Submission + - eBay may be ripping off PS3 and Wii sellers
PrairieNinja writes: I was one of the lucky ones able to get a PS3 on launch day. I did what all but one other person my line did, I put it up on eBay.
However when I posted the auction I noticed that it wasn't getting any bids. Every other unit I looked at was getting bids within seconds of getting posted on eBay.
I decided to search for my auction. It wasn't listed. I was able to get to it through My eBay but no search I did turned up any results.
I thought it might be because I wasn't paying to have it promoted and it was getting lost on the page. I payed the $20 to promote it to the top and it still wasn't there.
After 4 hours of no bids and no watchers I decided to pull the auction and relist.
The second time it showed up immediately in the listings and I had bidders within seconds and about six watchers in the first hour. My first auction was for sure lost in the depths of eBay.
I dismissed it and submitted a complaint to eBay assuming it was a technical glitch.
Today my Brother came over with a Nintendo Wii and we put it upon eBay, or so we thought. After building the auction and posting it we discovered that the Wii never made it up on the listing. No matter how we post it, it never shows up.
I pulled the auction and relisted it and it still isn't showing up.
I have met all of the special eBay rules for each of these items. Two of the auctions went up immediately (I had a deadbeat bidder the second time I listed the PS3 so now it is in its third attempt).
My eBalance was at zero when I started all of this, now it's at $70+ just in listing fees and I haven't sold a thing yet.
I know how to use eBay and I know that the problem is not on my end. I really feel that eBay is skimming extra fees from users by hiding its auctions.
I have tried to submit complaints to eBay but their policy is to reply within 24-48 hours. Most PS3 and Wii auctions are 24 hours. It seems more than convenient that this problem is occurring on 24 hour auctions.
I hope it is just a technical glitch, but intentional or not, eBay is making extra off of listing feels for items that aren't showing up in the auction listings.
However when I posted the auction I noticed that it wasn't getting any bids. Every other unit I looked at was getting bids within seconds of getting posted on eBay.
I decided to search for my auction. It wasn't listed. I was able to get to it through My eBay but no search I did turned up any results.
I thought it might be because I wasn't paying to have it promoted and it was getting lost on the page. I payed the $20 to promote it to the top and it still wasn't there.
After 4 hours of no bids and no watchers I decided to pull the auction and relist.
The second time it showed up immediately in the listings and I had bidders within seconds and about six watchers in the first hour. My first auction was for sure lost in the depths of eBay.
I dismissed it and submitted a complaint to eBay assuming it was a technical glitch.
Today my Brother came over with a Nintendo Wii and we put it upon eBay, or so we thought. After building the auction and posting it we discovered that the Wii never made it up on the listing. No matter how we post it, it never shows up.
I pulled the auction and relisted it and it still isn't showing up.
I have met all of the special eBay rules for each of these items. Two of the auctions went up immediately (I had a deadbeat bidder the second time I listed the PS3 so now it is in its third attempt).
My eBalance was at zero when I started all of this, now it's at $70+ just in listing fees and I haven't sold a thing yet.
I know how to use eBay and I know that the problem is not on my end. I really feel that eBay is skimming extra fees from users by hiding its auctions.
I have tried to submit complaints to eBay but their policy is to reply within 24-48 hours. Most PS3 and Wii auctions are 24 hours. It seems more than convenient that this problem is occurring on 24 hour auctions.
I hope it is just a technical glitch, but intentional or not, eBay is making extra off of listing feels for items that aren't showing up in the auction listings.
