Why it's Harder to Sell on eBay (Casual Sellers being forced out)

[@michaelstallings5824]

if e-bay was really interested they would work on improving their overall site...instead of trying to find new ways to skim money off of sellers

[@Anon1mous]

Couldn't agree more. I find the site rather archaic, not user friendly and "lacking" in general which is surprising. They're way behind the times.

[@martinlutherkingjr.5582]

Share holders like guaranteed short term returns. Making a better eBay is a long term play. Unlike Amazon, eBay knows they don’t have anything special other than first mover advantage and the resulting network effect. Don’t get me wrong though, amazon is also killing sellers but atleast they’ve done innovative things with logistics, service, etc.

[@gregkareem9824]

Facts W 😂

[@lukegodwin4897]

My guess...Ebay will no longer exist in 10 years. They have become too greedy.

[@julieshaffer7140]

I've noticed that after 20 years of selling on ebay this year nothing is selling and I'm not even getting questions on my items. I've maintained a 100% rating even though I sell all old used stuff. I instantly issue refunds, I ship fast, and I describe my items with all their flaws. I feel like ebay is just an algorithm and I'm just a number.

[@JasonBrownYourMarginMatters]

BINGO! The exact same thing happened to me. I had about 30 items just sit there for over a year. That's never happened in years past. You might be right about that algorithm!

[@kingsleynwoko3172]

Try promoted listing, I notice my business move faster with promoted listing. Sad that you spend more money on marketing than your actual net.

[@emusaurus]

You’re selling the wrong stuff

[@CarlosSolis-wd3gx]

COVID 19 brought in so many new sellers and now you have more competition than you are aware of. You need to sell other stuff or wait until people leave the platform. Things will go back, somewhat but Nothing stays the same forever.

[@zeusvalentine3638]

eBay is finished. most people haven't figured that out yet

[@mitchellhuey5612]

I am going back to Craigslist and Marketplace and take my risks there, just returned to selling on eBay last week, sold a Samsung Notebook to an elderly lady who bought it and she can't figure it out and asked for a cancellation and a refund. eBay's return policy favors the buyer even when it was stated NO RETURNS.

[@technicalitems731]

So no refund or returns means they can return???? Wtf eBay

[@jillburton6041]

Agree. Buyer is always right. But it’s the seller making eBay money.

[@cryptocobrathompson8467]

I am done on ebay. They are not getting my SSN. The CEO makes over 50 million a year and they are raising fees too. Goodbye.

[@maragrace820]

I won’t give mine either.

[@CatEyedGoddess]

I’m over and done with free bay! A customer put in a return request after having the item for 6 weeks, a month an a half later. I denied the request and the customer filed a dispute and won, not only did I lose the item, but eBay took $60 out of my account on top of a $20 fee. I appeal the decision and I lost. What?! How am I still responsible for an item the customer had for almost 2 months?! In the past year I have come to realize that eBay is more loyal to scammers then honest sellers. As a Seller I don’t feel safe and comfortable selling on that platform anymore.

[@PlayingWithWilson]

If the buyer had waited 2 months, he or she would not be able to make a claim as there is a a 2 month cut off. Sounds like he or she gave the item plenty of time to show up which in my opinion is a great buyer. Items do go missing during delivery that's why it's always best to send with tracking and pay for insurance. I've been a buyer who's lost money and a seller who's lost money, it's just business, I personally do what supermarkets do and list all my items with a %30 mark up to cover any future losses.

[@lindsaykooser5849]

I'm already out. The new 'Better' payment system took 8 days to deposit my money, a process that used to happen in an instant. After that the final value fee on that last transaction was 23.4%. If that turns out to be the pattern for the future small sellers won't be the only ones leaving.

[@yunick1408]

yeah i left ebay too. they say it’s better but that only applies to US sellers. for outside US sellers, they charge more than 20%. ebay INSTANTLY takes 15% while it takes them 3 LONG DAYS to transfer the proceeds to your payoneer account. Then payoneer charges 2% just to withdraw the money while taking them 3-5 days to transfer the money to your bank account ON TOP OF “10%” conversion fee. Really 10% on conversion fee??? that’s a total rip off... paypal charges only 1% wtf ebay. EBAY WANTS TO GET THEIR MONEY INSTANTLY AND WANTS THE SELLERS TO WAIT FOR MORE THAN A WEEK????? YOU’RE EARNING INTEREST BY HOLDING OUR MONEY FOR DAYS WHILE WE ARE STUCK TO WAITING... COME ON EBAY, YOU YOURSELVES WANT TO GET YOUR MONEY FAST BUT YOU WANT US TO WAIT WHILE RIPPING US OFF???? BYE TO YOU....

[@DowJonesDave]

I charge shippinIt makes multiple item purchases less expensive

[@bondoman2k]

@Green Fog Wrong. Ebay just raised THEIR OWN fees to make up for it! You still pay the fees, and it takes longer to get paid. Even though the buyer wants his stuff even before you get YOUR money, and they can now return stuff for ANY reason. I've sold there since 1999. With this new form of 'swindle' from them, I'm done!

[@1HotSkiBunnie]

Hedge fund guy pushed eBay to sell PayPal and then bailed out. Managed payments enables eBay to hold cash longer and earn interest on that money. Should be good for the stock.

[@bigtony4829]

Ebay already sold Pay Pal ...That was.a huge mistake .Paypal was the one thing that worked well

[@ftswarbill]

That right there is the single biggest problem with Ebay today as a seller.

[@RATED4EVER]

So now I'm waiting on paypal to announce that all paypal users can buy/sell directly on the paypal site and therefore getting sales on paypal shouldn't be a problem as everyone who has done any business on ebay has used paypal. The only question is when will this happen? If I had to guess, I would say 2023 as that's when the contract between ebay/paypal expires.

[@jimmyjambhere]

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[@eyesee1212]

@@RATED4EVER That would be a great idea I hope it happens as long as the format is the same as ebays to list.

