Selling your stuff on Play.com

foxybabe

No, you can sell second hand as well.

katchambers

Ooh an official Play thread!

Back of my hols now, glad people are selling well on play. I did a bulk upload at the weekend, but loads didn't work because the isbn isn't in their database but I do have 790 listings now.

I have sold 30 items in about a month with most of that month having only 300-400 listings. I am happy and will continue my pro-trader subscription.

I've also received 2 positive feedbacks, altho only because I emailed asking for feedback.

kat x

jo_b_2

Board Guide Note:

I've edited the link in the original post as it was redirecting to a totally unrelated website.

The new link should take you to the FAQs for Playtrade.

Annie021063

Just listed 24 books
we shall see!!

Maysie

yippee just had someone purchase a dvd i had stuck on there. Not many sellers on play so less competion than amazon = better price slightly better on the fees as well. I will use the credit i get to buy on play as i dint' like the 5% cost of putting it in my bank account. :cool:

http://www.play.com/HOME/HOME/6-/AboutUs.html?page=PlayTradeSellerFAQ more details

FloFlo

Well done.

numberthree

I'm feeling a bit frustrated. I've just had my very first feedback on PlayTrade - for my first item I sold. It took the buyer nearly 2 months (just before ir timed out) to leave it and they only left a neutral.

AARRGH.

They say the book was too expensive for the condition it was in - well it was priced alot cheaper than the Pay.Com price and was described as 'good' with a full description (which I don't suppose he even read). The really annoying thing is that on Amazon I had this book listed as 'very good' and I have been rather underlisting conditionwise on Play as they sound a bit stricter on condition.

There doesn't seem to be a right to reply on Play either so I am stuck on 0% feedback rating now. Still I have only sold 2 items and don't really expect to shift very many through Play anyway.

Ah well - moan over.

Best wished to all other sellers!

funkyfunkymonkey

Hi Numberthree

That is rather harsh.

I've seen it a few times when looking at other peoples feedback.

The problem I think is that Play buyers are only used to buying new items - they are definitely not all Ebayers or Amazon buyers as they are prepared to pay higher prices than they would if they went to those sites.

I've still only got 3 feedback out of more than 100 sales, I actually dread the thought of getting any more feedback because I think it will be bad based on what I have read for other sellers.

If I sell a book other than new or like new I make up a packing slip that includes the detailed description - in the hope that it will ward off any negatives.

Have a virtual hug - and lots of sales to make you feel better.

FFM

burnoutbabe

so far 2 sales and no feedback. still waiting to get access to my funds - i didn;t add a bank account as i wanted to use the funds at play, but you MUST add a bank account and then wait 21 days to get the money either way.

Oh well, waiting for feedback now.

pinkgem

i've had 7 sales and 2 cancelled.

strange that the 2 cancelled sales are both for the same book, purchased on 17th May and 21st May.

i can only guess that both people bought it then found it cheaper elsewhere, so cancelled before i even knew they had bought it