Helpful Links To Ebay and other auction sites

EDIT to add links to other auctions and online selling sites. The following list is an ongoing list of links to UK auctions and other online selling resources.

http://www.abebooks.co.uk/docs/Sell/
http://www.adtrader.co.uk/postcode_splash.php
http://www.amazon.co.uk/
http://uk.ebid.net/
http://www.greenmetropolis.com/
http://www.exchangeandmart.co.uk/iad?rw.cm=Google,PPC,gumtree%2Eco%2Euk
http://www.play.com/HOME/HOME/6-/AboutUs.html?page=helpdesk
http://www.totalbids.co.uk/


Specific links to ebay and paypal respurces

I've seen a few helpful ebay links pop up in response to peoples questions and wondered if it was worth posting them all in one thread so that people could look here first to save repetition??

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LIVE CHAT
The most helpful one I've seen (If my memory serves me correctly was posted by BargainBabe) is the link to the ebay live chat page...

(i think this is right??)

http://server.iad.liveperson.net/hc/16485391/?cmd=file&file=visitorWantsToChat&site=16485391

***** very useful when you are in a urgent pickle!!

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FEEDBACK
Also a few tools for checking out other ebayers feedback...

http://www.toolhaus.org/cgi-bin/negs

http://www.teamredline.com/gutcheck/ (requires download)

http://www.hammertap.com/BayCheck.html (requires download)

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EBAY
And some good places to look on ebay itself..

the NEW 'want it now' section... http://pages.ebay.co.uk/wantitnow/

Ebay pulse (to look at trends etc)... http://pulse.ebay.co.uk/

Ebay discussion forums... http://pages.ebay.co.uk/community/chat/index.html

Ebay announcements (news etc).... http://www2.ebay.com/aw/marketing-uk.shtml

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CALCULATORS

Paypal/Ebay fee calculators

http://www.ezaytools.co.uk - also has other features such as forum & hints and aims to help you to calculate the 'real' profit you make on ebay

http://www.netoutpost.f2s.com/auction/

Royal mail postage calculator http://sg.royalmail.com/servlet/acedispatcher?funcId=100&AceApplication=consignia&pageId=frameset

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ACRONYMS

NARU = No longer A Registered User

NPB = Non Paying Bidder

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PAYMENT

Paypal = https://www.paypal.com/

or Tel: 0870 7307191


Nochex = http://help.nochex.com/?Action=Q&ID=120

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SAFETY CENTRES/SCAM INFO / SUSPICOUS EMAILS

The online SAFETY centres for ebay and paypal are as follows:


Ebay: http://pages.ebay.co.uk/safetycentre/index.html

Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/uk/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_security-center-outside


If you get a suspicious email regarding ebay then forward it to the following addresses and they will verify its validity for you.

Make sure you do not click on any links within the email if you are suspicious, usually by hovering the mouse over the link it will show you if it is actually going to a different place:

EBAY: [EMAIL="spoof@ebay.co.uk"]spoof@ebay.co.uk[/EMAIL]


For suspicious emails.websites regarding paypal you should visit this website:

PAYPAL: https://www.paypal.com/uk/ewf/f=pps_spf

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REPORTING ITEMS ON EBAY:

To report links click here and then click on "Report listing violations or problems with another eBay member" at the very bottom left of the page

To report pyramid schemes click here and then click on "Report listing violations or problems with another eBay member" at the very bottom left of the page

To find out more about what is prohibited, questionable & infringing click here

Or to see ebays listings policies click here

Check out this thread for more info: http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=32005 (posted by Wirm)

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Other useful links:

Fatfingers: http://www.fatfingers.co.uk/Default.aspx
(find mis-spelt items on ebay and grab an even better bargain!)

Last Minute ebay auctions: http://www.lastminute-auction.com/uk/
(finds auctions ending soon at less than £1)

a site that lists good ebay links: http://www.ourlinks.co.uk/ebay

and another for help and ideas: http://www.ukauctionhelp.co.uk/index.php

Show up to 20 items free of charge in a gallery: http://www.ayee.net/page/en/100100/index.html

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Hope this helps

Rachie x



p.s. Any more??