Not sure if it's targeted or of this is for everyone but this appeared on my promo list in my seller promos.
Pay no Insertion Fees or Final Value Fees for any items you list and make available for purchase in a single category during the Promotion Period.
Applies to any items you list by midnight tomorrow.
Works. But valid for 2 days only, e.g. till 31 July.
Holy crap, it actually works for me. Thanks!
Thanks OP, listed a bunch of dresses/tops/skirts.
Pics please.
Naughty man-child!
Maybe it’s a chick and she’s interested in buying them!
Yep, got this one too.
Working. Time to relist everything for another 30 days.
Poor eBay has made no money out of me this year.
Dont pity on them. They prob make gazillion of our income. :/
So I take it this means that if you list and it doesn't sell that the repost isn't free? So it's best to list for 30 days?
I'm going to rush a few poorly constructed listings up and then refine then later this week.
It's linked to the Item ID, so as long as it doesn't change.
Relisting will be a new ID.
Yes get a pack of Textas and list each colour separately. LOL
carleast, there's nothing preventing you from creating three listings for an item of different durations e.g. 3 days, 7 days, 30 days. Use the short one as the "active" listing, and price the other two significantly higher and with less detailed descriptions. If you don't sell with the first, once it expires, drop the price on the second and migrate the info over from the first, and so on.
Get's you a few more shots at selling your item that way, and you can also repurpose the spare listings for other items later should you wish.
The only thing to be careful of is that you don't make you dummy listings too vague - if eBay's bots determine a listing doesn't sufficiently detail an actual item, they cancel the listing (happened to me on more than one occasion).
Thanks OP!
Harshreality Me thinks its for 2 days not 30 days
I think as long as you list by 31 Jul (don't need to sell by then - there are other promos that specify when you need to sell by).
Note it says for a SINGLE category as well.
Usual exclusions still apply.
This promotion does not apply to “Excluded Categories” which include Businesses for Sale (11759), Aircrafts (63676), Boats (26429), Caravans/Motorhomes (32633), Cars (29690), Motorcycles (32073), Trucks/Commercial Vehicles (6049), Real Estate (10542), Services (316), Flights (3253), Tickets (1305), Travel (3252) and Vouchers/Gift Certificates (172008).
So I can list as many items for free without paying listing and final value fees?
Yep, list before midnight tomorrow.
Cool thanks!
Cheers! Gonna be busy taking photos tonight.
Thanks, finally one works for me!
Make sure you guys accept the offer either in the OP link or in your accounts selling dashboard.
"As a reminder, to use this offer, you need to comply with all its terms. This includes, but is not limited to: heeding the selling limits on your account (they still apply and may prevent you from fully using the offer) and meeting the minimum performance standards for selling on eBay during the duration of this offer. Visit your Seller Dashboard to confirm your account is still eligible for this offer before listing."
Can't see any rating on my Seller Dashboard
Have you sold before?
In my "All Selling" page, Your Performance is up the top and should say something like:
Current Seller Level
They're collecting gst now. That money has probably become their "marketing fund".
If they've not been paying tax ever, who is to say they'll pay this gst. Probably will be the same as before
If the ATO gets a BAS from eBay that is not substantially different from the BAS's lodged pre-July 1, the ATO will get active.
Will the bas show the proportion of overseas sales to local sales? I don't think there's a way to tell these things.
They can just make up a figure and say there normally not much international sales on the platform. How's the government to prove them wrong.
They've tax evaded for so many years, who is to prove them wrong now
Is single category just for example like 'Video Games Consoles > Video Games' or just 'Video Game Consoles'?
Single category just means you would only list the item under 'Video Games Consoles > Video Games'.
There is an option to add a second category when you list to increase "exposure" of a product but you would leave this blank for the promo.
They are both single categories, if you choose one or the other.
It doesn't matter where in the "tree" you pick or how long it is, the category you chose is always the last section. If you had two categories, you would see two separate tree lines.
"Video Games > Consoles"
"Collectibles > Vintage"
or whatever.
Ok thank you both :)
any risk on buyer claiming item not as described and return a brick ?
There's always that risk, I've never experienced it though. Just take a picture before shipping of the item and the weight and they won't really have a case if they try, Paypal will help you. I think it's fairly rare though from my experience.
That would be very rare
We've been professionally scammed, my tips out of this transaction which cost us an Apple TV:
1) Do not accept Click and Collect. It masks the real identify of a buyer
2) Ensure the PayPal Info matches the eBay delivery address
3) Ensure items are tracked, if valuable take a photo of the item packed with address displayed in-case you catch a case. It can save you claims of damages later and can be used as evidence to claim insurance.
