Chapter 3: Attaining PowerSeller and Top Rated Seller Status

In This Chapter

  • Moving up the tiers
  • Qualifying for PowerSeller status
  • Becoming a Top Rated Seller
  • Understanding the benefits of becoming a recognized seller

When you browse through items on eBay, you're bound to notice a Top Rated Plus icon next to a member's User ID. To the uninitiated, this may look like an award given to a seller for selling thousands of items on eBay — but it's not. The eBay Top Rated Plus status is given only to those sellers who uphold the highest levels of professionalism and customer service on the site. Take a look at mine in Figure 3-1.

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Figure 3-1: My proudly displayed Top Rated Seller Plus badge.

There are three levels of upgraded status for eBay sellers:

  • PowerSellers: These members have to maintain certain monthly levels of gross merchandise sales (total dollar amount of eBay sales — GMS in eBay-speak), and they must get there by providing excellent customer service.
  • Top Rated Sellers: eBay sellers at this level don't have to have as large volume of sales as an eBay PowerSeller, but they face stricter customer service requirements.
  • Top Rated Seller Plus: Only the sellers who fully commit to their businesses get this status. In searches, only Top Rated Plus sellers have badges next to their listings.

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