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[eBay Plus] 0% Variable Fee on 3 Sales Per Month by Eligible Sellers (Activation Required), 50% off Sendle Labels (3 Max) @ eBay

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[eBay Plus] 0% Variable Fee on 3 Sales Per Month by Eligible Sellers (Activation Required), 50% off Sendle Labels (3 Max) @ eBay
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I Smell Pennies on 03/01/2023 - 13:06 rsvp.ebay.com.au (6835 clicks)
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I hope you all got some items to sell (especially after Christmas/New Years) because eBay is bringing back the free FVF fees promo starting 1st January 2023

Probably a new standard now as it's been 3 items per month for the last few months

All eBay Plus members will be eligible for this promotion :)

ISP Notes

  • Make sure you make a new listing to be eligible for tbe promotion. Do not relist an item as there are reports of eBay charging full fees when doing so. Personally I always “sell similar” and it seems to work

Terms and Conditions for $0 Variable Fee Promotion

When does the promotion run?

  • The promotion runs from 00:00 (AEDT) on 1 January 2023 and will be available for a limited time only, for as long as advertised on the eBay.com.au site (“Promotion Period”).
  • The promotion resets every 30 days starting 1 January 2023 until the end of the Promotion Period (each referred to as a "Cycle").

Who is eligible for this Promotion?

  • “Eligible Sellers” means sellers registered on eBay.com.au who:

    • have Australia or New Zealand as their registered address on eBay; and
    • have an active eBay Plus membership; and
    • Eligible Sellers must activate the promotion in each Cycle to receive the promotion during that Cycle. To activate this promotion, Eligible Sellers must have received an invitation to participate in this promotion and accepted these Terms and Conditions by either clicking “Accept offer” on the Terms and Conditions page or clicking “Get offer” under the “promotional offers” section of your My eBay account; and
    • received confirmation from eBay that “you’ve accepted the offer”.

  • Once you have accepted the offer, the promotion will be automatically assigned to your account and will be visible within My eBay.

  • The invitation to participate in this promotion is not transferable or exchangeable.
  • For the avoidance of doubt, if the promotion is not redeemed by the end of the Cycle, it shall be forfeited by you and the discount will not carry over into the next Cycle (if any). You will also not receive the discount in a Cycle if the promotion was not activated for the applicable Cycle in accordance with these terms.

What is the Promotion?

  • The Promotion entitles Eligible Sellers, who have activated this promotion in accordance with these terms, to 0% variable fees (which is a component of Final Value Fees as defined on eBay.com.au) on 3 sales per Cycle on Eligible Listings.

  • “Eligible Listings” means item listings that are:

    • newly listed on eBay.com.au during the Promotion Period (i.e. they cannot be relisted items through ‘Good ‘til Cancelled (GTC) or auto-renewal);
    • in multi-quantity or single quantity fixed price or auction format only; and
    • not listed in one of the Excluded Categories (as defined below).

  • The variable fees will be discounted directly from the eBay seller fees applicable to the Eligible Listings when they are sold.

  • This promotion only applies to the variable fees on Eligible Listings that are sold during the Promotion Period.
  • eBay reserves the right to cancel or change the offer at any time.

What exclusions apply?

  • Items listed in the following categories are excluded from the Promotion (“Excluded Categories”): Websites & Businesses for Sale (11759), Aircraft (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), Gift Cards (172009). These Excluded Categories are in addition to any listings or categories restricted by eBay's prohibited and restricted items policies.
  • The Promotion only applies to variable fees (a component of your Final Value Fees). For the avoidance of doubt, the Promotion does not apply to the $0.30 (incl GST) fixed order fee for non-store subscribers (or otherwise have registered for a tax exempt status with eBay) or $0.33 fixed order fee (incl GST) for store subscribers, fees for optional features or services (including Feature Fees), international selling fees or any other fees set out at eBay.com.au, as varied from time to time. See our help pages on Selling fees without an eBay Store, eBay Stores selling fees, eBay Stores fees for registered businesses, as applicable, for more information
  • Eligible Listings will only receive the 0% variable fees until the listing renews, whether by auto-renewal or because the listing is GTC. After this, standard eBay fees will apply.
  • You may be excluded from the Promotion if your eBay account is subject to listing restrictions, suspended, restricted or made inactive, or if you fall below eBay’s minimum performance standards, prior to or during the Promotion Period.

