Firstly your not buying from eBay, your buying from an individual or business that advertises their products on eBay platform, secondly by the time eBay, PayPal, the VAT man and the Tax man have taken their cut (ebay works out at @8.7%) the sellers margins are so tight they use the cheapest courier, 90% Hermes, which has an owner Driver system in place, cut throat & overload are a mild way of putting it.
If the Driver knocks and you don't answer in 30 sec he Drives off, many times suggesting (PARCEL DELIVERED)
eBay is a total nightmare we have an outlet that was doing £6k a week and we were making pennies, we are down to £1k of sales a week with eBay now, only selling things that are unique to us so there is no competion and margin errosion.
I pitty anyone who relies on eBay to make the bulk of their earnings and the buyer can simply press a button and send the product back because he/she
decided they do not want or need it anymore and you have to accept it.
A Customer of ours has had bricks and bottles of Orange sent back to him as returned carparts,
eBay sided with the purchaser even after photo evidence.
Last edited by Dean-Royal; 12/06/20 07:05 PM.
