{"id":38940,"date":"2026-07-15T11:54:47","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T11:54:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/blog\/?p=38940"},"modified":"2026-07-15T08:04:01","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T12:04:01","slug":"ebay-sucks-for-8-reasons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/blog\/ebay-sucks-for-8-reasons\/","title":{"rendered":"eBay Sucks for 8 Reasons"},"content":{"rendered":"
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I’ve sold on $eBay for nearly 10 years with 100% positive feedback and built an original automotive brand from the ground up.<\/div>\n
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Today I searched for one of my flagship products in an incognito browser… and couldn’t find my listings in the first 5+ pages. Instead, I found copycats selling knockoffs of my designs.<\/div>\n
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After digging in, I discovered my account is rated “Below Standard” because of 18 inventory cancellations out of 749 transactions (2.4%). Not because of unhappy customers. Not because of returns. Not because of negative feedback. My feedback is still 100%.<\/div>\n
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I called eBay support hoping someone could review the situation. The response was essentially, “There’s nothing we can do.”<\/div>\n
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That’s frustrating as a small business owner. Customer satisfaction, product quality, and a decade of reputation seem to matter less than a single metric crossing an arbitrary threshold.<\/div>\n
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Imagine what a marketplace could look like if it actually prioritized seller reputation, customer satisfaction, and original products while making it easier to deal with counterfeit and copycat listings.<\/div>\n
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That’s one of the reasons I’m excited about the potential of GameStop $GME acquiring eBay. More competition in marketplaces means sellers and buyers both win.<\/div>\n
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