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eBay Plus was announced today and is active from June.

Here are the Perks that you'll have with eBay PLUS

  • Free delivery and free returns on Plus items

  • Double flybuys points

  • Exclusive offers and deals

  • Premium customer service

  • Free 30-day trial and only $29 for your first year EXPIRED

How do I find eBay Plus items?

Look for an eBay plus search filter on the left of the desktop site when you search, or look for an eBay plus logo on the search result listing.

Please note that eBay Plus does not mean you will get free delivery on listings that are not part of the ebay plus scheme.

Could be a good deal if you buy a few things over the year. No good for buying second hand goods though.

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Comments

      • jv on 05/09/2020 - 18:22

        I've not bought anything from Amazon AU since they opened. I haven't found any bargains.

        Are you serious ???

    • BradH13 on 29/05/2018 - 09:46
      +10

      Amazon are using a ramp up business model here.

      They started small, and are growing.

      They're currently building their second DC in Sydney at the moment, to complement their Melbourne one.

      Also, just whilst we're on that; Amazon never really promised much and have done almost zero marketing locally. It was just consumer hype and retailer fear that took over, and blew Amazon's initial arrival out of proportion and disappointed people. That's not Amazon's doing. There was no 'bluff'.

      They're just starting and trying to work out the local market.

      Expect Amazon to be a bigger deal in a year or two.

      • [Deactivated] on 29/05/2018 - 10:20

        Amazon's been great for a few select items, purely due to the $20 off for sign up.
        Plus they've been the only place so far to guarantee a delivery time for me (and on a Saturday!)

        • BradH13 on 29/05/2018 - 10:50
          +1

          I've made 4 orders on Amazon Aus. Couldn't be happier with it. Packed extremely well, super fast shipping in a day and a half (from their Melbourne DC to far outer Adelaide suburb).

      • Charity on 29/05/2018 - 16:05

        consumer hype

        Media hype. Dishonestly designed to smear Amazon's reputation.

    • Smigit on 29/05/2018 - 11:49
      +1

      I’m finding their new game prices quite competitive.

      • jv on 05/09/2020 - 18:22
        -1

        Anything in particular?

    • psdillon on 29/05/2018 - 13:14
      +2

      Amazon want to be the preferred online store - the store you go to first. To do that in Australia they only need to beat eBay. Amazon will outperform eBay just on delivery times, convenience, and maybe product range. They don't need to beat eBay on price.

  • BradH13 on 29/05/2018 - 09:39
    +2

    If it applied to all sellers including private sellers, it'd be great, but sadly; it's not.

    Will be interesting to see how this effects non-Plus members. I dare say free shipping may disappear slowly.

    • jason101 on 29/05/2018 - 10:08
      +4

      I think this is unlikely as the eBay strategy to date has been.

      1. Make sellers pay final value fees on the shipping component of the sale (like that was ever fair)
      2. Create a feeling/expectation within their market place that all items "should" be delivered free
      3. Penalise sellers by discriminatory product placement of items that are NOT shipped free

      I'd really be surprised if they backflipped on these thing, but I live in hope.

  • treeman on 29/05/2018 - 09:45

    $29 for the full year seems like a good deal, but will depend on what is offered and which online stores.

    • leTintin on 29/05/2018 - 09:50

      Yes it all depends on which sellers opt-in to this, which is unknown. At $29 it's more attractive though. I assume the double flybuys only applies to Plus items?

  • PreSsieGuY on 29/05/2018 - 09:47

    would this apply to international sellers too?

  • 10101010101 on 29/05/2018 - 09:58

    Sellers need to hike their shipping costs and reduce base item costs to get eBay to absorb more for eBay Plus members.

    • Grok on 29/05/2018 - 10:09

      I find many prices on eBay with free delivery are the same price as outside sellers when you add delivery.

      • [Deactivated] on 29/05/2018 - 10:34

        Sometimes higher, which doesn't make sense to me. No rentals or overheads but higher prices…

    • jason101 on 29/05/2018 - 10:09

      I think the devil here will be in the detail - I would expect eBay to levy sellers who are taking part in this promo a fixed $$ per sale made or an additional % in fees. The notion they would simply charge clients/buyers $29 then absorb all shipping costs typically incurred by sellers currently would be a dream come true for me, but I think its unlikely.

