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Finally-Ebay ratings for shipping gone for items shipped free!

Classof67Classof67 Posts: 1,502 ✭✭✭
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Just went to leave ratings for a purchase that had free shipping, and the rate shipping option is not available. Finally something that make sense!
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  • segojasegoja Posts: 6,141 ✭✭✭✭
    Why does that make sense?

    As a seller offering free shipping I would want to take advantage of ratings for shipping because they should be good.
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  • BochimanBochiman Posts: 25,556 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Why does that make sense?

    As a seller offering free shipping I would want to take advantage of ratings for shipping because they should be good. >>



    I believe the issue is that some folks were not giving the 5 *s for even free shipping. So, why ship for free, and quickly, if you get bad ratings for it?

    I've been told I tolerate fools poorly...that may explain things if I have a problem with you. Current ebay items - Nothing at the moment

  • Classof67Classof67 Posts: 1,502 ✭✭✭


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    << <i>Why does that make sense?

    As a seller offering free shipping I would want to take advantage of ratings for shipping because they should be good. >>



    I believe the issue is that some folks were not giving the 5 *s for even free shipping. So, why ship for free, and quickly, if you get bad ratings for it? >>



    Exactly. That was the problem.
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  • braddickbraddick Posts: 24,958 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I agree. It is a win win. Good for the seller as it will be easier to obtain the ratings necessary for the full seller's fee discount and great for eBay as they get more and more sellers in-line to offering free shipping.


    Cudos to eBay.

    peacockcoins

  • MsMorrisineMsMorrisine Posts: 36,236 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Why does that make sense?

    As a seller offering free shipping I would want to take advantage of ratings for shipping because they should be good. >>




    Shipping Cost is one DSR, Time to Ship is another.

    If Shipping is Free, there need not be a DSR for "cost of shipping" as it's "not applicable."



    Finally. The second good decision they've made. (the first was links for neutral and negative feedback listings)
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  • segojasegoja Posts: 6,141 ✭✭✭✭
    still disagree. If I pick up the cost, I want a good dsr. Not allowing a buyer to rate gives a picture that might not be favorable to a seller even though the seller is doing exactly what e-bay wants.

    you must have a pretty screwed up buyer that gives below a 5 for free shipping. It should be an automatic 5 with free shipping.
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  • jdimmickjdimmick Posts: 9,794 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I had buyers just recently give me 2 low DSR and knock me out of top rate seller and I offer free shipping , an had been for 12+ months. That was the last straw, I suspended e-bay sales as of Monday.
  • DieClashDieClash Posts: 3,688 ✭✭✭


    << <i>I had buyers just recently give me 2 low DSR and knock me out of top rate seller and I offer free shipping , an had been for 12+ months. That was the last straw, I suspended e-bay sales as of Monday. >>



    That sux! image

    Shipping should be a small percentage of any transaction. I can't believe the cretin who would rate you less than 5* for free shipping.image

    As a buyer, I leave 5* for all shipping unless it gets beyond reasonable and then I leave 4*. Unreasonable you ask...anything more then $5 or 5% of the total purchase. Just my thing, I guess.
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  • ecichlidecichlid Posts: 1,212 ✭✭✭
    one cent shipping?
    There is no "AT" or "NT". We only have "market acceptable" or "not market acceptable.
  • ResRes Posts: 1,086
    Is it an automatic 5 or just a "no grade"?
  • notwilightnotwilight Posts: 12,864 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Is it an automatic 5 or just a "no grade"? >>



    exactly. no grade could lead to even worse results....
  • ArizonaJackArizonaJack Posts: 4,029 ✭✭✭
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  • Classof67Classof67 Posts: 1,502 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Is it an automatic 5 or just a "no grade"? >>



    Just posted on the Auctionbytes web site, it will be an automatic 5.
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  • dontippetdontippet Posts: 2,615 ✭✭✭✭
    It is an automatic "5". When you go to leave feedback, shipping costs comes up, but it states that a "5" will be left automatically.
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  • segojasegoja Posts: 6,141 ✭✭✭✭
    The auto 5 makes sense.

    Next they need to work on auto shipping time. If you process the shipment and use paypal to pay with 24 hours you should get an auto 5....but that will never happen.
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  • MsMorrisineMsMorrisine Posts: 36,236 ✭✭✭✭✭
    one can print a shipping label the same day, but forget to drop in the mail for days...
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  • coin22lovercoin22lover Posts: 3,542 ✭✭✭
    Sometimes, people who get low marks for shipping price even when shipping was free did something else "wrong", such as coming across as cranky or unpleasant in their text, packing the coin half arsed, or providing poor photos and omitting a scratch or something . Not everyone is able to stay objective when giving out ratings... they will just hit you in a different category now.
  • ElKevvoElKevvo Posts: 4,150 ✭✭✭✭✭
    you must have a pretty screwed up buyer that gives below a 5 for free shipping.

    We are talking about eBay here!

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  • BochimanBochiman Posts: 25,556 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>one can print a shipping label the same day, but forget to drop in the mail for days... >>



    Yep. Real easy. I actually had a buyer from ebay who asked that I hold off shipping for 10 days (he was going on vacation and didn't want it arriving when he was gone), and I still printed it all out and held onto it until he was back.

    I've been told I tolerate fools poorly...that may explain things if I have a problem with you. Current ebay items - Nothing at the moment

  • RussRuss Posts: 48,514 ✭✭✭


    << <i>When you go to leave feedback, shipping costs comes up, but it states that a "5" will be left automatically. >>



    Which creates a whole other issue. Since the little balloon states that free shipping merits a 5, there will be buyers who ding sellers simply because they charge for shipping. eBay needs to remove that language.

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  • LindeDadLindeDad Posts: 18,766 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Wonder how much eBay/PayPal are going to make on shipping costs added into listings in the next year or so? Sellers just have to add it in and then they take their 12% right.

    Oh and Russ they will not change it. It would hurt their bottom line.
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  • RussRuss Posts: 48,514 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Oh and Russ they will not change it. It would hurt their bottom line. >>



    Surprisingly, this change will hurt their bottom line. More sellers will now qualify for discounts. Which tells me that the ONLY reason they made this change is because some of their pet mega sellers complained.

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  • BigRickBigRick Posts: 1,334
    "...It should be an automatic 5 with free shipping..."

    Should be James but unfortunately that hasn't been the case as buyers with some perceived greivance (no matter how slight - didn't like your font size, e.g.) might not give you the 5 you deserve.

    A better policy would have been for eBay to let buyers rate you however they wanted on shipping costs BUT to only let the 5's count (as far as affecting the seller) on listings with free shipping.

    This way the buyer would have achieved whatever carthisis they were seeking & been none the wiser that they weren't really screwing you over. imageimage

    Short of THAT, an automatic 5 seems most appropriate so at least you get credit for it.

    Russ, perhaps the bean counters at eBay/Paypal decided that the extra final value fees of listings with free - i.e. included - shipping will outweigh any incremental discounts sellers will get with better DSR's????? image
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