With nothing like the visibility of eBay.

:confused:

Just sold a graphics card this week on ebay...

You have to sign up to their promotional emails. Unfortunately you receive about three a day but it's the only way I've found to be eligible for these kinds of offers.

sphock it instead. its free and so much easier

Haven't received anything yet I think I might hold out till least 75% off

Just received mine. thanks

Got mine as well. Thanks!

Thanks OP. Activated. Heat added :smiley:

:confused:

Just sold a graphics card this week on ebay...

Whenever I get the a xx% off fvf offer I also tend to get £1 fvf a few days later.

Is there a direct link to the offer?

These offers happen around every 3 weeks so next time if the sale is not urgent, hold on for a few days

Unfortunately, this promotional offer is by invitation only.
:disappointed:

I just don't get it I never seem to be elegeble for any of these offers... It is because I don't sell enough? I maybe be do a few items every few months or so...

Not true. There's been at least 3

cold - no email

The painful truth. It is with their monopoly that they can get away with their usually abhorrent fees. Removing the £40 cap was the last straw for me, I used to use it a lot and now it is my absolute last port of call, both to buy and sell. Hopefully one day a worthy competitor will show it's face. Come on Google...

Exorbitant fees, eBay fees, pay pal fees and 10% fee on postage, you end up paying £5 for £25 sale, ridiculous.

I think the £1 FVF weekends are roughly every 3 months.

Thanks OP, I got one. Although I had to end & relist all my items, it will be worth it!

Just watch it because last time I opted in I never got my reduction.. They charged full price

You have to sign up to their promotional emails. Unfortunately you receive about three a day but it's the only way I've found to be eligible for these kinds of offers.

yeh, I'm fed up of all the fees associated with eBay.....if I sell an item the I want all the money generated to be ALL MINE!!!! :wink: Sold an item on here recently and the sale went really well.......have been thinking about spock, but am I willing to go where no man has gone before..... :wink: ......not keen on strangers coming to my gaff......

Nice one OP! Was waiting for something like this...

Heated.

I realise it was tongue in cheek but what you say is exactly the problem. People want all the money when they sell something, it's natural, I do as well, but it isn't realistic at all if you want all the extras that goes with something like eBay. I have only ever briefly considered the alternatives and then sadly dismissed them, While I don't like paying fees anymore than anyone else, you need all the reach you can get when selling,especially in the quiet months after Christmas and these free sites all run a hugely trust based system where as you say you really are inviting total strangers to your home (or arranging meeting points, which isn't exactly convenient)...

You need a really big player like Amazon (I think they kind of do this already, but not on the same as eBay and the other Amazon sellers are always competing against Amazons own listings) or Google to set up but I think if they were interested they would have started to by now....

I only sell on eBay with £1 final fee or the £3 tech one they did was good too. Due to PayPal fees and now charges on postage I sold a phone for £400 and got £15 plus the one pound. Think that's bad enough never mind 5-10% of the item. I have found that gumtree and other sites are full of time wasters though!

Unfortunately, this promotional offer is by invitation only.

Do scheduled items count in this, I have about 80 due to go on tonight and I've accepted the offer.

Be sure to check the terms as I got stung by listing multiple quantities as that wasn't part of the terms... Quick complaint on live chat on eBay and it was refunded.

Thank you x

Never got the email... Any way to trigger this for your account?

Where do I sign up for the emails? Can't seem to find it anywhere. I'm sick of not being eligible for these offers.

try to sell and item and on the first page if its listed at the bottom of the page simply click "get offer".

Instructions from the desktop site are from the "My Ebay" page
Click "Account" tab next to activity & messages
From the list on the left click "Communication preferences"
Scroll right down to the bottom and there you will find "Promotions and surveys"
Click show

without any offers you will lose 20% of the sale with postage . its pretty bad haha

check you seller dashboard on how you are rated as a seller

No you won't, it is 10%.

if i sell something for £200 , without offers its £20 ebay fee + 3.4 + 20p paypal fee (£7.00) and then postage of a tenner! to me its 20%.

All of my Current BIN auctions end midday on the 31st...This could work out for once! Relist frenzy

Thanks for the tip! Its the second tick box from here I believe.

At least next time I'll receive the offer.

This is actually better than the £1 deal for items being sold for £20 or less.

Unfortunately, this promotional offer is by invitation only
I never seem to have any offers at have quite a bit listed at the mo
I hate eBay

goddamn it, why do they never do promotions like this for Business sellers

I got a special offer just over a week ago to say I will get 5% back as a gift voucher to 3rd Feb. I've accrued over £6 already. I didn't bother posting as it must be a very limited offer.