  • King Tightarse on 29/05/2018 - 10:09

    Shipping and returns will just gets woven into the overall price making eBay dearer.
    I already notice it for general computer supplies and other low margin items due to high fees adding to the final price

  • nadan on 29/05/2018 - 10:26
    +1

    Ebay is becoming very dodgy, during the last 20% off many items were inflated by 20%. I am now getting email notifications from ebay for the the items that I had viewed that are now 20% reduced in prices.
    This shipping might end up being something similar, where only a limited number of sellers support it and the cost is already added to the item price.

  • tightm8 on 29/05/2018 - 10:28
    +8

    Another eBay blindfaith upvote party here.

    Not falling for it until I see the effect on prices:

    $10 including free shipping vs $8+$2 shipping, the same amount comes out of your pocket regardless.

    Nothing to upvote here until it is active and we know what savings we'll be making.

    • sparkles on 29/05/2018 - 10:44
      +5

      Agree, this will be for certain large retailers who probably already build the postage into the price.

      It may prove a nice way to gouge $29/$49 a year from people initially sucked in and forget to cancel.

      At the end of the day, you'll be better off shopping around for the best overall price, than falling for this free postage tactic.

      eBay greed is the worst these days, it was built up from the backs of everyday people selling their excess stuff, and they have been pushed aside (and slugged higher and extra fees) in favour of big business using the platform in lieu of a decent website offering. If you can, please support the little people first. They are what eBay should (still) be about.

      • whodidthat on 29/05/2018 - 12:15
        +1

        At least someone sees it as it is. Thank you sparkles.

  • timpo on 29/05/2018 - 10:29
    +21

    If they really want to sell eBay Plus they should add a feature to Plus to allow you to turn off multiple item listings. Since I can't stand looking for something like a mobile phone charger and having the first 100 results be the same 5 people selling a cable for $1 and a charger for $20.

    • stralian on 29/05/2018 - 11:39
      +4

      You can report them for listing violation if the title doesnt mention the cable…but theres 3 jillion of them so it feels pretty pointless. Just set a price range in your filter for $2min and hope that removes the bulk.
      id pay to blacklist sellers in my searches or highlight sellers that ive saved.

    • Gnosh on 29/05/2018 - 11:43
      +5

      This x1000. Sellers manipulating the results like this have made my experience trying to compare prices so frustrating. I hope they are listening to all the complaints.

    • garage sale on 29/05/2018 - 13:14

      yeah in starting to hate that too the $1 cables that is out of stock so you charger appeared as $1 but is actually $15.

      one night i clicked through 6 sellers and bought their 1 qty only $1 apple charge cables ….dumb thing thing is i could go back and order another one , they just wouldn’t let you order 2 at the same time for $1each …..baiting.

    • Unrvl on 29/05/2018 - 16:19
      +1

      holy shit this is my biggest (profanity) annoyance with ebay. why is there no damn option to just disable those $XX.X - $XX.X listings! its always bullshit anyway, the lowest price point is usually bullshit or something out of stock on purpose.

    • lostn on 29/05/2018 - 18:45

      this is the gripe I've had with ebay's system for years. These sellers hijack the search results when filtered by price by including a $1 screen protector that is usually out of stock anyway in order to be the first you see. You have no way of knowing if what you're looking for is actually cheaper with them (it usually isn't).

      I've mentioned this on ebay's surveys but they've done nothing about it.

  • Make it so on 29/05/2018 - 10:35

    This is like CoTD membership - only works if the item you want is part of a special category. Impossible to work out whether you would win or lose.

  • aleayr on 29/05/2018 - 10:53

    It'll be interesting if they only target (or increasingly target) their eBay Plus customers for their % off deals, essentially driving a new revenue stream.

  • ibuy on 29/05/2018 - 10:59
    +6

    EBay plus has launched in Germany and for sellers it is a further set of demands. This includes (based on German site)

    • if a buyer buys and pays by 2:00pm it must be shipped that day
    • listing has to be fixed price
    • cannot use couriers (there are size restrictions as to which products qualify)
    • must be top rated seller
    • free domestic shipping with 2 day delivery time maximum
    • tracking compulsory for items over €10
    • 30 day return (or longer) for the item with free returns

    If the buyer meets all of this then they receive 20% discount on final value fees. However if you’re not selling much and the items are low value (say $30) then the final value fee discount ($1.50) may not be worth it because you need to pay express post rates to achieve a 2 day delivery period. And currently eBay does not offer much in the way of discount shipping compared to the States.