[@randymoran67]

PayPal is a joke there is no protection sent money to a woman who gave me a wrong email address PayPal would not reverse the charge they say they couldn't do anything had to go to my bank to do it to get a reversal once that happened PayPal restricted my account lmfao 😂 PayPal is no fish out of water you can use cash app which is a much better system and cheaper hope PayPal busts

[@allthingsdarrelld]

thanks for keeping it real. i have also decided to leave ebay after 20+ years.

[@joeygonzo]

I'm still buying but not selling . It's easier to sell in private forums . I just a freaking $300 amp and the fee was $44.

[@allthingsdarrelld]

@@joeygonzo same here. my last straw with ebay was when they went into my PayPal account and stole $75. When i called to demand they return it, they hung up on me. i kid you not.

[@jonvela]

Why because you are required to report now and before you never did

[@allthingsdarrelld]

@@jonvela no because they are thieves.

[@CuriosityQueue]

@@jonvela Many sellers are leaving because of the regular uptick in fees, push for promoted listings (additional fees), or if they opt out of these features, they lose major visibility/web traffic. As for the new tax info, that’s an actual blessing, because previously unless you owned a store as a power seller, it could often be tedious to gather all of your sales info for the fiscal year.

[@stephonlove3183]

The tax thing is what did it for me. I made a few grand last year selling on their site. But if I have to pay taxes and keep receipts and do book keeping on top of buying shipping supplies and going to the post office every couple days and printing labels then forget it. Plus we already paid taxes on those items when we bought them originally, now we must pay taxes again for selling used items. And of the person who bought it from you resells it then items are getting triple and quadruple taxed. The government knows exactly how to keep people enslaved. Also, thrift stores have caught on and now have their own online stores to sell high price items and managers keep items for themselves and friends that are worth any real money. We had a good run but the jig is up.

[@JasonBrownYourMarginMatters]

Well said! It used to be so much fun now it's just a money grab.

[@lorenacairo6079]

Yup I quit eBay because of the new taxes. I’m done

[@lorenacairo6079]

RIP eBay

[@rebeccah.6403]

I just started because a couple of videos said you can make 3,000 per month. I've always been good at thrift. Hearing this is so discouraging. I've noticed goodwill up prices. But what about the bins? Also should I stick with Mercari then?

[@nixonbarley608]

As they force the casual sellers away, they will lose sales as well (as casual people sell and buy). With all the expenses that a casual seller has (and cost of what they are selling), most aren't making any profits. The lower 1099 limits will just scare away casual sellers (it is basically an online yard sale for most) for dealing with the extra hassle

[@emusaurus]

I don’t think eBay would lose sleep over losing a few people who only make them $4 a month. Plenty of sellers on eBay.

[@notsure6183]

Ebay 1995-2021 RIP!!!! They used all the small sellers to build up the site. Then they made the contracts with China mega sellers and told us all to get bent. Up to 30% fees for online market sites and that is before you ship. If you're selling gold bars or Babe Ruth baseball cards you'll make some money. Anything else and you're paying Ebay and the post office for someone else to own it.

[@robd1329]

Your right...2021 rip selling! I got asked today for my social security. Ive only been selling for 3 months this year. My junk made me 2k. Im not providing them shit!

[@MegaTinni]

Sad but entertaining comment, witty at the end, I smiled (for free) and thanks for that

[@sophieca6906]

Not necessarily Chinese sellers, but US sellers who are dropshipping from China such as Aliexpress...

[@EekZombies]

@@robd1329 i have better luck on Mercari selling used stuff. Havent had as much luck over past few years with Ebay either.

[@robd1329]

@@EekZombies i should try mercari. Ebay sucks balls if your a new seller. They hold your money a few weeks..thats bs

[@smoothopsop8471]

If sellers will be forced to pay taxes then you can just forget about ebay. There goes your hard work and profits to the great uncle sam. Forget about it . It ain't worth my time and effort anymore.

[@AshleyRN07]

? You always have To claim income on your taxes.

[@Lerch-zc3ww]

@@AshleyRN07 If you buy an item for your kid for 50 bucks and sell for 15, you should be able to claim the loss. A lot of people are cleaning out closets and Ebay is giving them the finger.

[@loridisney3782]

Amen

[@stvlu733]

I don't like to offer perks to customers like free shipping. It's like inviting many flies to a barbecue. In this world nothing should be free but the air you breathe. It can be cheap but never free.

[@JasonBrownYourMarginMatters]

HA! I love your "flies to bbq" comparison. I'm with you and I used to always charge for shipping -- although I would always try to charge just a little bit lower than similar items from the competition. But now buyers have become too accustomed to always getting free shipping from all the other major retailers. But we all know it isn't really "free" it's just a marketing tactic!

[@jamesdalton7191]

From what i saw on free shipping is was caused by the star system ebay started. The shipping isnt really free. The seller adds it to the item cost. Then you cant get a bad star rating which if too many by overly picky buyers bash your star rating your account gets penalized. I used to sell on ebay in early 2000's. Im a dealer for multiple manufacturers in my field so i knew what cost was on same items i sold. Yes price games are played and items bought in bulk yield less cost and more room for profit.

[@michealknight2739]

And they still want the item cheaper even with free shipping

[@timwilliams3240]

I just closed my small store on Ebay, I only sold stuff to flip, not a business by any means. This is the first year I got taxed, Illinois changed amount to anything over $1000 and you have to report, no where close to the $20,000 or 200 transactions paypal had in place. I have sold since 2001, sad it’s ending for me.

[@bigtony4829]

Buying to flip is technically a business according to the inland revenue and Ebay ..if you only sell your own unwanted items your ok

[@barrys7093]

Amazon started all this Crapola. Not suprized they're really owned and run by commie foreign influencers. Kinda like DC. 😂

[@buklao]

I'm in a similar situation. Illinois threshold is so low that it will force small time sellers out and discourage selling as side hustle unless you wanna be taxed for it. If I'm not making 5k plus or more a year, its not worth my time to sell and have most of the profits taken by fees and taxes. Idk what I'm gonna do.