Terms and Conditions for 50% Off Sendle Label Promotion

When does the promotion run?

  • The promotion runs from 00:00 (AEST) on 1 January 2023 and is available for a limited time only (“Promotion Period”). eBay reserves the right to cancel or extend the promotion at any time.

What is the promotion?

  • Receive a 50% discount on three Sendle shipping labels during the Promotion Period, when purchased through eBay’s labels platform (“Promotion”).

Who is eligible for this promotion?

  • This Promotion is only available for eBay Plus members in a Sendle eligible pickup location (“Eligible Customers”).
  • To access your three discounted labels, you must have an active eBay Plus membership at the time you print the labels. If your eBay Plus membership ends between the time of listing and the time you print the labels, you will no longer be eligible for this promotion. If you sign up to an eBay Plus membership to take up this offer, standard eBay Plus terms and conditions apply.
  • This promotional offer is not transferable or exchangeable.
  • The Promotion is linked to the eBay account under which it appears. Qualifying sellers must list using the User ID associated with that eBay account.
  • Members whose eBay accounts are temporarily or indefinitely suspended, restricted, or made inactive, or their seller standard falls to Below Standard prior to or during the Promotion Period are not eligible for this promotion.

What exclusions and other conditions apply?

  • The Promotion only applies to Sendle shipping labels on eBay’s labels platform and does not include Australia Post or any other shipping labels and services.
  • The Promotion does not apply to eBay selling fees including but not limited to Insertion Fees, Final Value Fees or fees for optional features or services (including Feature Fees), international selling fees set out at eBay.com.au, as varied from time to time.
  • This Promotion does not apply to listings in the following excluded categories: 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).
  • Listings that contravene eBay's policies or fail to comply with these terms and conditions are excluded.
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    • King Tightarse on 03/02/2023 - 10:52

      …so basically we are all waiting to see what they will cook up next.

      • Windows7forever on 03/02/2023 - 10:54

        Yes! Unfortauntely It could be months until the next seller's promo. I will keep the low value stuff up and list the expensive stuff next time.

        • proudwanderer on 03/02/2023 - 10:56

          I had some expensive stuff that I was waiting to list :(

  • Gordon84 on 03/02/2023 - 15:30
    +4

    Cant believe they canned it for now. Not worth being a plus member now

    • lilkid28 on 03/02/2023 - 18:10

      Somewhat agree. Honestly if they did like 5 listings a month at like 5% fees thats still pretty good for both sellers and eBay. Both parties win!

  • FeZZa21 on 03/02/2023 - 18:09
    +3

    I'd wait until next Tuesday's newsletter before cancelling anything lol

  • del preston on 03/02/2023 - 20:12
    +2

    I was just in chat with eBay CS and they said something else is going to be offered this month. Of course it was vague and all I got was “February”, but we might get a nugg.
    From Aditi:
    “…our promotions team is working on this and some new exciting promotions will be launched very soon , not necessarily $0 Final Value Fee but promotions better than that may also be launched for Feb month , as of now we also don't have the exact information of the upcoming promotions but if you have received in past , there is high probability that your account will definitely be getting other promotions as well.”

    • glengood on 03/02/2023 - 21:22
      +6

      wow, better than $0 final fees? Maybe they will pay us to sell.

      • King Tightarse on 03/02/2023 - 22:06
        +2

        What we need is more places that three per month - its like a slow torture
        At that rate its going to take me until I am very old to actually get rid of my crap
        More places!

      • SirNoble on 04/02/2023 - 09:49

        Was good times when they had no fees and you would get 10% of your sale back as a voucher at one point.

