Do you sell on ebay & wonder why you bother?
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And sometimes wondering why you keep creating more stress for yourself?
I have a hobby that I cant afford to do unless I sell them. I go out my way to include about 20 pictures, communicate with the buyer as soon as they do the buy it now, by thanking them & letting them know I will post next day & supply tracking number. Which I do once it's posted, I get great emails from them saying how pleased they are, then they leave a positive remark (great ebayer, lovely item etc) under a negative feedback. New ebayers not knowing the way it works I guess. Then you get the ones where you dont post abroad as a rule, but someone asks nicely so you unblock that buyer & they pay the postage, you ask the post office for tracked post, they dont give you tracked post, only tracked until it leaves the Uk, so it ends up you cant provide proof it arrives, the item doesn't actually get there & you end up having to refund £150.
What hassles have you had with ebay that cause you sleepless nights? I am hoping it's not just me lately!
I have a hobby that I cant afford to do unless I sell them. I go out my way to include about 20 pictures, communicate with the buyer as soon as they do the buy it now, by thanking them & letting them know I will post next day & supply tracking number. Which I do once it's posted, I get great emails from them saying how pleased they are, then they leave a positive remark (great ebayer, lovely item etc) under a negative feedback. New ebayers not knowing the way it works I guess. Then you get the ones where you dont post abroad as a rule, but someone asks nicely so you unblock that buyer & they pay the postage, you ask the post office for tracked post, they dont give you tracked post, only tracked until it leaves the Uk, so it ends up you cant provide proof it arrives, the item doesn't actually get there & you end up having to refund £150.
What hassles have you had with ebay that cause you sleepless nights? I am hoping it's not just me lately!
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At the moment I have loads of playstation games and
DVDs that I don't know what to do with. Is it worth selling them on E bay?
By the way what's your hobby?
Playstation games sell extremely well, so it might be worth listing those. Just go out of your way to make sure they work, & state in the listing if they are scratched at all, even if they still work with the scratches. They know the score then. And everyone knows discs still work when they are scratched but I have heard of people getting negatives even though they worked but were scratched! The games console world does seem to be the dodgy side. I tried to sell a psp once, ended up with a non paying bidder, bought an xbox that didn't work, nightmare category tbh LOL
I make reborn dolls.
I have so much football tops that are in really good condition.
I'd also like to totally clear out my hubby's stuff, he has some really nice things that he doesn't wear at all because they are far too big for him after he lost loads of weight.
I wouldn't have a clue how to go about it...I usually take everything down the charity shop but am opposed to just throwing away the really good stuff.
What gets me is when an item arrives damaged, and it can happen, the standard reaction is to blame the packaging - "you should have used 6 inch bullet proof titanium.."
If I ask them how it got damaged, the answer is "I dont know"
So in theory an arctic lorry loaded with Scots Pine could have rode over it but my packaging is still the issue?
Unless you know what happened to make it break then dont assume.
I know it is a natural reaction but once and a while can someone say "look I know its not your fault..."
grrrrr
Oh that might be me!!!
I didn't realise that the seller could see if you were 'watching' an item?
I do that because I want to know if I'm in with a chance at a good price for something.
You're packaging them wrong. Stick them in an old Tesco bag with a second class stamp on it, and the address written on the back of an old Christmas card, sellotape it all up together and send.
If the buyer complains, tell them to take it up with Ebay as it is them who are imposing the £1 maximum postage rule.
Tiffany & ebay aren't a brilliant mix tbh.
Football tops & vintage clothing are always worth a go though.
I dont mind lots of watchers, that actually gives your product more visability on the site.
"Dear xxxx
Thank you for emailing Ebay, we take your concerns very seriously, we realise that being threatened with "imminent death by stoning" by a fellow ebayer is serious but have you tried to add them to your blocker bidders list? We are sorry that we dont get personally involved in disputes but are happy to take your fees to pay for our fancy London offices. Please dont hesitate to email again if you feel like banging your feking head up a brick wall. Love Chris Peacock, Ebay customer facilitator"
The postage caps are crap aren't they. You're right though, minimul recycled packaging is the way to go. Probably best to include some of the postage in the listing price though. Although that grates my cheese because ebay then get some of that in the final value fees!!! Thankfully there are no caps on postage so far with the item I sell. Packaging for mine costs about £3 per item! And I sure as hell aint paying that lol
I have bought a few things off eBay but I check to see if I can get them elsewhere first because I generally hate eBay. However, I like how you can use your debit card without having to withdraw money from your bank account, wait for it to clear, then pay for it.
I heard some sellers have to wait 21 days for their money to clear!
There was a beautiful coat on there the other day and I was so wanting it. It went for 65 quid eventually far too much for me to buy without seeing it.
Anyway I was in town the other day and saw the exact same coat (not in my size though (cry cry)) in a second hand shop for a tenner!! Same make and everything.
Their stars system is up the swanney too. I post items within 24 hours of payment EVERYTIME, never any different as I only work part time so can get to the post office everyday. And I post special delivery or parcelforce 24.
Yet even though my stars are fine, it still only says 16 for postage time, yet 18 for the other stars. So someone or a couple of people must have marked me down for despatch time? I dont think I could physically get the item to the post office any quicker! lol
Yes quite a lot of things are overpriced on there. I dont buy anything on there now unless it is supplies for my hobby. And that's only because most of those aren't readily available in Tescos for instance. And we dont have a hobby shop nearby. Clothes etc I dont bother buying on there anymore, they rarely fitted or were cheaper in town.
I even used to buy stuff off the £1 rail in Debenhams & sell them on ebay for atleast a fiver! So I know how it works lol
Thanks for that. I'm going to sort them out and try selling them.
One thing I've noticed on Ebay is the price of consoles. Sometimes they go for silly amounts - a lot more than you can buy new in the shops for eg Argos.
I bought an xbox 360, cost 120 pound. relised I could have got it cheaper new, without a stupid game I didn't want.
Sold it on for 60 quid. never played the thing. I couldn't afford the games.
I know a couple of people who are interested in vintage clothing who are always looking on Ebay.
My cousin is heavily into WWII clothing (she goes to all the war weekends in full 1940's dress) and spends alot of money on ebay on anything vintage/collectable.
I've just bought a WII and excericise board. i wasn't sure if I would use it after the novelty wore off and was looking on EBay thinking I could pick up one quite cheaply. I was surprised how much the second hand ones were going for. In the end got a good deal off the internet.
Have a look on EBay and see how much they are selling for.