Re:
1) I've never had a problem with C'n'C, plus there are plenty of ways to mask your real identity using a normal address.
2) Recently PayPal have reduced the amount of info displayed about buyers - I'm pretty sure their PayPal address is one of them so you really only have the eBay supplied address to go off.
3) Tracking is one thing, but if you want to potentially claim insurance, you need to purchase extra cover as well.
There is always a risk. However, just be prepared and consider yourself as someone selling items. Anything that could happen is still applicable to eBay. For example:
It doesn't hurt to be prepared. All these "never happen to me when I sell items" comments do not help. They could and can happen. I have experienced a few of them. Make sure you know all the rules and do things properly. Don't assume what feeBay and PayPal support staff tell you are correct. Some of them don't even know how the ruling is done.
@netsurfer - It doesn't hurt for eBay users who've never had any issues selling, to say as much. As with anything, you only ever hear about the bad experiences, when in fact it's only the tiniest fraction of transactions that experience any issues - why skew the perception of eBay selling towards the negative when the reality is quite the opposite?
I've been selling on eBay for 16 years; never scammed, no bricks returned, no chargebacks or payment reversals - nothing that's left me out of pocket or with an item missing. And that's for well over 500 items sold. YMMV, but that's unlikely.
You are very lucky. To be honest, selling on eBay is getting harder and carrying more risk nowadays. Buyers don't leave positive feedback like they used to. Auctions have been very risky (unpaid are quite common, late payments are not that uncommon). I stopped the super risky feeBay auctions for years. They are often complete waste of time.
I had people returning perfectly working items (and instead of stating change of mind - which I do allow that type of returns - full refund mind you), the buyers insisted on returning through items not as described. I sold the items again and the new buyers were happy with them.
Good for you that you enjoy selling on eBay. For me, it used to be good, but now, you are at the mercy of the buyers. Selling cheap items without using tracked postage service most certainly carry risk. Selling digital items, honestly, you'd better hope the buyers are honest (or you are basically relying on luck).
It doesn't hurt to be prepared. Also, new sellers are under a strict rule (i.e. $500 cap per month or 10 items max). Older sellers are not limited by this. Plus, as soon as there is an issue with a transaction and the buyer reported it, that amount is held by PayPal right away. Handling transactions which went pear shaped gracefully is also important to sellers. Being nasty to buyers having issues with a purchase doesn't help you.
If you want to help new sellers, then let them know the tips to avoid bad things from happening, rather than a blanket statement of it never happens to you so all the other sellers had issues must be minority. The assumption of postage delivery companies take care of your packages all the time is also unsafe.
You are very lucky.
Now that's a blanket statement - luck has very little to do with it, and in saying that you show complete disregard for any methods I might use to minimise problem buyers and false returns. It's not rocket science. Maybe buyers don't leave you feedback like they used to, but a good 80% of mine do.
I don't think auctions are risky, but I agree they're a complete waste of time, literally. These days not many people want to wait a week to maybe buy something whose price is probably being inflated by the seller's mate/spouse/second account. I only sell BIN, with immediate payment required - there goes 95% of your selling problems right there.
I'm finding that selling on eBay is getting easier, thanks to the hoards of others sellers who are happy to throw something down on their (often unmade) bed, snap a quick couple of pics with the camera phone, describe it as "hardly used, in good condition, no returns) and leave it at that. It means my listings, with clear, properly lit photos and useful descriptions that actually detail things properly, really stand out, and that's money in my pocket because buyers will pay more for the certainty of their expectations being met. I've seen it time and time again.
If you want to help new sellers, then let them know the tips to avoid bad things from happening
I'm not trying to help new sellers, I'm providing a counterpoint to the "I've been scammed" type statements, which as I previously stated, are the type of transactions more likely to get a mention despite being in the vast minority.
If you want to help new sellers (as that seems to be the standard by which you're judging my comments) how about instead of repeating a mantra like "It doesn't hurt to be prepared", you detail what some of these preparations might entail - actual, practical tips? Cause all you've done is list problems and criticise me for being "lucky" in avoiding issues.
@dm01: I have provided some information to new sellers.
All you are doing is showing off and holding things back. Basically, you are saying you are better than other sellers.
with immediate payment required - there goes 95% of your selling problems right there.
