eBay wasteland

[Lorewalker]

I rarely use eBay to buy cards. I do look however with set up searches. There is simply too much material to wade through to go shopping though as listings are happening 24/7. One of my gripes is the usually poorly lit blurry cell phone pics taken while the seller is holding the phone on an angle.

I much prefer the hobby auction house option where there is a given day and an certain quantity of material that remains the same for the duration of the auction. Prices do tend to be higher in this format.

[Deertick]

Just saw this while listing. Also FVF increasing 3/1.

Reducing unpaid items for accepted offers
We’re continuing work we started in 2021 to reduce unpaid items on eBay, which we know has been a long-standing challenge for many of you.

In October 2021, we piloted a new process for collecting payment from a buyer automatically following acceptance of their offer. To do this we asked the buyer for payment and shipping details in the Best Offer flows. In the coming weeks, we plan to expand our coverage and include more buyers, which should further reduce unpaid items from buyer offers.

By mid-year we will also start collecting payment details in other Best Offer scenarios, including counteroffers and Offers to buyers. These changes will be applied automatically for buyers, so you don't need to update or make changes to your listings.

[G1911]

Originally Posted by Lorewalker

I rarely use eBay to buy cards. I do look however with set up searches. There is simply too much material to wade through to go shopping though as listings are happening 24/7. One of my gripes is the usually poorly lit blurry cell phone pics taken while the seller is holding the phone on an angle.

I much prefer the hobby auction house option where there is a given day and an certain quantity of material that remains the same for the duration of the auction. Prices do tend to be higher in this format.

Poor listings, lots of junk around it, and cruddy photos is why I love eBay. By checking in multiple times a day, I get a lot of steals and scoop up low BIN's that I would never win for that price from a proper auction house or listing.

I love sellers that do little research, take a garbage pic, and select a seemingly random price for their BIN. I get why it's annoying to many, but my collection is built on it.