Ebay/paypal Experiences

[abu_has_the_power]

I'm selling a shit load of stuff on ebay, and i'd like to know some background info. I know it's reliable, but anyone have bad experiences? how bad? and good experiences? and tips I could use for my sales? thanks :01: :smilie4: :blink: :ghostface: god i love these smilies. ;) :D

[TNTIcemanTNT]

Ive had mostly good experiences, but there are a few general rules: you gotta be prepared to pay money then get jipped out of it as the guy will not send it, claim it got lost in post: you can either a) get insurance on the product or B) post a negative comment about him.
Most users are generally good, but if your gonna buy anthing over £50 you gotta make sure the dude your buying off has had alot of happy customers and is reliable. It also helps if the buyer/seller is in the same country as you although over seas not too bad.
Hope it helps
TNTIcemanTNT

[abu_has_the_power]

Originally posted by TNTIcemanTNT@25 December 2003 - 17:51
Ive had mostly good experiences, but there are a few general rules: you gotta be prepared to pay money then get jipped out of it as the guy will not send it, claim it got lost in post: you can either a) get insurance on the product or B) post a negative comment about him.
Most users are generally good, but if your gonna buy anthing over £50 you gotta make sure the dude your buying off has had alot of happy customers and is reliable. It also helps if the buyer/seller is in the same country as you although over seas not too bad.
Hope it helps
TNTIcemanTNT
thanks. i'm buying a svideo to rca cable thing for $1.00. a pretty good deal. and the seller has some crazily good ratings. so i'm sure i'll be fine. it's the selling that i'm a bit worried about. how long will it take for me to sell something? and how are these prices:

AOpen GeForce Fx 5200 128mb APG 8x:
Starting bid: $30
Buy it now: $50

Brand New Raidmax 350W ATX PSU
Starting Bid: $12
But it Now: $20

how are those prices? think ppl will buy them?

[abu_has_the_power]

comon. anyone wanna share their wisedom?

[TNTIcemanTNT]

First off its all down to luck. Members will browse through the screens and if they see what theyll like, theyll make a bid.
Secondly, youll find that stuff especially graphics card will almost always exceed the buy now price, unless your pretty dam lucky. I can get some good deals on ebay, but alot of the time the price exceed the buy now price which is frustrating.
And you have no idea how there are so many idiots who go about $50 over teh buy now price lol.

[abu_has_the_power]

so should i make the starting bid lower, or the buy now price higher? also, if the bid goes higher than the buy now price, (ex: current bid price: 59. buy now price: 50), will people be able to buy the Buy it Now? or do they have to win the auction? cuz if the auctions goes that high, can i change the buy it now price while the auction is going?

[abu_has_the_power]

i just submited my product. i have a problem:
here's the link:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...item=3449108674 (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=44949&item=3449108674)

Are all the text yellow?
How can if fix this? How did this happen? :unsure: :unsure: :unsure:

[chalice]

Yep, its in yellow alright. Bummer. Don't know how to help you. :unsure:

[abu_has_the_power]

nvm. i got it now. html problem for item description. try the link again

[chalice]

Yeah, its fine now, Abu. :)

[abu_has_the_power]

Originally posted by chalice@25 December 2003 - 20:14
Yeah, its fine now, Abu. :)
feel free to bid if u want it. i'm putting more up tomorow. i'm also selling 2 sticks of 256 mb PC2100 ram and a geforce fx 5200 128 mb. they'll be up tomorow

[Spider_dude]

is $7.50 for shipping not quite a lot?

[abu_has_the_power]

Originally posted by Spider_dude@26 December 2003 - 09:29
is $7.50 for shipping not quite a lot?
i ship ups. and the psu is 3 lbs

[MetroStars]

yes i have bin robbed of E-Bay twice... both users had a rating of under 6 - so i tend to avoid any 1 with a low rating IE 1 - 10...

but apart from that ebay is top -- u find guds on ebay that u thought never Existed...

my best buy of Ebay wos a Bootleg Spider-Man figure that u cud only buy from Singapore - and the guy only excepted Cash , so i sent it of 2 Singapore thinking iam going 2 get robbed, but 3 weeks later i got my spidey figure :ghostface: :ghostface:

[abu_has_the_power]

Originally posted by MetroStars@26 December 2003 - 11:25
yes i have bin robbed of E-Bay twice... both users had a rating of under 6 - so i tend to avoid any 1 with a low rating IE 1 - 10...

but apart from that ebay is top -- u find gud on ebay that u though never Existed...

my best buy of Ebay wos a Bootleg Spider-Man figure that u cud only buy from Singapore - and the guy only excepted Cash , so i sent it of 2 Singapore thinking iam going 2 get robbed, but 3 weeks later i got my spidey figure :ghostface: :ghostface:
lol. nice. well, i'm selling my psu. it is brand new, just came wiht my pc, so it's oem. will people bid?

[abu_has_the_power]

is 7.5 too much for shipping? i am shipping ups after all

[MetroStars]

No Abu i think u will b ok and 7.5 is fine

[abu_has_the_power]

good. i'll be selling more junk... i mean treasures on ebay. check my sig if u want to buy them

[Lamsey]

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