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<p>[QUOTE="Mill Cove Treasures, post: 1095, member: 60"]When the big changes started, it seemed obvious to me that small sellers were not long for this world on ebay. I moved most of my selling off ebay. I would list a few things to help drive traffic to my other site. Last year, I barely listed on ebay but that was do to family illness and other life changing events. </p><p><br /></p><p>I do help a neighbor who is learning to sell on ebay and I let him use my computer and camera when his antique computer ( I swear it must be windows 95 or 98) won't work. I think others have seen me post on his ID when he forgot to log out. So I have seen the changes and the complaints on the board for the lack of sales and the star dings. </p><p><br /></p><p>When ebay promised automatic 5 stars for NOT communicating directly with the buyer after the sale, I decided, I was not playing the game anymore. I know the discount can really add up but I was tired of jumping through hoops and the anxiety that came with that. I weighed my peace of mind and enjoyment along with the customer service my buyers wouldn't get and the discount lost.</p><p><br /></p><p>I refused to do free shipping on heavy items. On less expensive, smaller items, I will do the free shipping but if it is expensive, I charge. My neighbor has followed my lead. We both communicate a lot after the sale. Buyers seem to really appreciate that. We ship fast. We both get 5 stars for packing and we don't skimp on materials and we don't use newspaper. We both have/had 5 stars on shipping price. ( I say had because I didn't list much and I didn't have enough sales to have my stars show on ebay's last "judgement" day ) More often than not, the items are heavy and nobody has dinged the stars for the shipping price. I just checked and he still has 5 stars for shipping cost. I sold a heavy set of Mikas dishes last month that went coast to coast and the buyer was very happy. Shipping was close to $40.</p><p><br /></p><p>It proves that people still want customer service. They appreciate communication, great packing and they don't mind paying the price of shipping when they get what they paid for. </p><p><br /></p><p>Unfortunately, the lack of sales for small sellers seems to be more about the new Cassini search Algorithm. I don't believe there is a way to get around ebay's manipulation of search when it is weighted toward the big sellers.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Mill Cove Treasures, post: 1095, member: 60"]When the big changes started, it seemed obvious to me that small sellers were not long for this world on ebay. I moved most of my selling off ebay. I would list a few things to help drive traffic to my other site. Last year, I barely listed on ebay but that was do to family illness and other life changing events. I do help a neighbor who is learning to sell on ebay and I let him use my computer and camera when his antique computer ( I swear it must be windows 95 or 98) won't work. I think others have seen me post on his ID when he forgot to log out. So I have seen the changes and the complaints on the board for the lack of sales and the star dings. When ebay promised automatic 5 stars for NOT communicating directly with the buyer after the sale, I decided, I was not playing the game anymore. I know the discount can really add up but I was tired of jumping through hoops and the anxiety that came with that. I weighed my peace of mind and enjoyment along with the customer service my buyers wouldn't get and the discount lost. I refused to do free shipping on heavy items. On less expensive, smaller items, I will do the free shipping but if it is expensive, I charge. My neighbor has followed my lead. We both communicate a lot after the sale. Buyers seem to really appreciate that. We ship fast. We both get 5 stars for packing and we don't skimp on materials and we don't use newspaper. We both have/had 5 stars on shipping price. ( I say had because I didn't list much and I didn't have enough sales to have my stars show on ebay's last "judgement" day ) More often than not, the items are heavy and nobody has dinged the stars for the shipping price. I just checked and he still has 5 stars for shipping cost. I sold a heavy set of Mikas dishes last month that went coast to coast and the buyer was very happy. Shipping was close to $40. It proves that people still want customer service. They appreciate communication, great packing and they don't mind paying the price of shipping when they get what they paid for. Unfortunately, the lack of sales for small sellers seems to be more about the new Cassini search Algorithm. I don't believe there is a way to get around ebay's manipulation of search when it is weighted toward the big sellers.[/QUOTE]
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