I have had a swapper get their account suspended. I don't know how many times it happened before eBay took action but they did have a history of it. eBay told me all about it

Sad indeed but unfortunately there are scammers on both sides of the fence that are clepto sociopath's.

as a buyer and a seller i can say the usps is horrible. and they don't do anything to correct their problems. about 15 years of ebay and the usps delivers about 65% of all packages I've sent out or was supposed to receive.

How long time ebay to seller to change his BBE?

I did have this happen once. In that case, it was a new item and I got back a very used one with a slightly different design. It was only about $30 and eBay returned the money to get it over with and the buyer's account was killed (although I don't know if it was because of me or something else).

My sales have tanked since they announced this. went from $200 a day in sales to about 50. wtf!

eBay rules are if the item is not as listed they are to get a full refund including shipping cost. So you're better off to start a claim and show your real photos and show what they return to you. Then call up eBay as well.

Great information given

We had one scammer thet was buying rare music cds and we guess to copy them them popping them into the microwave for a few seconds then making claims that it arrived that way. According to their feedback left for sellers they had been doing this for years and ebay just lets them do it.

Newman!

Catch ‘em and take their fingers!!

Thanks for the update Jon. Nice outtro jam.

great there gonna give the rest of the states an idea on how to extort us more then they already do.

Not to worry the debt is only $37 Trillion now. What's another 12 cents? Besides I have maybe 10-15 years to go and will be long gone before the zombies roam the cities. I planned ahead, no kids. Seriously at this point I really do not care anymore that people in Colorado are getting hosed, good for them. You voted for it enjoy it. I am much more interested in NOT paying eBay any advertising fees beyond what they already suck off me and the store fee. Having 85% less sales is fine. I am not paying 5-15% for extortion ads. Not accepting low ball offers and not sending those silly offers nobody responds to anymore either. Not interested in running fake sales. Listing fair items a s Very Good and hiding when they want a refund. I will treat ebay for what it is, a way to pay the electric bill.

ebay charging a fee for collecting and remitting sales tax is really just a money transfer fee and to charge any more than a standard 3%-3.5% is criminal and should be outlawed.

I appreciate you keeping us updated in a professional, business like maner. You serve as a good example to resellers.

They're trying to make-up for the some of the missing gas tax do to electric delivery vehicles

Dude it’s ALL on line sales NOT just eBay and if you’re so concerned about it you can block buyers in those states. Also you should be writing of those fee’s on your taxes at the end of the year anyways so who cares but I guess you have to make content

My county in NY (Suffolk) just approved a 0.125% sales tax increase to fund water clean up, which raises us to 8.75% starting in March. That's 12.5 cents per hundred dollars. Doesn't seem like much, but our county population is bigger than about 12 states, so a LOT of merch is being shipped here every day. A tax by any other name is still a tax, and ebay will be charging their fees on top.

They’ll get away with anything they can get away with.

This is the states fault not Ebays. They disclose it in the fees. Not their fault if people dont look at details. plus gladly give ebay a few cents so we dont have to do it.

You ramble too much !! I'm outa here. You are 5he most annoying person!!!!!

States are all looking for ways to generate revenue, especially from on line sales…….there is nothing we can do to avoid that.

Thanks for the information Jon. You are really sharp to pick up on all the changes and letting us know about them as soon as you do. I appreciate your thoughtfulness.

UGH!

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Great song!!!!!

Another tax brought to you by liberal states. Surprised California isn't in on this also.

As for the outro. I feel like, if goodwill was to put on a secret R&B reseller club night and hosted it in their back warehouse area, you'd walk back there and once your eyes adjusted to the dim light you'd see a bunch of resellers wearing their best "club cloths" picks from the bins and they'd be dancing to this song.

As an Ebay Seller, we should be able to Ban or Refuse to sell to people who live in Minnesota/ Colorado. Etc. Its against my religion to support a corrupt state

It’s not just eBay, it’s all retail like you stated. I’m sure the residents in those states are aware and understand what’s going on

Government is out of control

Something I should have touched on in the video itself but I will put it here. Currently it is only 2 states that are doing this, Minnesota and Colorado. This is an additional revenue source for their states and other states could follow suit over time to various degrees and when that happens we will see it more often. The point in making this video was not to gripe or complain about a few cents, but to just create awareness so you know what these charges are when you see them.

It's not a big deal; however, ebay should have a checkbox in order to pass this inflationary type of extra cost on top the buyer.

when I first saw this tax I had to add a column on my spread sheet,. looked in to this and Tim Walz is the Governor of Minnesota he signed this into law there... this is so wrong. This costs us more than the fees on the extra tax too because we have to lower prices to absorb the difference in order to compete with prices. Actually any tax is really being paid buy sellers due to this because buyers only pay what they think something is worth. Another point on this is that I'm actually pretty sure that eBay doesn't charge buyers fees on foreign VAT taxes they shouldn't charge us fees on these ridiculous delivery taxes imposed by these Leftist States either... I hate taxes we are taxed way too much. Im going to listen to Rich Men North of Richmond now.

Love the song! ❤

I get it. It's death by 1000 paper cuts but in this case I think I can bury the additional $2.56 total cost per year

So I’m sure other states will jump in on this. So now getting nicked and dime on fees. States joining in to get their part. It sucks.

More money grab

Thanks Jon. I was floored when I saw this additional fee on a sale from CO. It felt kinda sneaky. LOL

Really? Nobody cares about a <$.50 fee.

I know that KZbinrs for sure mentioned it before it started. Not sure if Ebay did. I've had a few sales in those areas. The extra fee cost isn't that big of a deal but if you don't like it then exclude those states from your sell to areas.

Great song!

Lol. Love the disclaimer.

Interesting, I'd no idea and I try keep up eCommerce and economic news. I mean the last 24 hours Big Lots which was going under apparently wont be and Joann Fabrics filed for bankruptcy once again. Thanks for the situational awareness Jon. Live streams are fun but they tend to drift. Informational content is more "Sticky" if you will and its why I watch Commonwealth as like you Kevin's always thinking. Even if what's being talked about isn't really relevant to my selling as its just an aside per se, I'm not full bore I like hearing from people who think. I've always been fascinated by eCommerce, commerce, history and more.

I still hate the fact that you as a seller gets charged a 1.65% international fee (product price plus shipping price) if a buyer is based in another country but has a USA shipping address. I think the buyer should have to pay that stupid fee. There is no way to opt out of that one either so I put disclaimers on my higher dollar ads that require the buyer wait for an invoice with that fee included or don't buy the thing.

Thank You Jon for seeing and telling us about this Information.

You need to see the $7700 eBay scam video

Lefties states taking more money.

Happy bellated Bday, Jenna! Although I'm not religious, I do like your shirt. I love the popping of the colors on the black!