Looks like the Global Shipping Programme is coming to the UK

itfciain

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Here is a summary of the main changes:



We've added new terms regarding delivery options to the User Agreement to explain that we will be making eBay Click & Collect at Argos available as a delivery option on eligible listings on eBay.co.uk unless you opt out. You can find the additional terms and conditions that apply in full here.



We've also added new terms that apply to the Global Shipping Programme which will launch in September on eBay.co.uk through which we may make your domestic UK listings available to international buyers in eligible countries.





For items that are located in the UK and that are purchased through the Global Shipping Programme, you will simply post the item to a shipping centre in the UK, where a third party global technology and shipping provider will oversee the processing, customs clearance, and international postage of the item to the buyer.




Buyers will pre-pay all applicable postage and import charges during checkout and will benefit from international tracking of the item from the shipping centre to delivery.




You can choose to opt out of the programme at either a listing, country or account level.




The Global Shipping Programme will be subject to additional terms and conditions. You can find more detail in the User Agreement and read the seller terms in full here.



We've made further changes regarding the eBay Money Back Guarantee policy as summarised below (please see the eBay Money Back Guarantee policy for the full details):





Starting from September, we're simplifying the after-sale experience for buyers and sellers. We'll start guiding buyers through a consistent flow when they have a question or problem with their purchase, regardless of who they buy from.




Many of our sellers have already started using eBay Managed Returns and are paying for return postage on faulty or not as described items. Starting from 15 September, we will introduce requirements that all sellers take responsibility for return postage on items which are faulty or not as described. The majority of our sellers are already providing a great returns service, but for those sellers who choose not to facilitate a return or provide/fund return postage for items that are faulty or not as described, we may refund their buyers without requiring them to return the item and in turn we will seek reimbursement from sellers.




We are updating and improving the language in our flows and this has also been reflected in the wording of our policy.




When sellers offer extended return timeframes which are longer than the standard eBay Money Back Guarantee protection window, eligibility will be extended to protect these returns when sellers don't refund buyers in accordance with their return policy.




As with earlier updates, other changes have been made to keep the User Agreement up to date with the products and services we provide.

You don't need to take any further action to accept the new eBay User Agreement. If you choose not to accept the new terms, visit this help page for further information.

Thank you for being a part of the eBay community.




Regards,

The eBay Team
 
This bit is interesting as well - basically now, if the buyer says it is not as described then the SELLER has to pay for the return shipping

Many of our sellers have already started using eBay Managed Returns and are paying for return postage on faulty or not as described items. Starting from 15 September, we will introduce requirements that all sellers take responsibility for return postage on items which are faulty or not as described. The majority of our sellers are already providing a great returns service, but for those sellers who choose not to facilitate a return or provide/fund return postage for items that are faulty or not as described, we may refund their buyers without requiring them to return the item and in turn we will seek reimbursement from sellers
 
This is good if used properly, but anyone who decides they dont want an item can simply says its faulty and force the return costs onto you.

It will get abused and sellers will suffer,

Long live forum sales!
 
I will of course be opting out. My sales to the US have dipped anyway in the last year or so US-UK buying and selling is just becoming untenable. But i sell to most other con tries around the world regularly. Most places customs checkers are not as strict as the UK so they don't get charged like we do. If ebay were taking a slice at the sale stage then international sales would all but stop as they have on the US ebay.

Hopefully it's easy enough to opt out, if so it just won't affect me. May even work in my advantage.

What is the 'click and collect at Argos option' all about. Didn't understand that at all. I got that email too and stopped reading.
 
Buying from the US (to the UK) is fine at the moment.

Getting a parcel stopped at customs once in a while is more than offset by the great exchange rates (although I'd still stay away from global shipping sellers).
 
plantman said:
ebays global shitting program, inflated postage costs, and sellers getting ass raped by idiots.

Sitting on the fence then? :lol:

I wholly & 100% agree with you. Where's the control and fairness in their system? Non-existent IMHO. If the buyer is anything less than totally honest the seller will be screwed no matter how perfect their service and/or product.

Good luck fellow evilBay sellers!

Cheers,
Christian
 
My advice is to stay away (far away) from listings with the a global shipping program. I accidentally forgot to uncheck it for one of my more expensive listings (yes, it is the default on your listings) and some poor guy from France bought my item. I'm sure he paid through the roof on shipping and customs fees. I felt bad for him, because I normally just check that I will ship the item myself and charge actual cost (then I can declare the value as per the wishes of my buyer). At the end of the day he was happy with the item and gave me positive feedback, but I'm sure I could have gotten it to him at a much lower rate myself...
 
itfciain said:
The majority of our sellers are already providing a great returns service, but for those sellers who choose not to facilitate a return or provide/fund return postage for items that are faulty or not as described, we may refund their buyers without requiring them to return the item and in turn we will seek reimbursement.

This is the scary part.... So if I don't accept returns, then the buyer can get a refund through ebay and keep their item? Doesn't this encourage people to be dishonest with their purchases? I guess they are throwing all seller protection out the window this fall.
 
Feels like the first step in a process where ultimately all items will be shipped through eBay's own shipping services, internationally AND domestically. Lots more money for eBay and lots of power taken away from the seller. Thats how eBay has been shifting the goalposts for awhile now.
 
this was the .com way to opt out, if you have already active listings yu have to edit each one i think,

http://pages.ebay.com/help/sell/shipping-globally.html#opt_out
 
plantman said:
this was the .com way to opt out, if you have already active listings yu have to edit each one i think,

http://pages.ebay.com/help/sell/shipping-globally.html#opt_out

There doesn't appear to be any such option on my ebay. Not noticed anything different re; international sales so far and i sell a lot in all sorts of countries. Time ail tell i guess.

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