Selling your stuff on Play.com

pinkgem

i also made my first sale today, a dvd for £3.50, i received £2.65 and it only cost me £1

i just went to check where the funds have gone but it says my balance is £0.00? any ideas why? or where my money is?

RECENT TRANSACTIONS 01/04/07-16/04/07
OPENING BALANCE (01/04/07) £0.00
PlayTrade SALES £0.00
PlayTrade REFUNDS £0.00
PlayTrade FEES £0.00
PlayFunds PURCHASES £0.00
PlayFunds TRANSFERS £0.00
PlayFunds TRANSFER FEES £0.00
CURRENT BALANCE (16/04/07) £0.00

* We charge an automatic transfer from your credit card if your PlayFunds account cannot fully cover any fees or refunds.

CURRENT BALANCE £0.00

This is the current value of your PlayFunds account.

VIEW STATEMENT
Recent transactions March 2007

FUND TRANSFER
We are not able to initiate your PlayFunds transfer at the current time.

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tsharp

According to the email i got today, they only release the cash once you have confirmed postage of the item. You can find this in the seller section of your play listings etc.

pinkgem

tsharp wrote: »

According to the email i got today, they only release the cash once you have confirmed postage of the item. You can find this in the seller section of your play listings etc.

Thanks for that, I can see the button to click to "confirm despatch" now.

funkyfunkymonkey

funkyfunkymonkey wrote: »

Congratulations tsharp :T

I've still only had 2 sales - really slow - not sure what genre sell well on play, probably a different type of buyer to Amazon.

Both my books would be classed as older children's books, one by Jacqueline Wilson, the other 'Midget' by Tim Bowler.

And, guess what??? I've just checked my Play account and I've got a 'sale pending' - and I thought it was just Amazon did that.

Oh, and that is a child's book too.

FFM

Well, since my 'mini moan' last night about only having had 2 sales since joining Play, I've now had another 4 sales on Play, my pending was cancelled though.

Out of a grand total of 6 sales, 3 have been children's books - perhaps Play sells to a younger audience than Amazon.

Anyone else noticing a difference in the type of books that sell on Play compared to Amazon (or Ebay).

FFM

tsharp

After quoting my profit margin earlier in the week in this thread for my first play.com sale, i had it drastically slashed thanks to PO. I swear they have a random price button that is pressed when you post stuff. Paperback book in a jiffy bag, 70p. Paperback book in a jiffy bag, £1.84.

jo_b_2

tsharp wrote: »

After quoting my profit margin earlier in the week in this thread for my first play.com sale, i had it drastically slashed thanks to PO. I swear they have a random price button that is pressed when you post stuff. Paperback book in a jiffy bag, 70p. Paperback book in a jiffy bag, £1.84.

Sounds like one book was thin enough to be classed as a Large Letter, the other must have gone as a Small Packet.

tsharp

Yeah, tbh, one was a comic, so it was much cheaper and thinner, but i am still amazed by the fluctuations in price between paperbacks. In fact, there are 2 POs near me, one does the whole 'does it fit thru the wafer thin slot' routine, the other doesn't, so i might try the less fussy one from now on.

foxybabe

Is it just me or are others finding that when you put in the isbn no. Play.com dosent recognise it? I have had loads!!!!

tsharp

Yeah, they're isbn database must be smaller than Amazon's.

funkyfunkymonkey

foxybabe wrote: »

Is it just me or are others finding that when you put in the isbn no. Play.com dosent recognise it? I have had loads!!!!

I'm only getting a hit rate of about 1/3.

FFM