      • del preston on 04/02/2023 - 15:30
        +2

        That’s the dream!
        Aditi was laying it on a bit thick, so I took the “better” with a barrel of salt. He even said because I was so great he’d “refer” me for the seller promotions, which made my arse feel very smoky.
        I really need their promotions to save every cent, I just had a $2000 vet bill 😑

    • proudwanderer on 03/02/2023 - 21:54
      +3

      Maybe the unlimited $1 fee?

  • changunsw on 04/02/2023 - 01:22
    +4

    This promo is the main reason I keep my eBay plus.

  • drazenm on 04/02/2023 - 02:14
    +5

    This promo is the only reason to actually sell on eBay. 14% is a killer, that's literally my profit.

    • lilkid28 on 04/02/2023 - 10:51
      +3

      Yeah its crazy… Id be happy with 5% fee on 5 items a month, thats still reasonable

    • Nom on 04/02/2023 - 11:23

      This promo is the only reason to actually sell on eBay. 14% is a killer, that's literally my profit.

      It depends entirely on what you're selling - if it's something more specialised then you need eBay to reach the global market.
      But if it's something locals around you will want to buy, then just use local methods like Gumtree or Facebook Marketplace etc.

      • tajid on 04/02/2023 - 11:36
        +1

        Bigger audience and buyers normally trust ebay more due to buyer protection.

        • proudwanderer on 04/02/2023 - 11:53

          Also, Facebook and Gumtree tend to be more "face to face" transactions. I don't know about you, but I'm not too keen to meet up with strangers to exchange money/goods.

          You could post the item of course, but question is do you want to take the risk of accepting PayPal on Facebook or Gumtree sales.

          You could insist on PayID/Bank Transfer, but then buyers won't be too keen to expose themselves to that kind of risk, so you might have less of an audience.

          You also have to put up with lots of low-ballers and time wasters.

          • whyisave on 04/02/2023 - 12:51

            @proudwanderer: Yes…eBay and PayPal have spent 15-20 years developing that trust, that is not being replicated elsewhere.
            It took time and also regulatory process to get there.

            I still remember the anti-PayPal movement*, when it started (eg. BoycottPayPal) because of some bad outcomes and fears of a 3rd party payment settlement system.

            Even with the high fees & PayPal scams (eg. PayPal siding with the buyer), people still prefer to use them to this day.

            *This also happened late in 2022, as PayPal was going to fine users $2500 for behaving "against their policies", eg. posting things online, protesting, etc.

  • bloomingheck on 05/02/2023 - 11:16
    +4

    This is very annoying. I accepted the offer, had three items listed and now I don't even see this offer in my expired offers list. Also all the eBay emails where those offers were listed (usually titled "Your eBay Plus member savings") is dynamically loading a eBay page that have scrubbed out the offer so I can't prove to eBay I got the offer. Changing the email body content and the offers they contain after they have been sent out, should be illegal and I might report them to Fair Trading

    • mboy on 05/02/2023 - 15:50
      +1

      I’m in the same boat. The T&C’s clearly stated it was for February, and I accepted it on 31/01. Now it’s gone.

      If only I had thought to take a screenshot.

  • pixxelpusher on 05/02/2023 - 21:29

    So I had the Jan promo and listed an item on the 31st. Just sold today and I see I've been hit with a $60 final fee!
    I thought if you listed in the same month you get the promo? (even if it sells in the next month).
    What's the chance ebay CS will apply the promo to the sale if I message them?

    • TilacVIP on 05/02/2023 - 21:40

      You should qualify for the $0.30 FVF, unless you forgot you used 3 up during Jan.

      Definitely call support.

      • pixxelpusher on 05/02/2023 - 21:43

        I only sold one other item during the month. I'll message them tomorrow.

    • NutnButAPnut on 05/02/2023 - 21:42

      From Januarys T&Cs:
      “Eligible Listings” means item listings that are:
      newly listed on eBay.com.au during the Promotion Period.

      This promotion only applies to the variable fees on Eligible Listings that are sold during the Promotion Period.

