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Archives for March 2008

what account for paypal
Please advise – As a pensioner I would like to buy occasionally from ebay items up to say £70 I would like to join paypal but I am feared to give my main account details in case of fraud, should I open another bank account and Just keep £80 in for ebay – what sort of account is best – who from – and do I need a credit or…
Ebay-can i change description once bids have been made???
Hi - pls help! i have listed an expensive item on ebay and already have a lot of interest in it. But i have a few spelling mistakes and missed out a couple of important words that i have just seen and i need to change! Have gone into REVIEW - but it wont let me change anything in the description. Is this coz i have bids on…
Ebay today
Ive got over 200 things listed on ebay and only sold one thing today, this is the worst day so far this yesr. Sold 10 things yesterday. Anyone else noticed a lack of sales today?
Argh time wasting buyers
I am kicking myself. Just sold my car on ebay and against my better judgement allowed a last minute bidder with no feedback to bid. Sure enough they won, sure enough they turned up and decided the car wasn't for them. The price they bid would have paid off my credit card..all bar £600 which I could have cleared in a few…
Amazon?
Can I ask a question about amazon here please. I have won a voucher to spend at amazon I am looking at through and am not sure if I am reading it right. This is what I'm looking at Maxell Cr2032 Lithium Battery - 10 Pack Price:£0.01 Availability: In stock. Dispatched from and sold by DCS Are they really 1p for 10 batteries…
April EBAY Challenge - starts tomorrow.
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=770451&highlight=ebay+challenge Same as March's really - Make as much as you can in 1 month. I'm aiming for £500 again this month.:j:j:j If you want to join just say 'YAY' and give yourself a goal. List of Members: 1) Little Chicken - £500 2) JesaRose - £150 3)…
Trying to pay - won't go through?!?
I purchased a BIN item yesterday, paid through paypal but the little egg timer has come up at my end 'pending payment'. Having looked on paypal the status is 'unclaimed'. Looked at the help details on this and the only point I can see this could be is that the seller needs to update their account. I emailed them about this…
new ebay search
was on ebay earlier and it was the old search just gone on now and it has changed and i dont like it one little bit :confused:
Posting to jersey
I have just sold an outfit and need to send to Jersey. Is this the same as mainland prices or more expensive thanks
How do I cancel a bidder once they have bid?
I sold something to a bidder: short story is I gave a full refund to keep the peace stupid I know because I didnt believe their story, now they have bid on another item - can I cancel their bid and if so how do I do it please, thank you.
How do I get actual technical support from ebay
Unfortunately my ebay account was compromised about a month ago. I noticed the same day. I guess this occurred because I use the same password on a lot of sites. I certainly haven't been a victim of phishing at any rate. Anyway, since this time I no longer get emails from ebay from buyers/sellers and confirmation that I…
Adding a Buy It Now?
I've got a customer interested in offerring a fair amount for the blackberry i'm selling (got pics of teh IMEI clear on the box, and phone), but you cannot add a buy it now once a bid has been made, can you? There was a buy it now on there at £150, but its disappeared o.o Would I have to end the item and relist it with the…
Best Way To Sell High Value Goods
Hello :) My partner is considering selling his Nokia N95 8GB when the upgrade comes through as we could do with the money rather than the phone as he's very happy with the one he has now. Looking on eBay they sell for £200+ and i've been weighing up the pros and cons with him of selling it on there. Firstly - is there any…
Package not received
Please help, i purchase some t-shirts (10) from a seller in States 35 days ago for my daughters birthday package. I didn't purchase them through Ebay (i know i'm stupid , please don't shout :confused: ). I paid £120.00 through Paypal, £50.00 was already in my Paypal account and the rest £70.00 was taken from my CO-OP visa…
Paypal dispute
Ok, I opened a dispute the other day (not escalated to a claim) because of a disagreement with a (business) seller. Basically they wanted more for postage and I told them to either send the item, refund in full or refund the postage I'd already paid so I could arrange my own courier. I opened a dispute because they'd been…
Ebay Buying Secrets Feedback/Discussion
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Do I have any rights with Paypal
Hi guys I am kinda new to the world of online purchasing and have been thinking about setting up a paypal account. What I am worried about is that paypals terms and conditions seem to be heavily weighted to them. I cant actually see any liability for them at all, even if my account gets hacked. Should I be worried about…
Bid and bought item, now seller wants more postage money :(
Does anyone know what are the official rules on postage? Can a seller change the agreed rate after payment has been made? Having gone through numerous eBay help/policy/discussion/guidelines etc etc I still can't seem to find the answer. Please help!
Ebid does it work?
Can anyone offer advice on how to sell on Ebid? I sell quite a lot of low cost items on ebay mostly new unworn clothes from my family. Like many other people I feel that there charges are designed to discourage sellers like me. I did a search and found another auction site called ebid and would like to know if anyone else…
Paypal seller protection..
How many of you know that Paypal now offer FULL SP that includes unconfirmed addresses, to power sellers? :rolleyes: Isn't that just a kick in the teeth to all other sellers who have to run the risk of sending to u/c addys, or refunding and perhaps getting a neg. I wouldn't even mind paying 50p or so per transaction to…

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