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problems with goods please help
hi can somebody tell me what I need to do? I brought a printer off ebay tuesday arrived today took it out of box (it had been well wrapped) and its covered in ink. Rang the company and the guy was nasty told me I could send it back for refund but would not refund postage so I will be £15 out of pocket. Told him I will post…
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Unreceived item. Who carrys the can?
Hi guys, I recently won a PDA/GPS system on ebay and promptly paid £118 including delivery (first class recorded at £8.00). This was posted, according to the seller, at 12.45 on Monday 17/10. I have been in contact with the seller and he replyed promptly with a reference number for the goods. Seller has 100% feedback and…
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Amazon v EBay Nigerian Scammmers
Having been selling on Amazon for less than a week I was just going to give you the current score:- 3 years of EBay trading:- 1 Nigerian in 3 years 5 Days of Amazon trading:- 2 Nigerians per day!!! The problem is you just can not risk being rude straight away it might be a genuine buyer. Points to look out for:- 1. Any…
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Paypal - buyer paid with card under investigation
Hi Just wondering if I can ask some advice please? Have sold an item on ebay earlier this month and the buyer paid in full via paypal. As my norm, I posted the item to them the same day retaining RM's proof of postage slip. This morning, I had an e-mail from Paypal stating (and I quote): "We regret to inform you that you…
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Help: A buyer who says he hasn't recieved the item
Hi guys, I'm looking for some advice on what to do about something I sold on ebay lately and I would appreciate any help. Right, so I sold some aftershave's I won in a competition on ebay and this guy has won it. The auction finished on the 21st of september and he paid 5 days later. We first had a suspicion we'd have…
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Boot Sale
Sorry if this isn't the right place for this post! :hello: I'm planning to do a bootsale at the weekend and am looking for some advice please. I've never done or been to a bootsale before so am not sure what sells and what doesn't. I have lots clothes, some plus size new ex catalogue stock which i bought to sell on ebay…
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Mobile phone to Nigeria
Item won by person in Malaysia here is her 1st email HELLO, I would like to pay for this item via postal order,right now i'am presently in malaysia, and i want to give it to my friend as a surprised birthday gift, so i will like to know if you can ship it to nigeria,i dont mind paying any amount for the shipping…
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please help....
hi every one.... on saturday i won an auction for a sony laptop and the seller only accepts cheque and postal order not paypal which i prefer. before the auction ended i asked if i could collect as it was only 45 mins away but received no reply but my boyfriend went ahead and won it for £590. we emailed him straight away…
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Amazon or Ebay....
Which is the best for selling books? I'm having a clearout and have some books that have never been read. Your thoughts would be appreciated? Thank
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Ebay payments
Having read some of the Paypal horror stories on here recently and being a regular seller I would like to know what payment solutions people are currently favouring? I was thinking of using nochex...any experience?
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just having a whinge
I'm just having a whinge so forgive me venting my frustration on here. I wanted to try selling a new widget and decided that rather than using my main id I would use a secondary id (although that id still has just short of 500 positive feedback at 100%). My main id seems to go well, I sell things, people pay by paypal and…
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Blocking zero bidders
My son wants to sell a phone ( brand new - long story) worth about £150 I would prefer to sell it as a BiN, but looking at recent BiN sales for this phone , 70% have been by brand new / zero rated bidders Appears more chance of getting a real buyer if I list as an auction ( although still no guarantee ) , as stops its…
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Q how do you change your font when selling?
i'm abit miffed as to how people change their font and style when selling products on ebay, i have tinkered around on numerous occasions and keep ending up selling items using the bulk standard settings. changing the font not only looks so much more appealing i think, but i think it may well attract other people when…
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amazon books thread
I have spent a few evenings reading this long post with interest, (i have sold 4 books at a profit of £5.50), but my problem is I am up to page 30, is there a quicker way to get to this page to continue reading instead of wading through all the pages . doing a search doe n't seem to work. thanks for any help
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Ebay winner no longer registered
Could someone please tell me if i should be worried. I sold a phone on ebay the winner payed yesterday through paypal,so i posted the phone the same day, They got the phone today i just checked online with royalmail. I was about to leave there feedback but it says they are no longer registered, does this mean the paypal…
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how long from china?
Hello, quick question- I bought a bra on the 11 october and realised after that it was coming from china, was just wondering how long should i expect to wait for. It was only £2.50 p&p
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Average airmail time to receive from USA?
Dear folks, I bought 2 items that were sent 3 weeks ago from two different sellers. They are parcel-size items that I have not received. I have bought much smaller items before America without any hold-up and they usually take no more than a week and a half to get here. So I'm wondering what have been your average time…
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Q: Can you transfer into bank for free? (Paypal)
I was wondering, I've selling some stuff on Ebay which amounts to just over £30, could i transfer £20 into Paypal, taking my balance over £50, which then means I can withdraw it BACK into my bank account for free? (BTW: I do have a business account!) Any help appreciated LLol_slim
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Why would a seller close an auction early?
I asked a question today and then bid on an item, just had a look and the seller has closed the auction and sold to the highest bidder which was 10 mins after someelse outbid me. If you had 2 people bidding and a few days to go, why would you close the auction early?
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Argh - eBay Goof!
I am such a gonk. Sold a load of similar items, and sent the wrong item to the wrong buyer! Oh Noooo. Now I have a buyer who has paid waiting for an item I don't have to send, as I posted it today to the wrong buyer, and another buyer about to receive the wrong item, waiting for another one. Oh gawd. I have sent a grovelly…