You were very lucky I'm surprised they did that. I've had quite a few listing promos over the years and it's worth noting every single one I have seen has specified no multiple quantity listings. You can always just relist as things sell or else create similar listings with slightly different wording in the title (this seems to be the only part they bother checking for duplicates)....

Thanks. Heat.

ebay, you get better prices, shpock full of people want things for nothing and sell on.

Received mine too this morning and accepted

Will also hold out for £1 FVF.

Nice

yeah you could be right. Just looking through my history and I had it on the 30/10/2016 and the 15/1/2017. Looking at the 50% offer I had that on the 4/12/16 and 29/1/17

Are you sure? If you go into eBay > Selling > All Selling and scroll down to Promotional offers just check to see if it's there. I sometimes don't get the emails but it's in my selling account.

I didn't get one

No email from eBay for me for some reason

As a big user of eBay once again I am left out of these promos. Nothing for those that are loyal.

​Not just me then? Do you think Ebay are trying to scam us? All other things happen automatically without a hitch, especially money going in their direction! More investigation required I feel :man:

I completely agree. I used to sell (and buy) a lot on Ebay - perhaps over 200 items a year. When they changed the fee model to percentage, then introduced the FVF for postage, then increased the fee to 10% or whatever it is now, it just didn't make any sense to bother with it.

If I need to sell something now I usually just use a reseller. Case in point - my last iPhone 5. Could've sold on eBay for £140-150 but instead I just sold it to Mazuma for £120. No hassle. No fees. No annoying buyers that waste your time and muck you about.

EBay's loss not mine. They won't be around for ever I'm sure of it

So you lost money then. Gotcha.

He avoided the hassle and time spent on eBay trying to sell his item. Think of it this way, what if the buyer had raised a dispute (it does happen, and for the silliest of reasons), eBay would always side with the buyer and item would be returned refunded, you would lose your postage, item could potentially come back in worse condition (eBay don't want to know about it) and you've wasted all that time throughout the selling process. Is that worth the £20 difference?

eBay are doing these offers cos they don't pay Tax

I've sold over 500 items on Ebay, with 100% feedback and zero issues. It's about being smart and knowing how to protect yourself and your goods from scammers. Take pictures of all serial numbers and make sure they're visible on listings. Only send recorded delivery to Paypal verified addresses. Only sell to buyers with 100% feedback and ask for their telephone number before sending the item (say it's for the courier, which many ask for anyway). If you suspect they are fraudulent in any way, then cancel the sale.

These are simple steps that all sellers should do across any online sales platform. And yes, it's worth £20 extra profit for 10 minutes of your time, maximum.

What was the £40 cap??
And when was it removed??
Interested to know

Would be great if Google came out with something to compete. To be fair they treat both buyers and sellers with distain at times.

you don't need the email to activate the offer

thanks OP - no email & I got the offer fine

if you cancel any sale the buyer will still be free to leave you negative feedback

there's no way to stop people buying your items if they have less than 100% feedback

you don't need the email pal

this offer is better for any item you sell under £20

Can anyone predict the next date for £1 or 75% off FVF ?

Can anyone predict the next date for £1 or 75% off FVF ?

Yep, probably someone that works for eBay :smirk: Though if the chat advisers are to be believed even they don't know and it's fully automated so if that is the case only the big computer at eBay HQ knows....

Fantastic thank you!

You've completely missed my point. eBay and PayPal fees would have made my total profit roughly £5 more than selling on mazuma. And by using Mazuma I saved

A) dealing with potential problem buyers who either don't pay or are generally slow to deal with
B ) a trip to the post office and £7 in postage
C) having to faff around with listing the item and replying to questions that are invariably already answered in the listing.

In terms of eBay experience, I've got 2000+ feedback at 100%. Haven't sold anything on there for a long time though and certainly won't brother any time soon

True but I plan on selling my 980ti among other high value items when the £1FVF comes around.

Furthermore, if you've got to take so many steps to protect yourself as a seller that surely reinforces my point about dealing with problematic a-hole buyer?

why do I never get these offers -_-

you just want me to say no cars allowed :smiley:

EBay has a big audience and you have a degree of protection if things go wrong....I have tried other websites to get rid of stuff (come across some oddballs) but always go back to EBay as items nearly always sell.
Touch wood had no issues with scammers yet (600+ feedback) so all in all I am happy to use them even though it comes at a cost...but like I have said its the size of EBay's market that appeals to me.

Ebay is pretty good for buyers , which hasa been the majority of my dealings on it for 10+ years .
Decided to sell some excellent items just before Christmas and the charges add up ; I was aware
of them before listings by the way . Using Gumtree and preloved for sales , not too bad so far .