[@anthonymiller8979]

@@bigtony4829 In 2022 all sales over $600 total for the year, regardless of the number of transacvtions will be issued a 1099 due to the new Stimulus Bill. Up until now only a few states enforced a $600 limit rather than the previous $20k and 200 transaction. Bummer

[@bigtony4829]

@@anthonymiller8979 Yard sales and swap meets might be your best option ..I'm not sure your tax laws to be honest as i'm not in the USA .

[@davidcole5803]

I started selling on ebay in 2001 in the UK and the real big problem I find now is that the searches are total crap. If I search for one of my listed items on the UK ebay the search results of the same item as mine are higher in the search list from the US, Japan, Australia etc than my own item, it makes no sense.

[@debc4788]

Ebay has changed many of my listings to accept offers without telling me; I just get a notification afterwards. Frustrating to say the least, especially when you list a dvd for $5 including shipping and Ebay wants you to accept offers. It's crazy.

[@klandersen42]

That is a huge complaint by many sellers. Part of it is Ebay has some kind of automatic system in place that after so many weeks if something hasn't sold the "accept offers" option gets turned on. The seller then has to manually change their listing to "unclick" the setting. It also apparently occurs more frequently if you are using the Ebay phone app and your phone to make listings.

[@randymoran67]

Why would you list a movie for five bucks with shipping what it's a waste of time you have to purchase padded envelopes to send it to begin with the time to get it even if you purchase it online it's a complete waste of time

[@loridisney3782]

Me too !

[@emusaurus]

A $5 shipped dvd is not worth your time. Bundle that sht or throw it out. Junk listings like that hurt your store, which is why ebay want you to accept a crap offer to get it off their site.

[@creativeme6563]

I just had the same thing ......also delivery disappeared to free 2 day pick up. I just spent 19 hours going over and fixing listing's.

[@Marine40]

Successful people don't become that way overnight. What most people see at a glanced wealth, a great career purpose is the result of hard work and hustle overtime. I pray anyone who read this will be successful in Life.

[@sirmoritzo.schulte5392]

Exactly!! The Rich gets Richer everyday because the poor thinks every opportunity is a scam. A positive thinking brings positive results.

[@Effiong94]

Talking about investment! Is there anyone who knows what one can invest in and be successful because I really need to invest to avoid rat race during retirement. Do you have knowledge about any?

[@anthonysanchez9094]

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[@SCOTTBDIAZ]

I'm a newbie in Cypto and Btcoin and am holding some cyptocurrencies in my wallet but I'm scared of losing them due to the recent crash

[@SCOTTBDIAZ]

@Svetlana Shebchuk I hope to make passive income maybe weekly or monthly.... Can you suggest a genuine trader

[@williamsampson4926]

It's not you lots of things sit. Even good things sit everyone wants free shipping and to pay nothing. Then they want to give 30 day warranty on every freaking thing.

[@michealknight2739]

That's why u don't sale on EBay full time I can afford to sit on items I know buyer's want but what these buyers have been doing is watching items and they noticed that the longer they watch and not buy the seller continues to lower the price because the seller gets impatient or needs money that's why it's not good to rely on EBay u will find u give away some items and make no profit

[@JasonBrownYourMarginMatters]

eBay is emailing alerts regarding new tax laws. Here's a snippet - "Imagine selling a few items to clear out your basement and garage, and getting hit with another IRS 1099-K form when you file your taxes. People selling online to make ends meet or just to clear out their house have enough going on in their lives already. Now, a provision tucked into legislation will require millions of Americans to receive confusing and burdensome tax forms for the sale of used or pre-owned goods. Here's the kicker: this will impact sales that are not even taxable! The impact of this change will be that casual sellers - everyday people supplementing their income to support their families - will now receive confusing tax forms intended for actual businesses." Anybody else getting these emails?!

[@robd1329]

I just got a message from ebay to give them my social security...ive only been selling on ebay for 3 months....3 months this year! What happens if i dont give it to them?? I dont care if my account is blocked but can i Dodge them in not giving them my social? This sucks! Im just an occasional seller and sold my junk making about 2k in 3 months

[@JasonBrownYourMarginMatters]

@@robd1329 eBay wants all your personal information (SS#, bank account info, etc.) as part of their new managed payment system. I have not given them any of this info. The worst that they can do is block you from selling items -- which is what they've done to me. I've done an entire video on this called "Why I'm Quitting eBay" - check it out. It's linked in the description above!

[@darleneaitken1620]

@@JasonBrownYourMarginMatters Governments will be looking for more tax revenue wherever they can. This is what happens when they spend recklessly then blame the people.

[@green8718]

Just to clarify, the income tax is on profit that you make on items. If you are selling your used items for less than or what you paid for them, there is no tax. For sellers who buy items to sell for more than they paid, they are technically a business.

[@benijen]

@@robd1329 600 dollars is the magical number. You must give them your ss # to keep selling. Once you reach 600.00 in sales, they need the # for your 1099k for 2023 tax filing.

[@rowie32]

stopped selling 2 years ago,its not worth my time anymore,and selling stuff under $£5 just no profit.

[@Jodyrides]

The bottom line is, sellers have to raise their prices to keep up with the Escalating eBay fees, even on the money the buyer pays for shipping, and let’s not forget the sales tax now, not to mention the increased percentage that eBay charges.and that hurts sellers a bit, but the price increase ultimately goes to the buyers

[@JasonBrownYourMarginMatters]

All excellent points Jody! As they say, "it's just the cost of doing business."

[@Frkdsnbrd4103]

As a casual seller, I agree with your points.

[@gameofyou1]

I hope that people start buying more locally, and supporting local business.

[@biffboffo]

“Nobody wants it unless it’s free shipping.” I strongly disagree. I think buyers look at the item cost, look at the shipping cost, and easily determine what the total cost of the item is.