So you assume I don't? I only sell items with immediate payment required, yet there were issues. I don't sell rubbish, unwanted junk. Photos - they were done using DSLR. Some buyers just had a change of mind afterwards. I sure love to hear a way form you to figure out a way around it. I offer no question asked money back refund.
Honestly, personally, I feel that you can only tell whether a seller is good or not when you actually have issue that he/she needs to resolve.
@dm01: What you indicated - completely no issue with so many items sold, isn't normal because even proper shops would have to deal with returns. Even for a maths point of view, the odds is really low.
We've had an OZBer selling games for years and never had an issue on eBay. The first time he had an issue, he was behaving quite irrationally. It became sort of buyer vs seller. The case dragged on for a fair bit. The item involved isn't worth that much to be honest (the time he wasted would probably actually worth more).
Also, there are people who really want to scam you on eBay and there are people who simply regretted the purchases and instead of doing the right thing, elected to do the quick / easy way out (which can really messes thing up for the seller). Not only that, you cannot even communicate with them because the way they elected to go about it (basically it ended up being PayPal vs you). They completely cut off any communication with you as well. Positive feedback, for new sellers, honestly, I wouldn't worry too much about them nowadays. You simply need to exceed expectation to get them nowadays. Whether you want to do that is entirely up to you. Met expectation, including well packaged, fast delivery items simply is considered normal (not positive).
I recently upgraded a postage to express post at no extra cost for one of my buyers living in country area. However, the delivery company couldn't delivery it on time (and not wanting to fail the SLA so they put in a status which completely confused the buyer). Buyer wasn't happy. Things CAN go wrong, even when you tried to be nice and offered extra.
@netsurfer: Wow, some hot tips there, netsurfer - package things properly! If that needs to be spelled out to a seller they deserve to be given a hard time by buyers. "Be prepared for the unexpected" - another pointless mantra that tells a new seller absolutely nothing useful, but I guess it adds an extra line to your list.
How is reporting my experiences showing off? I'm not saying I'm better than anyone, but if I'm able to sell an identical item for a higher price than another seller - and do this repeatedly - then I think it shows that my listing is "better" to use your term.
I didn't say I don't use a camera phone for photos - I often do - but there's a big difference between a quick snap and taking a useful shot that effectively conveys an item's condition. Using a DSLR is often a hinderance to achieving that.
I don't offer a money back refund - I don't see the point, it's just inviting someone to change their mind. I've accepted one return that I can recall - about two years ago - and that was a buyer who didn't understand the difference between "Brand new" and "New: Never used" when they made the purchase, and thought they were going to receive a factory sealed item. They asked to return it, I agreed, and they ended up leaving positive feedback.
Honestly, personally, I feel that you can only tell whether a seller is good or not when you actually have issue that he/she needs to resolve.
Fair point. And maybe a great seller manages to avoid issues altogether 😉
What you indicated - completely no issue with so many items sold, isn't normal because even proper shops would have to deal with returns. Even for a maths point of view, the odds is really low.
It's very normal from my point of view - it's exactly my experience. I'm not any kind of shop, proper or otherwise - I'm a private individual, moving things along I no longer need, want, or have grown bored with. "for a maths sort of view" 500+ sales isn't actually that many over 16 years - I don't think odds really come into it.
I don't see any reason to reply to the rest of your post, sorry.
@dm01: You are basically saying you are better than everyone so that other people having issue must be doing something wrong.
if I'm able to sell an identical item for a higher price than another seller - and do this repeatedly
Essentially, you are saying you are better than most of the other sellers, other people simply cannot compete with you.
Using a DSLR is often a hinderance to achieving that.
So you can take more effective pictures with your smartphone than other people with a DSLR.
I prefer to take better pictures to start with, instead of spending time in post processing. I do them in batches with controlled lighting and pretty much the usual settings.
I have two selling accounts. One targeting quality service, one targeting bargain prices. You would think quality service one would have less issues. Oddly enough, it is the other way around so far. Sub-par photos can be an advantage sometimes (coz. the actual item would be in way better condition).
Luck plays a key role on eBay selling nowadays. Scammers do target quality sellers because they know quality sellers often send out items quickly.
Be prepared for the unexpected means don't assume nothing bad will happen even if you do the right thing. These things usually happen when you did the right thing. You need to assess the risk factor before selling items. No matter how good you are, digital items are very risky to sell on eBay - honestly, avoid selling them on eBay. Tickets / gift cards also tend to be risky - hence feeBay never often any no final fee discount on those.
@dm01: Being an experienced seller actually makes some of your comments biased. Reason being new sellers are actually under more strict set of rules.
