EBay & its Everchanging Changes
Charles Kettering once said “The world hates change, yet it is the only thing that has brought progress.”…
…with this in mind, I feel the changes that eBay continues to make deserve discussion – and hopefully through the course of the next few weeks you will be able to comment and discuss the positive and negative effects of some of the changes, along with achieving a higher level of understanding when it comes to using eBay (something we have probably done at some point or another!).
Although eBay has gone through its trials and tribulations, the eBay phenomenon has shown no serious sign of slowing down, with people from every corner of the globe getting rid of unwanted items on a daily basis – even setting up ‘eBay Shop’s’ where they try to lay the foundations of a new work-from-home business – eBay is still THE main auction based place to shop in a time of global recession.
Recently, eBay has rolled out a number of changes that have caused controversy, and the question is; are these changes improving eBay, if so, how? If they aren’t improving eBay; why not and what can we do?
As I mentioned earlier, I will be posting several blogs regarding the positive and negative effects of the changes, if you use eBay and you’re not quite sure what the changes will do then I highly recommend you stop by on a regular basis or sign up for my free updates if you not have already done so!
One particular change I will touch on next week is something that I’m sure will worry all you PowerSellers! eBay has announced an overhaul of its PowerSeller program with the controversial introduction of the Top Rate Seller badge and designation, which will come into affect this fall/autumn. If you’re a regular seller on eBay, or perhaps you’re looking to make a few extra dollars or pounds by selling a lot of stuff on eBay, then this will definitely affect you.
Check back next week and see what changes have been made that might affect you sellers in a negative way!
Get discussing now and let me know if you have any gripes with some of the new changes! I am looking forward to hear from you!
Wishing you rippling online success,
Svenja
Hi Svenja,
This is an excellent series to post and since I want to develop my ebay business, this is one I am going to pay close attention to.
Thanks for bringing it to us.
I’ll be back,
Kathy
Hi Svenja,
I have also been watching some of the changes with trepidation. I find it aggravating that someone’s fickle response with regard to how I perform as a seller could have significant consequences to my ability to trade freely. Although that has always been the case with feedback to a certain extent, the new rule of ‘4 strikes in 12 months and you’re stuffed’ is very harsh as we are reliant on people’s perception and honesty.
Good series, I look forward to the discussions.
Enjoy the journey.
Mandy
I haven’t started on eBay yet Svenja, so the rule changes don’t effect me. But I like reading your blog, to learn as much as I can about auction sites. Keep up the good work.
John
Hi Svenja –
Nicely worded and informative blogpost. As someone who frankly never seems to get to the bottom of ebay changes, I find your posts informative and concise. I am not sure what ebay is trying to do with so many changes but they must be confident that people will not switch totally to Amazon, if only because Amazon is so user unfriendly! For the moment eBay has power and there is nothing anyone can do about it other than try not to upset buyers!
Keep us posted!
Susan
This series will be ideal for anyone looking to learn more about the changes on eBay. It will be very interesting Susan to see what happens with the eBay>Amazon fight
Keep up the good work Svenja,
Mel
Hello Mandy,
Yes, in eBay’s attempt to become more buyer friendly, the sellers are left a little bit out in the rain. The rating approach is actually one that will be discussed in more detail in the next post.
I am glad to hear you are enjoying the discussion. I am looking for your future comments in this series since you are an avid ebayer
Many Thanks,
Svenja
Hi John,
Well, when you get around to eBay, you’ll be better prepared than a mountain hiker who wants to conquer Mount Everest
Thank you for your continued support and visits!
Hope to be in touch again soon,
Svenja
Hello Mel,
Thank you for your visit and comment. Yes, Susan raised an interesting question. Looking forward to hear from you again in other discussions.
Many Thanks,
Svenja
Hello Susan,
Thank you for stopping by and your compliment. I have been watching the (background) ‘war’ between Amazon and eBay for over a year now. In fact, eBay is still hemorrhaging a lot of buyers to Amazon (who is greeting everyone with a big hug
. I haven’t quite figured out if this is done ‘on purpose’, meaning eBay wants to clean house and ‘get rid’ of certain types of sellers or if the loss of sellers to Amazon was unintended …
Thank you for your great comment!
Svenja