[@12345vjd]

I too have sold on Ebay for years. It started out as selling items I would find in thrift stores, ect.., which would bring in a couple of hundred a month. That was fine with me. Customers were polite and honest and I was grateful for their business. Over time the shipping went up along with the fee's. You're right items will sit for over year without selling. Lately, I had a couple of buyers who were absolute nightmares. I never had experiences like that before. I ended up reporting them to EBay and was told how to add them to my black list of sorts; where they were not allowed to bid on anything I was selling. EBay after investigating also removed any negative comments that were made. So, my advice is only to use EBay mail to correspond with buyers, if push comes to shove, Ebay will look over the emails to see who was at fault. The emails and the information in the listing are sometimes the proof that is needed to stop a scam. I still sell a few things, but not like I used too. Between the sales tax, shipping costs and various Ebay fee's, well it takes a toll on what you are left with. Here's a whopper: I was afraid the shipping of an item would be late (due to an equipment problem) so I cancelled the order and refunded the customer. EBay charged a $12.50 bank charge because I used my bank. On a good note, the equipment was fixed and the item shipped on time along with a new order from the same customer. Watch those fee's on Ebay....folks.

[@williamhopkins7065]

I've found if your willing to give free returns it solves all issues. Cause how much more pleased can you get than all your money back and I get back my product. cause usually they are trying to keep the item and get a refund.

[@Sweeney-Kubach]

I am going to look into suing ebay for shadow banding. I have been on ebay for over 10 years and the last few years have been horrible. I sell sports cards and sells are so bad, unless you post a thousand dollar card for 50 bucks. I am to the point where I am going to pull my stuff off ebay and go to Amazon, Whatnot, and Facebook. Ebay is literally Nickle and dimming people out off the site. Ebay has become complete trash, and I am going to contact a attorney to find out if shadow banning is legal. Since I am being charged for promotion fees, plus federal taxes are involved in now. By the way leave negative feedback in thier positive feedback area, I do that for none payers. Great video my friend.

[@JasonBrownYourMarginMatters]

Thanks for the kind words and feedback. This is the first I've heard someone accuse eBay of "shadow banning" and to honest I wasn't familiar with that term, but after I looked it up, it's all starting to make sense. Please keep us all posted on your potential pending lawsuit.

[@dathyr1]

Thanks for all your history and info about Ebay now. Yeah, times have changed and seems Ebay has gone for the worse. Too bad. I really liked Ebay many years ago.

[@darleneaitken1620]

This is what concerns me about e-bay. There is so much cheap junk being listed at huge prices with fancy descriptions, plus shipping. I can only imagine buyers opening a package and seeing a cheap trinket.

[@Ballinalower]

I saw something today, used, for $749 which is currently available new for $445 from several stores near me.

[@darleneaitken1620]

@@Ballinalower There must be a lot of unhappy buyers and lots of returns

[@Ballinalower]

@@darleneaitken1620 It's used, so I think it's a one off - a scale model locomotive. Of course it may be the case that the local hobby suppliers are listing it but don't have it in stock. Thanks to Covid there's a lot of that.

[@onelife2live972]

Nice insight, my experiences very similar to yours. I started back in 2004 primarily as a seller moonlighting of sorts. Flea-markets, yardsales, thift stores for my inventory. The landscape has changed a lot. I have been gone for almost 4 years and just recently came back and have had some mild success. I generally am selling for far less than I had hoped. I experiement with free shipping, and flat rate buyer paying, but the warm n fuzzy is gone as you said it's not "fun". I do a few items here and there, but overall I think it's a dying platform for guys like us.

[@emusaurus]

eBay doesn’t want people who only make them money occasionally. They want you to be making them money 24/7

[@jamesfarmer3676]

I used to be in a mail order business in 80-90s always changed shipping and sales tax for the people living in the state my business was in. No sales tax for use item, made sure money was in then shipped. To hear about what it's like selling things on Ebay is sad.

[@furlongpoletreasures6977]

hi Jason, I found it interesting that my eBay history is similar to yours. I started selling on eBay in 2000, and have sold just under 30K. I would consider myself a "hobbyist", as you do. My biggest challenge recently has been shipping costs (I'm in Canada), are considerably higher here than in the USA. That makes it very difficult in staying competitive, and often I have to "eat" some of the shipping costs in hopes of making a sale. I wonder how other Canadian sellers are handling this issue. Thanks for making this video.

[@JasonBrownYourMarginMatters]

I'm right there with you! I've sold plenty of items where I either broke even or barely made a few bucks after factoring in rising shipping costs. In fact, I'm working on a separate video to be released next week with updates on the shipping situation. Stay tuned!

[@theresasmith1]

I'm in Canada also. I'm wondering why i have to pay taxes if it's my personal assets. Plus you have to make $30,000 @ year to become a business to charge for GST. Another issue : can you clarify ...if i have used item and no returns as sales final. But yet i see on Ebay promoting free refund and free shipping...i don't want to be stuck with shipping costs and returns . Anyone have this issue?

[@darleneaitken1620]

I haven't started selling on ebay and don't think I will. I took a regular size book to the post office to find the cost of mailing it to Vancouver from Toronto, it was $20. I took a couple of other items in and it was worse. Perhaps if you used those boxes where you pay a set price for all you can get in them..up to a certain weight it may be better, but I can't even see myself asking a buyer to pay shipping prices that high.

[@jeffwright9431]

I stopped buying on ebay because it is too difficult to find what I am looking for. I use specific words and then ebay shows me 10,000 items that have nothing to do with my search.

[@zizibressa4251]

I agree with you. Now I am investing more in Poshmark and Mercari. I have had many problems with shipping costs, missing items it just getting worse

[@tractorhead971]

5% became 10% now 12.8% eBay fees. They take their cut off postage too. No fun.

[@quartytypo]

Sell your items at a garage sale or get a weekend booth at a flea market

[@creativeme6563]

Least you can keep all profit minus any tax and move inventory. Customers can then appreciate quality as they can see touch and feel products. Also get EFT for this as people at markets don't carry cash on their Sunday leisure stroll around the market!!!! If you have EFT they don't have excuses to haggle as much. Also slowly place items on face book

[@bobrustigian4637]

I’m also a casual seller. I began in 1998. My recent experience with eBay’s fees has revealed that they apply the 12.9% selling commission on the total sale which may include shipping and sales tax! How can they justify taking a commission on shipping fees and sales tax? Do you know if other platforms do the same thing?