A new seller is restricted to $500 per month and up to 10 transactions per month. That's not the worst part. If you have a transaction in dispute OR the paypal account you used is linked to another account which has a transaction in dispute, your new seller account will have funds restricted for future sales for a while.
For example: I opened a new account, but linked it to the same paypal of my main eBay selling account. The main eBay selling account had an issue (customer wants to return an item). Items sold after that transaction from the main account was not affected (funds are accessible right away still). Items sold through the new account (despite that account had ZERO issue with any transaction) had funds put on hold.
Avoiding click and collect for new sellers is a sound advice. There is another vendor in the mix of the transaction and some customers in this group carry higher risk. Experienced sellers are generally not affected heavily when a transaction involves item being returned or a chargeback. That's not the case for new sellers.
You are basically saying you are better than everyone so that other people having issue must be doing something wrong.
No, that's what you're saying - you're confusing what I write with what you think. I'm reporting that I've never had issues with scammers, chargebacks and the like. I'm saying that by taking the time to list with quality photos and a useful description, I find I can usually sell for a higher price than other sellers. Any claims of superiority you choose to read into that are your own invention.
So you can take more effective pictures with your smartphone than other people with a DSLR.
Many people have a DSLR and are clueless on how to use it, and as a consequence take blurry, dark photos. Compared to them, yes, it's very easy to achieve a more effective result with smartphone, no surprises there. I use my DSLR sometimes, I use my smartphone sometimes - both are capable of creating high quality images as far as listing purposes go.
The rest of your post I don't really care to engage you on. You seem to just enjoy arguing and can't accept that not everyone has encountered the issues you have when selling on eBay. You can believe whatever you choose, but that's my experience and your opinions don't change or negate it.
Being an experienced seller actually makes some of your comments biased. Reason being new sellers are actually under more strict set of rules.
Or being an inexperienced seller perhaps makes your comments biased, and seemingly less informed to a degree.
If you have a transaction in dispute OR the paypal account you used is linked to another account which has a transaction in dispute, your new seller account will have funds restricted for future sales for a while.
A perfectly reasonable and secure arrangement in my opinion, if it's the same individual behind the accounts.
Avoiding click and collect for new sellers is a sound advice.
I've sold maybe a few dozen items that have gone to click and collect, and have had no issues.
It sounds like you're jealous of "experienced sellers" - that's a problem with you, not me.
thanks, offer successfully activated
Thanks OP
Thanks OP. Working for me! I've been hanging for one of these to list a couple of $$$$ items.
Thanks OP!!
"Unfortunately, this promotional offer is not available to you."
:(
In case anyone is interested, I've been trying to increase the number of items I can list but eBay are a communications issue with the department which handles the increases. So if you are trying to reach them via online chat, you'll get a "For assistance, please contact us during our business hours", person I spoke to didn't give me any indication when it will be resolved.
Open a second selling account.
Already have a few other accounts but you only get 10 listings for new accounts.
Have too much to sell. :)
0 remaining for me :(
It says that because there is no fixed limit on this promo. List something, and it'll say 1 used, 0 remaining.
o_O Ohh, thank you. Glad I commented
It would be helpful if it actually displayed "n/a" or "unlimited" in the 'left' column, but alas, eBay sometimes miss the obvious when it comes to user-friendliness.
Where is seller promos? Does not appear.
Under your Selling/Sold tab. At the top of the page, click My Ebay, then Selling/Sold and your offers will be at the bottom of the page.
Works on my personal eBay account but not on my business eBay with a store subscription :(
"Regarding your concern, I would like to inform you that the store subscribers are not eligible to participate in Christmas Promotional offer." - eBay
Damn you eBay!
Sell on your personal account then if it's not too much of an issue :)
Haha I like it
@Sir Flabo: De-list all your listings on the store account and re-list them all on your personal account.
Does anyone know if, upon taking up the offer,simply re-listing some existing "unsold items" would still be eligible for 'no final value fee'?
Yes :)
Just spent 2 days taking photos, work out shipping cost (Sorry amateur :p)
Made it in time to post 22 new listings and reposted 10 others, made 1 dummy listing just in case
Selling 2nd hand items isn't an easy task lol
Lol - I feel ya! I stayed up to midnight last night making dummy listing, cause I'm moving house shortly and will offload some stuff. Managed to create 51!
I was "luckier" I'm in WA so only needed to stay til 10pm. But that also mean I had 2 hours less to work on it after work :/
Worked for me - cheers OP