My Ebay Adventures

Found out the hard way

2010-08-14T20:45:00.000-07:00

OK, so it seems I have found out the hard way that ebay has a HUGE loophole in their system. Take it for what it's worth and maybe my case is rare; who know's, but here is what happened:

I sold an item on ebay listed as perfect condition. It was a magazine that has been given to me after someone read it one time. By the way, let me also tell you that this magazine is only sent to members which makes it a little harder to get if you are not a member. Anyway, so I've soldquite a few of these magazines already with nothing but raving feedback unbtil this one guy...lol it always starts out like that!

So to make a long story shorter this person writes a very nasty email telling me that an ad had been cut out on a certain page and that he wants his money back plus s+h if I want my mag back. OK well so far I'm not too blown away by the request, but you don't have to come off like a jerk from the get go do you? So it gets better. A secound email follows right after which reads something to the extent of "I wanted Jan and not Dec". Now it's getting more clear!

So let me explain how this works and what I now understand to be a huge ebay loophole and a realpain in the butt to any ebay seller.

So ebay now how this policy in place that says somethinglike "if a buyer is not satisfied with the item they bought, they can claim it was not described correctly, file an ebay claim to which most people will choose the option to dispute which means ebay will make the final choice as to what happens, ie.- you refund the money and also pay for the s+h to get your item back, or the buyer does what he wants with the item but you nor the buyer is out any money.

This is where it gets bad fast. A buyer can claim your item was incorrectly advertised and ask for a refund. You fight it because you know your item was in mint condition. The buyer files a claim to which you fight and pick the option available,(have ebay decide), and then you get a instant response that tells you the buyer will get a refund, but you will not have to refuind the money. I guess ebay coves it?

So what a great scam! You buy something, say iot isn't like the ad said, get your money back and you get to sell or use whatever you just bought! WTF??!! How could this have been thought out? I mean I guess what do I care what happens to my stuff after I sale it and get paid, but this just doesn't seem fair even I do get to keep the money from the buyer. It just doesn'tmake sense.

OH YEAH, GUESS WHAT ELSE!!! THE BUYER CAN AND MOST LIKLY WILL LEAVE YOU NEGATIVE FEEDBACK JUST FOR THE HELL OF IT AND EBAY ONLY LETS YOU THE SELLER LEAVE POSITIVE FEEDBACK OR NOTHING AT ALL!!!

I'm adding a ton of listings!

2010-08-03T19:17:00.000-07:00

I know it has been some time since I have added any relevent information to my ebay blog,however I do have some great news to share! I have been hard at work creating a template for all our ebay items, which makes it really easy to list ebay items fast.

I hope to be able to post more detailson how you can easily copy my template and make your own ebay listings fast and easy to make more money on ebay!!

Check back in a few :)

Ebay seems to be pushing out the little guy

2010-05-06T11:04:00.000-07:00

So ebay has reduced the listing fee to FREE if you start at .99 or less, which is great news, however...they have also started to do a monthly review of your account based on customer response. This seems fine as well, but what isn't caught right away is that you get reviewed every month and if you fall below the baseline your items will not be found easily in searches. You can improve your stats of course, but it takes a whole month to get your items back into view of other users!

The way this hurts the little guy and doesn't effect the bigger sellers is that if I get only 1 neutral or even a 1 or 2 for satisfaction, I'm screwed for a whole month! The larger volume sellers can get multiple NEGATIVES without any harm because they have so many buyers that the bad scores average out to be very slim. Someone like a regular seller who maybe sales 10 or less items a month will be devastated by only one bad review!

I know it makes great sense to remove bad ebay sellers, however I have had many people buy my items only to tell me later that the shipping was too high...TOO HIGH! They knew the cost of everything before they bid on it! How can someone say the s+h was too much after buying the item and then leaving a bad comment? Ebay needs to fix this issue at once!

EBAY NEWS - List Auction-style FREE--no Insertion Fees--when you start your Auction-style listing under $1.

2010-01-28T09:22:00.000-08:00

Starting March 30, 2010 selling on eBay will be a better deal than ever!

List Auction-style FREE--no Insertion Fees--when you start your Auction-style listing under $1.
Get new, lower Insertion Fees for all other start prices.
Either way, pay one easy Final Value Fee of 9% of the winning bid (but never more than $50)-and pay only if your item sells.
List in Fixed Price for 50¢, with Final Value Fees for the most part staying the same.

