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Selling Limits For Hatchimals
freddie0017
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cobra-jet-nj
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11-05-2016 08:57 PM
I encountered the same - and just like you, I've been selling on eBay since 1997. For eBay to now dictate to Sellers how much quantity of a product the Seller can or cannot sell is beyond words. It is ridiculous that we are being notified AFTER we have already created a listing. What does it matter to eBay anyway - they are already raking in the profits on all associated fees, such as insertion fee, Reserve fee, final value fee, "shipping fee" (which is ridiculous as well) and any other "upgrade fees" - plus not to mention PayPal fees (yes, they get a percentage of those fees as well). So if anyone wants to list 100 Hatchimals in a single shot, then list another 100 - it should be a Sellers RIGHT to do so - because you know what eBay, if it were not for Sellers, eBay would not exist today - eBay grew because of Sellers. eBay is STILL making out in the end with all of the fee charges, so eBay should be happy Hatchimals is HOT and they're raking in the $$$ because of OUR multiple listings!! Hey eBay higher ups - this is the absolute WORST decision you have ever made by limiting Sellers to quantities of merchandise they can sell - you know why, because we all go someplace else and sell - and even though it's not the "majority", you (eBay) lose all of those fee profits. Please REMOVE the Seller "limitation" on Hatchimals listings! It's also not fair that the "pop up" warning the Seller comes AFTER they have already invested time into creating their ads and listing the merchandise. Why not place the warning on the eBay HOME PAGE? Why not? Because you (eBay) will lose Sellers even faster if we saw that FIRST, rather than LATER, that's why. That's a real shady and an unfair practice to implement without warning.
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picks-by-liz
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11-06-2016 01:37 AM
Hey Cobra, totally agree! So you can only post once every 7 days and you only get that notice after you typed in your while ad with pics and all. And after you spent some time hunting after these Hatchimals and now have maybe 3 or more to sell.. Not a smart Ebay decision. Amazon won't allow me to sell them either. Bummerrr
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occasioness
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11-16-2016 12:09 PM
I have $131,000 + in sales over the last 4-5 years and I am told I can only list 3! What a load of **bleep**! Thanks Ebay for ruining yet another Christmas season for me and my business!
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imagination1000
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11-12-2016 01:42 PM
I have been trying to buy one and hls really been upset with the outrageous pricing So if you are a seller that has been really taking advantage of parents wanting Hatchimals for their children. I applaud ebay for taking this action
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callum.irvine
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11-14-2016 01:49 AM
But we can't even list at $1 reserve. How is that "outrageous pricing"? The market sets the price for an auction.........
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jenchills1222
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11-15-2016 06:03 AM
This is simple supply and demand. If someone is willing to pay twice as much they should be able to. These are selling out in less than a minute on regular store websites and before they are to floor in brick and mortor. My target is getting 2 or 3 in- so it's not like some is going and buying all the stock and selling them at artifically high prices. Ebay is actually going to drive the prices HIGHER if they limit the stock. If I have 6 and I can only sell 3 a week, the closer we get to XMAS the more people will be willing to pay- ARTIFICALLY pushing the prices higher. Straight 6th grade economics.
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occasioness
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11-16-2016 12:09 PM
not for nothing I list at $0.99 cents and it still sells for $100+ that is not a sellers fault and you should not be blaming a seller for supply and demand.
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boardergirl811
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11-09-2016 06:41 AM
I just got off the phone with eBay. They said that all Top Rated Sellers have a limit of 3 per 7 days, and all other sellers have a limit of 2. This limit will not be lifted until Hatchimals are taken off the "hot item" list, which likely won't be until after Christmas.
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