Power Seller Criteria - Vote it Out

[indconcepts]

Hello Everybody,

There are changes in the Power Seller Criteria which raises the minimum average Sales required from Rs.5,000 to Rs.20,000.

Is it justified ?

ebay-India is trying to match it with ebay-USA where the criteria for Bronze Power Seller is $1000.

Taking into account that 1$ = Rs.40 .... Power Seller status should have been at Rs.40,000 worth of Sales per month. But Indians are being offered at a Sales figure of Rs.20,000. (50% discount)

But what ebay-India is not looking into is the amount of Sales an average Seller is having.

On ebay-USA there are more than 1.5 crores Live Listings as compared to ebay-India where there are just 1.25 lakhs Live Listings. There are massive Sales on ebay-USA and $1000 criteria is quite justified.

Upholding Community Values, maintaining 98% Feedback, clean ebay account and complying with all Policies .... All these have taken a back seat and Sales figure of Rs.20,000 have overnight become the Main criteria.

Apart from status PS Logo ... ebay was distributing packing material to all Power Sellers. This was the only recurring expense which ebay India was shelling out of their pocket. Now it seems that it has started pinching ebay-India and wants to reduce the Power Sellers in India.

So rather than denying the Packing material they seems to have come up with an immediate solution .... 🙂

Many New Sellers I know where just working hard to achieve this status PS logo .... would definitely be discouraged now as the target has been increased 4 folds.

I feel the increase from Rs.5000 to Rs.20000 should have been over a period of 1 year. This would have given reasonable time to serious sellers to work hard and push their sales. Un-realistic goals cannot encourage anybody to attain the targets.

This ebay step is not to encourage Seller's to achieve higher Sales but it's a specifically created Criteria to knock down the number of growing Power Sellers.

I am sure that the existing Power Sellers with much higher Sales would support this ebay move.

I am also sure that serious Sellers with lower Sales would not favour this at all.

It's just a debate to see how many are in favour and how many against it.

So guys ..... just VOTE it out.

Are you in FAVOUR ..... or ..... are you AGAINST it ? .


best regards

Umang Midha

[runalaila_in1]

hi
This thread is becoming like just opposing something for the sake of it .
My first reaction too was that a 4 fold jump is a mistake
But after seeing some posts on this thread i think .. originally it was a greater mistake to keep the entry level so low .
All the posters on this thread ... infact 99 percent would still be powersellers if you study them ... Let come december
so whats the fear actually ?
So practically instead of crying over spilt milk
A serious seller should be prepared for an even steeper rise in entry criteria
and start concentrating on that.
It would be a more practical approach.
Honest opinion would be those who fear that they wont be able to maintain 20000.00 sales
would actually be wasting their time as under 20 k sales in today's competitive environment is not worth it to spend so much time online anyways

[krishnaindia]

What can poor Ebay India do ? All announcements are made from San Jose office in U S of America .

This babus only execute them. Ask them what San Dimas is ? They wouldn't know . Btw , that is something ebay will be in a year . I am one of the beta tester in controlled conditions.

All that can be decided at India level is 25% off on some feature plus !!

Whilst there was this pressure from their better off cousins in USA , they must have a bargained 50% of $1000. Now that is what they offer us .


So let us keep saying that this is uncalled for and 4 times increase on the limit is not done . I hope our resents will be for our babus to take to table and negotiate more on our behalf .

So eBay India - Not Fair . PS status is a must for us Indians to sell in the global market to create the threshold trust in 'superior' countries. We are looked down upon by them, so a PS status will elate the faith which is so badly needed.

[runalaila_in1]

@krishnaindia
by san dimas i guess you are referring to the ebay desktop beta FREE download
Since i dont prefer beta applications , i resisted the urge to download it
but would be great if you could share with us , whats your experience ?

[krishnaindia]

@runalaila_in1

I dont want to hijack Umang's thread here . But in very short , San Dimas is exactly what you said. Only thing I can say is the GUI is very different.A lot of animation and dynamism in the way people would see your listing . For example, the time left to end the auction is decrementing clock and gallery pictures being shown in smooth swanky animation .