Thanks, heat added. :smiley:

It's a graphics card, or am I missing something?

says it's expired for me?

If you are on the desktop version go to My eBay > Selling > All Selling and scroll down right to the bottom to Promotional offers, you will be able to activate from there if it is available on your account.

Really? Evidence of that is?

​Ha ha your joking right?People want everything for nothing and no buyer or seller protection.Never managed to sell anything on there.

Quick question as had existing items listed i had offer this morning so ended several more expensive ones and relisted but does anyone know if relisting still applies with the offer or is doing it as sell similar a better option? i went with relist as i had watchers on a couple of items and then it alerts them of it again,

Never received an offer / email in years despite buying & selling high value items ;-(

Such a great example, wish I had done the same.

I tried to sell my old iPhone 4 last year and the buyer received it and realised that it wouldn't update to the latest version of iOS (which I had specifically warned about in the listing) so I begrudgingly accepted it as a return knowing that eBay would refund the buyer anyway. The return was on absolute pain of "must be in exact same condition" and of course when I got it back, it wasn't. The cretin had somehow managed to put a bloody great scratch on screen. eBay refunded him anyway...

Just end the item and relist. Offer applies. You can check before posting by editing the item (before relist) and it will show which offer it is using. At least it showed when I relisted using the £1 FVF couple of weeks back.

19th May 2017 @ 11.37am

Ha ha, sphock . . . A glorified up itself gumtree.

Because eBay have no loyalty to customers who are loyal to them. If they see you buying AND or selling lots they know they have you hooked to milk you instead of incentivise you to do more. Loyalty should go both ways but they are an arrogant company with unchallenged market share sadly.

I had two items I was bidding on ended early and resisted tonight ... wonder why? :smiley:

They don't need to incentivise you unfortunately. They know you use them.

facebook marketplace... ebay is good but as a seller their fees are uncompetitive and insulting. They will need to revise their charges in the next few years as the competition heats up and people choose other mediums.

I feel your pain and I hate the fees too. I hope a competitor emerges some day. But I just sold a Nexus 5X on eBay for circa £160. I've just gone to Mazuma and they're offering £80. eBay is a necessary evil.

And I never get these offers either. I've just enabled the promotional emails so will see how it goes.

Had a few active auctions up which i've since cancelled and scheduled to start at 1AM tomorrow morning, will that work for getting 50% off?

​ except for collectable items....

It's not true that if you buy and sell a lot you don't get these , I get them all as far as I can tell and sell a lot, though I don't buy much. I'd shifted to Facebook group selling at one point but it's a bit of a pot luck to actually sell anything. Ebays global shipping thing has been brilliant , had some crazy prices using this. I'll take ebay fees any day over random a coming around my property and haggling.

Any competitor will have same problem - you cannot handle massive amounts of users buying and selling and searching , and dealing with their problems, for free. I guarantee you at some point Facebook is going to charge for marketplace.

Hot deal shame.it never seems to come around when I'm selling stuff lol

I never get these ebay offers that come along on here. Stupid ebay.

Every time I hit get deal I get taken to the eBay home page and there is nothing on there regarding it. Any ideas on how I actually get this deal or is it a bump

You can no longer sign up for this offer as it has expired, or words to that effect.

​There's a link on post 11

Can anyone more experienced than me offer some advice? I'm looking to offload an xbox360 with 30+ games, same for a sega dreamcast and a number of very old cds/dvds/pc games. Is it worth attempting to flog these in one lot on ebay or CEX or something else? Any price points to decide yay or neh? Like if a game will go for a fiver, it's best sticking on ebay? I haven't sold much in the past and doing a clearout

Excellent. That means another £1 fvf is upcoming :smiley:

How much do you spend a month in eBay fees a month if you don't sharing? Would help understand if my theory wrong. Thx

The offer a couple of weeks ago, 1p final sale fees, was the same for me. As in I had to use a link from here to get to it, was never contacted about it, didn't show up on my homepage deals, but clicked the link from here and accepted it and it looks to have gone through OK.
Auction finished a couple of days ago and my ebay invoice is showing 1p, so looks like a really good deal.
Point of the post is keep looking on here and click to go to it directly, rather than relying on ebay to send it to you.

invitation only, fkthat

our avin a laugh all the jokers on there are wasters, they try and make silly offers and then never turn up to buy the item, I have given up with that waste of space site!

Best to do an advanced search on eBay for sold listings and enter the name of each game as some of the rarer ones can fetch a decent amount, especially Dreamcast games, which are getting collectable, most 360 games are still too new to accrue any real value. I would sell any valuable ones separate and perhaps bundle some of the less valuable ones with the system to boost it's value a bit and make it more attractive to buyers.