This new standard fee structure will replace the current "first 5 listings free"--you'll pay no Insertion Fees whenever you list Auction-style and start pricing under $1!*

More listings to choose from!!!

2009-11-15T16:28:00.000-08:00

Added over 100 listings today :)

I have been having great success with ebay these past few weeks. People have been paying fast and leaving nice feedback. I hope it picks up even more with Christmas coming soon!

Have fun!!!

Getting sales!

2009-09-03T18:31:00.000-07:00

So it has been a week since I started listing items on ebay.

Today I got some sales and even some people paid instantly! Great :)
It looks like the people who are still left selling and buying on ebay are of high caliber. I hope it stays this way! It's kinda nice to make a sale and get paid for it before you even send out the invoice :)

Here's to more easy and fun sales on ebay!!!

Take care!

Selling a lot of maternity clothes...check them out!

2009-08-27T17:00:00.000-07:00

Tennis raquet strings for sale by Wilson and Luxilon!

2009-08-27T16:54:00.000-07:00

Just listed a few tennis raquet strings by Wilson and one by Luxilon!

If you play tennis at any level you know these are a great deal for the listed price. Have fun with these on the court :)

Link here to ebay listing!

Still going strong

2009-08-27T12:39:00.000-07:00

Still listing today. Getting back into the swing of things!

Cool to see people watching my items and getting bids placed!

Enjoy the day :)

Found an old board game I really want to play again

2009-08-26T18:37:00.000-07:00

While searching randomly through some ebay listings I came across an old board game I used to love playing. It's called "Stratego" and it was a lot of fun.

I'm thinking of getting it :)

I can't believe how much money board games are! OMG! You can't find a good board game for under $40 it seems. I think my limit for this game will be about $25 or so. It will bring back a lot of good memories if I do end up winning the auction and getting to play it.

Have fun!!!

A few of things I'm selling

2009-08-26T18:35:00.000-07:00

Here is a little widget of what I have started selling today:

Let the selling begin!

2009-08-26T18:32:00.000-07:00

So I have made the choice to start listing items on ebay once again! YAY!! :)

I know the economy is still messed up, so I hope there is still a good vibe going on at ebay. I know ebay has changed a lot of rules etc. and I 'm not so sure how that is effecting things as of right now.

Anyway, I'm going to jump back in and try it out for a little while longer and let you all know how things go :)

I'll post some of my items up as soon as I can. Let me know if you have any questions on a ny of my listings as I answer all of my email.

Have a great day!

Been wanting to start listing again?

2009-05-13T11:20:00.000-07:00

I've bee getting the feeling again that makes me want to list a whole bunch of things on ebay, but I'm just not sure if now is the right time?

What do you think?

It's been a while since I've been selling on ebay

2009-05-01T11:53:00.000-07:00

Well yes, it has been a long time since I have sold on ebay. Not to say that I can't sale anything, just that I have been away from the ebay scene for quite some time now.

It started to feel like there were no more people buying out there. The bad economy, the election, you name it. It just did something to my ebay experience. So I thought it was best to watch from the sidelines for a while until, in my mind, things got back to normal.

My plans are to start selling again on ebay within the next few months. Things like clothes and baby items, you know, the needed items. As far as selling antiques and or collectibles, I think I'll hold off until I see more action. These times are just so tough for everyone that you barely make $1 off any sale when you factor in all the costs of doing business.

So we'll see how it goes and I'll post what I think is going on here for all of you to read and question. In the mean time I wish you all the best of luck :)

Ebay news!!!

2008-09-17T17:55:00.000-07:00

Starting September 16, the new Fixed Price Insertion Fees for Books, Music, DVDs & Movies, and Video Games will be just 15¢--and just 35¢ in other categories--regardless of your item price or quantity of items in your listing.

5¢ special for the holidays
Also starting September 16, and through the end of the year, if you list with pre-filled item information, Fixed Price Insertion Fees for Books, Music, DVDs & Movies, and Video Games are just 5¢.

This is the perfect opportunity to try out Fix Price listings at minimal upfront cost. See best practices for tips on when to list Auction-style and when to list in Fixed Price.

Ebay payment changes coming soon!

2008-09-17T17:53:00.001-07:00

October 20 when checks and money orders will no longer be allowed.

This is according to ebay's new payment policy.

Ebay payment changes coming soon!

2008-09-17T17:53:00.000-07:00

October 20 when checks and money orders will no longer be allowed.

This is according to ebay's new payment policy.

