Selling your Stuff on Amazon Part 10 - Discussion Thread

wilf55

hmmm perhaps a mass complaint would help regarding the new returns policy ??

not on really..

soolin

I'm just bumping this thread to remind people about the up coming post office strike. It is quite possible that due to the way it has been arranged that many people will be without post for a full week, so it is probably worth mentioning this on all despatch notices from now on until the strikes finish.

The Communications Workers Union (CWU) has announced further strike action, in the form of two 48-hour strikes, from lunchtime on Thursday 4th - lunchtime on Saturday 6th October, and from the early hours of Monday 8th - early hours Wednesday 10th October.

I'm posting seperately on this thread as I know some users only read this one.

wilf55

thanks soolin...bump

Woodyrocks

advice please as a buyer not as a seller! i bought something off amazon about 2wks ago and I want to send it back. According to the site the seller (amazon) will pay for postage but when i get to the post office i am told i have to pay. does amazon reimburse me after postage or am i missing a step?

At this rate i am just going to end up keeping the darn thing!

soolin

Woodyrocks wrote: »

advice please as a buyer not as a seller! i bought something off amazon about 2wks ago and I want to send it back. According to the site the seller (amazon) will pay for postage but when i get to the post office i am told i have to pay. does amazon reimburse me after postage or am i missing a step?

At this rate i am just going to end up keeping the darn thing!

Firslty why is it going back as that makes a difference. If it is a change of mind then no the seller will not reimburse you for the return postage. If it is due to the item being materially diferent to that advertised then yes the rules say the seller must pay the return postage as long as item returned within 7 days of receipt, but frankly I have no idea how that works!

Woodyrocks

I bought it from Amazon itself and it is going back because it is incompatible with my computing system. When I went through the online return guide it flashed up that the 'seller' was responsible for shipping due to reason. And also I actually never paid postage for the item in the first place as that was part of the offer and why I initially ordered.

soolin

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=1161002

All the info then is here including how to actually return the goods once you have notified Amazon that you wish to do so.

Eager_Elephant

Hi everyone,

I'm a bit miffed - I listed this book yesterday:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0613033302/ref=olp_product_details/202-8142447-6715860?ie=UTF8&seller=

and sold it today for £25.00.

The reason I am miffed is because the other paperback version can be purchased very cheaply and is higher in the charts.

Maybe I'm missing something, maybe I should have listed it for more.

I know mine is the schools/library binding and it is going to a college in Australia!!!but I'm sure mine is no different to the other paperback except the cover.

Anyone with the magic answer?

EE

soolin

EE I wouldn't be miffed at all..I would be very happy that's a good sale.

If anyone has any home making skills could they please knock me up a batch of fairy cakes for the selling fairy who is working overtime in my shed, she must be exhausted. I'm selling stuff so old it doesn't even have a SKU.

Mind you it makes up for the total washout from the books I bought at auction last week. I spent £50 and I am still ploughing through them and basically I have found nothing to set my heart racing. One book has been listed for £50 but is over a million in the rankings so not likely to sell this side of the next century, and I've a few dozen more in the £5-£10 bracket but again horribly low in the rankings and not really likely sellers. The rest are either too heavy for the prices currently listed on Amazon, or have no ranking at all, or worst of all, at least to me, pre 1939 books (many 1st editions)which I can't bear too handle. I have done so many runs to the book dump and to various charity shops and I still can barely open my front door.

The fact that they all have dealers marks in them and all came from the same place rather suggest that they are discarded stock from a book shop or private seller. Apparently there are several thousand more going into auction this week, so at least I'll know to avoid them and to look for the dealers marks first.

Woodyrocks

EE, as far as I can see there is not glaring iffy about the listing or sale. Maybe your feedback won buyer over, they don't always go for the cheapest imho