    • Incrediho on 29/05/2018 - 13:39

      Assuming a 10.9% FVF (or less for "higher tier" eBay sellers) the 20% discount is $0.65 or less saved (on a $30 item).

      • ibuy on 29/05/2018 - 15:56
        +2

        Yeah. I messed up the calc. I was looking at some 50% off sales and mixed that up when making the calcs. It shows however the discount is hardly going to be an incentive unless you’re selling thousands or millions of an item. And I don’t seem to be able to edit the comment.

    • lostn on 29/05/2018 - 18:47
      +1

      if a buyer buys and pays by 2:00pm it must be shipped that day

      Good luck getting Aus Post to do that for you. It takes as long to send a letter to your neighbor as it does the other side of the city.

  • Timfoo on 29/05/2018 - 11:10

    What a waste of money, free delivery?? Almost everything is free delivery anyway!

  • mskeggs on 29/05/2018 - 11:15
    +2

    A little more here:
    https://www.insideretail.com.au/news/ebay-launches-prime-sty…

    Particularly this stat:
    "About 36 per cent of Australia’s 13.6 million online shoppers spend more than $71 on delivery annually, with almost eight percent spending more than $200, according to Ebay."

    Which suggests this will be a good deal for very few people.

    And:
    'Mr Ramadge said the Ebay Plus membership fee will fund the new delivery program, rather then the thousands of sellers.

    “There’s no incremental cost to the seller at all.”'

    • Incrediho on 29/05/2018 - 13:29

      "incremental" meaning additional, right? So eBay is generous enough to make sellers pay for EXTRA postage costs to be a part of their "Free Postage" program.

      If I'm reading that right, beautiful PR spin…

    • SomeGuyOnOzB on 09/06/2018 - 18:55

      … "incremental cost" … is that something made up to sound like something else, but means nothing in reality.

      As in … there will be a cost to the seller?

  • 11112007 on 29/05/2018 - 11:32

    Goodbye Shipster.

    • scrimshaw on 29/05/2018 - 12:45
      +2

      This doesn't replace Shipster, nor does it compete with it. You might want to hold onto your Shipster membership.

  • whodidthat on 29/05/2018 - 11:37
    +2

    The only real benefit is the free deliveries, if it applies to listings with postage to pay ("free" shipping mutes this benefit - though it isn't free, it's postage included). eBay doesn't pay for returns, it's paid by the sellers, if they offer free returns. On the whole, it's a money making scheme on the backs of sellers.

  • Quantumcat on 29/05/2018 - 12:04
    -1

    People could game the system by buying their own items - paying for final value fees etc and pocketing the postage amount.

    To counteract this, eBay could provide shipping labels. Maybe you'll need to enter in the item dimensions and weight so eBay can give you the right kind of label. So you never see the cash. This would also stop people from listing 1c items with $100 postage (which would entice the eBay Plus buyers, getting a free item). EBay may lose out though when people overestimate the item dimensions and weight, so they are paying more postage than necessary. Maybe there will also be a rule that you can't list the same item with a different price (e.g. 1c with $100 postage for eBay Plus buyers and $100 with free postage for others).

    • aleayr on 29/05/2018 - 12:18

      This wouldn't work if eBay provides shipping labels for the covering the shipping part (it should really do this, as it can probably get bulk discounts, plus mitigating people taking advantage).

      That's how they do it (shipping labels) for the 'FAST and FREE' offer, so I imagine this would be the same from the seller.

      • Quantumcat on 29/05/2018 - 12:18

        Oh I didn't realise that. I thought all sellers paid for their own postage

        • 0FoxGiven on 29/05/2018 - 12:24
          +2

          This wont be applicable to any seller.. It's just like how Amazon has "Amazon Fulfilled" deliveries. They wouldn't be working with sellers who aren't reputed i guess. But then I don't see how this will really help because most of the reputed/big sellers have free postage already. And we can already return items for free on the stores that have the usual 20% ebay sales (goodguys, myer, etc). So ye, not a bargain from my point of view. Might just end up spending $49 for nothing (does not apply to everybody of course… just my view)

    • netsurfer on 29/05/2018 - 12:35
      -1

      eBay Plus are for big retailers (at least initially) and appear to be for new items only (feeBay are not stupid, second hand items carry more risks and big retailers don't need to sell second hand items). Also, attempt to cheat feeBay's system is a bad idea. You might think it is easy to just start a new account. However, new accounts or accounts without any sale is restricted to 10 items a month and at most $500 a month.

