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brass horse and carriages
im trying to sell some brass horse and carriage ornaments but dont know nothing about them. is there anyway i can find out what they are worth? they were given to me as a gift, i think he paid £100 for both. the bloke he brought them off said he paid £350 from an auction house. weither this is true or not i dont no. where…
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Making some extra cash on eBay stuff
Recently I have been on the lookout for local bargain items. This has expanded as some mates asked me to keep a lookout for somethings for them. This got me thinking if I could buy some items on eBay and flog them at a carboot. I have a load of junk that I want to get rid of so it would be no big deal to take some extra…
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do you always have to pay now to list an item
on ebay (apart from when the item is valued at 99 pence..?). Not read up on ebid yet but is this better than ebay . i believe ebay charge for something even it does not sell as i can see it . any details appreciated. thanks
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Paypal reversed payment on an item I sold on ebay
Hi All, This is my first post, please be kind and supportive. I have been a victim of a fraud, and would need all the help and advise I could get! I recently sold a TV on ebay with the pick-up option to the winning buyer. The item was bought through 'Buy It Now', and the buyer promptly made payment through PayPal. We…
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Courier trashed my fragile ebay item (Interlink)
Hi I recently sold a big fragile easter egg on ebay and the item stated pick up only. One nice lady emailed asking if I would send to her if she paid the extra, I wasn't too keen on having to sort a courier but decided in the end it was worth it for a sale as easter was getting close. I used Interlink through the…
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Free Posting
Hello guys, I did post this in the discount section but though I'd stick it here too. If you enter the voucher 'e453771eea66' when listing on grabthatonline.co.uk you get the listing free and can be used unlimited times. This code expires end of april though. Also when signing up you get £1 for future listing fees.
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Suspicious Buyer
OK so I may be doing someone a huge disservice, but I am slightly suspicious.... I am selling some gold earrings on ebay. They have been up for 6 days, were on their last day of listing with a few people watching them. Someone has bought them using the BIN option. The reason I am suspicious is that the buyer is in America…
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ebay purchase collection
Hi My boyfriend recently won a collection only item on eBay using my account, as soon as the sale ended he contacted the seller to arrange collection and received a response from the seller with very limited collection times, he replied that he worked during those times and was there anywhere else he could collect the item…
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No Feedback
Being a fairly new Ebayer, forgive me if I am asking a silly question but.. I have recently sold a couple of items on ebay and have given the buyers good feedback. However, the buyers have not given me feedback and I am a bit confused as to what I should do next. Ignore it? E-mail them asking if there is a problem?
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eBay Sales - Advice on Declaring it to HMRC
Hi people, I have recently been selling on eBay and doing very well on their. My turnover is likely to exceed £20,000 per annum and I would like to complete a self-assessment for this tax year. My situation is I am employed full time, and the eBay sales is technically an additional income, but I get a bit confused when…
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I love the paypal top up card!
I'd just like to thank whoever started the other thread (which i can't find) about paypal top up cards. I ordered one and love it :D I sold an item on buy it now lastnight (well around 1 AM actually!), and having been paid by paypal i transferred the balance straight to my new paypal card, which only arrived yesterday.…
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Seller Spreadsheet Help
Hi Can anyone send me an example copy of how they keep track of their sales, expenditure, profit etc please? I have been buying and selling my personal items on ebay for a few years and now i am embarking on a small business so i understand the ins and outs etc but i'm absolute pap with speadsheets. If you pm me i can…
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Oliver Goehler (Auction Kommando)
Hi, I'm wondering if any of you good folks out there have had any experience with Oliver Goehler's ebay system ? He says all the right things etc etc, as do a million others of course ! The jist of it is you get his dvds, literature etc on a 30 day trial, then a monthly fee of £19.99. Most of the tips i have had via email…
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ebay multiple item bids
Title says it all really, how do bids work on multiple item auctions? for example, two items available, £5 starting price I bid £20 and quantity 1 someone else bids £10 and quantity 1 No other bidders, what's the end result?
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cqout auction site does anyone use it?
i joined cqout ages ago with the intentions of selling on there, just wondering if anyone has sold or bought from the site...? it looks as though its pretty popular,
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are post office open?
just wondered as someone paid for summin at 2 am this morning then asked if i could post today as they are going away on monday night. cant see it getting there tomo even if i do get it posted today but still would like to try
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"Is this Brand New"??
I keep getting the same question over and over again... "Hi, is this item Brand New ?" Despite putting "Brand New Boxed" in the item title, selecting "New" in categories, and mentioning its new in the description. Even to the point where having confirmed to one potential buyer that yes the item was, they purchased it, but…
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Returns/Patience
Usually when I have someone return something they do so pretty promptly. With my last two returns the buyers have been quite slow in responding to emails, and then eventually posting the item back. What do people think is an "acceptable" amount of time to wait ? This last one purchased the item on 28th March, it was posted…
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Surcharge for Credit Card
It's a while since I bought anything on Ebay so don't know if the rules have changed, but I've just seen this in a listing and wondered if it is allowed: [FONT=Trebuchet MS, Tahoma, Verdana, Arial]"You will be sent a email of how to pay ( we accept debit/credit card, bank transfer. Payapl. No surcharge on debit card, 2.1%…
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help first negative comment
i sold some next shoes, they had only been worn a few times, they were cream leather and i did state that they had a few marks and scuffs. but the buyer has wrote me a messege today stating that she is extremely disappointed with them and they are far from 'stunning'. how should i respond to this because no one has ever…
