Hello everyone!
Just a few days ago my ebay (US) started showing a new "Shopping Cart" feature. Does anyone else have this (from the UK perhaps)? I don't like it for several reasons, and can't figure out how to "opt out" if it is actually a Beta feature.
My main problem with the shopping cart is that it looks like you can no longer "commit" to a Buy-it-Now. You have to add a BIN to your cart and it's available for anyone to buy until you pay for it. This might sound great to sellers (like myself), but sellers already have an option to include "immediate payment" with BINs. As a buyer, there are many times that I've see a seller list a bunch of items at the same time with BINs and it can become a race game. It was nice to be able to "commit" to one and continue shopping with the seller and pay for everything together when you're done shopping. Now, if you really want something, you have to either hurry and add it to your cart and go through the whole payment process, or continue to fill up your basket and risk someone buying it while you shop. This also doesn't make sense to me because many many sellers offer combined shipping only if items are grouped together in one payment, so I don't understand how this will work.
My other problem may just be a bug in their new system. I am trying to pay for an BIN that I committed to last week (I was still shopping with the seller until today). When I click on the "Pay Now" button, it takes me to my "Shopping Cart" page which is empty, and I can't add this past purchase. I did delete my purchase from the "Won/Purchased" list on My ebay page last week (because I don't like seeing my Buying Total because I shop too much), so maybe that's why it's not showing up in my cart (?) I should mention that I'm a long time ebay-er, and have never had a problem trying to pay before!
Am I missing something? What are the benefits to this new system, and is it possible to opt out? Thanks in advance to anyone who has experience with this!!
Just a few days ago my ebay (US) started showing a new "Shopping Cart" feature. Does anyone else have this (from the UK perhaps)? I don't like it for several reasons, and can't figure out how to "opt out" if it is actually a Beta feature.
My main problem with the shopping cart is that it looks like you can no longer "commit" to a Buy-it-Now. You have to add a BIN to your cart and it's available for anyone to buy until you pay for it. This might sound great to sellers (like myself), but sellers already have an option to include "immediate payment" with BINs. As a buyer, there are many times that I've see a seller list a bunch of items at the same time with BINs and it can become a race game. It was nice to be able to "commit" to one and continue shopping with the seller and pay for everything together when you're done shopping. Now, if you really want something, you have to either hurry and add it to your cart and go through the whole payment process, or continue to fill up your basket and risk someone buying it while you shop. This also doesn't make sense to me because many many sellers offer combined shipping only if items are grouped together in one payment, so I don't understand how this will work.
My other problem may just be a bug in their new system. I am trying to pay for an BIN that I committed to last week (I was still shopping with the seller until today). When I click on the "Pay Now" button, it takes me to my "Shopping Cart" page which is empty, and I can't add this past purchase. I did delete my purchase from the "Won/Purchased" list on My ebay page last week (because I don't like seeing my Buying Total because I shop too much), so maybe that's why it's not showing up in my cart (?) I should mention that I'm a long time ebay-er, and have never had a problem trying to pay before!
Am I missing something? What are the benefits to this new system, and is it possible to opt out? Thanks in advance to anyone who has experience with this!!