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Selling on ebay and self-employment
Hi, I was wondering if anybody can advise. We (me and my partner) sell on ebay quite a lot, all private stuff at the moment. We have one buying and one selling account which we both use, same with paypal, but all of these accounts are in my partner's name. We have joint everything and find it much easier that way, besides…
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Phone numbers in ebay messages
Has anyone tried to send a phone number via ebay messages lately? I've bought something, and paid for it via paypal. The vendor is trying to give me the phone number of her friend who actually has the item. Two messages now have had a blank space where the number should have been, In the past, I have had messages rejected…
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Ebay 15% off voucher
I would appreciate your thoughts regarding an ongoing problem with an ebay 15% off voucher. Noticed this voucher appear on my list............................ http://www.rhinomail.co.uk/ebay/ebay230217screen2a.png original voucher 15% off spend over £120(excludes postage), maximum discount £100 Great I thought and bought…
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Annoying e-cheque
Hi all I sold something on ebay on the 15th February and the buyer "paid" straight away, but with an e-cheque. It's still showing as pending / not cleared in my Paypal account, in fact it says it is estimated to clear on the 22nd and today is the 24th! I'm going away for a week on Monday so even if it does clear I'm…
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Royal Mail Prices Changes 2017
Royal Mail Prices Changes 2017 are starting to be announced. You can find the details for business and franking customers here: http://www.royalmail.com/prices2017 A franked second class letter is going up by just a penny. A second class parcel is going from £2.57 to £2.62. Airmail is rising more sharply due to "an…
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Ebay & Paypal - Be Warned
Normally I have no trouble with EBay & PayPal but have been stunned recently. I live abroad as an expat & buy a lot of things from the UK. I bought some cosmetic samples to try a colour match. As an expat I know full well that couriers cannot deliver to Post Office Counters, only to private addresses. My mailing address is…
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To those who moan about carriers leaving parcels outside...
...It could be worse http://metro.co.uk/2017/02/23/parcelforce-delivery-driver-resigns-after-performing-sex-act-on-letterbox-6468378/#mv-a
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downloading unsold items to a file
I asked this on an existing thread but think it is perhaps best as a standalone question. As there have been no business free listings now for a while I have a lot of unsold items that I don't want to lose the listings for. Can someone point me in the general direction of an idiot proof explanation as to how to download…
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Business v Shop and £1000 tax break
Hi This is actually 2 questions, I’m not sure what the etiquette is, so apologies if I should have posted them separately. Firstly, can anyone tell me what the difference is between a shop and a business account? I had been considering an eBay business as something that might work for me while my children are still little,…
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Unusual request
Hi I listed a perfume, unopened top brand, unwanted gift, for buy it now £35 inc postage. Bottom end of the prices for the same item and today I got a message... "Hi love can I plz buy this of u fr 15 pounds I'm a single mum with 3 kids n I want to gift my mother who's in hospital and I have to travel by bus to meet her n…
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Help: Using CollectPlus to do return. Corner shop apparently and making excuses
So I have to use CollectPlus for a return and paid £3.99 to return the item, printed the labels and attached it. All of this was Amazon suggested. I took it to my corner shop who takes Collect+ parcels for return and they said they can't take it and that it's "the wrong size" even though Amazon gave me the prize and gave…
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Gumtree
Have you experienced people who always asked the item availability only? But then you never hear from them after telling them that the item is still available? I don't understand why they did it. What is the point to do it? It is wasting time or they are trying to do something. Someone even asked me how much I paid for the…
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Purchase of an item which I sought to cancel
I have a problem with a purchase I made last month on Ebay. Very early on the morning that the item was due to be delivered I received a message informing me that the couriers had lost the item and they were out of stock and suggesting I buy elsewhere which I did. The seller then informed me that delivery was taking place…
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Transfer not showing on Paypal?
Does anyone know if large transfers (such as £200) slow smaller payments down? I made a small transfer after one of this amount but it's not showing up? They were within an hour of each hour. Thanks.
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Newbie Ebay seller - cheque clearance?
Heard of banks clearing cheques on your account you have taken but then there is an internal bank to bank delay, the cheque bounces and the credit disappears on your account with no recourse for you with your bank. Is this still so and if so how long should you leave to ensure that cheque you have taken and paid in is…
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eBay £15 off purchase on mob-ebay?
In the past I've had an offer from ebay on my account, offering me £15 off a minimum spend of £30 provided I buy using the mobile app. I think this is a great deal.:) I want to make a new purchase (£20 ) so does anyone know how often ebay does these money off offers and whether its always a £30 minimum spend?
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eBay Shop help
Hi everyone, I'm wondering if there are any other eBay shop owners out there that might be able to assist me I make and sell shabby chic signs and own an eBay shop, it’s not overly busy but it does ok and is slowly increasing but I want to speed this up. I understand mine is not a niche area, however a lot of the signs I…
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Getting a valuation on some old books
Hello all! I've been having a clearout and come across two quite-old books. One is a guide to card games, from 1933, the other a Road Map of Great Britain from 1958. I'm wondering if these would be worth anything. Could my dear MSE brethren and sistren(!?) suggest what type of place I should take these to see if they're…
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Amazon
Last week we sold an item for about £8.00. The item was duly despatched by recorded delivery and delivered the next day. However the buyer was unhappy with the item and said there was an imperfection. I emailed the buyer and requested it is returned and I would pay the return postage and would issue a refund on receipt.…
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Sellers listing urelated cheaper items in order to draw you in
I am looking at some cheap flashing shoes for my kids, so I search on ebay for kids flashing shoes. I then sort the listing to Lowest price first. The results then show these shoes with a price of a couple of quid. So you select that item and it turns out the item that is cheap is an unrelated item (e.g. a cheap watch) and…
