posted on February 4, 2005 07:35:59 PM new
I see it RIGHT above my description.... I never noticed before and I KNOW this is something I did NOT intentionally opt in to....Can you take it out of current running auctions? Is this something I would have to opt out in making a NEW listing? No wonder my friggin' sales have DROPPED. They only read the First line and THAT IS the first line! This ain't cheap to ship but I really don't need it hitting them right in the face as the first thing they read...most likely the last.....Thanks! Shipping rates have ALWAYS been buried at the BOTTOM and THAT's ExAcTly where I want to keep them.....I learned that from e bay, anything really Detrimental, bury it at the bottom.....
posted on February 4, 2005 07:44:45 PM new
Jack, If there are no bids, you can revise ant part of your auction. Just go into description & eliminate that part you don't want in the TOS.
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posted on February 4, 2005 07:45:47 PM new
The only way to keep it from showing at the top is to not enter it in the shipping section.
You could keep the shipping conditions empty and just add it to the bottom of your description, but I bet you would get alot more NPB's and pizzed off customers.
No offense intended, but if I saw the $9.99 handling fee in your auctions, I would pass.
posted on February 4, 2005 08:37:49 PM new
I never fill in the shipping amount in the ebay appointed section. I always put it very clear in my own shipping details box. Never have a problem.
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posted on February 4, 2005 08:56:32 PM new
Yeah, I just started noticing that Ebay puts it right on the search page in one form or another. I never fill out that box in the listing, just give the price in the description itself: $3.00 media mail, or 3# priority shipping with NO further charges, or such.
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posted on February 4, 2005 09:19:00 PM new
KARP! I CANNOT get it out of SOME other auctions! over and over and over! I tried! I thinks it has something to do with "buy it now"........Ah,I'll just write the whole damn thing over again when this one ends! NOT, and intentionally REALLY watching what I do...........do a revise,,,,is'nt e bay just lovely with all those wonderful DISCOUNTS??? $10.00 off? what drugs are they on!!!!!? they JaCK UP FEES and some baloney about $10.00 off from sellers????? idiots!
posted on February 4, 2005 09:22:45 PM new
KARP, Jack? KARP??? I love it. From now on, that'll be my word too.
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posted on February 4, 2005 11:15:15 PM new
::some baloney about $10.00 off from sellers????? idiots!::
THis has already been explained once before but we can do it agin. IF the BUYER decides to use PAYPAL Financing then PAYPAL gives them $10 off while paying the SELLER 100% of the purchase price. The logic is that once the credit line is opened, the buyer will use it frequently and rack-up finance fees that will surely outweigh the initial $10 discount.
If you are going to complain, know what the right complaint to make is...
PayPal is taking advantage of your high priced items in order to gain additional income for themselves without giving you a cut of it.
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If it's really "common" sense, why do so few people actually have it?
posted on February 5, 2005 07:16:12 AM newFinancing then PAYPAL gives them $10 off while paying the SELLER 100% of the purchase price. The logic is that once the credit line is opened, the buyer will use it frequently and rack-up finance fees that will surely outweigh the initial $10 discount.
Except for one very important point which PayPal isn't explaining to sellers. As a seller, you must sign up to accept this type of payment. It is not automatically given to buyers by PayPal.
What does this mean? After a few months when a buyer doesn't make their monthly payments and defaults, guess who is going to get stuck paying the balance? You can bet it is not going to be PayPal. Watch out sellers, this one is just another in the line of fraud that PayPal is providing bidders.
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posted on February 5, 2005 08:01:51 AM new
Although I'm less than thrilled with PayPal right now, I don't think throwing around incorrect info is appropriate, Stoney...
All that PayPal does with their PayPal CREDIT is immediately throw the paper to GE CAPITAL -- if the buyer DEFAULTS, it has nothing to do with the seller's account!
If you use GE CAPITAL to buy a TRACTOR at WALLY WORLD (or whoever) & ya DEFAULT, GE don't go after the MERCHANT!
