This is an exact quote, word for word, of what eBay now says:
"To ensure a minimum performance standard from all sellers, eBay requires sellers to maintain at least a 4.3 average for each DSR (Item as described, Communication, Shipping time, and Shipping and handling charges).
Sellers with one or more DSR below 4.3 may be subject to lowered standing in search results.
Sellers with one or more DSRs below 4.1 will be restricted from listing until their DSRs improve."
Then eBay says: "Sellers who are not in good standing are not allowed to register new accounts or use an existing eBay account."
In plain English that means that they are Suspended! Not allowed to use eBay again.
Then ebay says:
Violations of this policy by a seller may result in a range of actions, including:
Listing cancellation
Forfeit of eBay fees on cancelled listings
Selling fee schedule adjustments
Requirements regarding payment options and potential holds on payments made through PayPal
Limits on account privileges
Loss of PowerSeller status
Decreased visibility in search results
Account suspension
Referral to law enforcement
This is the kind of stuff that Pol Pot, Stalin and Sadam Hussain would have been proud of!
To summarise, eBay are going to:
Cancel listings BUT STILL charge fees on those listings!
Steal the money in sellers PayPal accounts!
Suspend the sellers!
Then report the sellers to the police!
And what's all this about? Merely because some buyers did not click the fifth star!!
Is that nasty?
Is that malicious?
No, it's none of those! It's the way eBay now operates. It started 3rd November 2008.
It's all on page:
Seller Performance Policy