[@user-pp4nd7vw8m]

Lucid, well thought out assessment. I haven't sold for 15 years and was curious about the changes...unbelievable! Thanks!

[@robd1329]

I got asked for my social security today..im not giving it to them!

[@fmdof]

Oh man, as a small time seller as well theres SOOOOO much I wanna say with both agreeing and disagreeing, but too much for a youtube comment. The fact you kept it under 27 minutes is mind boggling.

[@charlottearena]

I like your honest, relaxed delivery

[@JasonBrownYourMarginMatters]

Thanks for the kind words and feedback! I truly appreciate your support.

[@charlottearena]

@@JasonBrownYourMarginMatters No worries, and you a right it's not fun anymore. We haven't been asked to submit our tax file numbers yet, in Aust. yet and I think if they were to do that that would lose a lot of Aussie sellers. They already take 13% of any sale you make.

[@ThisIsHarderThanIThought]

i dont do free shipping. because my shipping plus asking price ( i will only do BUY NOW listings) will always be less than sellers that are selling the same item(s) with free shipping...and i consistantly sell on the same day...btw, everything you are saying regarding being forced out by ebay...its not ebays doing...its circumstances beyond your control (buyers, pandemic, usps delays, etc...)

[@JasonBrownYourMarginMatters]

Very true and excellent points. You are right, it's not all eBay's fault but it's certainly been a calamity of extreme challenges over the past year trying to sell stuff on eBay -- due to all the outside circumstance you mentioned.

[@H.pylori]

Agree with you. I sold occasional items like you. In the beginning ebay was like an online garage sale. But over the years, ebay has looked for ways to squeeze out the little guy in favor of the power sellers. I understand there is a law now that requires ebay to report sales. Problem is for the small seller of used items we are often selling for much less than the original new purchase price. So actually the sale is a loss that would counteract the 1099 by not being a gain. But how do you prove the price of an item that you bought in 1999 and have no receipt? ebay is holding my last sale of $87 hostage until I give them the SSN and bank numbers. I will just accept the loss and not sell any longer. Not worth it. The other thing is that ebay has disengaged from paypal for the purpose of selling, but you can still purchase on ebay using paypal. I will now return to selling at the neighborhood garage sales.

[@OkayReneetru]

Mercari has been pretty easy to sell online. I took all my items off of Ebay because of the things they were doing that made it hard to sell. I moved everything over to Mercari and so far so good. Its only been a month and a half and I made twice as much in that time as I did in a year on Ebay. Just something to consider.

[@H.pylori]

@@OkayReneetru Thank you, I will check out Mercari. It has been over a year now and ebay is still holding $120 of my money. I removed all my listings and informed them that I was no longer selling, but their reply is to periodically send an email requesting my bank infor and social security number. No Way! I still have several items that sell fast, but nowhere to post them Again, appreciate your input.

[@OkayReneetru]

@@H.pylori I hope the information is helpful. I also just sold 2 strollers on Facebook Marketplace. So that is another option. I don't ship anything I sell on Marketplace. I meet them in a common area for safety.

[@H.pylori]

@@OkayReneetru Thanks for the followup.

[@1701_FyldeFlyer]

Almost everyone wants to be a reseller on Ebay now. Before you'd sell items you didnt want and people would buy. Now, people mainly buy because they want to resell and make a profit on what they've bought.

[@carvinblack]

This video is on point. I have been selling since 2007. I feel the same way, it's not fun anymore. It has become too much of a hassle. The start of the downfall is when they started charging a fee for what you charge for shipping. Total cash grab. So now they are making 13% on the total transaction. So say $50 plus shipping of $20. Before they were making 10% or so of $50. Now its 13% of $70. People don't realize what they really have to worry about is total cost. I sold a $20 item. But because heavy shipping was almost $30, I paid almost $8 in fees on a $20 sale. That is like 40% cost. I totally agree on things taking wayyy to long to sell. One thing you didn't address is how dumb or impatient sellers can ruin the value of an item for months or years. Let's say a pair of a brand of shoes normally was selling for $30 a pair. Well some impatient seller caves in an sells the same pair for $12(and other newbies follow suit). And we all know how once buyers check the recent sold for prices they usually won't budge even a dollar higher!

[@JasonBrownYourMarginMatters]

Excellent feedback and nice to know I'm not the only one with these frustrations. I had NO idea eBay is now tacking on their fees to the cost of shipping too. Wow.

[@carvinblack]

@@JasonBrownYourMarginMatters Sad truth. It started some years back. I believe they also are charging a fee on the sales tax amount. The profit margin is becoming so slim most items aren't worth even sourcing/selling.

[@sylviaisgod6947]

@@JasonBrownYourMarginMatters They've been charging fees on shipping for years now (not sure how long), but there is good reason for it: Suppose you have an item to sell for $100 and $10 shipping, and they didn't charge commission on the shipping, so at 10% you pay $10 total.....what people were doing in the past, selling the item for $1 and charge $109 for shipping...same total price, but now commission is only 10 cents....that's why they charge a fee on shipping also.

[@laronis]

It is funny but what you are saying about eBay (time frame of 2005 to present) is exactly what a lot of people say about eBay from 1999 till about 2005. It was easy to sell, no large foreign companies on the site competing against you. EBay feedback system was still good, not a worthless mess like now. No one tried to cheat you (well much less than nowadays). You could literally go to Costco, buy a bunch of stuff, list it on eBay, and make money on everything. It did not matter what you bought, it would sell and you could make money. By about 2005, the competition was so fierce, many people stopped selling by then.

[@WorldofWonders78687]

Feedbacks in eBay mean absolutely nothing!!! I got recently the case of an abusive buyer (reported to eBay many times, zero action taken). He is also a seller and I noticed that despite with me he was rude and abusive, he had 100% positive feedback. In the next days I noticed he got 2 negative feedbacks (one claiming he got scammed, the other complaining also about his abusive behaviour). After 1 week both negative feedback were gone and he was back to 100%. eBay basically protect scammers and abusive people. I cancel myself from the site but I would love you will cover my case (I collected all the evidences) in one of your video, to make understand people that the problem is not scammers but eBay not taking action against them.