      I am sure feeBay would have some preventive measures in place.

  • netsurfer on 29/05/2018 - 12:25

    FeeBay will only offer eBay Plus listings to big retailers. It is designed to help them. However, I am guessing this will reduce those 20% off events. FeeBay's fees on each item is enough to compensate for the postage in most cases.

    They are doing that probably to compete with upcoming Amazon Prime.

    It is also bad news for casual sellers selling new items on feeBay. They will need to compete with eBay Plus listings. Most of the big retailers are able to manage return shipping for buyers currently. It's only good for buyers if eBay continue to do those 20% off specials with eBay Plus listings.

    It's too early to tell how good this will be for buyers. Most of the time, the cost of the item is greater than the postage and the feeBay fees are often greater than the postage.

  • Incrediho on 29/05/2018 - 12:28

    Wait, is eBay covering the postage costs for sellers (or just some relatively minor final value fee credit)?

    If not, this really is a massive BS promotion, because sellers won't be able to lower prices meaningfully anyway.

    • scrimshaw on 29/05/2018 - 12:35
      +2

      The deal description made it sound like you'd be getting a free shipping pass like what Shipster gives you for big retailers and for spends over a certain amount, but this isn't the case. I've amended it to point out some stuff you really need to know.

      eBay plus only works on specially marked listings.
      This means that even though a big name seller might be enrolled in the scheme, they may still selectively choose what to include and what to exclude. This is very much like Amazon Prime. It is best not to assume that you will always 'gain' from the scheme, because depending on what type of shopper you are you may not end up buying any "eBay Plus" items to benefit from it.

      However, you do unlock exclusive deals and double Flybuy point increase… as to how good these exclusive deals will be compared to the normal 20%- discount (with inflated pricing) is just speculation at this point.

      • Incrediho on 29/05/2018 - 13:17

        @scrimshaw

        I should clarify, maybe I'm being an idiot and misreading the announcement, but is eBay saying they will pay for the shipping costs themselves for "eBay Plus" qualified listings?

        Or is the seller still paying for shipping, and possibly receiving a small final value fee credit (which will most likely only cover a small percentage of this "free" postage)?

        Because if it's the latter I doubt buyers will notice any significant discounts as sellers bundle "free" shipping into most of their listings as is.

        • netsurfer on 29/05/2018 - 13:20
          +1

          @Incrediho

          See my post below about how it actually works. feeBay does not actually pay for the shipping cost nor the return shipping cost. Germany already implemented it, I doubt Australia will be any different. It makes sense because big retailers get discounts from courier companies if they have higher volume, so using feeBay's account to send parcels defeat the purpose and feeBay doesn't want to deal with the actual item delivery.

    • netsurfer on 29/05/2018 - 12:37

      Wait, is eBay covering the postage costs for sellers (or just some relatively minor final value fee credit)?

      feeBay is creating a membership system for big retailers selling on feeBay. Don't get too excited and over-interpret this to think it is for every seller (because that doesn't make sense to feeBay). If the regular 20% discount stopped happening, "free" shipping and return won't make a big difference.

      See my post below on how it actually works. Hint: feeBay will not pay for the actual postage. It's feeBay not freeBay.

  • netsurfer on 29/05/2018 - 13:00
    +1

    Okay, there is an easier way to figure out how it works… just like everything else… Google it. AUS will be the second country to implement it (after Germany).

    https://developer.ebay.com/DevZone/guides/ebayfeatures/Devel…

    Essentially, sellers receive an additional discount on their Final Value Fee for eBay Plus orders.

    Sellers must be Top Rated to participate in eBay Plus.
    Sellers must ship eBay Plus orders (that are paid before the cutoff time) on the same day.
    Sellers must specify a cutoff time of 2:00pm or later.
    The listing must be fixed price.
    The listing must offer at least one instant payment method (such as PayPal).
    The item cannot be shipped by Freight.

    There. Also, sellers must also handle returns (not an issue for big retailers). After reading all that, it is not that exciting. Those thinking about manipulating item price vs postage - forget it, doesn't make a difference in FVF calculation.

    Bottom line to buyers, it will depend on how much of the FVF discount savings the "top rated sellers" decide to pass on.