UPDATE: ebay user id's

2008-09-16T10:08:00.000-07:00

So I just read some interesting things on why some usernames have "*" in them and it has to do with scammers sending out fake second chance offers to non winning bidders. Having the username contain "*" prevents trolls, or people that only look for usernames that did not win an item, from sending fake second chance offer email that look like they are coming from ebay.

I still think it's a little fishy looking and that ebay should have a link next to the type of user id's letting other ebay users know why the username looks so strange. Ebay has an icon link next to people who have changed their user id, so why they don't add one next to the strange looking usernames I can't say?

Great feature for finding fake bids!

2008-09-16T09:21:00.000-07:00

I was looking around on ebay early this morning and found a great feature I never noticed before.

I have always been weary of high bidders with usernames that have "*" in them. They always seem to be fake names or junk accounts that the seller has to upbid their own items. After losing out on many items over the years I came to realize that I could hardly ever win an auction against these so called bidders with the "*" in their names.

Today I find this awesome feature that lets you see the bidding activity that any one buuyer has with that seller! All you do is click on the high bidders username and it will bring up a ton of information about them, including the "Bid activity (%) with this seller:"

Now I understand that there are many repeat buyers out there, I have a lot myself for items I list, but it's a great feature to get to look at when you think something is fishy.

On another note, I believe it's ebay policy that your username can only have letters and numbers in it, and not special characters. If anyone can correct me please do, but if I remember right that's the rules provided by ebay for the United States anyway.

I though this was very interesting and I know many others will love to see the bidding information regarding high bidders.

Enjoy!

Ebay makes changes to their look!

2008-09-09T18:05:00.001-07:00

So ebay just made some really cool changes to how everything looks!

I really like how everything lets you choose the color, layout and order of things. There is a lot more information in the "right places" if you ask me. This is a needed change and one that will have many ebay users very happy.

Keep up the good work ebay! Now if they will just support the seller in a better fashion...lol

FREE shipping on everything!

2008-09-05T20:41:00.002-07:00

On each one of my listings you will see the FREE SHIPPING logo!

That's right, I'm testing out an idea of mine that gives buyers free shipping on all the items I have for sale. Times are tough right now and you have to do all it takes to make the sale. I'll how this pans out for me in the next few weeks.

More and more deals

2008-09-05T20:41:00.001-07:00

Check out all the great deals I have on ebay!

125 new ebay listings now for sale!!!

2008-08-08T20:44:00.000-07:00

Just finished listing 125 new items on ebay!

On a couple I added the ebay feature which lets everyone see what other items I am selling. This is sort of a test to see if I get any more traffic to my other ebay items. I will not know for certain how many more visitors I get because of adding the cool feature, but I will be able to tell from past visitor results.

I hope it help to bring in more sales!

Here it is:

...and don't forget to bid on some of my ebay items!!! Thanks!!!

August changes to some ebay sections

2008-07-25T06:50:00.001-07:00

We plan the following Item Specifics changes in August:

* Updates to DVD & Movies Item Specifics values
* In particular media areas, we will introduce Condition values "Brand New", "Like New", "Very Good", "Good" and "Acceptable" in place of the current values "New" and "Used". The categories affected are:
o Books: Fiction, Non-Fiction, Cookbooks, Children's Books, Textbooks and Audiobooks
o DVD & Movies: DVD HD-DVD & Blu-ray, VHS, VHS Non-US (PAL), UMD and Other Formats
o Music: CDs, Cassettes
o Video Games: Games

These changes won't affect items currently listed on the site. However, during the relist or revise process, items that currently have their Condition as "New" will be defaulted to the "Brand New" value and items with the condition "Used" will be defaulted to "Acceptable". Sellers may of course change the Condition value for their item at any point after these changes are introduced. Condition will also be defaulted to "Acceptable" on new listings if the seller has not selected a condition value.
* In Jewelry, eBay Item Specifics will be attached to the upcoming new Fine Jewelry categories:
o Fine Bracelets
o Fine Earrings
o Fine Necklaces & Pendants
o Fine Rings
* Jewelry Condition will add "Used" to the existing "New" value.

A list of planned changes to Item Specifics on eBay.com can be found at Seller Central [http://pages.ebay.com/sellercentral/itemspecs.html].

Added more great items on ebay this week!

2008-07-24T09:51:00.000-07:00

Click here for my new items for sale on ebay!

I have listed so many new items on ebay! 136 to be exact! There are so many cute little girl clothes and shoes. So many items for your home, office and/or recreation area.

Come drop by and see what I have for sale on ebay!