As a buyer what puts you off a listing?

eira

agree totally-this is what I do. As said I've always been pleased but checked the feedback and there seems to be a lot of neutral/negative feedback of late. This is the first time the seller has sent this message.

This could be the thin end of the wedge maybe

If I see it in a listing I just avoid the seller but this was in an e mail from a previously ( in my experience) ok seller

Grade_A_Reject

I hate to say it but free 99p listings have made Ebay go from a car boot sale to a council tip. At least the prospect of having to stump up 5p per listing might have put off the spammers listing hundreds of items starting at under a quid knowing the listing isn't costing them anything.

lisawood78

This listing gets worse as it goes down, they are nice enough sounding but I simply can't be bothered to read it all.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NEW-CHILDRENS-MINI-SPRING-FORM-4-5-BAKING-CAKE-TIN_W0QQitemZ370247539770QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_HomeGarden_Kitchen_Cookware_GL?hash=item5634791c3a&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

sunnysea83

lisawood78 wrote: »

This listing gets worse as it goes down, they are nice enough sounding but I simply can't be bothered to read it all.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NEW-CHILDRENS-MINI-SPRING-FORM-4-5-BAKING-CAKE-TIN_W0QQitemZ370247539770QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_HomeGarden_Kitchen_Cookware_GL?hash=item5634791c3a&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

My P&P charge is between 30p and £1 more than the cost of the stamps. This is to cover 1. Wages (that alone is an average of 60p per parcel), 2. The hire of the franking machines.


Must remember to add my wages about 60p per parcel to the cost of my p&p never seen that one before.

kprigg

I do like this feedback comment though!:




Very slow delivery only came a few miles.

• Reply by dlf4852 (16-May-09 21:46):
  
  Maybe Royal Mail took it the scenic route?

milfhunter

"Don't sit about watching these, they will go fast,
so bid/buy early and don't miss out."

Followed by

"I have about 100,000 cards left, so can offer some great prices here on eBay, just contact me if you want bigger lots."

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330356508385&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

Grade_A_Reject

milfhunter wrote: »

"Don't sit about watching these, they will go fast,
so bid/buy early and don't miss out."

Followed by

"I have about 100,000 cards left, so can offer some great prices here on eBay, just contact me if you want bigger lots."

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330356508385&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

"Over 500 cards - no 2 the same"

....erm apart from the second and third from the left on the bottom row....oh and the two to the right of those....

sunnysea83

if you read down it does say in each lot, so im guessing you get 500 different cards and the pic is an example

cyberbob

Found this HERE along with the normal rubbish about not being held responsible for stuff lost in the mail I found this.

However Recorded delivery is included for all UK auction winners which insures the item against loss upto £28.00

Where did they get £28 from?

There also refusing to refund initial posting cost if there is a problem. You'd think someone with 9000+ feedback would know better, Well maybe not

TurkishDelight

lisawood78 wrote: »

This listing gets worse as it goes down, they are nice enough sounding but I simply can't be bothered to read it all.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NEW-CHILDRENS-MINI-SPRING-FORM-4-5-BAKING-CAKE-TIN_W0QQitemZ370247539770QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_HomeGarden_Kitchen_Cookware_GL?hash=item5634791c3a&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

I've bought from them
Not that item, but they're a good seller- the items were high quality and arrived quickly.

With that name and that block of text I did feel nervous though.