Lots of Top Rated Sellers Status Gone

**SaiJin** · #23 08-23-2014

Actually it seems that eBay is extending the courtesy upto March 2015.

Right now all my accounts are above standard weird enough.

Gamefreak · #24 08-23-2014

screw ebay, im glad i left and went to amazon 3 years ago. but nothing but happy ever since mak 50x as much as i do on ebay and little to no issues

HurricaneHuntr · #25 08-25-2014

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Originally Posted by Dmshark25

I also realized my TRS accounts and aged accounts were getting lost in the search and on the 3 rd page or further

This happened all of a sudden back in March and I just figured the item I was selling was no longer popular and was putting them up for auction because bin listings wouldn't sell

So auctions sold 100% but at $20 less than normal

Than I listed the same item on a new account and it sold within a few hours, I listed another on a new account 0 feedback raised the price, and again it sold, I ended up getting more than normal and being able to get the first listings with a new account and my TRS accounts the listings were lost

So I'm done going nuts to keep that little symbol next to my user ID, eBay obviously is doing everything they can to eliminate sellers and definitely making it impossible to maintain a TRS account

Now I just keep making new accounts and spread sales as thin as possible and I'm getting the top spots, selling at a higher price

When u look like you are an occasional seller u are not noticed by eBay and buyers are not as harsh when they think this is your business

Now I just focus on new accounts and I'm making more and avoiding these ridiculous new standards, selling a few items a month on one account flies nice and low out of everyone's radar , but I pick the right items that will make me good profit and things are a lot better

No sense going against the grain, it's hopeless , eBay doesn't want TRS accounts anymore or small sellers making a living on there platforms , so adjust , and operate under darkness

You must be using a ****load of legitimate bank accounts. I won't even add a bank to the 10 limit accounts, until they get bumped to 30+ items or more. I have some going on 5 months that look like they may never get bumped with near 50 selling feedback and 100% and others that got bumped with 15 feedback.Seems random, but again i am not opening hundreds of bank accounts and alerting someone to file a SAR on me. Hopefully it all works out for you.

Dmshark25 · #26 08-25-2014

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Originally Posted by Moscutter

You must be using a ****load of legitimate bank accounts. I won't even add a bank to the 10 limit accounts, until they get bumped to 30+ items or more. I have some going on 5 months that look like they may never get bumped with near 50 selling feedback and 100% and others that got bumped with 15 feedback.Seems random, but again i am not opening hundreds of bank accounts and alerting someone to file a SAR on me. Hopefully it all works out for you.

I don't have many bank accounts, I use mainly VBAs and a couple prepaid cards, and I keep the real banks for a select few accounts, so mainly VBAs to verify

More and more there have been many options besides just bank accounts to get my funds

renzini · #27 08-26-2014

Ebay did a big mistake with this new top rated status. Is basically impossible for a business / ebay account selling in different category items to be a top rated seller.

This will make many sellers to stop selling items that can put in risk their accounts.

Good for other marketplace sites but a step back for eBay.

Dmshark25 · #28 08-26-2014

I would have to think that this is the result they wanted, I mean it's a billion dollar company, they have something planned

pzlv · #29 08-26-2014

TRS means nothing to me. I sell a ton more, and easier on a new account than I do with an aged account, I think it's the ebay search algorithm, they like putting new sellers up on showcase so that the new sellers get excited and stick with it, and then shove them down a little more each week enough that they don't notice it right away. They've seriously lost sight, but that's nothing new. Any company that will suspend a paypal account, and then cry that they're not getting their seller fees paid just has no idea what they're doing, and mainly run by suits who can't see the entire picture from their summer homes in Boca.

Dmshark25 · #30 08-26-2014

I agree with that, I thought it was my products at first , than there was some issue with

google that everyone was saying, and when I started listing on my new accounts I was

back in business, selling bin listings at top dollar again, where my aged and TRS account's listings were so buried sales were terrible

I think it has to do with eBay doing a complete house cleaning, if they didn't get the aged accounts with the defect system , they would kill there business by screwing up the search

GreenBean · #31 08-26-2014

Stanislav is going to agree with both of the posts by DMDshark25 & pzlv.

The more reports, the better the observations to attempt to work out WHY.

ah ebay!