  • ro0sta on 29/05/2018 - 17:48

    Gotta hand it to ebay….great way of creating something of little value and throwing a premium price tag around it. First question will be is this localised offers for shipping or international? How many ebay plus items per category currently exist? And more importantly…how much bloody false purchasing or mistaken purchasing would be happening for someone to constantly need to take advantage of free returning? Hats off to the bloke who thought they could create value here and whack their ebay users with a chunky fee to take care of the 2 or 3 things in the year you might purchase and need to return. Being charged for 'regular' (and by no means premium) customer service is rather hilarious…takes me back to the days where you could pay a premium for a service to speak to Telstra rep in Australia (calling a 13/1300 number) instead of their overseas call centres; because people truly placed value in something like that.

    • netsurfer on 30/05/2018 - 10:43

      Only postage within Australia. As for returns, it is not an issue (since all returns will be handled by the sellers, not feeBay). Abusing returns, I doubt it. You still have to post the item back and eBay Plus is limited to brand new items only. Even without feeBay Plus, sellers are told/informed to cover return postage (even if they stated buyer to pay for return postage in the listing).

      I don't get why people keep on thinking about abusing the system, even after we now know sellers still do everything (including providing a level of support eBay Plus requires) and they basically get fee discounts. Also, buying items for fun and then return them - that's really wasting time and I don't get why most people would feel good screwing sellers - is it really better for us for those retailers to suffer and we end up having less choices?

      As for what value will feeBay plus brings? It's hard to tell now, but I can think of many ways feeBay can make those items attractive: 20% off feeBay Plus items, $10 off feeBay Plus items > $50 etc…

  • virhlpool on 29/05/2018 - 18:43

    What percentage of the best priced items are PLUS items on eBay though? Any idea, anyone?

    • lostn on 29/05/2018 - 19:21

      that's what we're all waiting to see.

      Even if it covered all items and not just Plus items, I'd still not be interested. Most of the stuff I buy is free shipping already.

      If it's only a few items that qualify, there's even less reason.

      • netsurfer on 30/05/2018 - 11:09

        Only Plus items because it is the "seller" that needs to provide free postage and free return, not feeBay. Sellers only get fee discounts.

        Items must be located in Australia, must be new. Sellers must be top rated.

        Don't assume this is like Amazon Prime. It is not priced like Amazon Prime and feeBay have ZERO logistics nor stock any item. It makes zero sense for feeBay to let sellers use their courier account (not to feeBay NOR the big sellers - the big sellers rely on high volume to get courier discounts - if they use feeBay's account (not that feeBay will let them), they lose the volume and the discounts).

        To make people interested is easy for feeBay, simply offer 20% discount to feeBay Plus items. Don't over value the free postage or return. No one delivers items for free in Australia. Buyers will pay in some shape or form. feeBay - it is strictly business.

        • lostn on 30/05/2018 - 17:28

          20% discount would just lead to price jacking. Like you say, there's no free lunch.

  • mrshorty on 30/05/2018 - 09:50

    waiting to see what is a plus item or which retailers (hopefully intl too) are part of the program

    • netsurfer on 30/05/2018 - 11:03

      International deals are not part of feeBay Plus. One thing I didn't list from the page: the item must be located locally (i.e. in Australia).

      It's not eBay paying for the free postage and returns. The sellers pay for those. feeBay will just give those seller a bigger discount on fees. feeBay Plus is country specific.

      Don't think of it like Amazon Prime, because it is different. feeBay do not stock those items so they don't do any of the logistics (still the sellers doing the work). Sellers participating in feeBay Plus listings have strict postage requirements BUT if the carrier used led to item delivery delays, their DSR will be protected.

      It is really up to the sellers. feeBay can only sweeten the offer by discount vouchers and/or counting on some of the fee discounts will be passed on to the customers.

  • netsurfer on 30/05/2018 - 11:19

    Sellers must be top rated, must adhere to feeBay Plus rules (sellers MUST provide free postage, and free return and MUST post item within the same day if the item was purchased and paid for before the cut off time specified). Sellers will get fee discounts as an incentive to list items as feeBay Plus items. Items must be brand new, located in Australia.

    It is NOT amazon prime for buyers. feeBay do not stock any items.

    Don't over interpret / dream feeBay Plus. Just remember: sellers STILL pay for postage and return postage. FeeBay just offer discounts to sellers and it may offer additional incentives to buyers enrolled in the program.

