| Next month, April 2010, eBay are making some policy | | | | P&P charges Max: 2% or 3 |
| changes that will help thousands of the smaller sellers | | | | Policy breaches: |
| increase their business and offer many others the | | | | You must not have any minor policy breaches for the |
| incentive to step up their game plan. A few things are | | | | previous 90 days and no serious policy breaches for |
| changing but the biggest and most exciting is the | | | | the previous 180 days. Serious policy breaches are |
| change in the criteria needed to become an eBay | | | | things like Feedback Manipulation, Shill Bidding and |
| PowerSeller. | | | | Counterfeit goods, which will also get your account |
| The changes are: | | | | suspended. |
| Items listed as GTC, (Good Till Cancelled) that haven't | | | | Why not take a couple of minutes to see if you are |
| sold in 16 months will automatically end as from April. If | | | | going to meet the new standards? Log into your eBay |
| this affects you I suggest that you have a good look | | | | account and click My eBay > Account > Seller |
| at what it is you are selling or how you are trying to | | | | Dashboard. You will then see a summary of your |
| sell your items as 16 months without a sale shows that | | | | account with your DSR and any low ratings will be |
| something is going drastically wrong. | | | | clearly visible. In the seller standing box you will see a |
| All business sellers on eBay will have to display their | | | | link: |
| business details on every sales page. This is not | | | | See what it takes to become Above standard on |
| difficult to do as you can set a default that will | | | | your next evaluation. Click the link and you will be taken |
| automatically insert the information for you. To do so | | | | to your seller performance page where you can see |
| log into your eBay account and click My eBay > | | | | whether you meet the criteria required. You are looking |
| Account > Site Preferences > Business seller | | | | for everything to be ticked, on down the right of your |
| preferences > Show Business Seller Information on | | | | screen. |
| the view Item page. You can check and edit your | | | | If you see that you are not meeting the new criteria, it |
| details at the same time. | | | | will highlight the areas of your business that you should |
| Here is the BIG change coming to eBay next month; | | | | concentrate on. If you do meet the new criteria then |
| PowerSeller eligibility requirements are being reduced. | | | | look out for an email from the PowerSeller team in |
| Currently, to become a PowerSeller, you have to | | | | May. |
| either sell goods to the value of £750 a month for 3 | | | | Q, Why is being a PowerSeller such a big step for the |
| consecutive months, or you have to sell at least 100 | | | | smaller business? |
| items a month for 3 consecutive months and then | | | | The first thing you will notice when you become a |
| maintain that amount of sales volume every month. | | | | PowerSeller is the PowerSeller icon that is |
| As of next month the minimum requirements are being | | | | automatically placed on all of your sales pages. This |
| reduced to just 100 items a year or £2000 in sales. | | | | tells everyone that you are ranked as a successful |
| There is some criteria that you need to meet to | | | | seller, in terms of sales and customer satisfaction, |
| become eligible for the PowerSeller programme. | | | | which installs a level of trust in your potential |
| You must be registered as a business. | | | | customers and helps generate further sales. |
| Your Feedback must be at least 98% positive. | | | | Other benefits include: |
| You must have been an active eBay member for at | | | | A discount on your Final Value Fees of between 5 |
| least 90 days. | | | | and 15%, depending on volume of sales. |
| Your DSR (Detailed Seller Rating) must be 4.6 or | | | | Prioritised customer support from the PowerSeller |
| greater in all 4 areas: | | | | team. |
| Item as described | | | | Educational tools for advanced selling. |
| Communication | | | | Various promotions and offers from eBay. |
| Dispatch time | | | | Promotional Merchandise. |
| P&P charges | | | | And lots more.... |
| You must also meet the new Minimum performance | | | | Once you are a PowerSeller you may also qualify to |
| standard. As you know your DSR is scored from 1 to | | | | become a Top Rated Seller, which has even more |
| 5, with 5 being best. If people score you 1 or 2 then | | | | benefits and larger discounts; up to 30% on your Final |
| you are falling below standard. | | | | Value Fees. Log into your eBay account and see |
| The maximum allowance is: | | | | what it will take for you to qualify to become a |
| Item as described Max: 1% or 3 | | | | PowerSeller. My eBay > Account > Seller Dashboard. |
| Communication Max: 2% or 3 | | | | You could be pleasantly surprised. |
| Dispatch time Max: 2% or 3 | | | | Very best of luck to you, Barry Wells. |