You probably have gotten this in your email (from eBay) but here's the part that jumped out at me.
They start off by saying it is now "...all about YOU" and they have "you" in italics to make it stand out.
They then tell about 3 things that might actually help sellers.
THEN they have the following:
New Top Rated Plus seal highlights top services. The percentage of all eBay purchases that are from Top Rated sellers with tracking uploaded on at least 90% of their US transactions—and include 1-day handling and a 14-day or longer money-back return policy—is growing rapidly.
To help these listings stand out even more, starting in September, they will be highlighted with a new Top Rated Plus seal.
The current Top Rated seller badge will be retired.Note the last line. This says that unless you do the 1 day shipping and 14 day return policy you will no longer be a top rated seller.
I have always liked having that distiction and the little ribbon that goes with it in each of my listings, but now it will be no more because I will not do one-day shipping and especially 14 day return. You can't do just one..have to do both to get the 20% discount on final value fees. They eliminated the 5% discount and now they essentially are blackmailing people into going 1 and 14 or they are no longer considered top rated.
Just a couple of weeks ago they were beating up on me because I was one item short of having what I needed in a 12 month period to be top rated. My annual dollar sales figures were 10 times what was required but I was one item short.
Now it doesn't matter that I ship quickly and have good star ratings...I won't be a top rated seller anymore.
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If there was anywhere else to go, I would, but there isn't and they know it.
How do you like THIS eBay?