The Selling on eBay Radio Show

01/07/2026

Latest Show now available below. Previous Episodes are at https://SellSellSell.online

01/07/2026

Are you going to pull the plug on promoting your listings in protest against the new attribution model? Seems like the US seller base is less willing to accept the imposed changes than their Australian and German counterparts. Personal view: The ROI from selling on eBay has steadily declined since 2008. We are charged more for getting less, year on year. I'm glad I'm not starting out now as I'm not sure that it's offering the worthwhile reward that it did 15 years ago. I want to eBay to succeed, but I believe that that can only happen from becoming leaner, more efficient and more seller-focused. I think that if sellers could speak with a voice loud enough to get investors' attention then there could be changes. What do you think? -P

For anyone confused about why so many resellers are talking about boycotting promoted listings, here’s what eBay actually changed and why it matters.

Starting January 13, eBay is changing how promoted listings fees are charged. Up until now, you only paid a promotion fee if the buyer who clicked your promoted ad was the same person who bought the item. Simple and fair enough.

That is no longer how it works.

Under the new rule, if anyone clicks your promoted listing and then your item sells at any point within the next 30 days, eBay can charge you the promoted listing fee even if the buyer never clicked the ad at all. Different buyer. Different session. Could have found it organically. Doesn’t matter.

One click can now trigger fees on future sales that had nothing to do with that promotion.

That’s the big change.

So instead of paying for actual performance, sellers are now paying based on attribution that can’t really be proven. You could be charged advertising fees on sales that would have happened anyway. For multi quantity listings, this gets even worse because one click could cost you fees across multiple sales.

On top of that, eBay is pushing sellers harder toward higher promotion rates and priority placements just to maintain the same visibility many of us already had before. Same work. Same items. Smaller margins.

We tested it ourselves. We removed promoted listings completely. Sales didn’t fall off a cliff. Items are still selling. The biggest difference is we’re no longer giving up extra money just to be seen.

This is why people are talking about a boycott.

If resellers don’t push back together, changes like this become the new normal. Even a temporary pause on promoted listings sends a message. Traffic and revenue talk louder than complaints. And even though eBay isn’t our bread and butter anymore, I’d still love to see this change go away!

Nothing changes unless we stand together.

12/29/2025

Bubblefast are having a end of year sale. Good opportunity to deduct some expenses from this year's profits? Also, you might make sure you've used your "free" eBay supplies coupon for this quarter. - P

12/22/2025

AI watch alert... Being used here to add some sizzle to a SIO email. The product benefits have been auto-generated as they aren't in the listing. Clever. Not sure if it moves the needle though? - P

12/20/2025

Another nail in the coffin for those of us who used to enjoy a decent level of international orders. - P

EU to add flat €3 customs duty fee on imports under €150 in temporary measure aimed at curbing low-value foreign ecommerce shipments.

12/19/2025

Latest Show now available below. Previous Episodes are at https://SellSellSell.online. In this one we talk about how much effort it takes to research and collate all the information you need to complete your tax return - and how Seller Ledger automates a lot of that activity. We also discuss the things you should do now to ensure that you have all the right info to hand when tax time comes around.

12/19/2025

The eBay Cyberstalking movie is now being shown to ABC viewers (in Oz). You'll need a VPN or similar to watch from outside Australia. We'll figure that out and bring you a review in our next episode. No info yet on a US release. Maybe they want to wait for the publicity surrounding the court case to break to drive engagement? - P

The shocking story of the eBay scandal: stalking, corporate espionage, and a series of escalating threats that terrorised an ordinary couple.

12/05/2025

I think this may be huge. If you list anything with a battery inside then this in theory affects you. Includes devices which use a small CR2032 coin cell, or has AA or AAAs etc. I buy those coin cells 200 at a time as almost everything these days has one inside. eBay says they'll have to block your listings in Europe if you don't set up a battery recycling system (ie. for a 10 cent CR2032) and document it in your listings. I don't have a problem with them trying to regulate people selling 'disposable' vapes/chinese scooters etc by the thousand with big lithium batteries inside, but requiring someone selling a handful of CR2032s a year to set up a disposal process (in local language) for all EU countries is nuts. When it comes to managing incoming regulation eBay is well on top of things in the USA, but whoever is supposed to be managing the EU regulator (for example by negotiating a lower threshold for compliance) isn't doing as well. - P

The EU Batteries and Waste Batteries Regulation provides rules for selling batteries and products containing batteries. Business sellers offering to sell these items in the EU and Northern Ireland must comply with the rules around batteries, which includes rules for listing and safety.

11/30/2025

Dell is offering Photoshop Elements for $40 (3 year license) which looks like a good BF deal. I find that it gives you most of what you need from Photoshop without the monthly expense. A 'proper' image editor is a game changer if you want to improve the quality of your images, provided that you're willing to tackle a learning curve (over time). - P

Photoshop Elements makes photo editing simple — whether you want to make a quick fix or a custom creation. Dive right in and build skills as you go with Quick, Guided, and Advanced editing modes. Tap into the power of AI to easily enhance your photos and instantly generate all-new images, objects,...

11/28/2025

Seller-hosted Q&A with eBay managers regarding the recent changes to Promoted Listing attribution (ie. now you get charged in more situations). I think eBay should be given credit for supporting this and being willing to put up people very familiar with the project to take questions and to explain their approach. Given that this is the second of these in recent days, I'm hoping that it indicates a new approach of greater candor and transparency. Do you agree? - P

In this week’s episode, we’re breaking down one of the most talked-about topics in the reseller community: eBay Promoted Listings and the major changes comin...

11/26/2025

Anybody else being "tricked" into running Priority ad campaigns by this button being set to ON by default? I have to remember to switch it off every time I edit a listing. Just me? - P