New fees Policy: 1 week of new fees policy killing us, eBay please save !!!

[coolbrasco]

Dear Fellow Sellers,

I would like to share my experience after the new fees policy is effective. I feel the worst heat now. My listing did not change (Instead of 20 listing daily in online auction format, now listing 10 to minimize my budget, rest of them listed in shop view), but my sales just 25% (For example before if i was selling Rs.2000 per week in average, last week 1-7 April is just Rs.500 only) of my average sale of previous weeks. This is a worst situation for me do business with eBay. I really don't understand what is happening in eBay ?

Unlike other sellers i supported new fees policy because of duplicate listing by fellow sellers and poor buyer experience. But the effect is very negative for my sales. I hope eBay will do something to save us, doing good business before and facing a crisis from past week.Tomorrow i will be receiving a cheque of lowest sales in past 6 months. This sales is same for another 4 weeks (a month), i will have to close down the shop to avoid further loss.

What will be eBay's reply ?

eBay please do something to save us !!!


Fellow sellers how is your sales, what is your opinion ? Please dont forget to post your feedback as well.

Regards,
CoolBrasCo.

[snrama]

Hi,

I have seen good sales.. But still not as expected and I think that first week was not up to the mark as many who would have listed products on 31st March since the free listings will never come again..

But as per my view, The profit is lesser compared to earlier..

Hope all will go well and expect good sales.. Be positive.. ---------------
With Regards,
Navaneeth (snrama) 😉

[amitava123gems]

Hi,
I have gone on leave becuse I am sick.
Dont be disheartened.Good things are coming may be in a month.Becuse bad listings are still very much there.
Have patience.Dont close shop.Just reorganise your items.You will get result.
Thanx,
Truly,
Amitava

[amitava123gems]

PS:Please edit your categories regularly.The categories team has ensured that your existing listings are less visible.I have written to CS.I have written to help from each other.I have called the pple personally.You cant do bulk editing.The answer is always the same::It cant be done.I paid only 400+ to eBay this month.And I used to pay 2000+ every month on an average.The category team should understand that if sellers are not able to sell,everybody will have to bear the loss.
I am sorry.Pardon me for telling the truth.It is painful.I have seen 60 winters and 59 summers.It does not matter now.But the community must be aware of what is happening.I am telling this because I love the community.
Thanx,
Truly,
Amitava

[emailswarup]

Hi,

Don't know about others but for me the sale of stamps has dropped. I have almost stopped listing of gems as they were slow moving items. In fact I am also seeing lower no. of bids for other sellers. At least that's what I have observed.

Before starting of the listing fees the total number of listings were around 2.2-2.3lacs and now its around 1.5-1.6lacs. So the number of listings have not dropped substantially. I think the bogus listings are very much there targetting the new buyers but the low selling good listings with low success rates have dropped so much that its difficult to find those.

Low selling of good items are not because of faults of sellers. Its because of the poor buyer base of ebay. In fact I have often targetted some particular gem listing for months before buying , definitely as a single bidder. Don't think now anybody will be able to sustain such months long listing. But these were good listings and we are loosing those or its becoming too costly.

Earlier there were many good single stamps on sale but now most of the sellers are listing in lots. To buy a single desired one I need to buy the full lot mostly full of simple common stamps.

May be things are better for Electronics items but I don't buy / sell those.

Anyway, NOBODY IS GOING TO LISTEN TO ALL THESE. LISTING FEES ARE HERE TO STAY. IF YOU LIKE IT , YOU SELL , ELSE STOP SELLING IN EBAY. That's the message at least I have got. Better, just be a spectator and think of the good old days 😉

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Best Regards 😄
Swarup
Kolkata

[amitava123gems]

Hi Swarup,
I disagree with you and ofcourse I agree with you.
1)I support introduction of listing fees from the very begining.That reduces bogus listings.If you remember,one person was listing thousands of imitation jewelry.That made our natural stones slow.
2)I felt very much when I ended a Philippines/USA Jose Rizal Japanese black bar which I was offering for just Rs30.Yes,the stamps will be selling somewhat slow.

But good books have an advantage now.
I think,we got to adjust::both buyers and sellers.
Thanx,
Truly,
Amitava

[coolbrasco]

Dear Swarup,

Thanks for your support.

Dear Amitava,

More will join here soon, please wait and see. If the sales is good why should one complain ? I don't mind paying fees if i sell. I cannot simply pay fees, without sales and income.

I have supported duplicate listing policy , followed fees for gallery because lot of sellers misused the privileges. Then eBay listings came with some disciplines. Good sellers got more visibility and sales definitely increased. I have increased 150 products to 250 products to give buyers good choice. Definitely i had good times.

I expected more visibility and sales after Re.1 listing fees policy, I did not reduce my listing becuase of new fees. I am ready to pay if i sell, but the effect is more negative now. Definitely there is some wrong with this policy. That i would like to bring to eBay notice, eBay has to findout what is wrong with the business system. Becuase I cannot pay my fees with out any income, Do you ?

I am hoping for the better sales soon.

Kind regards,
CoolBrasCo.

[amitava123gems]

Hi coolbrasco,
I met Swarup here at eBay.Somethings kept us together.We like clean and unbiased community life.We are also collectors and you get things in eBay only, which you wont find in any place.
I feel,it is your mine and Swarup and everybody else's duty to keep up and elevate eBay's status as the greatest community world has ever had.
Now,about policy,it is everybody's policy, and dear,we got to adjust.It is in our common interest.If eBay does it good and well,we survive.
So,whatever we are doing here is giving good and workable suggestion.
So,let us rise somewhat beyond the level of self interest.Have faith.
And we got to overcome.We got to.
Thanx,
Truly,
Amitava

[shivarth]

Dear sellers,

Last 20 days i did not see any sell on my eBay shop. If someone can suggest me something what should i do. In present position i cannot run business more on eBay. We can bear expenses, when we earn something and we earn something than we sell some thing.

I am also like eBay community. There are always amitava Da and Mr. Swarup Dutta are standing for help to everyone.

Regards
Siddharth

[shivarth]

Dear sellers,

Last 20 days i did not see any sell on my eBay shop. If someone can suggest me something what should i do. In present position i cannot run business more on eBay. We can bear expenses, when we earn something and we earn something when we sell something.

I am also like eBay community. There are always Amitava Da and Mr. Swarup Dutta are standing for help to everyone.

Regards
Siddharth