[@Steve-bm2zm]

eBay used to own PayPal but they don’t anymore. They are separate publicly traded companies

[@valoruniversity]

and both have horrible customer service departments

[@mihalyfreeman5928]

Not sure what your talking about not being able to leave negative feedback for non payers. I just left a positive but SELLER BEWARE feedback on someones account yesterday when they did not payup after 4 days. It was easy and it stuck.

[@pmcc3782]

Occasional seller here since 2002-2003. I think selling started going downhil when eBay upped their cut to 10% of the final price. I think it used to be either 3 or 5%. Then the changes to the rating system. But the managed payments system is bs. Just did my first and second to last transaction with it and I see no difference in fees from paypal. Plus, providing my bank information--not cool. It's a shame that their competitors from the late 90s/early 2000s like U-Bid didn't make it. This is why I try to sell through Craigslist or Facebook.

[@laronis]

When i got into eBay around 1999-2000 Yahoo Auctions was the king at the time. EBay was number 2.

[@AlejandroLopez-wd3on]

I started selling eBay the fees are murder 12.5 percent and it’s after taxes which that isn’t Even profit and they take away from shipping as well which can be costly. Sometimes I make profit but most is, is it really worth it they take a huge chunk of profit.

[@JasonBrownYourMarginMatters]

Not to mention that if you are shipping your items using USPS all their rates have just gone up...AGAIN!

[@doveronefoxtrot4417]

Its a horrible place to be now. Selling is complicated, and they make it almost impossible to get paid when you sell something. I'd never use them again.

[@framzoid]

I sold a $4K 1974 Martin D45 for $1200 in an auction that wouldn't let me set a reserve. THEN after 3 weeks the customer claims there was a hole UNDER the scratch guard and wanted $500.00 back. Ebay sided with them. I lost BIG. I'm DONE with those shysters...

[@drakesavory2019]

I think the answer is very simple. Because of the fee structure for casual sellers, there is no way to sell something for cost+fees+small profit and compete against the large retail shops.

[@JasonBrownYourMarginMatters]

BINGO!

[@maxxdog2]

I like this real video, I am not happy with the new eBay payments, you have to have it shipped before you see the money, getting more and more disappointed. Thanks for posting.

[@burningsoul1365]

far too many scammers on ebay, theres plenty more selling platforms as you say,bye bye ebay.

[@johnhenderson7081]

My wife and I started selling part time of and on about 4 years after eBay started. It has done lot of changing. I can see that we will be doing most of our selling on FBMP now since we are getting followers. Believe eBay is going for the big sellers and the little sellers will be forced out. I am very happy with FBMP over the past 2 weeks. Have sold more on there and many more views than we have on eBay in a month. Just my opinion and where we stand.

[@JasonBrownYourMarginMatters]

Great feedback. I am seeing and experiencing the same things and have also been selling on FB Marketplace, Craigslist, and Nextdoor to local buyers only. Cutting out the shipping hassles has removed a lot of the stress and anxiety of reselling stuff.

[@klandersen42]

Yes for the last few years it seems that Ebay has been trying to pitch the platform as a New products sold by huge businesses rather than the "Worldwide Garage Sale" that it started as. When they started doing TV ads it gave the impression that you could find most any product brand spanking new.

[@hal0eight]

@@klandersen42 I think a big part of the shift is the buyers have changed. I started selling around 2004 and would routinely get up to $100 for broken computer motherboards. The customers now expect things to be new and cheap, and have turned away, for the most part, from secondhand garbage. Amazon has a part in this as well. The price for new is now so low, why buy used? So I understand why ebay is going the way it is.

[@mcross320]

ebay keeps changing rules that I NEVER agreed to. Got 1st negative feedback when ebay wouldn't give me money until I proved buyer got item. I refused and buyer called ebay and they told him , I was fucked up! They also have way too many manufacturers loaded up listings with descriptions that fit a million things they don't have anything to do with cycle parts.

[@Tell_It_Right]

If you sell the same stuff everyone else sells then yeah, free shipping is a must. But if you have a niche people will pay for shipping.

[@ebayvideo6383]

Exactly. It all about what you sell. If you are buying in demand collectibles they will see and pay shipping. Instead of blaming Ebay look at what your selling

[@darleneaitken1620]

I ordered a magazine from California. It took one week to get across the US then 3 weeks to get from the last sorting station to Canada.

[@bob50007]

After 22 years on EBAY i quite . This guy is right on . Paypal is getting worse too 2500.00?

[@ftswarbill]

It's amazing how horrible they have become. As a seller, I can no longer make a profit because of their crazy policy changes. They have literally gave thieving dishonest buyers my property for free and I had zero say in it. Criminals love buying things because there are so many ways they can keep the product and be issued a full refund. They even issue refunds without any contest on products you sell with NO RETURNS!!!!!! eBay is horrible!!!!!!!!

[@wcollins4191]

I been on ebay since 2001 as a casual seller. I just retired in June and I'm going to be active more. My first BOLO was in 2001 on a item I paid $0.25 and it sold for $280 it was a vintage whiskey flask made in 1854 and it was sterling silver.

[@JasonBrownYourMarginMatters]

Cool story about the flask! You sold it for a 111,900% increase of what you bought it for! I miss those days on eBay.

[@healthbeauty7853]

I've only sold one item ever since they changed to managed payments, and there are more business sellers on ebay then there once was, and ebay is forcing out casual sellers in favour of business sellers as they bring in more money to ebay, it's discrimination.

[@don476]

Please get to the point. 26:42 is way too long for the actual information told.

[@saltyapostle44]

The new stimulus bill included a provision where 1099's are going to be sent out if you sell over $600 in a year on these platforms - not $20,000 in a year. Going to run a ton of people off Ebay - and as a full time reseller - that's fine by me. Less competition.

