Advice - selling a iphone 5 on eBay

karenw

Flyonthewall wrote: »

If you do list it on Gumtree make sure you do cash on collection only and check the cash is real. Also state the higher end of what you wish to get as people may try and get a better deal.

For ebay, you could start the listing at £400 BIN and have a best offer button (which is free to add). Then if someone offers a lower price that you are happy to take you can accept that.

I would be very worried about fake money on gumtree. Also i'm in my account settings on ebay now and not sure what to put in this section


Buyers who may bid on several of my items and not pay for them
Block buyers who are currently winning or have bought X amount of my items in the last 10 days. Only apply this block to buyers who have a Feedback score of or lower than X amount

karenw

theonlywayisup wrote: »

Read the sticky thread on postage.

You should read about seller protection BEFORE you relist.

Thanks. I'm gonna do that now.

soolin

karenw wrote: »

This is the first time i have sold anything this expensive on ebay. I've had my ebay account for a few years but have always sold small items that have gone for no more than £40 max. What is this seller protection? I really should look in to it. The phone is 4 months old and is very good condition.

Basically read the sticky postage thread. Fully traceable postage (special delivery is ideal) and only to the adders PayPal say ismOK to send to. Phone must be shipped within 7 days of payment.

Keep all postage receipts and tracking details for a minimum of 180 days.

Make sure you log into your PayPal account to get address, as that habit also means you will never fall for a fake 'you have funds' email.

Flyonthewall

karenw wrote: »

This is the first time i have sold anything this expensive on ebay. I've had my ebay account for a few years but have always sold small items that have gone for no more than £40 max. What is this seller protection? I really should look in to it. The phone is 4 months old and is very good condition.

As suggested, certainly read up on seller protection.

I'd say £350-400 is a fair price depending on network and GB.

soolin

karenw wrote: »

I would be very worried about fake money on gumtree. Also i'm in my account settings on ebay now and not sure what to put in this section


Buyers who may bid on several of my items and not pay for them
Block buyers who are currently winning or have bought X amount of my items in the last 10 days. Only apply this block to buyers who have a Feedback score of or lower than X amount

Don't bother with that one, look for the one about buyers with strikes. Also the one with buyer requirements about a card listed, or a PayPal account .

And definitely the one that you do not send to countries that you don't specify. Then make sure you don't leave international post enabled on the sell form.

Flyonthewall

soolin wrote: »

Basically read the sticky postage thread. Fully traceable postage (special delivery is ideal) and only to the adders PayPal say ismOK to send to. Phone must be shipped within 7 days of payment.

Keep all postage receipts and tracking details for a minimum of 180 days.

Make sure you log into your PayPal account to get address, as that habit also means you will never fall for a fake 'you have funds' email.

I agree with this. Special Delivery, make sure you package it well, keep all receipts and note down any serial numbers on your phone.

karenw

soolin wrote: »

Don't bother with that one, look for the one about buyers with strikes. Also the one with buyer requirements about a card listed, or a PayPal account .

And definitely the one that you do not send to countries that you don't specify. Then make sure you don't leave international post enabled on the sell form.

Thanks. Here is what i did


Buyer requirements




Your buyer requirements have been updated. Block buyers who:

Don't have a PayPal account. (Note: This block only applies to future listings and can be disabled per item on the Sell Your Item form.)
Have received 2 unpaid item(s) recorded within 12 Month(s).
Have a primary delivery address in a location I don't post to
Have 4 breach of policy report(s) within 6 month(s).
Have a Feedback score of -3 or lower.
Are currently winning or have bought 1 of my items in the last 10 days.
Have no credit card on file.
- Only apply this block to buyers who have a Feedback score of 5 or lower.

karenw

soolin wrote: »

Basically read the sticky postage thread. Fully traceable postage (special delivery is ideal) and only to the adders PayPal say ismOK to send to. Phone must be shipped within 7 days of payment.

Keep all postage receipts and tracking details for a minimum of 180 days.

Make sure you log into your PayPal account to get address, as that habit also means you will never fall for a fake 'you have funds' email.

Thanks for your help it's really appreciated. I've heard so many stories about iPhone scammers on ebay.

karenw

Flyonthewall wrote: »

I agree with this. Special Delivery, make sure you package it well, keep all receipts and note down any serial numbers on your phone.

Thanks. I will defo post SD and make a note of the serial number

karenw

Next question lol

Which is the best day and time to list on ebay?