I've just clicked the link provided earlier by a member but it says it's expired unfortunately. It may depend who you are. Thanks for posting anyway.

Invitation only :disappointed:

I have a £1 FVF offer on one of my accounts at the moment until 3/2 and had one another account a few weeks ago.

Shpock is actually pretty good in my experience - nice, polite people (unlike eBay) who are trusting enough not to even check a £65 item. Only ever had one person confirm they were buying and then say they wouldn't be around for two weeks (and then left neg feedback when I relisted!). Other than that, no issues at all.

What grates me more, is the Paypal fee........I think the Paypal fee should come out of the fee that eBay take.....Mind you, Paypal have been great with an issue I had / have with Creative on a pair of Creative headphones I bought.......word of warning, DO NOT BUT DIRECTLY FROM CREATIVE LABS!!.....you have been warned! :wink:

Unfortunately, you can no longer sign up for this promotional offer because it has expired.

what's the point, when the buyer doesn't pay.. and you can't leave negative feedback

If you are on the desktop version go to My eBay > Selling > All Selling and scroll down right to the bottom to Promotional offers, you will be able to activate from there if it is available on your account.

got message

Unfortunately, this promotional offer is by invitation only.

??

If you are on the desktop version go to My eBay > Selling > All Selling and scroll down right to the bottom to Promotional offers, you will be able to activate from there if it is available on your account.

nonsense,, seem to be every other month since start of last year,, some £1 listings actually taking over other £1 deals

Any one have any recommendations for couriers? Sold a gfx card and few other bits that I need to get posted today

you must live in a nice area with no outlying awful areas

The app near me gets some right scroats offering pennies for decent stuff

Low value bulk items and its clearly a winner given ebay fees / postal costs

Drives me mad.. I only accept instant payment on fixed items but if you send an offer they can still buy without paying.. Ebay don't care.. would be simple to only allow them to accept an offer if they pay instantly

Am I right in saying that even tho the offer expires tonight anything that has been listed within the offer time but sells after ie tomorrow or next day will still qualify?

Thanks but it wasn't on my account :smiley:

It's tomorrow night it ends and yes anything you have listed between 12.00am 29/01/17 and 11.59pm 31/01/17 no matter when it ends (upto 30 days not good til cancelled as that relists itself after 30 days) will have a 50% reduction of the final fee.

READ THE Ts & Cs. Listings for multiple quantities DO NOT qualify!!! Just been caught out by that one! Crafty ****! Including listings originally listed as multiple quantities (even if you are down to your last one - end and relist as single quantity to qualify). Fuming!

Pretty sure it's not every other month. But there we go.

​Personally for best price I use myhermes that is if its over 2kg otherwise stick with royal mail if under.

I get "Unfortunately, this promotional offer is by invitation only. " when I click the link and sign in.

Straight from the horses mouth

"Kindly consider that the said promotion is a system generated, (My Name)
Liza21:11 PM
Meaning, we don't have control over who will receive the said promotion when the system randomly send the promotional offer."

didnt work

why dont it work?

Royal Mail is,easiest?

I tend to use Hermes all the time now. no queues at post office - there's never any delay dropping off. and they are cheaper than RM, even for small lightweight items.

HAhahhahaha. Please tell me people don't still sell on eBay? eBay+PayPal fees are the biggest rip off known to man. Facebook selling groups + Gumtree have never let me down yet... (oh and they're FREE Mr Ebay. Suck it!)

Can you tell anywhere how many listings you have done or doing that still eligible for the promo as it says 100 and i relisted 71 last night and i know about 10 sold prior to that and a few i relisted etc just wondered if you can tell each time you list if it shows up its under the promo or not.

If you are on the desktop version go to My eBay > Selling > All Selling and scroll down right to the bottom to Promotional offers, there it tells you how many you have used & have left.

I find the only good thing about ebay over Gumtree is that I get fewer timewasters. I get hundreds emails/texts "is this still available?" followed by utter silence. Then you have the people who say they are coming and then don't show up and don't even have the courtesy to let you know. I know ebay has a few non payers but generally regular users will not mess around because at least they have some rules that they have to follow otherwise you'll get an unpaid item strike. On Gumtree you can do whatever the hell you want anonymously with zero consequences.

Stop moaning, Gumtree is free. When you start paying ebay 10% on everything (including shipping which is just a downright scandal) + paypal fees, then come on here complaining.

Awesome reply, thank you very much for taking the time to help out an internet stranger!

Gumtree is owned by?????? And why is eBay a Mr? Do no women use it?

"Stop moaning" - said the timewaster.

I think I struck a chord with this mug.