~~ May 2011 Make £10 a day Challenge - All Welcome ~ ~

JesaRose

3 more eBay parcels sent off today giving me £30.32. I'm still waiting for a few to pay and I have some more items still to end

Going to wrap everything up ready to add labels once payments come in

Angel_Rachie

Please sign me up for the £10 per day challenge and I hope to sell some things on ebay and also look for some babysitting work too.

CommitedToChange

Hi all, Please can I be signed up for £5 a day. Need to start making more pennies so I can start up my new business :j

Must get ebaying etc

lolly101

Hey Everyone,

Finally made a start , with £42.46 from a couple of eBay things that I posted today. I'm kicking myself now though as someone from the US has emailed me about one of the items asking for tracking info (didn't send it 'International Signed For' as it ridiculously overpriced), the last time someone asked for tracking info and I didn't have it they scammed their money back by pretending their item didn't turn up (knowing that eBay/Paypal would side in their favour!).

Has anyone else had buyers ask for tracking info? and if so, what happened?

PoppyHoppy

After a successful wave as part of the determined and savvy cottage industry of DTD'ing, I'm sure I can do £5 a day. Please sign me up.

DizzyMum_2

Evening,

Another £10.09 from e-bay after fees and a few more items finish tomorrow and will sell

Thanks DM

JesaRose

lolly101 wrote: »

Hey Everyone,

Finally made a start , with £42.46 from a couple of eBay things that I posted today. I'm kicking myself now though as someone from the US has emailed me about one of the items asking for tracking info (didn't send it 'International Signed For' as it ridiculously overpriced), the last time someone asked for tracking info and I didn't have it they scammed their money back by pretending their item didn't turn up (knowing that eBay/Paypal would side in their favour!).

Has anyone else had buyers ask for tracking info? and if so, what happened?

Most people on eBay are honest so don't worry yourself unecessarily. Did you charge them via "standard international" as if so they may have expected you to send it "signed for"

Or did you charge "Airmail Small Packets"? If its this option you can politely say that this is what they paid for so it is not a tracked parcel

International signed for would only track in the UK anyway so it would be no use to the buyer really. Airsure tracks all the way but is more expensive

Aesop

lolly101 wrote: »

Hey Everyone,

Finally made a start , with £42.46 from a couple of eBay things that I posted today. I'm kicking myself now though as someone from the US has emailed me about one of the items asking for tracking info (didn't send it 'International Signed For' as it ridiculously overpriced), the last time someone asked for tracking info and I didn't have it they scammed their money back by pretending their item didn't turn up (knowing that eBay/Paypal would side in their favour!).

Has anyone else had buyers ask for tracking info? and if so, what happened?

lolly, there is an ebay thread you can ask the question about tracking info, link on first post. Soolin and a few others are very helpful and have a lot of experience with ebay.

Also through work have found that if you need to send stuff abroad, rather than using Royal Mail and paying their ridiculously expensive tracking prices, you can get international couriers. This means you get tracking, sometimes much faster delivery than international post and guaranteed signature if the parcel has been delivered. AND sometimes cheaper than international post.

lolly101

JesaRose wrote: »

Most people on eBay are honest so don't worry yourself unecessarily. Did you charge them via "standard international" as if so they may have expected you to send it "signed for"

Or did you charge "Airmail Small Packets"? If its this option you can politely say that this is what they paid for so it is not a tracked parcel

International signed for would only track in the UK anyway so it would be no use to the buyer really. Airsure tracks all the way but is more expensive

Your right, most people are honest, I think I'm just a bit cynical as my 'lost parcel' rate has shot up to about 10% of all parcels lately!!! On the verge of having a strop and falling out with eBay for a while!

I think I did say 'Airmail small packets', so that's a good point, thanks.

Aesop wrote: »

lolly, there is an ebay thread you can ask the question about tracking info, link on first post. Soolin and a few others are very helpful and have a lot of experience with ebay.

Also through work have found that if you need to send stuff abroad, rather than using Royal Mail and paying their ridiculously expensive tracking prices, you can get international couriers. This means you get tracking, sometimes much faster delivery than international post and guaranteed signature if the parcel has been delivered. AND sometimes cheaper than international post.

That sounds great, I would love to find an alternative to Royal Mail as their prices are killing my profits, especially since the latest price hikes :eek::eek::eek:. I think I'll have a browse around and see what I can find.

Milly-Ann-Molly

Hiya...I had a great day...hubby gave me his overtime £45 (said he didn't need it!!!) and sold a Ride on Tractor for £5...also got a feeble £3.05 from Ama**n (fees are HUGE!) so my new total is £83.05 / £310:j