Forget it. Donahoe has turned it into the online Mall of China. There is no respect or concern for the kind of sellers who made Ebay a household name. THAT company is long gone.
I stopped doing eBay years ago when they put disastrous policies in place which hurt sellers - and favored buyers. Sellers got ripped off right and left - would complain they received a defective product - send it back to the seller for a refund, except they would send an empty box - keep the refund and the product. You weren’t allowed to give any negatives to buyers either, but they would lie about the sellers. It went down the crapper years ago. I made good money at one time before that dweeb became the CEO - now I understand - he is a Demoncrat - No business sense at all. Most are using Amazon now - much more reputable company to deal with.
I used to scour the clearances at high end stores and buy high end designer handbags, shoes, etc and sell them on eBay. Well eBay decided to let the Chinese sell their fake crap and it brought the price down so much on my authentic stuff that I quit. Now every time I look at anything on eBay I can tell a large percentage of stuff is fake. That and the seller fees did me in.
“Forget it. Donahoe has turned it into the online Mall of China. There is no respect or concern for the kind of sellers who made Ebay a household name. THAT company is long gone.”
I both agree and disagree with that. I’m a Top Rated Power Seller. I don’t like some of their policies and I think the platform is ridiculously clunky, but, as of right now, it’s still a good way to sell once you learn how. Anyone with computer access who is willing to work at it can still make decent money on eBay, either as a side gig or full-time. How long that will last is up in the air.
For years my wife and I went to estate sales and for years I would point to things and say “I could make money on that.” eBay gave me a way to make money on those things. The first time I bought something for $5 and sold it for $179 I was hooked. eBay is a side business that we do for fun. Thankfully we are in the position to just save and invest the money. However, if we needed to, we could ramp it up and live on it. As it is we make more on eBay than lots of families live on.
I know a gentleman in his 70’s who started selling on eBay to supplement his retirement income. In no time his side business exploded on him. Today he has three eBay stores, a warehouse, and several employees who help him sell several thousand items each month. Just two weeks ago he said, “I’d quit it but I’m making too much damn money.”