Comments on: Delay to removal of eBay UK free shipping policy http://tamebay.com/2010/02/delay-to-removal-of-ebay-uk-free-shipping-policy.html eBay & ecommerce made easy Fri, 25 May 2012 21:52:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Debs http://tamebay.com/2010/02/delay-to-removal-of-ebay-uk-free-shipping-policy.html#comment-34896 Debs Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:42:26 +0000 http://tamebay.com/?p=11151#comment-34896 Forget that! I ain’t working for peanuts! Plus it’s impossible to offer any type of decent customer service when you’ve not got a decent profit margin. Forget that! I ain’t working for peanuts!

Plus it’s impossible to offer any type of decent customer service when you’ve not got a decent profit margin.

]]> By: Bigpoppa http://tamebay.com/2010/02/delay-to-removal-of-ebay-uk-free-shipping-policy.html#comment-34895 Bigpoppa Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:01:19 +0000 http://tamebay.com/?p=11151#comment-34895 What matters is customer retention, if that means squeezing the margins then that’s what you have to do. What matters is customer retention, if that means squeezing the margins then that’s what you have to do.

]]> By: Steve Antony Williams http://tamebay.com/2010/02/delay-to-removal-of-ebay-uk-free-shipping-policy.html#comment-34894 Steve Antony Williams Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:49:16 +0000 http://tamebay.com/?p=11151#comment-34894 Who cares what the buyers like ? Or rather SAY THEY LIKE. What is important is perception, and free P&P puts the item price up and they no longer “like” free P&P. What matters ultimately is getting as much money out of the buyer as possible :twisted: Who cares what the buyers like ? Or rather SAY THEY LIKE. What is important is perception, and free P&P puts the item price up and they no longer “like” free P&P. What matters ultimately is getting as much money out of the buyer as possible :twisted:

]]> By: Sue Bailey http://tamebay.com/2010/02/delay-to-removal-of-ebay-uk-free-shipping-policy.html#comment-34893 Sue Bailey Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:04:15 +0000 http://tamebay.com/?p=11151#comment-34893 There have been several non-eBay surveys showing that buyers like free shipping. (Though what they don’t tend to survey for is whether what buyers are liking is the free/inclusive shipping, or the price transparency. I’d love to see someone properly test those two against each other.) There have been several non-eBay surveys showing that buyers like free shipping.
(Though what they don’t tend to survey for is whether what buyers are liking is the free/inclusive shipping, or the price transparency. I’d love to see someone properly test those two against each other.)

]]> By: ricroe http://tamebay.com/2010/02/delay-to-removal-of-ebay-uk-free-shipping-policy.html#comment-34892 ricroe Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:06:30 +0000 http://tamebay.com/?p=11151#comment-34892 Anytime eBay adjusts, changes, or imposes limits, caps or restrictions on postage it is designed to enable eBay to earn greater profit on the transaction. eBay claims buyers want free shipping, the fact is that eBay engineers their surveys to steer participants to responding that way. eBay’s fee structure is such that when sellers are forced to include all or part of shipping cost into the selling price eBay stands to take higher final value fees on the transaction. eBay will not be satisfied until they are able to collect Final Value fees on the entire transaction just as they do with PayPal. The day is coming where the combined fees taken by eBay/PayPal will exceed 25% of a transaction. Serious sellers need to research their past eBay buyer emails, start their own website, and sell their items from there. With eBay’s unstoppable greed, it will soon be the only way a seller will earn decent profits on items they sell. Anytime eBay adjusts, changes, or imposes limits, caps or restrictions on postage it is designed to enable eBay to earn greater profit on the transaction.

eBay claims buyers want free shipping, the fact is that eBay engineers their surveys to steer participants to responding that way.

eBay’s fee structure is such that when sellers are forced to include all or part of shipping cost into the selling price eBay stands to take higher final value fees on the transaction.

eBay will not be satisfied until they are able to collect Final Value fees on the entire transaction just as they do with PayPal.

The day is coming where the combined fees taken by eBay/PayPal will exceed 25% of a transaction.

Serious sellers need to research their past eBay buyer emails, start their own website, and sell their items from there.

With eBay’s unstoppable greed, it will soon be the only way a seller will earn decent profits on items they sell.

]]> By: Bigpoppa http://tamebay.com/2010/02/delay-to-removal-of-ebay-uk-free-shipping-policy.html#comment-34891 Bigpoppa Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:21:06 +0000 http://tamebay.com/?p=11151#comment-34891 Unless that overcoat is VERY heavy then I would seriously look at the prices you’re paying. I would expect to pay around £2.50 1st recorded maximum. Even at that price it would be cheaper still to post via RM Tracked. Unless that overcoat is VERY heavy then I would seriously look at the prices you’re paying. I would expect to pay around £2.50 1st recorded maximum.

Even at that price it would be cheaper still to post via RM Tracked.

]]> By: Richard http://tamebay.com/2010/02/delay-to-removal-of-ebay-uk-free-shipping-policy.html#comment-34890 Richard Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:04:49 +0000 http://tamebay.com/?p=11151#comment-34890 eBay screwing things up…. and people are surprised by that. :lol: eBay screwing things up…. and people are surprised by that. :lol:

]]> By: Savvy Paul http://tamebay.com/2010/02/delay-to-removal-of-ebay-uk-free-shipping-policy.html#comment-34889 Savvy Paul Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:21:10 +0000 http://tamebay.com/?p=11151#comment-34889 We would offer free P&P if a compensatory FVF discount were given. We’ve see this offer on accessories but w’ve been told ‘no plans to extend to clothing’. We should be grateful for ebay’s intransigence – a couple of years ago wehen they removed US visibility overnight we set up our own website and that now accounts for 70% of our business. :grin: This latest half-baked ebay change will just about decide whether we bother at all with ebay in future – maybe just the odd auction here and there. Add starLikeShareShare with note We would offer free P&P if a compensatory FVF discount were given. We’ve see this offer on accessories but w’ve been told ‘no plans to extend to clothing’.

We should be grateful for ebay’s intransigence – a couple of years ago wehen they removed US visibility overnight we set up our own website and that now accounts for 70% of our business. :grin:

This latest half-baked ebay change will just about decide whether we bother at all with ebay in future – maybe just the odd auction here and there.
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]]> By: Steve Antony Williams http://tamebay.com/2010/02/delay-to-removal-of-ebay-uk-free-shipping-policy.html#comment-34888 Steve Antony Williams Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:55:05 +0000 http://tamebay.com/?p=11151#comment-34888 Still better than compulsory free P&P though :) Still better than compulsory free P&P though :)

]]> By: Savvy Paul http://tamebay.com/2010/02/delay-to-removal-of-ebay-uk-free-shipping-policy.html#comment-34887 Savvy Paul Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:23:34 +0000 http://tamebay.com/?p=11151#comment-34887 What we really need is an answer to justify how the P&P caps have been set. It costs around £7 (a bit less if you have an account) to send an average weight overcoat by 1st class recorded post, yet the clothing p&p cap is set at £4. If you put the ‘missing’ £3 into the start price you end up paying higher fees. Cynical? Yes, it certainly appears so :sad: What we really need is an answer to justify how the P&P caps have been set.

It costs around £7 (a bit less if you have an account) to send an average weight overcoat by 1st class recorded post, yet the clothing p&p cap is set at £4. If you put the ‘missing’ £3 into the start price you end up paying higher fees.

Cynical? Yes, it certainly appears so :sad:

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