Selling Your Stuff on Amazon Part 11 - Advice for newbies in first two posts

mishkanorman

I am glad annie, i still think of you every time i look at my sales and think "maybe i will cancel the pro" right now im happy to be wasting money as long as i dont have to go through THAT again


mishka

Millie's_Mum

Well you've inspired me to have a go at this! Just checked 3 books i know are lurking in my spare room having been bought new and read once and the cheapest was listed at £4.32 for a poor condition one!

Going to have a bit of a sort out and list a few to see what happens. I'm just kicking myself as I gave two huge boxes of books to a charity shop last week, I'm sure they were probably all 1p books.

If they sell in the end and I make a little bit I'll be happy! although I have always harboured an ambition to own a bookshop!

I'll prob be back in the next few days with some stupid questions

Annie021063

Millie's_Mum wrote: »

Well you've inspired me to have a go at this! Just checked 3 books i know are lurking in my spare room having been bought new and read once and the cheapest was listed at £4.32 for a poor condition one!

Going to have a bit of a sort out and list a few to see what happens. I'm just kicking myself as I gave two huge boxes of books to a charity shop last week, I'm sure they were probably all 1p books.

If they sell in the end and I make a little bit I'll be happy! although I have always harboured an ambition to own a bookshop!

I'll prob be back in the next few days with some stupid questions

We all started with many stupid questions (and I still ask some now!!) so no worries. Good luck - you will soon have far more on your for sale list than you ever intended, it's very addictive. I started with a few I had lurking now I have nearly 1400 listed!! not sure how that happened!!

Annie021063

mishkanorman wrote: »

I am glad annie, i still think of you every time i look at my sales and think "maybe i will cancel the pro" right now im happy to be wasting money as long as i dont have to go through THAT again


mishka

Thanks Mishka - I certainly won't be going through IT again.#

redcar_2

Hi Guys

I'm hoping you can answer a question I have about proof of postage. I use about 3 different post offices and they all seem to have different ways of providing this. The one that I am worried about is one where they give me the receipt and then tell me to write the postcode on there myself. They don't stamp this unless I kick up a fuss. Others write the number / postcode on themsleves and stamp it. Would my unstamped one in my handwriting stand up as POP if I had to claim it back? I don't want to get really sour every time I visit the one where they don't stamp it and also as its the most convenient I'd rather keep going there if what they are doing is OK? Any thoughts?

boston_uk

Hi redcar

Ask for a free pad (P326) of them and do it yourself before you go - the PO will stamp it - make sure you keep the receipt as you need both to make a claim.

redcar_2

Hmm does this mean that ones where they do the writing on the receipt for me but don't stamp it are not valid? I've never worried about that as I think well at least its not in my handwriting.

boston_uk

No, they should be OK but it just saves time when queuing if you write them on the pad before you go - mine just stamps it and gives it me back

mishkanorman

Mine now say they are getting rid of the pad ones, i always request a printed POP anyway as this has the amount I paid and i use this for my records.

Dont worry about requesting what you need, they provide a service and *most* just need asking. You get the odd jobsworth giving you a scowl like you are wasting their time, but i always find a quick conversation and little hint dropping about the PO closures always reminds them of their job. Done in the nicest way of course

Having said all that in nigh on 300 sales Ive never had a package go missing or had to make a claim so dont stress tooooo much


mishka

boston_uk

there was talk - or at least an online survey thing on the RM site about printing postage and a non stampable POP list to save time at the PO ... you just dropped the post in and didn't have to get anything stamped - anyone know anything more about that?