envirobay
Joined: 17 Nov 2005
Posts: 624
Location: Boise, Id
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| Posted: Fri Jul 28, 2006 8:57 pm Post subject: ebay's "Store Referral Credit" scam |
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I was just reading up on the ebay store referral credit. What a steaming pile of poo. Basically (for a limited time) you do all the work to promote your ebay store and drive traffic to it. If you get sales, ebay will generously give you 75% off your FVF (Only on the sales that you drove the traffic). This is such a crock. It clearly shows ebay's attitude in thinking they are the only game in town and thinking that selelrs don't have a choice. Why not put all that work into driving traffic to your own site, instead of driving it to ebay? What's really sad is all the sellers who are most likely taking advantage of this scam. I wonder what the "limited time" is?
http://pages.ebay.com/storefronts/referral-credit-faq.html
Q. What is a Store Referral Credit?
A.
Promoting your eBay Store in emails, printed materials, and other Web sites can really boost your sales. Now the rewards are even greater! For a limited time, eBay will give you a 75% credit on your Final Value Fees when your marketing efforts generate sales of your Store Inventory format listings. Here's how it works:
1. You promote your eBay Store or your Store Inventory items from locations outside of eBay, such as other Web sites, emails to buyers, print advertisements, etc.
2. A user sees your promotion and goes directly to your eBay Store or one of your Store Inventory items.
3. The user purchases one of your Store Inventory items.
4. On your monthly invoice, you are charged the regular Final Value Fee, but you also receive a Store Referral Credit. Like the Final Value Fee, the Store Referral Credit is based on the final value of the item. The Store Referral Credit is roughly equal to 75% of the standard Final Value Fee. |
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