Should I persevere with e-ba?

ksh123

I've had lousy experiences since becoming an e-bay seller. Not sold far more than I have sold -thus losing out financially. Had an item returned to me for no good reason and,because it was my first sale and I wasn't clued up I lost out on fees, postage etc. Now I have had an item not received dispute opened - the seller waited 5 weeks to tell me he hadn't got it- so I will have to refund him in full. And I've only actually sold 5 items!
I feel so dispirited. Is it worth me continuing do you think?

bleugh

yeah, definatley,
it's all a learning excercise after all
- just make sure to post stuff recorded so it don't go missing
weigh stuff PACKED UP so you know how much to charge for post

if it weren't for ebay, i'd be in major debt still, it pays the bills for me :-)

black-saturn

You go through good and bad phases on ebay. Unfortunately you have started on a bad phase. Email the buyer and ask what they found wrong with the item. File a NPB alert via this form:

http://feedback.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?CreateDispute

Then you will receive your FVF back and maybe your listing fee and if there truly is nothing wrong with the item you can relist it.

I would say keep at it for about 6 months and keep a note of how much you sell, your fees, postage costs and everything and if you dont make a profit give it up.

*Louise*

Have you done much buying?

I spent time buying and getting to know how ebay worked before I started selling. Then I just sold one small thing at a time to get used to it and make sure I was doing ok.

There are alays going to be 'teething problems' until you get the hang of it.

Persevere - and keep checking this forum for help and tips.