eBay Plus: All costs and information at a glance
EBay Plus is a new service that can be compared to Prime on Amazon. We have researched and summarized all information and costs relating to the loyalty program for buyers and sellers.
eBay Plus for buyers: information & costs at a glance
- eBay Plus should be available to eBay users in autumn 2015. The first test runs have already started. The loyalty program should be available to all German users by November at the latest. For the time being, eBay Plus should only be introduced in Germany.
- Costs: As a buyer, you pay an annual fee of 19.99 euros to use eBay Plus.
- Advantages: You can use free express delivery (selected delivery time for a maximum of two days) and one-month free returns from selected retailers who participate in the program. In addition, eBay Plus users should have exclusive access to special offers and promotions.
eBay Plus for traders: Information for commercial sellers
- Important: eBay Plus for retailers is only available for commercial and not for private sellers. We explain in a separate article the difference between private and commercial sales on eBay.
- Costs: As a commercial trader, you do not have to pay anything to participate in the eBay Plus program, but you have to meet certain requirements. The eight most important conditions can be found in the following paragraph.
eBay Plus: The most important conditions for traders
- Head office in Germany and status "seller with top ratings"
- Item location in Germany as well as fixed price offers with eBay guarantee
- Processing & dispatch processing on the same day of the order (if payment is received by 2 p.m., only on working days)
- Free domestic shipping within 1 to a maximum of 2 days
- Shipment tracking with an item price from 10 euros
- Seller protection: Enter the tracking number on eBay
- Fast payment method: PayPal
- Free return within one month of item sale
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eBay Plus: Overview of terms and conditions
- On eBay, read the terms of participation for eBay Plus again in the body text.
- If you want to register as a commercial dealer for the eBay Plus program, follow the link to the registration form.
- If you meet all the conditions, you can participate in the eBay Plus program and benefit from some advantages. We have summarized these for you in the next article.
eBay Plus: Benefits for traders at a glance
- 15% discount on auctions in the eBay Plus loyalty program
- Better visibility of search results on eBay and eBay's own advertising of eBay Plus items
- eBay provides return labels and covers the full cost of the return
- Free choice of which items are listed as eBay Plus auctions and which are not
- If the item (with tracking) arrives at the customer in time, negative & neutral reviews related to the shipping will be removed
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