    • leTintin on 31/05/2018 - 21:14
      +1

      Lol - the comments below the article.

      • whodidthat on 03/06/2018 - 14:11

        Love reading the comments on there. lol

  • scrypton on 01/06/2018 - 10:51

    Is it available already?

    • ezza on 07/06/2018 - 19:31

      Yeah i'm confused too… wasn't it meant to launch on 1 June?

  • Free Fall on 08/06/2018 - 21:15

    Seems to be live now.

  • SomeGuyOnOzB on 09/06/2018 - 19:01

    https://www.ebay.com.au/plusau

    It’s easy to shop for Plus items! Just look for the ebayplus logo on the items you want to buy, or use the Plus filter.

    Anyone seen the Plus filter or tried out eBay Plus?

    Do you think:
    - it's worth it
    - need more time to assess
    - not worth it, I'm cancelling my free trial before they get my $29

    • Turd on 15/06/2018 - 06:23
      +2

      Yes it is worth it. Signed up now

  • urbancartel on 15/06/2018 - 10:48

    What's with the weird 'Ebay Plus - eBay-Garantie' next to the listings… Looks like the code has come straight from France eBay or they haven't done a spellcheck…

    https://www.ebay.com.au/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=m570.l1…

  • mec on 15/06/2018 - 17:01

    computer alliance is part of ebay plus which is good

  • DASHCAM NOW DUDE on 15/06/2018 - 20:52

    EB Games free shipping makes it cheaper thAn the official website!

  • rogerm22 on 17/06/2018 - 13:35
    +5

    I just signed up for the free trial. A laptop battery I wanted to buy, had a $7 shipping charge, which was free with eBay Plus. With the free shipping, it was quite a bit cheaper than any other listing for a comparable battery.

    I could not sign up at first, because I had signed up for my eBay account from another computer. However, I talked to someone on live chat and they were very helpful and were able to change my country to Australia.

    When you buy an item and pay with PayPal, it appears that you have been actually charged the full amount, including shipping. But, if you go into the transaction, you will see that the shipping amount, was paid with eBay Plus discount. It's rather confusing, as it appears you have been overcharged. eBay told me, they have to do it this way, as the seller gets paid the full amount, including shipping.

    When it appeared, that I had been charged for shipping. I used live chat again. This time it was very frustrating, as the first person I was talking too, would take 5+ minutes to reply to me. But, when I was eventually transferred to someone else, they were able to explain the billing. What should have been a few minutes conversation, too well over an hour.

    • SomeGuyOnOzB on 17/06/2018 - 14:02
      +2

      Thanks for sharing the experience and the explanation of how it works

  • PeterC86 on 18/06/2018 - 12:37

    1 out of 20 items i just looked at didnt already have free postage… i think ill keep my $49.

  • matt1234 on 19/06/2018 - 11:04

    For me this is worth it purely for the FlyBuys bonus, $29 for 1-1 ratio on all my purchases - i won't say no

  • figarow on 19/06/2018 - 18:15

    What is the benefit to this? eBay sellers offer free delivery anyway. Many offer free returns also. $29 first year and $?? years after for double flybuys? Nup.
    Sounds like eBay just money hunting again, scraping every penny…

    • eug on 19/06/2018 - 18:26
      +3

      eBay sellers offer free delivery anyway.

      Not all.

      Many offer free returns also.

      Not all.

      $29 first year and $?? years after for double flybuys?

      $49

      Sounds like eBay just money hunting again, scraping every penny…

      It's not for everyone, but it can work for some people. Lots of people love stores like ASOS and The Iconic because they can buy multiple sizes of anything, try them at home, and return what they don't like. I think that's the sort of market eBay has in mind.

      It's still early days so it might not be compelling now, but who knows, it might be a lot more compelling in a few months time. Just like Amazon AU.

      They're not forcing anyone to join it so if it doesn't suit you, just don't sign up.

      • figarow on 19/06/2018 - 18:32

        Good reply. Not all offer free delivery yes but surely those who don't and choose to opt into this plus would simply up their prices to compensate?

        • rogerm22 on 20/06/2018 - 13:08
          +1

          This won't happen, as eBay pays the shipping cost. When you buy an item with free shipping for eBay Plus members, you pay for the item and eBay pays the shipping cost.

          As I posted above, if you look in your PayPal account, it will show a payment, which includes the shipping cost. If you click on the payment, to see the details, you will see that the shipping cost, is a separate charge, that eBay paid.