[@pizzafries]

So one of the bad things they did was get rid of paypal,paypal was a good thing to have between you and your bank account not getting robbed. Now you have to just use your bank account for everything,so you could be taken for everything.

[@JasonBrownYourMarginMatters]

BINGO!

[@diannacashion2047]

A prompt payer. But a seller who does not respond to messages and takes their good sweet time to ship, or does not ship at all. eBay will say the item has shipped when all the seller has done is print off a shipping label with a tracking number, but has not taken the item to the post office.

[@billymoretti8437]

None has mentioned this but I seem to recall reading an article about 6 months ago that ebay was sold to a company in Switzerland..Does anyone else recall reading about this? That could explain why they now suck to sell on

[@robd1329]

I was asked by ebay to provide my social security. Screw them!

[@michellecastaneda4104]

It's very heard to sell on eBay now. They want you to give free shipping. eBay says, add the cost of free shipping to the price of the item. But then, also add "Make an Offer" So they make an offer taking away the little you added for free shipping. Then they want you to add free returns. It's nuts. I also don't think it's ok for eBay to let buyers make an offer of any kind. But it sure should not be more than 20%. I was selling a new shirt w/Tags. Asking 28.99 free shipping. eBay let buyers send me an offer for $3.00. Hell that would not have even paid for the free shipping. Where the hell else can you ask someone to lower their price. I'm sick of eBay and would love to get off eBay. But I also don't want to eat the cost of all my inventory.

[@bigtony4829]

you can set the offers to automatically reject any offer that's too low ..Thats a huge saver of time ...if you don't want any offers ..go into the add / revise add and unclick the box under the price Hope that's helps you out ....

[@allthingsdarrelld]

i had an item listed for $21.99 and someone made an offer of $7. i declined and wrote "LOL" in the comment section. afterwards i wondered, "how can someone make an offer if i never gave that option?". now i know.

[@hal0eight]

They might want you to do those things but you HAVE to do exactly zero. If you're selling in a competitive category where you're getting cut out, get out and find a category with less competition and/or find a point of difference for your products. First rule of business. Don't accept offers. I never have and never will. You're not compelled to. Accepting offers is usually a waste of time dealing with lowballers. Also don't offer returns. You don't have to. If you're selling stuff like clothes that are prone to returns, get out of it. This stuff isn't hard.

[@Crypto_Squid]

Return thing is bad , sold a laptop 2 month later he said he want to return it . Asked why he said don’t want it . eBay made me give his money back .

[@JasonBrownYourMarginMatters]

These situations seem to be happening to many sellers which is fueling the frustration.

[@Crypto_Squid]

Yea just sold 7 things last week 2 wants returns and won’t give me why . And they won’t release any of my funds from past sale till refund is done .

[@CraigheadScott]

In most states. I don't know about yours. They only give you a 1099k at 20,000 and< 200 transactions. It's the same as paypal was.

[@anthonymiller8979]

That will change for 2022 sales due to the new Stimulus Bill. $600 will be the new limit for all pass through payment processors, Paypal, Zelle, anyone who handles payments for others.

[@MrAeronca100]

The new "Biden" effect forces the $600.00 on every seller period

[@Find.list.ship66]

Not anymore thanks to biden......

[@ebayvideo6383]

That means you will have to pay 15% self employment tax on every dollar

[@Dahrenhorst]

I'm on eBay since 1999. The last time I sold something over that platform was 2013. I still use it to look for bargains, which are still available occasionally, and buy over that platform, though. I actually may start selling on eBay again this year, but only with pick up and cash payment, no shipping and money transfer.

[@benijen]

The sale has to be completed through ebay but they can still pick up their item.

[@emusaurus]

Great way to waste time you could have spent sourcing and listing more items.

[@Dahrenhorst]

@@emusaurus I mainly a buyer at Ebay, only rarely a seller. I don't have to be time efficient to make room for sourcing or listing, and I never will be a professional Ebayer, being dependent on Ebay revenue to pay my bills. I'm the typical casual seller this video is about.

[@paulkreczkowski5011]

Yes, Im done with them myself.

[@Blissfully-Keto]

eBay used to be fun to sell and buy on eBay but not anymore. I quit eBay for the same reasons you stated in this video. It isn't worth it to sell on eBay. I was a Top Rated Power Seller with 100% feedback score and eBay did not give my listings proper exposure to make sales. So goodbye eBay.

[@JasonBrownYourMarginMatters]

I'd be curious to know why the eBay algorithm has seemed to radically change -- hurting many sellers in the process. Maybe they want sellers to pay extra to boost their listings.

[@Blissfully-Keto]

@@JasonBrownYourMarginMatters, I don't know, but nothing is making sense on eBay at this time.

[@charliesayeh6033]

Hope you understand that ebay is manipulating the search engine to force you do promoted listing . We are working to built their site . Let scammers take advantage of the system . The world has changed many other platforms are available do not be scare to take a step and list on other sites . When i start doing that at least i can pay my bills . Do not put your eggs in one basket . Ebay is not trusted company for our business do not keep listing with them and give them the power to control us . Thanks

[@anitahaviland3036]

eBay has down graded me because of their mistakes: relisting items after they sold, and now something strange has happened. I have asked eBay for Business to look into it. I'll hear back tomorrow or the next day.

[@robertdouglass2156]

I've got 100% feedback member from 2004 still won't let me list a apple iPhone because its a hot item as they put it and get a lot of buyers saying they haven't received it

[@JasonBrownYourMarginMatters]

I gave up on selling iPhones a long time ago because the same thing would happen every time - I would sell the unlocked phone, the buyer wouldn't be able to figure out how to activate it, then the buyer would report it as broken and request a refund and I would get dinged for it.

[@andrewlee1573]

I seen things get harder even after 3 to 4 years. But the worst is ebay literally will hide your items and only show it for 2 to 3 hours out of the day. I get all my sales during a very short period of time.

[@leeartlee915]

It all depends on what your selling. Typically, people are cool buying used stuff if there is no such thing as a new version. Example: retro games. There is no new stock. It’s used or nothing.

[@JasonBrownYourMarginMatters]

Excellent point!

