ebay isn't worth selling things...

Flyonthewall

nickcc wrote: »

But what happens when I have to send it back tracked at about £4 and only get the 99p refunded ? Or have things changed since I was last ripped off by a scumbag seller.

Well for a 99p cable if you're polite enough and inform them it isn't working some will just refund or send a replacement out. Businesses by law should refund return postage although ebay don't enforce it.

For 99p it's generally not worth them getting it back, especially if it doesn't work.

RHemmings

I personally would do this:

1. Inform the seller that the cable doesn't work.
2. Wait for them to do something. Usually they will, in my experience. Albeit limited as in all the items I've bought, including many cables, they nearly always work.
3. If they don't manage the problem to my satisfaction, leave appropriate DSRs and feedback. I'll leave it to the reader to guess what feedback is appropriate for a seller who sends a dud item and then refuses to do anything about it.

prowla

i_love_it wrote: »

OP eBay takes a while to get the hang of selling successfully.
If you do have more items to clear the preparation is well worth it

As other posters suggested some small scales and a tape measure are worthwhile ( essential even) investments

As is a current price list from the post office & sign up to collect plus ( courier - cheaper for many items than post office) you can sign up via your eBay account though you do need a printer

Look out for free listing weekends were you can start your auction at the lowest price you would like to achieve yet higher than 99p for free and nothing lost if they don't sell

Search eBay for similar items to yours to see if there is a demand and what you may achieve price wise

Save packaging from any internet shopping you have delivered or you can buy cheap posting bags from amazon

Spend some time on this thread just reading various posts as it is a mine of knowledge for tips and pitfalls to avoid

It sounds like you are just starting out but with a lot of preparation and a little knowledge increasing as you go you do soon get the hang of it & turn your unwanted items into extra cash

Actually, I've been on ebay for more than 15 years, and have bought and sold quite a number of things over that time.

I did list things with a 99p start, so as to let them find their level, and it looks like their level was 99p!

So, I've concluded that it's more effort than it's worth to sell low value ad-hoc things; by the time you've factored in time, effort, fees, etc. there's nothing really to show for it.

Of course, ebay professional sellers may well find it worth it, because all of those 99ps add up, and good luck to them.

But I'm not a business/volume seller, and was really just having a bit of a clear out; I wasn't looking to make huge money, but I might struggle to buy a couple of beers from it.

So it's the tip or freecycle/freegle from now-on.

Flyonthewall

prowla wrote: »

Actually, I've been on ebay for more than 15 years, and have bought and sold quite a number of things over that time.

I did list things with a 99p start, so as to let them find their level, and it looks like their level was 99p!

So, I've concluded that it's more effort than it's worth to sell low value ad-hoc things; by the time you've factored in time, effort, fees, etc. there's nothing really to show for it.

Of course, ebay professional sellers may well find it worth it, because all of those 99ps add up, and good luck to them.

But I'm not a business/volume seller, and was really just having a bit of a clear out; I wasn't looking to make huge money, but I might struggle to buy a couple of beers from it.

So it's the tip or freecycle/freegle from now-on.

Just because they've sold at 99p doesn't mean they're not worth more. Plenty of reasons why they happened to go for 99p. Happened to be lots of similar items up at that time whereas at other times they may go higher. Not enough photos or description. Ended at a time when either not many were online who were looking for such an item or ended when there were many listings ending and that one was missed.

Or, and this is the most likely, they went for 99p because it said collection only. I imagine won't even click it if says that. It's not worth the hassle of asking the seller the postage costs in the hope that they reply before it ends or taking a risk and hoping after it ends that the seller will give reasonable P&P costs.