The Official EBay Discussion Thread

[Chris V]

Let me add a new issue to the list:

Apparently Ebay is now blocking European users from bidding on and purchasing model kits from stateside sellers, even if the items are explictly listed with Ebay international shipping available.
I contacted Ebay’s customer service about the issue and got a completly nosensical reply about a recent policy change restricting the sales of electronic devices. 

Edited January 25 by Chris V

[Ace-Garageguy]

9 minutes ago, Chris V said:

I contacted Ebay’s customer service anout the issue and got a completly nosensical reply about a recent policy change restricting the sales of electronic devices. 

Yeah, their human resources are, let's just say, somewhat underwhelming, and the automated "responses" and chatbots are usually useless.

[Tom Geiger]

There is a new registration to sell to Germany called LUCID.  Sellers need to register for this.

eBay may be blocking non complying sellers for all of eBay Europe

 

 

[bbowser]

18 hours ago, Ace-Garageguy said:

Yeah, their human resources are, let's just say, somewhat underwhelming, and the automated "responses" and chatbots are usually useless.

The world of AI is upon us ☹️

[Ace-Garageguy]

2 minutes ago, bbowser said:

The world of AI is upon us ☹️

I have to think that whoever is doing the beta-testing for all these so-called "smart" systems must be a bunch of yes-men who either have zero critical-thinking ability, or are just afraid to speak up and say the-emperor-has-no-clothes.

[Dave Van]

I have not sold on ebay for 10 years. I did a lot of sales at one time. 

Now I see why. ebay offered me $15 if I'd sell one item. Listed a model kit OOP. It sold for $40. My final return after fees etc??Less than $30.....Now I recall why I stopped. 

[PatW]

AI is deadly!

[Dragline]

This will sound like a brag. Maybe a little. I stopped being a comic book dealer in 95. My partner and I split up our inventory. He opened a shop (still operating) , and I went to eBay. I sold about 280,000 dollars of what I had between 1997 and 2009. In that time I had nearly NO bad sales or returns. I had great feedback. When I put an item up it often got bids right away. I know the business inside and out. I know what's hot and all that. After 30 years of doing it I was on point.

When the Buy It Now BLAH_BLAH_BLAH_BLAH started I knew the end was near. Even the going public really didn't have an effect. Right away.

Then the bottom dropped out. Fees skyrocketed. They dropped PayPal as a first source of payment. They initiated their own payment back end. The drop shippers came aboard and I could feel it all slipping away. The tax thing came into being and I left. I became a buyer only and have loved happily (mostly) ever after. eBay was the golden goose. Then they slayed it right in front of me.