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Ebay posting info.
I buy a few bits on Ebay and normally once I pay I get an email saying "item despatched" either the same or next day. When I sell I email to say when I'm sending or have sent item. This time though I won an auction on Monday, paid same day by Paypal and have heard nothing. No idea if they have been sent or when to expect…
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Paypal chargeback advice please
Hello I sold an item on 13th April was paid immediately with paypal dispatched the next day and the buyer left positive feedback on 15th saying very happy and item received safely. Then today i had an email from paypal saying money from this transaction has been put on hold pending paypal investigations. I phoned paypal…
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don't know what to do, buyer is lying
I sold some black trousers on ebay last week, they had been worn once. and i got this messege just now: "I have just received the trousers and I am very disappointed. They have definately been worn more than once. All the buttons on the back pockets and waist band are missing with threads hanging. They have white marks all…
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what percentage does ebay charge
Ifyou sell a car on ebay what percent do they take. thanks.
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Simple test for fake ebay emails - Outlook
I have found the following works to see if an email that purports to come from eBay is genuine or not. If you click “forward” on the email and then let your cursor hover over the link, despite saying something to do with eBay, it will reveal the true address it will be directed to. This is, I believe, because Microsoft…
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Can you get text messages to let you know when your item has sold?
I know you can get outbid etc messages sent if you are bidding on something, but I have something ending tonight when I'm out and would really like to know how much it goes before (yes, I'm an impatient woman lol but it does have 29 watchers so could get interesting) - I've had a look but can't seem to find if I can set it…
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Stroppy Post Office counter staff
Is it just me or are the post office counter staff getting worse? Today I send a special delivery using a used yet serviceable jiffy bag. The person at the post office said I should always use a new unmarked padded envelope for SD, she would let it through just this once! Recently I have had: * No staples allowed, health &…
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seller help please, been left a negative??!
So i started selling on ebay about a month or 2 ago. I had an auction up for a lot of old vogue magazines...some of you may remember my original post about this at the time? Anyway, there was a job lot of about 10 old Vogues from 2005-2006, they didn't go for very much, but i wasn't too bothered, as they were just taking…
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Playtrade
Hi Does anyone sell on playtrade, i am looking for advice regarding alleged lost items that i have sent. I have had 4 items go missing alone this month. In 1 case i refunded the buyer and issued a claim with royal mail who will not refund me due to the buyer not replying to their letter asking them to confirm non delivery.…
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Ebay postage and customs help required!
Hi, I recently purchased some software from an international seller on Ebay, in Canada. The purchase was all fine but the parcel was stopped at customs and incurred charges which ParcelForce have since written to me to request else the parcel will be returned to sender. Where do I stand on this? As I understood it, customs…
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Padded Jiffy Style Envelope
Hi, I normally re-use and recycle padded envelopes and jiffy bags when I am posted items to buyers, but I am starting to run very low and I urgently need to buy some more. I went to my post office today and medium size ones were 85p each. I cant justify spending that much, and dont want to start adding that cost on to my…
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sold item to germany, now paypal send me this email
paypal have today sent me this email, what do i do ??? i have sent the parcel to germany, so i may end up out of pocket and with out the clothing i sent... i usually dont send abroad and this as just made me realize why i dont ... will stick to the uk only from now on !! It has come to our attention that you may have…
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hired caravan now ebayer ceased trading!!!
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Ebay international purchasing advice needed
Hi, I recently purchased some software from an international seller on Ebay, in Canada. The purchase was all fine but the parcel was stopped at customs and incurred charges which ParcelForce have since written to me to request else the parcel will be returned to sender. Where do I stand on this? As I understood it, customs…
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Im a buyer- im going to leave negative for the sake of it!
Ive been looking at this site for a while now, but thought it was about time i vented my anger... Have any other sellers noticed that buyers are now giving negative feedback for any old reason? I used to have 100% feedback, and now i have loads of negative and neutral feedbacks because... the buyer bought the item and then…
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Ebay and paypal
Why is there not a forum SPECIFICALLY for Paypal and Ebay rip-offs ? I saw on my bank statement today that Paypal has deducted almost £ 40 from my account, spread over five direct debit payments. This is for just one day, 16 April. Paypal fees are normally paid from the direct debit. I cannot find any corellating amounts…
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still don't understand Best match.
I know it is complicated and worked out on all sorts of criteria yet without changing my business model at all I'm suddenly in the first 5 items on Best match using a keyword where there are several thousand items listed :confused: Obviously I don't mind but it shows it must be more random that they say, I'm not even a…
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'Misleading' eBay prices ad banned
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/21/20090422/tuk-misleading-ebay-prices-ad-banned-6323e80.html The advertising watchdog has banned eBay from boasting its prices are a quarter cheaper than those in high street shops. Related photos / videos The ASA has banned eBay from claiming it is a quarter cheaper than high street shops A…
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Warning to those who like ebay's old item pages
I was checking some of my listings this morning and clicked over to see what one of them looked like in ebay's new item page format and I CAN'T GO BACK. The link to send a comment is there, but the return to previous version isn't any more and neither is anything else that looks remotely like it
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Ebay advertising ban due to misleading advert!!
* Print Story The advertising watchdog has banned eBay from boasting its prices are a quarter cheaper than those in high street shops. Skip related content Related photos / videos The ASA has banned eBay from claiming it is a quarter cheaper than high street shops A poster advertising the popular online marketplace read:…
