eBay

jt-libra · ‎09-09-2013

http://pages.ebay.com/sell/nosellfees/

I just learned of this yesterday. U.S. sellers have been eligible for this offer since August 15th (end date October 31st).

I buy quite a few items on eBay and I would take advantage of this program if it was offered in Canada. I wonder if it ever will be.

toby_le_pue · ‎09-09-2013

Guess it would be okay if you bought a lot.

But what if you have a different acct for buying.

jt-libra · ‎09-09-2013

Guess it would be okay if you bought a lot.

From reading the info, you have this option on each listing, so you could only choose as many as would seem likely you would spend.

But what if you have a different acct for buying.

That's certainly an issue for a lot of people.

I buy on both of my selling accounts and there's nothing I wouldn't want a buyer to see. But, of course, if I were to re-sell anything, it would be on the alternate account.

i*m-still-here · ‎09-09-2013

I would definitely do that.

I loved eBay bucks too.

I have to keep reminding myself that the reason I'm here is because it opens the US market to me in a way that nothing else does.

Still........ it would be nice to get all the perks too.

rose-dee · ‎09-10-2013

Well, this is one of the few truly bright ideas eBay has rolled out. Whoever thought this up was using his/her noggin.

I noticed the following important points in reading the terms: (a) it's by invitation only; (b) in the case of a voluntary refund to a buyer, the seller has to use his/her own money for the refund, via Paypal; (c) there is a $5,000/month limit; and (e) the vouchers are not transferable for cash (but on the other hand, they don't expire).

One caveat I think is that you would need to fairly carefully gauge your anticipated purchases against your listings, so as not to accumulate more vouchers than you can realistically use. Otherwise, it's a great idea if you buy and sell on eBay.

Of course, the seller taking advantage of this promotion is basically shifting the FVFs to other sellers, so it's a win-win for eBay: the seller opting in gets an eventual break on his/her own FVFs, the end seller makes a sale and eBay gets its FVFs; nobody loses.

This would be a truly cost-saving promotion for me, as I buy many of my "raw" materials through eBay sellers.

I assume this is completely new -- I don't recall ever seeing anything on this before. I wonder what it actually takes to get "invited" as a US seller? Would Canadian-registered sellers listing on eBay.com get invited?

Has any Canadian seller actually been invited? And why not offer it to Canadian sellers too - eBay would only gain by more sales on eBay.

jt-libra · ‎09-10-2013

Hi rose-dee.

Under the Terms and Conditions portion of the FAQ, it states:

"You must have an eBay account and PayPal account registered in the U.S. to redeem the eBay Voucher ("Voucher"). For security purposes, a credit card or bank account may be required."

Unfortunately.