Callidus · #32 08-26-2014

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Originally Posted by GreenBean

Stanislav is going to agree with both of the posts by DMDshark25 & pzlv.

The more reports, the better the observations to attempt to work out WHY.

ah ebay!

Stanislav may agree, but to be posting such general statements on other threads that ALL eBay sellers are DOWN on YTD sales is somewhat ridiculous.

GreenBean · #33 08-26-2014

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Originally Posted by Callidus

Stanislav may agree, but to be posting such general statements on other threads that ALL eBay sellers are DOWN on YTD sales is somewhat ridiculous.

You had your say on that in the relevant thread.

You got your reaction.

Now move on and discuss correctly.

No need for the jibes. Going to perpetuate bad feelings.

oompaloompa · #34 08-26-2014

now when I source items, I make sure they can be sold on az first, ebay gets the left overs that have not sold....if it is not appropriate for az, it does not get purchased by me......but az fees are over the top too.....and they turn around and sell for not much more than you can source stuff on the majority of goods, they do not pay fee but we have to....

rsot · #35 08-26-2014

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Originally Posted by GhostWhoWalks

Can anyone remember when ebay did something and it failed and they removed it???? IF so then they might do this as well.

You are asking for return to past...doubt it will happen :(

GhostWhoWalks · #36 08-26-2014

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Originally Posted by rsot

You are asking for return to past...doubt it will happen :(

Man if I knew what I knew today Rsot.

I'd go back in time, make like 100 stealths with all of them with no limits!

OMG!

HurricaneHuntr · #37 08-26-2014

Ebay's not changing this, i was all over the last update.Trolled the seller update forum, watched the webinars with the ebay morons , the town halls etc... They are doing it because their metrics show there was too many TRS compared to what they had envisioned. They have all the metrics of it, can you imagine how much 20% will save them over a year ? Me alone they will save close to 300$ probably a month,ok maybe a bit less.I still have some TRS accounts. TRS is meaningless in the grand scheme of buying. Powerseller accounts stop the less than 7 negatives, which is nice. But best match is still by default the best thing you can be. I have a product i sell for double the price of price + shipping lowest, a competitor sells the same item with over 1k feedback for let's say $5 but i sell it for $10 because i am #1 in best match, or #2 etc.. And i sell them FAST. He must be one royally pissed off guy.

GhostWhoWalks · #38 08-26-2014

I got like so many TRS and none of them are getting this 20% discount. Every time I call about one of the accounts about it. I get someone who can't speak English, or doesn't know jack! And gives me a different lame answer every time!

Ebay go shove it up your ......

Yours truly, Friendly Ghost.

rsot · #39 08-26-2014

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Originally Posted by GhostWhoWalks

I got like so many TRS and none of them are getting this 20% discount. Every time I call about one of the accounts about it. I get someone who can't speak English, or doesn't know jack! And gives me a different lame answer every time!

Ebay go shove it up your ......

Yours truly, Friendly Ghost.

No one is forcing you to sell on eB...no gun to your head...

GhostWhoWalks · #40 08-26-2014

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Originally Posted by rsot

No one is forcing you to sell on eB...no gun to your head...

You are right, the gun is in my wallet pointing at prices in public!

Anyways I just got TRS email over night for another account. This means I won't get no more sales anymore knowing ebay.

20% discount see false ads Rsot like I said in my other thread! Everything is a LIE!

rsot · #41 08-26-2014

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Originally Posted by GhostWhoWalks

You are right, the gun is in my wallet pointing at prices in public!

Anyways I just got TRS email over night for another account. This means I won't get no more sales anymore knowing ebay.

20% discount see false ads Rsot like I said in my other thread! Everything is a LIE!

You can toss me the account - I will take good care of it

GhostWhoWalks · #42 08-26-2014

LOL funny! Another one just lost TRS! I guess they trading them up lol.

glacier922 · #43 08-26-2014

You can add me to the list. Just got an email saying that last month I don't qualify. LOL, I'm like, serious bro?

GhostWhoWalks · #44 08-26-2014

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Originally Posted by glacier922

You can add me to the list. Just got an email saying that last month I don't qualify. LOL, I'm like, serious bro?

Like we didn't know that Sh*t was coming right?
*rolls eyes*

Oh and I checked that account .51% defect for item not received. I never had this problem and I guess I only sold $890 on that account in the last 12 months. Go figure.