Selling a high value item on ebay advice!

cazzzie987

Hi,

I am trying to sell an item for £800 on eBay as collection only, with not much luck. The item is brand new and under the full price, so it is not a price issue.

I seem to get people interested who live 6 hours away, therefore I would need to post. I am concerned about accepting Paypal for such a high value item, as I am worried about chargebacks.

Any advice would be appreciated thanks!

theonlywayisup

If you are worried then you shouldn't do it. Ebay isn't for everyone/everything.

Paypal give a buyer 6 months (180days) to file a SNAD (significantly not as described) case. That's a long time to worry. A chargeback can be longer and some threads on here have had them years down the line.

What is the item? Could you sell on another site?

cazzzie987

theonlywayisup wrote: »

If you are worried then you shouldn't do it. Ebay isn't for everyone/everything.

Paypal give a buyer 6 months (180days) to file a SNAD (significantly not as described) case. That's a long time to worry. A chargeback can be longer and some threads on here have had them years down the line.

What is the item? Could you sell on another site?

Thanks, yes I would worry. I don't know if there is much you can do a chargebacks?

It's a handbag. It is just knowing where to list it.

pinkshoes

cazzzie987 wrote: »

Thanks, yes I would worry. I don't know if there is much you can do a chargebacks?

It's a handbag. It is just knowing where to list it.

Do you have the receipt for the handbag to show authenticity?

soolin

cazzzie987 wrote: »

Thanks, yes I would worry. I don't know if there is much you can do a chargebacks?

It's a handbag. It is just knowing where to list it.

If you are nervous then a designer handbag is probably not the best sort of thing to try and sell on ebay, not only do you risk a potential scammer picking up on you being new and playing you, but you risk getting listing pulled by ebay under the vERO scheme.

If you do go down the ebay route then please read the sticky thread about the problems of collection only items, and also the postage thread.


Personally I would save the ebay fees and try facebook marketplace or Shpock and see if you can hold out for a cash on collection.

November2

For such an item try one of the high street shops that sell 2nd hand designer wear, they sell the item for you in their shop and keep a percentage of the sale price. There's no way you should even be thinking of selling it on Ebay.

purcel

Try vestiaire collectif for designer items