OT: eBay's Top Rated Seller Qualifications Suck

[jhs5120]

I find that my life is much less stressful when I stopped pursuing the "Top rated" status. I changed my listing "shipping and handling time" to five business days and just live without the fee discount. I haven't received a complaint yet.
Edit to add: I don't think you need the item scanned, just the label printed.

[Buythatcard]

I also thought that you just needed to print a label but that's not the case. It needs to be scanned in.
I also thought about what you said and not care about this discount. Why rush to get my shipments out every morning when it really makes no difference if I wait a few more days? There are days, where I am really pressed for time but I always made sure that I got my packages to the PO. It's not worth it.

[jhs5120]

Originally Posted by Buythatcard

I also thought that you just needed to print a label but that's not the case. It needs to be scanned in.
I also thought about what you said and not care about this discount. Why rush to get my shipments out every morning when it really makes no difference if I wait a few more days? There are days, where I am really pressed for time but I always made sure that I got my packages to the PO. It's not worth it.

Well if that's the case, it certainly isn't worth the headache. I'm honest with customers, it'll ship within five business days. It'll usually go out within a day or two, but sometimes life gets in the way. Like I said, no one has complained to me about shipping time since switching two years ago.

[bobbyw8469]

Originally Posted by jhs5120

I find that my life is much less stressful when I stopped pursuing the "Top rated" status. I changed my listing "shipping and handling time" to five business days and just live without the fee discount. I haven't received a complaint yet.
Edit to add: I don't think you need the item scanned, just the label printed.

Same...I still only have one business day handling, as I pride myself on shipping fast. But, excuse my French, I have stopped giving a flying fuck about Ebay's "Top Rated Seller" and their discount. All my customers know what a quick shipper and good seller I am. That's all I care about. Sure the extra discount would be nice, but I gave up chasing that carrot long ago.