Ebay Winter Seller Update (I hope it's a joke)

GhostWhoWalks · #1 10-03-2014

There we go. no idea if it's a joke or not?
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Article found google it:

Now that we have "FIXED" the after-sales experience for all buyers and sellers on the site we are proud to introduce this "fix" for the before-sales experience. As part of this update sellers will no longer have to worry about setting their prices. After you list an item on ebay.com we will periodically check all other sites that might sell the same or similar products, we will then without your knowledge or input reset the price to be at least 10% lower than any other site selling a similar product.

In addition to the above change the Best Offer feature will no longer be optional for domestic small sellers starting January 1st. We will also be renaming "Best Offer" to "Request a Price" if the buyer requests a price and you do not accept it, we will allow the buyer to open a case with the new option "Seller is charging more than I'm willing to pay". This will result in a case being opened up against the seller which thanks to our new defect system will result in a defect because the buyer did not have a positive before-sales experience. We will then decide the case in the buyer's favor fairly and decide what price you will sell the item for.

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Well time to buy a domain name at weebly.com and put a picture of a BIG flat screen TV for like $50 that cost $4,000 and say "hey ebay WTF?" I swear. They will have people comparing prices from Aliexpress and Alibaba probably. This is so bad. Sellers are dropping like flies, watch!

**TGMT²** · #2 10-03-2014

It was meant as a joke, someone being facetious because of all of the hoops eBay is making the sellers jump through...

http://community.ebay.com/t5/Selling...t/m-p/22878907

GhostWhoWalks · #3 10-03-2014

Yeah TGMT I seen that part but the thread when you click on it. Not so happy sounding! :(

pr0wake · #4 10-03-2014

bahahaha! that cracked me up

GhostWhoWalks · #5 10-03-2014

I read this I was getting ready to quit! I will quit in 14 months anyways.

pr0wake · #6 10-03-2014

why not 13 or 15 or 29 months?

GhostWhoWalks · #7 10-03-2014

New project starts then can not do it before.

JamesNorth101 · #8 10-03-2014

GWW - This is all tounge in cheek

GhostWhoWalks · #9 10-03-2014

Yeah I read this and I was like "FML I QUIT" a friend sent me this last night. I was in bed then I got up. I had to google it and found it was like WHAT?!?! Then I seen the link but was not sure it's why I posted it on here.

james13v · #10 10-11-2014

come on now lol, it's funny, but you can't tell me anyone took this in any way shape or form, seriously.... Right? Right....?

GhostWhoWalks · #11 10-11-2014

It's ebay we never know.

BigCJ · #12 10-11-2014

Somewhere, in this bonkers world we now live in, someone, just SOMEONE, is hitting the panic button....

This is ebay, IQ = -375

wftragni · #13 10-11-2014

lmao this cracks me up

GhostWhoWalks · #14 10-12-2014

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Originally Posted by BigCJ

Somewhere, in this bonkers world we now live in, someone, just SOMEONE, is hitting the panic button....

This is ebay, IQ = -375

LULZ lol I agree, it's me with the panic button. But yeah starting next month 6 month returns.

james13v · #15 10-14-2014

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Originally Posted by GhostWhoWalks

LULZ lol I agree, it's me with the panic button. But yeah starting next month 6 month returns.

A HUGE problem with the 6-month returns is, since completed eBay auction listings only remain in eBay's cache for a finite period, how do you as a seller prove what was or was not stated or shown in the listing 6 months after the fact when someone files a dispute?

Dmshark25 · #16 10-14-2014

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Originally Posted by james13v

A HUGE problem with the 6-month returns is, since completed eBay auction listings only remain in eBay's cache for a finite period, how do you as a seller prove what was or was not stated or shown in the listing 6 months after the fact when someone files a dispute?

I'm sure that will be updated to go along with the new terms.

They have added this because people have 6 months to make a chargeback on there credit cards anyway, and have been doing so

GhostWhoWalks · #17 10-14-2014

I really think this is going to be abused to the Max. I really feel bad for all of you guys. I am thinking of going directly with amazon lately more and more.

This really sucks. And I know their system only shows items the last 3 months in their system? I hope this will also be updated but then again eb/pp favor the buyer. I noticed that tracking info, signature, proof of Delivery, etc. means nothing.

What really pisses me off is let's say like most of you sell the same item over and over right? Let's say you got an auction and you have sold 200 example, one buyer buys and claims items is not as des. It's like you sold 200 of these and 1 buyer can mess all of this up.

Thank god in 14 months I quit this online sales. I just see it going down the drain and not to mention traffic lately has died out a bit also.

rsot · #18 10-14-2014

All jokes - all day

GhostWhoWalks · #19 10-14-2014

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Originally Posted by rsot

All jokes - all day

6 month return policy is no joke all day.

james13v · #20 10-14-2014

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Originally Posted by Dmshark25

I'm sure that will be updated to go along with the new terms.

They have added this because people have 6 months to make a chargeback on there credit cards anyway, and have been doing so

And tracking info from USPS? That doesn't last 6 months. What's to stop someone from 6 months from now claiming their product never arrived?

nicoleleeli · #21 10-14-2014

Quote:

Originally Posted by GhostWhoWalks

There we go. no idea if it's a joke or not?
--------------------------------------
Article found google it:

Now that we have "FIXED" the after-sales experience for all buyers and sellers on the site we are proud to introduce this "fix" for the before-sales experience. As part of this update sellers will no longer have to worry about setting their prices. After you list an item on ebay.com we will periodically check all other sites that might sell the same or similar products, we will then without your knowledge or input reset the price to be at least 10% lower than any other site selling a similar product.

In addition to the above change the Best Offer feature will no longer be optional for domestic small sellers starting January 1st. We will also be renaming "Best Offer" to "Request a Price" if the buyer requests a price and you do not accept it, we will allow the buyer to open a case with the new option "Seller is charging more than I'm willing to pay". This will result in a case being opened up against the seller which thanks to our new defect system will result in a defect because the buyer did not have a positive before-sales experience. We will then decide the case in the buyer's favor fairly and decide what price you will sell the item for.

------------------------------------------------------------------
Well time to buy a domain name at weebly.com and put a picture of a BIG flat screen TV for like $50 that cost $4,000 and say "hey ebay WTF?" I swear. They will have people comparing prices from Aliexpress and Alibaba probably. This is so bad. Sellers are dropping like flies, watch!

To be honest this may be a joke now but i wouldn't doubt anything anymore about eBay they are one of kind that's putting it nicely!

GhostWhoWalks · #22 10-14-2014

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Originally Posted by nicoleleeli

To be honest this may be a joke now but i wouldn't doubt anything anymore about eBay they are one of kind that's putting it nicely!

yup... its how i see it at times.