eBay UK eBay Express UK Intro Seller Rewards Programme that Scales with Growth

[Kristijntje]

From Channel Advisor CEO Scott Wingo's blog:

The program is keyed off of eBay billings.  They establish a "current high watermark" - basically what was the biggest ebay bill you had.  Then as you increase from that watermark, you get paypal coupons.

Effectively this gives you a virtual break in your eBay fees as you scale - something sellers have been asking about for years.  eBay is one of the only businesses where the more business you do, you actually pay the same, or in some cases, MORE...

Interestingly, the way this works, the larger the seller you are and higher a base you have, then the lower effective percentage discount you get....

full article: http://ebaystrategies.blogs.com/ebay_str...ay_se.html

Announcement:

As someone that sells on eBay regularly, we know you already appreciate the benefits that eBay.co.uk and eBay Express bring you. No matter how much you sell, it's always nice to get something back, so we're pleased to introduce the eBay Seller Rewards Programme.

The eBay Seller Rewards Programme works like this*:
Each month you receive an invoice from eBay letting you know how much you have spent in fees and subscriptions. To register for the programme, you must have received and paid an invoice from eBay for a minimum of £250 (excluding VAT) at least once during the 12 months before you register for the programme. Once you have registered, every time you receive and pay an invoice from eBay for an amount that exceeds your current highest invoice amount* (known as your "Base High Watermark") this will become your "New High Watermark" and you will earn a reward that is 25% of the difference between your Base High Watermark and the New High Watermark you have achieved. If the value of reward you earn is at least £10, we will send you the eBay Seller Reward via a PayPal coupon.

Reward amounts:

The total value of the reward you can earn is 25% of the difference between your current Base High Watermark and the New High Watermark you achieve during a calendar quarter:  The reward paid to you will be an amount that is the closest reward denomination for the total reward you have earned during a calendar quarter.

Less than £10 The amount you earned will be carried over until you have accrued rewards for £10 or more.
£10 - £24.99 £10 PayPal coupon
£25 - £49.99 £25 PayPal coupon
£50 - £99.99 £50 PayPal coupon
£100 - £149.99 £100 PayPal coupon
£150 - £249.99 £150 PayPal coupon
£250 and above £250 PayPal coupon

You will receive your eBay seller reward via a PayPal coupon by email in a set denomination of either £10, £25, £50, £100, £150 or £250. To receive a reward, you must have earned a minimum reward of £10. If the total reward you have earned is greater than the closest coupon denomination of £250, the excess (over £250) will be carried over and added to the rewards you earn the following calendar quarter.

more info: http://pages.ebay.co.uk/sell/sellerrewards/

[amy]

They establish a "current high watermark" - basically what was the biggest ebay bill you had.  Then as you increase from that watermark, you get paypal coupons.

The chances of us ever again paying eBay more than our highest monthly bill (around $2200) are slim to none.  No paypal coupons for me I guess. 

eBay is one of the only businesses where the more business you do, you actually pay the same, or in some cases, MORE...

There's a big difference between "the more  business you do" and "the more money you pay eBay each month".  The 2 are not necessarily related.