When you offer free postage the buyer thinks they're getting a good deal, when you offer free postage with next day delivery it shows up bright green thus pulling the buyers towards your item before any others PLUS ebay cannot charge you for free postage AND your seller score for postage stays full.
Ebay Removing Cash on Collection option
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frothmeister
Active member
I make a point of only ever listing anything on ebay when it is an 80% off fees promotion.
This seems to be like clockwork now.....every 3rd weekend I get this offer and have done for more than 2 years.
All my items are listed as Buy In Now for 31 days. As soon as that time runs out I remove the listing, so it doesn't auto relist and that way I never (OK, very rarely) get caught out and pay the normal selling fees.
I then wait for the next fee promotions offer before 'Selling a Similar Item' to the ones that went unsold. Just don't use 'Relist this item' otherwise it then doesn't qualify for the promotional offer, even if listed while this is effective.
frothmeister
Active member
That's what I do. As a say, you have to make sure you use 'Sell a Similar item' not 'Relist This item' otherwise it automatically doesn't qualify for any promotional offer
Ebay don't tell you about this either. You only find out when you check the fees you have been charged when the item sells
Ebay don't tell you about this either. You only find out when you check the fees you have been charged when the item sells
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Ah right I see, I always do that to edit the advert if something hasn't sold. 👍🏼
I nearly always relist and only pay 80% on fees
I always done all that but makes no difference apart from the later but that depends on how quick they need things, how much your selling it for, if you were selling new car parts then yeah people probably want them quick and I would offer quicker post if it sold more even if you get a bit less
End of day it depends what your selling, if your business seller you'll sell more because you have to offer returns so you can be selling New items but private seller so don't want time waster that buy to try and return so straight away at disadvantage as well as the most popular sellers are at top of list
I've had New items on, trying to sell more at good price when others selling for double my price but they either don't look down the list far enough to see mine or they would sooner pay £4 for one than £9.99 for 6
End of the day it depends what your selling, I could list stuff I can sell but it's stuff I'm keeping but I'll get more stuff on now Holidays are over and hopefully shift some crap lol
John Bennett
Senior Member
I see a positive in cash payment being removed, as a couple of times I've walked away without paying for something 😬
Not deliberate, for the record, just spaced-out or flustered after ages driving round getting lost in housing estates. One of us realised by the end of the driveway, fortunately 😊
Not deliberate, for the record, just spaced-out or flustered after ages driving round getting lost in housing estates. One of us realised by the end of the driveway, fortunately 😊
Don't let it run 31 days. If you get the offers every 3 weeks just go to your listing on the 3rd week when you get the 80% off then do "sell similar". You have to change the title slightly or Ebay says you can't have 2 of the same item. Once you've relisted just cancel your old one and you're right back at the top of the newly listed search.
My 80% offer is every 2 weeks so I renew twice a month unless I've got a few watchers on the item.
frothmeister
Active member
I do that sometimes. Depends how many other items I have to list and what time I have on my hands when the cheap listing week comes around 👍