Please Help - Feeling let down by eBay/paypal

mcwarre

Hi all,

I purchased an item yesterday morning using BIN and paid immediately via paypal. The item arrived this morning and it is an excellent, working, product. That's what I call service.

Now the question is.... this doesn't seem to be the eBay experience when one reads the majority of the other posts on this forum. What should I do? Do I leave positive feedback? Does anyone have a number for eBay/paypal as I feel that I have not been scammed and didn't receive the correct level of bad treatment. Any ideas????? [/sarcasm]

soolin

:rotfl:
Well done Mcwarre...

Likewise I feel awfulyl guilty that my last few positive feedbacks received all state what a wonderful experience it was, and how easily and quickly the purchase went and they received their goods.

I obviously must try harder to upset my buyers a bit as otherwise casual users might think ebay and paypal are OK.

Soo

Agutka

And people sometimes bid more on my items that I think they are worth!!

Thank you for letting me get that off my chest.

cazmanian_minx

I'd also like to add my disappointment that in the 10 days since I started selling full-time for a living, I've taken over £300, sold many items within minutes of listing them and have had absolutely no problems changing back to my maiden name from my married one on PayPal, even without the court-issued documentation they normally require :rotfl:

Caroline

zappahey

cazmanian_minx wrote:

sold many items within minutes of listing them

Not wanting to rain on your parade but, when this happens to me, my first thought is that I've listed it too cheaply.

soolin

zappahey wrote:

Not wanting to rain on your parade but, when this happens to me, my first thought is that I've listed it too cheaply.

I do that as well...but then my next thought is 'thank heavens that sold I can buy more now!'.

Trends and sales are very odd on ebay. I listed some things on Thursday as BIN with immediate payment required for 3 days only as I am away this week and wanted everything posted before I leave. Some of those things have been listed several times before and as it was only 10p to list I put them up at high prices, much higher than they previously went unsold for, and sold 11 out of 15 items. One item has previously been listed as a straight auction with a start price of £4.99 and went unsold twice. This time it sold in less than 48 hours for £11, I really can't account for it.

Soo

cazmanian_minx

zappahey wrote:

Not wanting to rain on your parade but, when this happens to me, my first thought is that I've listed it too cheaply.

I'm selling for the same prices as the two major sellers in the category - I'd rather have a higher turnover and a lower profit than waste listing fees on potentially getting a bigger margin. Average sale price is around £3.50, so unsold items leave a larger dent in profits than, say, someone selling motorbikes.

Next step is to try and push the ASP upwards by offering multi-packs :beer:

Caroline