      • TilacVIP on 05/02/2023 - 21:46

        hmmm, I know I have listed stuff in the past during promo period & sold after the promo had ended & still got the nil or $1.00 or whatever the promo fee was.

        It's possible they have changed this.

    • Hiphopopotamus on 05/02/2023 - 21:45
      +2

      The Jan promo for me ended on the 30th, even though the emails and tc's say 31st.

      You can try your luck with CS, but they range from good to incompetent.

      If that fee is a big deal to you consider cancelling the order and refunding the buyer (if CS can't help), maybe get in touch first and explain the situation.

      • pixxelpusher on 05/02/2023 - 21:48
        +1

        Yeah I've just noticed that as well. I'm 100% sure it said til the 31st of Jan when I accepted the promo, and it still says "as of 23:59 - AEDT, 31 January 2023" in the T&C's https://pages.ebay.com.au/sellplus3fvf/

        • proudwanderer on 05/02/2023 - 23:07

          Not really. It says the "offer" is no longer available "as of 23:59 - AEDT, 31 January 2023".

          Doesn't mean that the promotion "time frame" is up to and including 31 Jan.

          This is what I see in my "Expired promotional offers" section:

          Pay $0 Variable Fees on 3 new sales, thanks to eBay Plus.

          Limited time only. New listings only. Fixed fee, other fees & T&Cs apply.

          Start: 3 Jan 2023 at 15:59 AEDST
          End: 30 Jan 2023 at 23:59 AEDST

          • pixxelpusher on 05/02/2023 - 23:28

            @proudwanderer: I see that too. But when I accepted the offer it said till the 31st in the promo offers section.

  • proudwanderer on 05/02/2023 - 23:13

    Reading this again:

    When does the promotion run?

    • The promotion runs from 00:00 (AEDT) on 1 January 2023 and will be available for a limited time only, for as long as advertised on the eBay.com.au site (“Promotion Period”).
    • The promotion resets every 30 days starting 1 January 2023 until the end of the Promotion Period (each referred to as a "Cycle").

    Clearly, the promo was intended to be a monthly thing - hence the "resets every 30 days" part.

    Some frugal head honcho obviously decided to rescind the offer and it was pulled. A poster above (ChiMot) was even able to "ACCEPT" the offer for February just before it was pulled!

    • I Smell Pennies on 05/02/2023 - 23:33

      I managed to accept the offer on 30th Jan on another acc and it worked with an expiry date of 2xth February

      • proudwanderer on 06/02/2023 - 00:03

        Have you listed and sold anything in Feb from the one you accepted on 30th Jan - and were you charged FVF?

        Example:
        - List item on 2nd Feb
        - Sold item on 4th Feb

        • I Smell Pennies on 06/02/2023 - 02:18

          I was meang to say and forgot the following phrase afterwards:

          But the offer completely disappeared off the promotional offers tab as experienced by some others. I quickly changed my quantities to zero to avoid any high fees.

          Also when I accepted it, it was valid from the date I accepted it (30th Jan) till around the twenty-something of Feb.

    • test8888 on 06/02/2023 - 01:09

      unfortunately ebay is the big boss.

      "eBay reserves the right to cancel or change the offer at any time."
      This promotion has ended and the offer is no longer available (as of 23:59 - AEDT, 31 January 2023)

      • Happyday2014 on 06/02/2023 - 11:15

        I listed on middle of January and sold 4th of February and charge $0.3 fees only

        • pixxelpusher on 06/02/2023 - 11:20

          I wouldn't count on this. Mine sold on 5th of Feb and I got hit with the full fee, about 15% of the sale! Customer service was adamant that it's only on items "that are sold during the Promotion Period"

          • Happyday2014 on 06/02/2023 - 18:57

            @pixxelpusher: Try another customer representative, or just email back with the chat . They just make up the story and don’t want to refund the fees that shouldn’t be charged

            • pixxelpusher on 07/02/2023 - 13:39

              @Happyday2014: Ok just did and pretty much the same reply with these statements:

              "the item is sold out side of promotion period and hence the fees had applied"
              then they pointed to the T&C's: "In the condition, it says "This promotion only applies to the variable fees on Eligible Listings that are sold during the Promotion Period."

