sell more" solution even though its irrelevant to my topic, is still offensive, as if it's just that easy on here to "sell more".
And the reason I reference that is because these practices of ebays hurt a sellers chance to move their product because they make selling that much more difficult. If you have to use tracking, then you have to reflect that in your shipping costs, so now its too expensive for the buyer to buy your item, unless your also willing to lower the prices of your item and sell it dirt cheap or at a loss.
So yes, your an old guard pro-ebay supporter, but if "ebay is always right in what they do" is your best argument, then save me the trouble of having to read it.
I understand your frustration, however, I am not defending eBay.
Seller protection is a myth and unnecessary. Except for Mexico, I generally have one or two INR claims a year, out of a 1000 sales. That has nothing to do with eBay.
I find selling from Canada to be easy and economical. I do a very good business and this business supports me.
Uncertain where you got what I hi-lited from. I certainly never said that, not even implied it. eBay has set rules. I work within the rules, quite successfully.
Forget the tracking, that is a red herring. eBay has said as much. eBay knows full fell, and supports CDN sellers who do not use tracking. eBay provides Top Rated Seller discounts without the required tracking.
Forget the aspect of missing parcels. I have spent more on beer, in one day, than I have lost on missing parcels in a year.
eBay is simply a venue that I use, for my purposes, to make me money.
@jersey..authentix wrote:Mr Elmwood. You're just feeding the fire. You know what you're dealing with. Walls don't listen.
I did get a chirp watching paint dry though
I know that.
@dark_phoenix9273 wrote:Jersey, you have no right to talk about other people not listening, In your minds Ebay is right 100% of the time and they never do anything wrong and we should follow them in a cult like manner.
If people read over the thread they will see how I have explained the manner in which Ebays selling policies hurt the business of sellers.
eBay's policies have helped me many times.
Then, there is the Pareto Principle. It states that 80% of results are done by the 20%. Basically, 20% of sellers generate 80% of the profit. Sounds more like you would like to be part of the 20%. Well, it is possible as there are several of those sellers here.
No-one here has said eBay is right, and certainly not 100% of the time. That is entirely your statement from what you want to believe.
eBay is not for everyone.
This is worse than sad. This guy is obsessed beyond words or hope.
"Heres what I know: Ebay requires Tracking as the ONLY valid proof of receipt by a buyer. Thererfore if a seller wants to be completely protected, they HAVE to use it. This raise the cost of their shipping which in turn hurts their business and chances of selling. "
I take it your mail order business experience is rather limited.
Those of us who have been selling directly to consumers for decades know your statement is out-of-wack with reality. It reflects the paranoia we see affecting many relatively new sellers who feel an absolute need for "protection".
Looking at your feedback records I see why.