[@tonywestvirginia]

I feel the same way Jason. I have been selling on Ebay since 1999. Have not sold a thing in the last two years. We used to call it " Fee-Bay "

[@emusaurus]

They are providing you with a high traffic worldwide platform to sell your crap. They have every right to require payment for this service.

[@mykyrox]

Great vid man! Not what it used to be😩 The 40 year old virgin would not have ended the same way on todays eBay. I’m dealing with people thinking I’m Amazon and returning after opening my item.

[@markeast9221]

I sold years ago ,somehow I slacked off and sold on Craigslist locally . have just been buying on eBay for some time ! Didn't know about the changes ! Thanks !

[@terry_willis]

"Managed Payments". I call it Mangled Payments. It's just another ebay ripoff. They have combined the 'cash receipts' fee (old Paypal 2.9% variable fee) with ebay's (former) final value fee into a combined NEW final value fee, so now you don't really know what the actual fee breakdown is. PLUS, ebay is now charging a COMBINED final value fee ON SALES TAX RECEIVED BY EBAY (not given the seller, obviously). The seller does NOT get the sales tax but has to pay a final value fee on it. What a load

[@emusaurus]

It works out much the same, they’re just taking PayPal’s cut.

[@terry_willis]

@@emusaurus But they are charging you a FVF on buyers' sales tax. And it takes longer to get the funds into your bank.

[@sylviaisgod6947]

I called Ebay today and complained that as a seller, it is taking way oto long to get payed now...Ebay's response: "We are not a financial institution"....My response: "Neither am I, goodbye".

[@petey80]

How long does it take? I'm selling a laptop because I'm busted and need money to keep me going until payday. I've heard 48 hours which is cool. If it's a week I'm pulling me auction down and will deal with the consequences.

[@sylviaisgod6947]

@@petey80 About a week. The 48 hours is when E-Bay sends then money to your bank, then it's a few more days for it to be available in your account.

[@therobinmasterstheory1636]

All non-payers should be permanently banned from ebay. Put me in charge, I'll get rid of the riff-raff. :)

[@JasonBrownYourMarginMatters]

This is what's always been the problem with eBay -- it greatly benefits and favors the buyers in almost every situation.

[@MegaTinni]

Specific tips you could share for international sellers? Thanks!

[@leeartlee915]

Something odd has been happening though. Since Amazon almost has a monopoly on e commerce, their prices are no longer cheap. You actually can get used items cheaper via ebay even with shipping. Amazon sucks.

[@Djsonley]

Totally agree. I usually buy 80 percent of my stuff on eBay not Amazon. It's almost always cheaper & exactly the same item.

[@Psylliumhead]

The only stuff I buy on ebay is used, why would I buy new stuff on there?

[@jucadvgv3449]

also, even though usps rates have gone through the roof, the service isn't at all good

[@BloomByCC]

I am so tired of people saying that Amazon shipping is free. And I do not care what other services they offer. They’re shipping for prime members is $150 a year. That is paid upfront so Amazon earns interest by I don’t know close to 400 million people a year. That is not free shipping. And the fact that they’ve always referred to it and we buy into it is free shipping has destroyed a lot of individual sellers. No offense to you. Total sort of out with me. I’ve brought it up before with resellers. Nothing is free, including Amazon shipping. And if somebody wanted to pay me $150 a year to ship to them the products that they buy for me and my eBay store I would be happy to do it.

[@sinebar]

One other major problem is package dumping. A lot of delivery drivers are just dumping packages for what ever reason but it's a real problem. I've been out a number of times riding my bicycle and seen a pile of packages dumped on the side of the road or maybe out in the weeds. WTF!

[@thelatenightattempts]

eBay is built for full time sellers for sure but there is a lot of bad info here. I sell tons of used items with shipping charged on all of them. Every item is its own niche and you have to cater to that market. I feel like so many people look for reasons to hate eBay when in reality if you work with the system it’s an amazing way to generate a second or even full time income. The glass is half full man not half empty.

[@hal0eight]

Agreed. Everyone wants to blame their lack of originality and point of difference on the platform. Why would you want to compete with thousands of other sellers selling exactly the same thing? Get out and find a point of difference. Some of the competition are prepared to make 50 cents on an item.

[@nastyham5302]

Used to be able to sell things easily with eBay and now for some reason I can't sell a thing and my items get hardly any views

[@JasonBrownYourMarginMatters]

The exact same thing happened to me! I just removed about 30 items that had been sitting on eBay for over a year. I've never experienced that in the nearly 20 years I've been selling. Are we victims of the algorithm?!

[@dianedrizahollis3078]

There are many fake stamps flooding the market. That's what hurting the the post office. Left ebay because they favor the buyer and the fees went up. My biggest concern is the 1099 for selling over 600. I sell textbooks to these places that buy back college text books. I'm against PayPal because of the fees. I've threaten to be part of a class action lawsuit. We should have other options and you shouldn't be forced to pay fees.

[@benijen]

Will you get a 1099k from those companies?

[@dianedrizahollis3078]

@@benijen after 600 in sales

[@adisenquiroz5987]

I have some items I need to sell, I want most of my profit these are some collector items. What do I do? Where do I go?

[@siblis20]

EBay has seen its best days set sail, too many resellers, shipping costs have home way up

[@faith9952]

Remember those ebay stores where you could bring stuff in and they would sell it for you on ebay. That didn't last long.

[@JasonBrownYourMarginMatters]

I do remember those! They had one next to the Publix by my house. I never understood the concept because you were paying someone to do the work for you, which would destroy your whole profit margin! Maybe those stores were for people who didn't have internet. I don't know, but you're right. It didn't last long.

[@EaselCat]

i dont sell on that platform anymore. was there for 20 years

[@dougbruce4978]

ebay is unfair to esllers for instances they took down my listing saying it was violating there policy yet let others list the same item i may just stop selling on it go some where else

[@olivierauberger]

I don't think so. They just don't care. The $772 in fees that I paid so far this year is peanuts. They have so many big commercial accounts. Why would tgey care?