Sellers Protest Against Ebay's Unfair Return Policy Finally

This is exactly why I quit selling on Ebay. I sell used items and buyers would buy something, take parts and request a refund. I had buyers that were really bad news. I talked to other sellers personally and one stated a buyer made a purchase, sold the purchased item to his neighbor because his neighbor was going to replace the old item he had with a new one. Then the buyer took his neighbors old item and shipped it back to his seller for a refund and the seller had to pay. The buyer made a $25.00 profit after all was said and done. I had about 10% of my sales go basically like this. EBay only wants buyer traffic and could care less about what's right and wants wrong. It worked for Ebay! I like this article on Ecommercebytes because it shows sellers are finally acting out against Ebays profit grab anyway Ebay can get their profits jacked up.

eBay Invites Sellers to Test a Fix for Buyer-Remorse Returns

By Ina Steiner EcommerceBytes.com
September 22, 2015

eBay will run a pilot program in the US and UK this fall to test a new returns feature that lets sellers reclassify returns. The test is recognition of the fact that some shoppers who experience buyer's remorse lie when they initiate a return request, writing that the item was damaged or otherwise "not as described." eBay spokesperson Karen Crocker Snell told EcommerceBytes, "The limited pilot will give participating sellers broader options for resolving issues with buyers who choose a "not as described" reason for the return, when the actual reason may be different." 

She declined to answer specific questions about the program, such as which factors eBay would use to determine if a return is eligible for reclassification, or about eligibility criteria. "If sellers would like to be considered for the pilot this fall, they can send us a note with their eBay user ID," Snell said, providing the following email address: sellergtm@ebay.com. 

In a recent blog post, eBay's Head of Seller Experience Jordan Sweetnam said eBay's goal was to make returns as easy as possible. "We are launching and testing a number of enhancements to the returns process, allowing you to manage returns your way." 

One action eBay is taking is to introduce the "report a problem with the buyer" option into the returns flow so that sellers can "easily let us know if you've successfully resolved a return request but feel the buyer was misusing the return process." Sweetnam said eBay would track the reports closely. 

"With the updates to the returns process, we are addressing what we've heard from you and giving you the tools and flexibility to handle returns in a way that is consistent with standard business practices for your category," he wrote.

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