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I want to start a new business on eBay...any advice please?
Hi everyone Due to circumstances I am now unemployed :( and am looking at ways to make more money. I have read a few threads about ebay and setting up new businesses but I am a complete novice to this ad any help would be greatly appreciated. I am looking into dropshippers, do any of you know any reputable companies? Is…
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email addresses in messages
I know Ebay apparently tried to stop this happening and put some new rules in place recently, to stop this happening. Just curious, but I got a message from a potential buyer this morning who put his email address in a message to me, asking for a private deal. (He put his email in using the words 'dot net' rather than…
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INR help please
I sold a low value item on Ebay last month, posted standard parcel (cost nearly £10 postage due to weight - more than the value of the item) on 21 March. Still have POP. The buyer has contacted me today saying the item has not arrived. I have asked the buyer to confirm their address which they confirmed as the same I…
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Car Boots Sales in West Yorkshire
Hi Does anyone know any good websites which show car boot sales for the west yorkshire area cheers Muppet
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Buy it now help on eBay
Wanting to list a BIN but can't as you have to enter credit card details as a reimbursement method. I'm sure I've read somewhere about ending an auction early and sell to the highest bidder Any ideas anyone?
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help please ebay/small claims court.
Looking for some advice on where I stand with a buyer. I sold 2 items on Ebay in January. I accidently sent them the he wrong people, the one was make up the other baby shoes. now the one who wanted the make up emailed me saying that they had received some baby shoes but no make up. I asked her if she could return them to…
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bidder doesn't have money to pay....yet
Hi all Some advice would be brilliant please:D I sold an item on ebay (few hundred pounds) and immediately after the auction the winning bidder changed their mind. Ok...fed up, p....d off but hey ho get on with life...mutual agreement to cancel...and then relist. Relisted item sold for considerably less than other…
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Item bought On Ebay
I purchased a Sony Minidisc recorder from a private seller on ebay. unfortunately the item did not work, I contacted the seller by email and told him what was wrong & he said he would put a claim through Parcel force and would email me any updates.Almost 2 months later & 13 emails later I receive an email from the seller…
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Laptops not as described, want seller to pay return postage
I bought a laptop last week, from what seemed to be another good ebayer... Of how I wish I hadn't bothered. This is the laptop by the way Received it yesterday (despite the seller not communicating a tracking number or it even being dispatched)... I've inspected the laptop, and it's significantly not as described...1. The…
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eBay Dublin number?
Does anybody have the number for ebay's Dublin customer services please
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Letting insurance company know you're trading...
House contents and buildings insurance renewal time just came round again.... This year I became an eBay TRS and am classed as a business seller. I sell toys and have stock at my house. As soon as I was asked if I was running a business from home and I answered yes company after company just didn't want to know. If a…
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Royal Mail Online Business Account thread
Royal Mail have simplified the process for applying for an account https://www.royalmail.com/enquire-register-oba Would anyone care to join me on this thread?!
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Problem with ebay case. How to proceed...
I bought and paid for some plants on 11th March. The sellers stated handling time gave a delivery date of 18th-20th March. They arrived on 28th March and were dead due to the cold and lack of water. I know i should have photographed them, but I just binned them as I obviously couldn't send dead and rotting plants back to…
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new parcel prices - OMG!
Went to the post office to post two ebay parcels, both around 700g mark, i knew prices had gone up so was aware of this, however...before prices rose these parcels would have cost me £3.15 each (2nd class recorded) new price for 2nd class signed for - £6.30 each! i cannot believe they have jacked the price up so much. p.o…
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Scotland-Jack & Jill kids markets? Any feedback?
Has anyone used Jack & Jill markets to sell their baby goods? Its only £23 for a stand and seems great value. Thinking about selling at Clydebank in May. ;)
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account hacked help
My account was hacked primary email changed but paypal were great and sorted things out over phone and no money taken. They are going to investigate. So what happens now will they contact the plice or do I have to
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Some buyers think sellers are complete mugs
So, you sell something on Ebay which is in absolutely perfect condition and really well packaged. Then one day you log into Ebay to see a claim has been opened. The buyer is sobbing about how they're so terribly upset that the item you've sold them isn't as described, it's all mangled and how could you do this to them as…
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Want to use courier for the first time - advice needed
Till now I have only used Royal Mail for the odd parcel. I don't sell many big items so haven't given couriers any thought. After the recent price increase, I think I will have to think of alternative to RM. Soon I will have to post a parcel which weighs about 3kg. If I use RM, it will cost £13.35 as it will go as medium…
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Help needed to understand seller dashboard
Quite often in these forums, someone mentions the dashboard rating and reminds seller to check theirs. I have read through these forums but the figures don't mean much to me. I am not a top rated seller or anything. I have clicked on my dashboard and there are 4 figures - 4.91, 4.91, 4.9 and 4.8. Somewhere somone had…
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Time To Say Goodbye To eBay?
Just a Friday night moan.....but I have had a feeling for a long time now that it might be time to say goodbye to eBay and sadly for all the wrong reasons. I have been buying and selling on there for a long time but recently I have found that as a seller: 1. Sales are tougher, no-one is buying. 2. Postal prices are getting…