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Give your buyers the opportunity to shop now and pay later with PayPal Buyer Credit. You will get paid in full by PayPal as soon as your buyers checkout - your buyers then make monthly payments directly to GE Capital Consumer Card Co., the entity providing financing for PayPal Buyer Credit.
How it works
For an additional PayPal selling fee, you can offer your buyers promotional financing on your listings. You will only be charged the additional PayPal selling fee if the buyer uses PayPal Buyer Credit to pay for the item and receives the promotional financing offer.
Just choose the promotional financing you want to offer and it will automatically appear in your listing (to help ensure consistent Buyer communication, you are not permitted to write your own messaging about promotional financing within your Item Description). If you do not select to offer promotional financing, the basic financing message promoting a low monthly payment will appear in your listing - FREE!
To turn off the basic financing message, update your payment/checkout preferences in My eBay.
Please note that each promotional financing offer has a minimum purchase requirement before the buyer can take advantage of the offer. However, if a buyer's total purchase from you exceeds the minimum purchase requirement, the buyer's total transaction will receive the promotional financing offer. If the buyer's total transaction is eligible for more than one promotion, your promotional financing fee will be calculated by multiplying the highest priced applicable fee by the total transaction amount.
Cost for sellers
Each promotional financing offer has an additional PayPal selling fee. This fee is charged on the final purchase amount and is in addition to any existing PayPal selling fees. PayPal promotional financing fees are charged at the time the buyer makes their payment, and are only charged if the buyer uses PayPal Buyer Credit to pay for the item and receives the promotional financing offer.
Cost for buyers
Each promotional financing offer is different and has different payment terms for the buyer. For each promotional financing offer, the buyer can learn about the specific terms before they bid on or buy the item offering the promotional financing.
IMPORTANT CONSIDERATION
You may only use the promotional financing text automatically included in your View Item page to describe the promotional financing available for your items . This has been provided by PayPal to help ensure consistent buyer communication. You are not permitted to write your own messaging about promotional financing within your Item Description.
Benefits of offering promotional financing
Make your items more affordable
Increase your buyers' purchasing power
Sell more higher priced items
Compete with traditional retail financing promotions
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posted on February 5, 2005 11:52:31 PM new
>>>Each promotional financing offer has an additional PayPal selling fee. This fee is charged on the final purchase amount and is in addition to any existing PayPal selling fees. PayPal promotional financing fees are charged at the time the buyer makes their payment, and are only charged if the buyer uses PayPal Buyer Credit to pay for the item and receives the promotional financing offer.
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Do what?? They want ME to pay for their financing ripoffs? I don't think so!
Thanks for bringing that to my attention. I'm going to turn off that option , now and forever.
GE Capitol makes 19% interest if the customer defaults on their "Free" offer. There is absolutely no reason why we should have to pay for their advertising.
posted on February 6, 2005 04:09:13 AM new
Jack, just be careful now doing that. When you dont pre-fill in the shipping amount, that leaves the option open to the buyer to change it to whatever they want. I think now it says something like, "buyer adjusted total" on the invoice somewhere, but if you happen to be routine'ing through a few auctions you might not notice it right off.
posted on February 6, 2005 10:08:49 AM new
dblfugger9: If I clearly state in my auction exactly how much shipping will cost, is the option still open for the buyer to monkey with shipping charges? Just curious.
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posted on February 6, 2005 10:57:45 AM new
Roadsmith: I dont know. I usually put the shipping in auction description as well. The check-out normally reflects that, but one day I happened to be doing something and a statement (like a dialog box I guess) came up and said if you dont enter shipping cost, buyer can adjust the total. I didnt pay too much attention to it but found it a curious thing to pop up. I am not sure buyers even know they can do that, but it looks like they can adjust the total if even in error. That might be through ebays WBN only though - what happens if you use other software I also dont know.
