Since the changes I have increased my poatage and packing charges as I am not prepared to allow Ebay to dictate and twist things so that I do not qualify for any discount.
My increased charges, although only marginal increases, ensure that I can maintain by profitability using their OWN trading model of discounts without them actually having the final say.
The added bonus is that last month I also qualified for my discount :o)
Ebay “Sell” the sellers trading model by flashing discounts and offset fees etc to encourage volume selling and then allow buyers to dictate how my business will qualify. A buyer that expects a £200 item to go standard first class and then doesn’t want to pay for it can simply scale me down and cost me money when in reality I am performing my business within Ebay’s own guidelines and providing a postal option that covers them in terms of insurance if anything goes wrong. Would they be happy with just £34 (from insurance) if things went wrong…no I dont think so.
I will continue to increase my P&P where I see necessary to ensure my profitability, lots of sellers are actually doing this so essentially by “creating a buyers marketplace” they have actually created a more expensive marketplace..
After the latest round of changes and studying the impacts it has had on my sellers account it seems that Ebay’s attempt to move to the BIN format (Amazon Model) seems to be working, the one bid auction seems to be the norm…
Simple statement:
“Has Ebay Burst their own Bubble….”??
Simple statement really, after the recent feedback changes how do you define feedback?
“A pat on the back and a business promoter”
or
“A kick in the teeth and a business cost”
How about offering your Ebay buyers the option of “Buy Now and Pay in 90 Days”?
Would this help your sales?……. According to a study conducted by Northstar Research Partners commissioned by PayPal, 56 percent of PayPal users are more likely to purchase from a retail site if a PayPal deferred payment option is available.
Well as of now you can, as long as you are selling on Ebay.com (I presume it will get rolled out to Ebay.co.uk et al later as all initiatives tend to). The service, automatically integrated into the Ebay checkout process, will allow the seller to offer flexible buying options to the buyer even if the buyer doesn’t have a Paypal account. The Paypal Pay Later service can be used on purchases between $50 and $1,500 (at the moment)
Just because the buyer doesn’t pay for 90 days doesn’t affect the seller as they get paid immediately…
Could this set you apart from the rest of the sellers in your niche?
What about using it as a tool to drive additional sales to put the purchase price into the price bracket to qualify for the 90 day payments? Add on sales heaven :o)
Thoughts??
