Having read the various posts regarding the free postage on UK ebay with great interest my view is that they have made a mistake that is driving sellers onto other sites and media. As far as I'm concerned as a buyer - all I get now is 2nd class mail, that keeps the item in the Post Office system for longer - attracting more opportunity for damage and theft. It often arrives in flimsy packaging - again to keep sellers costs down and increases chances of damage . Under the old system, if I thought that postage costs were too high I had choices 1 - Don't bid. 2 - Ask the seller to justify the cost. 3 - Tell them you're gonna leave negative feedback unless they reduce it and 4, Leave scathing feedback if they don't.
Having read the various posts regarding the free postage on UK ebay with great interest my view is that they have made a mistake that is driving sellers onto other sites and media. As far as I'm concerned as a buyer - all I get now is 2nd class mail, that keeps the item in the Post Office system for longer - attracting more opportunity for damage and theft. It often arrives in flimsy packaging - again to keep sellers costs down and increases chances of damage . Under the old system, if I thought that postage costs were too high I had choices 1 - Don't bid. 2 - Ask the seller to justify the cost. 3 - Tell them you're gonna leave negative feedback unless they reduce it and 4, Leave scathing feedback if they don't.