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Originally Posted by Leon
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eBay used to have a program for "regular" sellers like me called eBay Trading Assistant - you could sign up, agree to certain business standards, etc. and eBay would publish your business in a directory (and refer people to you I assume based on zip code).
Valet is something eBay set up with a contractor (I believe in Michigan) and in partnership with UPS. So they make it convenient, you can drop something off at a UPS store and get it sold.
They dropped all support for Trading Assistants, in fact they even went so far as to send fairly stern worded letters that you could not longer post signs with "eBay" in your stores and could not use the term in any of your store marketing.
The scam is that you end up getting about 30-40% of the sale after everyone gets their cut, but if your item doesn't sell you have to pay to get it back! This is after their blurbs state that "experts" will evaluate your items for marketability!