Sold 6 items today BIN going to Malysia! Is this a bit Iffy?

IHopeSo

What happened with Finland? Just have to say another Thankyou for responces, have been a small time seller for nearly ten years now & you live & learn but have not had anything like this! it's great to be able to come on hear for advice from some very learned people! (can't spell!) I am very weary now & why can't i accsess my messages on Ebay? maybe they no something i don't!

soolin

IHopeSo wrote: »

What happened with Finland? Just have to say another Thankyou for responces, have been a small time seller for nearly ten years now & you live & learn but have not had anything like this! it's great to be able to come on hear for advice from some very learned people! (can't spell!) I am very weary now & why can't i accsess my messages on Ebay? maybe they no something i don't!

It looks like ebay are tinkering again as the message system appears to be down. Heaven help us all when ebay start improving things, they always manage to break it.

Finland went OK, one parcel was very slow and buyer contacted me, but the other two got there very quickly. Apart from those three I think I've only actually sold about two other things to Finland in all the years I've been selling.

IHopeSo

Yes, maybe they have just had a bout of disney fans today in malaysia! I'm just too paronoid! will see how it goes now at least i can message with regards to paying through paypal, will keep you posted, xx thanks again ..

techspec

TBH the only time i have been ripped off is when i HAVE been paid with paypal.

Sounds iffy to me though. I recently added overseas to my listings. But after 4 weeks in a tussle about a payment from Argentina, i have now blocked many countries. I will stick to the European Union, USA, Canada, New Zealand and Australia.

I must say though - International signed for as impressed me. I thought i had wasted my money after reading what soolin says about it - but most confirmed delivery - and touch wood nothing lost yet.

soolin

techspec wrote: »

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I must say though - International signed for as impressed me. I thought i had wasted my money after reading what soolin says about it - but most confirmed delivery - and touch wood nothing lost yet.

I don't believe the enhanced services are any less secure than standard airmail so I am not surprised nothing has been lost. Well over half my sales go overseas and I think I have only had one overseas lost this year and that was to Italy so I blame myself for starting to allow bids from there again having had italy blocked for years.

You actually prove my point though about why the enhanced services are not worth it as you say " but most confirmed delivery" , most implies that some do not and therefore you might as well have used standard airmail for items under £46.

supersaver09

TBH, the main reason i normally use Intl. Signed For or Airsure services because of a few Intl. bidders i've had claiming to have not received the items.
At least if you send via a signed for method, it usually puts them off trying to "pull a fast one".

soolin

supersaver09 wrote: »

TBH, the main reason i normally use Intl. Signed For or Airsure services because of a few Intl. bidders i've had claiming to have not received the items.
At least if you send via a signed for method, it usually puts them off trying to "pull a fast one".

This is what I don't understand though. Doesn't the fact that in many cases international signed for services do NOT get a signature make a scammer more likely to claim as he can 'prove' item hasn't arrived? If normal mail gives you a lot of claims then it might be worth looking at your selling practices as you may well be attracting them for some reason, and it may pay you to look into why.

Really thought if I thought everyone was out to get me I would not sell on ebay or online at all. I do not feel that I have to protect myself against my buyers.

Sketchly

I get this.. just last week i had 5 packages to Norway in one day, normally i will only send 1-2 a month.

Or sometimes an item that sells 4-5 a month will sell 5 in a row over the space of an hour.

I think in your case your listings may have been promoted in the Malaysian eBay site in a prominent place (like the home page, maybe Disney auction promotions)

IHopeSo

Sketchly wrote: »

I get this.. just last week i had 5 packages to Norway in one day, normally i will only send 1-2 a month.

Or sometimes an item that sells 4-5 a month will sell 5 in a row over the space of an hour.

I think in your case your listings may have been promoted in the Malaysian eBay site in a prominent place (like the home page, maybe Disney auction promotions)

Yes could be that, i have had 1 buyer pay through paypal today & have posted today international signed for - will wait & see! other 2 no responce as yet