Looks Like the Blue Banner is Gone

[byto253]

Saw a post about this elsewhere and checked my test listing and no banner.

[sapphyres-designer-jewellery]

Are you in EIS? Supposedly EIS makes the banner go away.

C.

[byto253]

The listing in the post is for Canada Post Tracked Packet to the US, not EIS.   

[sapphyres-designer-jewellery]

I checked, banner is gone, but the warning is still there, it's just moved.

Perhaps the banner went away a couple of days ago, it was like someone turned my store on Saturday morning and I started making all sorts of sales, it was great. I did a week's worth of selling in a day and a half.

C.

[an_709184]

Nah, that is correct, the buyer pays the tariffs, not the seller. I think people are saying that it's showing up on tariff-free items, which would drive the buyer away.

[38e_avenue]

The same here. My sales skyrocket since Oct 29. 

[byto253]

  The US requires all mail shipment import fees and tariffs to be prepaid through the Zonos app,  so the buyer is not paying on delivery for mail delivery, which the eBay banner was stating they will always do.  

UPS and couriers are charging $10+ on delivery of tariff free item.  That was the rub, the banner was a blanket statement that was not accurate.

The same incorrect statement is now moved below so it does not stick out as much, so sellers at least have a shot of getting the message across of no fees on delivery if using CP/Zonos or other DDP services.

[byto253]

I missed the moving of the text.  At least you have a chance now, even though it is still misleading!

[sapphyres-designer-jewellery]

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@byto253 wrote:

I missed the moving of the text.  At least you have a chance now, even though it is still misleading!

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Lots of people don't seem to be noticing, sales have picked up a whole lot in the past three days.

I had one message from a buyer telling me he questions if he'll get hit with ridiculous tariff fees on every international purchase and appreciated that his tariff was included in our agreed price.

I haven't actually raised that many prices because of tariffs since the majority of my store is no tariff or 10% tariff, I have some items at 15% tariff. If it's more than that and I caught it, it's come down and gone on the Canadian site which doesn't permit US shipping on those goods.

I get that it's not idea to include tariffs in pricing (for many reasons). I get contacted by people in the UK a lot wanting a deal and they get a better deal on their stuff than someone in the US where tariffs are included. I do all that I can.

C.

[regs43]

I mailed 9 packages to the USA this weekend Was wondering what was up! Before that was like 1-2 a week and I had to tell half of them tariffs were exempt on my items and bascilly hand hold them to believe me.

[sapphyres-designer-jewellery]

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@regs43 wrote:

I mailed 9 packages to the USA this weekend Was wondering what was up! Before that was like 1-2 a week and I had to tell half of them tariffs were exempt on my items and bascilly hand hold them to believe me.

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I think I only had 3 or 4 US packages going out today (stuff sold since Thursday). Lots of it was tariff free anyway but I think I had one package that was EU. I had lots of Canadian items this weekend (which had been lacking the past three weeks), and a few UK and Australia.

All in all, it was the best weekend in three weeks. I'm quite happy with how it went, it means I can afford groceries this week.

C.