Strange ebayer

chunkychocky

thegirlintheattic wrote: »

Bit off topic - but can you always list for free if you start the auction at under 99p?

There is a maximum number of listings per month (which in my opinion for a personal ebayer rather than a business is very generous) but yes you can list for free if your starting price is under 99p. You still pay the selling fees and the PayPal fees though.

zenseeker

soolin wrote: »

The OP should be very careful about giving any info that identifies them on an open forum like MSE. I would strongly suggest that OP keeps exact details to her self, we never know who is lurking on these boards waiting to do mischief as they can be read without a log in name.

How would revealing the name of the artist cause hassle?

custardy

zenseeker wrote: »

How would revealing the name of the artist cause hassle?

it could be the only one by them listed in the wrong catagory
so easy to identify the OP
never let slip an eBay account on here

thegirlintheattic

chunkychocky wrote: »

There is a maximum number of listings per month (which in my opinion for a personal ebayer rather than a business is very generous) but yes you can list for free if your starting price is under 99p. You still pay the selling fees and the PayPal fees though.

Oooh! Thanks - was waiting for a free-listings day to get rid of some e-bay stuff I bought that doesn't fit.

soolin

zenseeker wrote: »

How would revealing the name of the artist cause hassle?

If it is a fairly unusual artist and in the wrong category most of us could find it in seconds. Most of us could probably even find a more popular artist in the wrong category in less than 2 minutes.

thegirlintheattic wrote: »

Oooh! Thanks - was waiting for a free-listings day to get rid of some e-bay stuff I bought that doesn't fit.

Just remember if you start at 99p and only get one bid then you need to still sell the items. Only risk it if you are prepared to get 99p.

techspec

Ignore the buyer AND block them from bidding - just in case.

They may buy it and then do an item not as described. Stranger things have happened.

Sounds a loony anyway - with too much time on their hands.

cestlavie

either ignore or simply reply ta for info. i once had someone send me a furious pm asking why i had listed an item as "rare" and threatening reports to "authorities". as item was hard to find, no longer made, and rarely on ebay, all i could do was roll my eyes and wonder at the loons out there.

thegirlintheattic

soolin wrote: »

Just remember if you start at 99p and only get one bid then you need to still sell the items. Only risk it if you are prepared to get 99p.

It's used clothes that only cost me 99p. So I don't mind.