        • figarow on 20/06/2018 - 14:07
          +1

          @rogerm22: Thanks for clearing that up. I can see the benefit now but still not sure if worth opting in, call me skeptical but would be curious to know who often 'item' is cheaper from plus store compared to all of the other eBay stores. As we know most everything is overpriced and the most used feature of eBay is 'price + shipping lowest first'.

        • rogerm22 on 20/06/2018 - 15:34

          @figarow: All you can really do, is to do some eBay searches and and have a look for any eBay Plus listings with shipping charges and see how the prices compare to regular listings.

  • Edeena on 20/06/2018 - 16:52
    +2

    I signed up and bought something from Myer. I think it's not too bad, certainly worth it if you buy a lot from eBay and they keep those 20% discount going for stores like Myer, Bing Lee etc that don't offer free shipping. The good thing about this imo is that there is no minimum spending amount, sure I could get free shipping from Myer with Shipster, but if the item I want to buy is only $15 (no click and collect available, only delivery), I could use eBay plus to get free shipping, rather than spending $10 more on something I don't need to get free shipping with Shipster. Some sellers also have 2 listings, 1 with free shipping (item cost + shipping cost included in the price), and 1 without free shipping (just the item cost). If it's an eBay plus listing, then I could use eBay plus and get the item cheaper using the no free shipping listing.

  • lostn on 22/06/2018 - 22:17
    +1

    Something I've noticed is that sellers are creating separate listings, one with ebay plus (inc. shipping cost but lower price) and one at higher (i.e. normal) price but free shipping.

    Futu used to do free shipping on everything. Now they have ebay plus listings with shipping charges.

    ebay plus + $109 + $14.95 shipping
    standard $132 free shipping

    It's still a saving to buy the ebay plus version even if you don't have ebay plus.

  • Cleremy on 23/06/2018 - 20:21
    +2

    Based on the sheer number of deals posted today, can we please have a filter to filter out eBay plus deals?

    • UFO on 29/06/2018 - 17:53
      +1

      I agree!

      I have no intention of giving Ebay money for the 'privilege' of special deals from them. If retailers want my money, do it with competitive pricing… none of this membership rubbish (Costco, Amazon Prime, Ebay Plus etc).

      I refuse to give money for special memberships that force my loyalty to them because I've already bought it!

  • mikezillakind on 25/06/2018 - 21:28

    lol

    Well il bite

  • tryagain on 26/06/2018 - 20:27

    Looking at some brake pads and rotors and eBay has managed to add eBay plus (one seller told me it wasn't them) to only listings where the shipping is already included, pretty much defeats any purpose of having it in the first place.

    • eug on 26/06/2018 - 20:49

      I just ordered some CCTV cameras. The seller said eBay decides which cameras get included in the program. For some reason, one of the cameras I bought was under eBay Plus so had free shipping, while the other was still $10.55. So they aren't only adding it to listings where shipping is already included.

      I wonder what their criteria is though. It's not size, as the 2MP version of the same camera with the same size is under eBay Plus.

      • tryagain on 26/06/2018 - 22:13

        From eBay

        What are the eligibility criteria?
        We look at a number of things when determining whether to add eBay Plus badging to a listing.
        Eligibility criteria for eBay Plus include, but are not limited to:

        The item is new and listed in fixed price format
        The item is located in Australia
        The item isn't heavy or bulky
        The seller accepts returns
        The seller's performance rating is Above Standard or eBay Top Rated

        • eug on 27/06/2018 - 00:57

          That doesn't help, because the two cameras I talked about are:

          • Both new and listed in fixed price format
          • Both located in Australia
          • Both exactly the same size
          • Both are from the same seller with, obviously, the same performance rating
        • tryagain on 27/06/2018 - 07:11

          @eug: yeah, that was kind of my point, it seems to be applied when it suits them.

  • tryagain on 27/06/2018 - 07:16
    +1

    Is anyone a seller? It would be interesting to know if a listing that has "free shipping" ie factored into the price and eligible for eBay plus can then have the shipping price seperated out to make it better for eBay plus members

  • Ymac on 29/06/2018 - 13:03
    +1

    I seldom buy from eBay became I am overseas.

    I want to buy just a few things while I am back in Australia.

    Can I sign up for the free trial and as long as I cancel it within the 30 days, it should cost me nothing.

    Is that correct?

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