powersellers..........

[nesuser2]

well, before i delete the email. I guess I should ask everybody on here incase somebody knows something that I don't.

I got an email from ebay and it was "inviting" me to become a power seller? I have positive feedback of 122 LOL , so anyways....whatever, maybe they do this earlier than I thought. So, should I do it. I can't seem to find anything bad about it but i'm sure there could be all sorts of stuff i'm overlooking. Thanks to everybody in advance!

[1bigmig]

It has to do with the amount of money made by selling per month, not the number of feedback. If you do it, I would just make sure you go through the main ebay page and not through an email link in case it's a scam. I dont know whether to recommend you become one or not, I dont know enough about it.

[nesuser2]

ya, I noticed I did pull in some big figures over the last month or two LOL

Thanks for the help though, anybody know whether it's a good idea then?

[jonjandran]

I'm a Power Seller.

I've been up to their highest tier. Where you get 24/7 phone support.
That was fun. I got to report auctions over the phone and they were pulled almost immediately. LOL

I haven't been selling as much lately so I'm just a Bronze now and I only get 24/7 e-mail support , but they still pull every auction I report.

Also it seems as if I get more sells with the Power Seller icon than I did without it. :hmm:

There's really no downside. Also you get cashback on your listing fees as a power seller. I think 1% or something like that.

[Sylentwulf]

Yes, you get 1% back on listing fee's, IF you have them auto-paid each month (but the thought of paying $1,300 all at once each month scares me) AND, if I pay my fee's with my paypal credit card, I get 3% back instead. Ebay shooting itself in the foot there :)

[Classicgamesdepot]

3%? Don't you mean 1.5%, It's still 1.5% even if you pay it in 2 payments of 650... God damnit, I never thought of that though, I love my paypal card,, I think i'll be cancelling directpay today

[Sylentwulf]

Is it 1.5%? Oh yeah that's right, Paypal FEE'S are 3% :) Still, 1.% is better than 1% :)

I suppose you COULD directpay with your paypal card for 2.5% total, but I DON'T like having $1500+ in my paypal account, and then taken out all at once, I usually pay 3-4 times per month, never let it get over $400.

[BoOchan]

Hmmm... Some Powersellers just have that Rep for a Really Bitchy Attitude and no time. When you have a bad experience with a PS, you think they're all evil... (I never had this experience with one, luckily the ones I've bought from and sold to have been great!) I Wouldn't make the mark for the lowest level, I sell about $1000 Per 2 Months. Close, But not Close Enough LOL

[nesuser2]

do you have to upkeep the status by selling a certain amount? So, in other words, can you be stripped of your title.......If it's possible, that will happen. I sold $3000 in the past month but probably won't make $1000 the next couple unless I get some goods to sell. I'm fresh out LOL

[Chunky]

i perfer power sellers, but when that bitch sent me a hacked boot mvs cart, Ebay did nothing for me, not even a return in my email, for me loosing my money on a nonworking bootleg, and i would think it's all because the bitch is a powerseller, and pulls in some money for ebay that i cannot touch.



correcting my statement

[nesuser2]

that really sucks, was it credit card or balance payment? I would think you should be able to call your CC company and get it straightened out.

[Sylentwulf]

i perfer power sellers, but when that bitch sent me a hacked boot mvs cart, paypal did nothing for me, not even a return in my email, for me loosing my money on a nonworking bootleg, and i would think it's al because the bitch is a powerseller, and pulls in some money for ebay that i cannot touch.

Paypal doesn't give a damn if you're a powerseller. If a new user puts delivery confirmation on a box of kleenex, and said it was $500 worth of electronics, just the fact that it was a trackable delivery, paypal is happy and will not do anything.
If applicable, your credit card company can get your money back.

[Griking]

Paypal doesn't give a damn if you're a powerseller. If a new user puts delivery confirmation on a box of kleenex, and said it was $500 worth of electronics, just the fact that it was a trackable delivery, paypal is happy and will not do anything.
If applicable, your credit card company can get your money back.

So then how would you recommend that a person pay for a high priced item so that they're properly protected?

[nesuser2]

I thought he covered that by saying paypal won't do anything, but your CC company will......in some cases(I would think more than not, but who knows....)

[Griking]

That's what I thought I heard, but that basically means that you have absolutely no protection if you are paying with existing Paypal funds and not a credit card. That makes me want to avoid purchasing high ticket items at all with Paypal.

[Chunky]

i perfer power sellers, but when that bitch sent me a hacked boot mvs cart, paypal did nothing for me, not even a return in my email, for me loosing my money on a nonworking bootleg, and i would think it's al because the bitch is a powerseller, and pulls in some money for ebay that i cannot touch.

Paypal doesn't give a damn if you're a powerseller. If a new user puts delivery confirmation on a box of kleenex, and said it was $500 worth of electronics, just the fact that it was a trackable delivery, paypal is happy and will not do anything.
If applicable, your credit card company can get your money back.

ya know i really didn't mean to say paypal, i ment ebay. paypal had nothing to do with it, but it was stuck in my head for some reason.