Comments on: eBay to Migrate All Sellers to International Shipping by Summer, Mulls New Feature

By: DTSM

DTSM — Fri, 28 Apr 2023 12:16:07 +0000

The biggest flaw with this program is the buyer cannot combine multiple purchases into the same order. Each item is charged separate shipping. This will not work for my business model as buyers from overseas try to bundle as much as possible to save on shipping costs. If eBay could fix this one issue I would be all in.

By: MakingMoney

MakingMoney — Fri, 28 Apr 2023 09:05:14 +0000

I have no idea why anyone would complain about this. You ship the item to Ebay in the USA and then you no longer have any ties to the sale as you will never see the product again. It has worked great so far and hope it continues to do so without any changes.

By: alfacar

alfacar — Fri, 28 Apr 2023 02:53:09 +0000

In reply to Actual Seller. “ Already had an INR and eBay paid it, item went back to their warehouse. Fine by me.” Ebay puts this item for sale and shadow ban other sellers so they can sell first?

By: alfacar

alfacar — Fri, 28 Apr 2023 02:47:38 +0000

It sounds like Ebay is preparing for recession by hinting that US people will have no money to spend by Summer so they will look for money abroad.

1.Ebay policy states that used auto parts are not qualifying for international shipping – is that still valid?
2. Items returned to US Ebay- is Ebay going to compete with sellers to resell those items thus putting them out of business and or lowering pricing?

By: airbrake

airbrake — Fri, 28 Apr 2023 01:02:29 +0000

I received an Email from Ebay about 10 minutes ago explaining that every Ebay Seller would be “Migrated” (i.e. “Forced”) into “eBay international standard delivery” by July 1, 2023. Sellers can opt out, apparently for now, by clicking on a link and filling out a form online by May 10th. The form is just a phishing exercise by Ebay because it asks for your full name, Ebay Seller user name and your Email address. The link is in the Email that they send to the Seller explaining there new “graft” feature. So, why does Ebay need you to send all this data to them? They sent the Email to me at my Email I use for Ebay and they identify me by name in the Email as well as my Seller ID. I believe the real reason is this is really a way to survey to see how many people don’t want to change. If Ebay does not get a number of opt outs, it’ll be “Katie, bar the door” on the “Migrations”.

As far as the comments that the “New Feature” is a less expensive and easier way to ship Internationally, just remember the promises Ebay gave us for their Payment System – all never becoming true, costing more and slower than Pay-Pal as well as being poorly implemented. Ebay has lied to Sellers in the past and probably will continue to do so, why would they change? Once your in the new system, there’s no way to get out and Ebay can change the rules & fees on a whim, rather you like it or not.

I don’t want Ebay interfering with my sales, I want to acquire a Seller – Buyer relationship without Ebay’s interference. Remember, Ebay does nothing unless it lines their pocket with more money, which is usually from the Sellers pockets.

By: tsme35

tsme35 — Thu, 27 Apr 2023 20:20:42 +0000

In reply to DF. does the new process work with combine shipping orders, the last one did not. I sell fishing lures and my customers love to combine shipping

By: Dragonfyree

Dragonfyree — Thu, 27 Apr 2023 18:24:06 +0000

Got an e-mail today that it will be done by July 1. I actually already used it for a package to Australia. It was very easy to use and to track. I don’t sell Internationally, but this was a special request, so if it works as advertised might start using it again. (Not that anything Ebay does ever works correctly, but fingers crossed).

By: Actual Seller

Actual Seller — Thu, 27 Apr 2023 16:45:59 +0000

Already had an INR and eBay paid it, item went back to their warehouse. Fine by me.

By: DF

DF — Thu, 27 Apr 2023 15:49:00 +0000

Well, it actually works pretty well for our accounts as far as the process goes, but we sell largely small and light items over our 5 accounts. Who knows what eBay will do to mangle the future. Lets hope you have your item/parcel sizes correct and the weights correct in your listing.

By: Ronn

Ronn — Thu, 27 Apr 2023 14:43:06 +0000

Some observations about this. Many years ago, I was viewing a picture postcard from a UK seller as a potential purchase. She was enrolled in Global shipping program. The shipping cost for that single card, from the UK to the USA was….$18.00! The seller was aghast.stunned when I told her.

Up until recently, I did not realize I was enrolled in this new program. The first inkling came when I got a few international bids. (When I drafted my listings, on these two bulk lots, I left the International section blank). @airbrake raises serious questions/observations about this news. As for me, I still don’t quite understand this process in detail. If I don’t understand it, imagine my customers being in the fog. In theory it might open new markets with heavier items, but I surely don’t want my buyer to pay more than $1.45 for a First Class International stamp for a single item.