But frankly, I am not impressed at all . All that should have been done on the web not as an application which someone has to download.A fundamental mistake. There are a quite a few bugs which I myself have pointed out like search not working properly , "all feedbacks" calculation is wrong. It is being designed and developed by techies not by the users and some who understands ebay business. It is far from perfect. My presumption is Adobe is funding this project to bring their AIR technology in light and eBay is mutely standing back to see what the end resultt is. If it ends up good eBay will adopt it and back it up .

Sorry guys specially Umang , got a wee bit carried away there .

All said and done, one last thing. Ebay India for people like us, we remain to be in 'SS' status before we earn our PS status. SS would ideally stand here for Suspicious Seller, which we are percieved as by the international ebay buyer community . So getting the PS should not be made that dificult at least not so suddenly.

[runalaila_in1]

@krishnaindia
That was a pretty well summed up explaination
By the way once you reach 100 feedbacks you'd catapult to a higher level PS
then most of us 🙂
keep it up
Whats the worry for you ?
and you also dont need with your products a PS logo
Great products

[amitava123gems]

Hi,
I shall be showcasing more and selling less if they go ahead.I shall be spending time in the ebay group in another country more.They love my company.
BTW 1100 dollars is peanuts to them.They earn 8k plus dollars MO.
Good luck.It makes no difference to me.I like a relaxed life.My sons are grown up.I have very little obligations to fulfil.Now I shall be having less obligations.
Thanx,
Truly,
Amitava

[indconcepts]

Thanks krishnaindia ..... for making this thread more interesting .... while taking care that it's not hijacked ..... 🙂

And thanks to runalaila_in1 for those encouraging comments to the Community.

You are very much right in saying that ..... originally it was a greater mistake to keep the entry level so low .

They kept it so low because it suited them and now when their job is done they don't mind dumping those hard working Sellers .... who made it possible for them.

This is what they normally do ..... kiss you & kick you at their own discretion.

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Thanks Amitava ..... for coming back on this thread and for your valueable input.

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Posting.id.in .......... you will have to return again.
Just look what Amitava has to say ....

"I shall be showcasing more and selling less if they go ahead."

Our Politicians has been spoiling the talents since decades ..... and now ebay is doing the same .... BRAINDRAIN. .


best regards

Umang Midha

[raymahasay]

a very tiny & humble voice out here..
unfortunately, i sell few items, for which i very badly need good packing material..
am, helpless, i am not a POWER SELLER.
sincerely & anytime....
Shriparna.

[blogram]

so
Ultimately it comes to " packing material " !!
Thats all what powersellers aspire for ??
A 100 plus feedback seller not able to meet the current level of entry criteria
Would surely be disappointed at the new criteria .
Need we discuss more on this issue ??
The last few posts of the thread has given all the answers.
No serious seller is affected .
Only casual sellers , sellers using unfair practices and people with multiple id's will be affected.
And no seller with serious intent of selling will be affected
but the new rule will definitely bring best ou of them .

[indconcepts]

Dear blogram,

You are quite smart to make a conclusion.

Packing material does more good for Branding ebay rather than any major advantage to the Power Seller.

I am selling on all Major shopping Portals of India and Packing material is provided in lots of 100-200 bags at a time. There is never a shortage and you can ask for it any time.

On ebay-India Packing Material was being provided once in 3 months and that too you are not sure of getting it because they always have an excuse of shortage.

What a Power Seller Programme where world's leading & richest ecommerce shopping site is so unprofessional when it comes to spending few pennies on Branding it's own Name.

I feel packing material should be made available to every Seller irrespective of any PS criteria. I am sure every Seller would be willing to pay a nominal amount if asked for.

If some Power Seller is knee on packing material then he is more concerned about his & ebay's Image ...... which shows his / her sincerity and faithfulness towards ebay.



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For your knowledge I must tell you that these Packing bags are easily available at few paise if you order them in bulk. Just get in touch with the manufacturer. You can find the email address on any packing bag. For smaller quantities of say 50-100 unprinted bags you can get @ Rs.2-3 each.

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best regards

Umang Midha