              Maybe they're cracking down on it.

      • BarginBandit on 12/02/2023 - 12:13

        There's a number of points that I believe make this an invalid term. However, to challenge something like this and undo it would typically mean that a court would decide if this term is fair or not for both parties. Terms must be fair (https://www.accc.gov.au/business/selling-products-and-servic…). See Unfair terms in standard form contracts.

        I've been caught out with this as well, I accepted, saw that the offer term included all of February, and then cancelled a bunch of high value auctions and then relisted them. I only found out today that I now need to pay the variable fee and the promotion has been cancelled. The only way I could have known this would be via constant monitoring of the promotion.

        As a seller, no notificaiton was provided to me that the promotion was cancelled, I was unaware that Ebay executed their right to cancel or change the offer. Ebay notifies me about pretty much any event, why are promotions not an auto generated email sent or at the least a message posted on your ebay account. Should at a minimum get an email when you opt in, when it expires, and when ebay change it.

        In this specific case, having it only open for a few days, then suddenly changing it, without notice, means that a bunch of people have been sucked into advertising goods on Ebay thinking that the variable fee promotion has applied. Ebay's conduct here is inherintly unfair and I can't see how anybody could argue differently.

  • pixxelpusher on 06/02/2023 - 11:16
    +2

    Just talked to eBay CS and they wouldn't reverse the fee: "As per terms and condition it is clearly mentioned that – This promotion only applies to the variable fees on Eligible Listings that are sold during the Promotion Period."

    So seems like you do now have to sell within the promo period as well, so that's something to keep in mind. He did say another one was coming soon.

    • proudwanderer on 06/02/2023 - 12:57
      +1

      I think it is hit and miss.

      Some people have said that they have only been charged $0.3 when "listed during promotion period" but "sold after promotion period".

      Whereas others have said that they get charged full fee.

      Firstly, eBay CS don't really have a clue - so hard to believe their "interpretation" of the T's & C's.

      Secondly, the T's & C's themselves are written in a way that isn't always very clear.

    • proudwanderer on 06/02/2023 - 12:58

      Tomorrow is 'Tuesday' —- fingers crossed there we could see "another one" coming

    • dins on 06/02/2023 - 16:17
      +1

      Online eBay chat is pretty much hopeless most of the reps on there make things up as they go along.

      You don't have to sell during the promo period you can just end item/s and use sell similar to list them again just before the promo expiry date. That gives you another crack at it but make sure that you don't use relist though as that will void the promo.

      • pixxelpusher on 07/02/2023 - 13:03

        I did do a fresh listing at the end of the month which sold start of Feb. But ebay said no as in the terms there is a line that says the item also has to be sold in the same month. They just kept pointing to that line in the T&C's

        • dins on 07/02/2023 - 13:10

          That's odd I've done that many times. When you go into your expired promos what's the start and end date on there. From memory the end date is not always end of the month I think it varies depending on when it was first activated. Then go into your listing and what's the start date on there.

  • chadleyshe on 06/02/2023 - 16:08
    +1

    closely watching…

  • Windows7forever on 06/02/2023 - 19:52
    +2

    This pretty much sums up why I loathe ebay and turned my back on them again.

  • mboy on 07/02/2023 - 09:17
    +3

    New promo deal has been posted. Starts mid-month:
    https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/755458

    • Techie4066 on 07/02/2023 - 10:15

      Thanks

    • proudwanderer on 07/02/2023 - 10:25
      +3

      Better than nothing, but this promo went from 5 (maybe around half a year ago) to 3 (recently) and now to 2 only!

    • proudwanderer on 07/02/2023 - 13:00
      +4

      Also, didn’t the eBay CS rep tell one of the posters above that there will be an “even better” offer coming?

      “rolls eyes”

      • CyberMurning on 07/02/2023 - 13:30
        +8

        even better for eBay

        rep didnt finish his/her sentences :D

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