General non-MG related discussions. No politics here please!!
..I'm selling something on ebay, its doing alright, heres the question. I have a bidder from France with zero feedback bidding,he is slowly driving up the bidding,dandy,but I am unsure of what to do. I had a German do something similar, then try to renegotiate after he won the bidding. Of course that pi$$ed me off and I had to have his ears cut off,...that costs money and I would like to avoid that hassle again....what to do?
Put in your listing that you'll only ship to the US, unless that would crimp your market. I've sold several things overseas and had no problems, though the shipping can be a pain in the butt. If someone tries to renogiate after the sell, report them as a non-paying bidder and relist it. I've never had that happen.
I usually have the "US shipping only" stipulation on my listings. However, a few times bidders Emailed me to ask if I would be willing to ship to their country if they won, and I told them yes...as long as the shipping cost would be included in the Paypal payment. All of them paid promptly and I had no problems - including shipping a bulky early fuel tank to Germany. That's just my experience....not sure what I would do in case of a foreign bidder with no feedback (unless there is a way to check Ebay France to see if his Ebay history for some reason hasn't carried over to the US Ebay).
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Sign up for PayPal, that what you will know if you have a problem right away.
There is nothing else you can do live but live and learn and hope for the best.
wyatt Wrote:
Paypal... Guess what happens if a buyer gives you a negative feedback, for whatever reason... They *lock* the funds in your PayPal account so you can't access them, for anywhere from 30-180 days, as punishment! And, that's not just the funds from that particular transaction, but any funds in there...
And now the seller can't provide negative feedback of a customer.
Or did you guys miss those recent changes...
...WoW....thanks for the tip. I can guess why, and my guess doesn't include concern for the "customer"... My guess is the temporary theft of your money for interest reasons.
I'll stick to cutting off their ears....
I'm guessing 68 midget is a new ebayer . None of those rules apply to me. Wyatt ,along with only SHIP TO US, you can put a block on foreign bidders.
Your guess is wrong. I am a *relative* neophyte, having been on eBay for a little over 3 years, with ~140 total transactions, with ~135 being sales, over $15k worth. It would be even more, however eBay canceled a bunch of my auctions when they stopped allowing certain gun parts from being sold (and now I can't sell them there), and also disallowed certain medals such as purple hearts, etc.
So, what is your eBay seller's experience, Keith?
I suspect you haven't actually paid much attention to the changes made at eBay recently, nor the number of problems people have been having with PayPal locking their accounts.
well then 68 you must have bad feedback.I have been a member since 1998. I have
3,413 Feedback received with a 99.9% rating.
I talked to ebay last night ( yes i have a 1-800 number)
The new rules only apply to people with less than 100 feedback rating or less than a year as a member or less than 95 % feedback rating or less than a 4 satisfaction rating.
I deal with 30 or 40 people a month and use paypal most of the time. I have seen an occaissional complaint about paypal on this forum , I read all the ebay and paypal policy changes that apply to me .
The reason for the changes was to keep short tempered , impatient , or crooked newbies or people with bad performance records from destroying the good customers.
...how about cantankerus old bastards that shoot from the hip?
kuz1, 3,413....what are you selling???cheeseburgers/large fries?
buying and selling toy trains . and local store overstock items I purchase in bulk.
...toy trains... are old American Flyers from the early 50's worth anything. I had the set.
American Flyer set???? That was mine Wyatt, I want it back!
Oh.....the humanity of it all.....
....well ok,..I used to make it run over a cliff..(stack of books) ...and wipe out my civil war soldier army men... its not in quite the same shape as when you had it.
American Flyer , "real two rail operation"thats the stuff I deal in. Here's a video of this years Christmas layout at my grand daughters school. http://youtube.com/watch?v=yzCwT5yg9h4
Almost all of the stuff running is 50's vintage. Some is valuable , some isn't . I'm always looking to buy stuff, especially beat up stuff I can restore or repaint .
Here's you a good, cheap one, Wyatt.
http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=205611527&adid=17654&dcaid=17654
kuz1 Wrote:
Yeah their new rulues dont apply, they only apply to sellers with bad performance . whats your ebay ID ? I sure would like to know your source for these rule changes.
See what you started here, Wyatt?
Now we have two complete strangers bashing each other. I think you do this on purpose.
FWIW, I also have an old Lionel set I inherited from my father in law.
...because I am an exceptionally nice guy...and you're a Canadian....I'll let that remark slide..........
PS...Lionels suck....
3 rail junk, but lionel is now remaking the AC Gibert flyer stuff. In china of course.
......kuz1....I was teasing...I don't know good from bad,.....altho I do know ugly....
kuz1 Wrote:
Interesting. I have always only been a buyer on Ebay, and I've never had any problems, but I can see how being a seller could lead to difficulties.
I've made a lot of good NOS MGB purchases overseas and here.
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Yes, they have really made it much more of a pain for sellers.
I'm waiting for Kuz1 to say "these changes don't apply to me, only bad sellers like you" yet again...
........this is all my fault...I'll probably be banished to Canada....
wyatt Wrote:
Scott is right about Paypal. I personally know someone who got hosed by Paypal.
I run my store and I use Paypal, but I am aware of what can happen, and have my PP acct tied to a non-essential bank account.
As for the rule changes, they are indeed across the board. Some of the other changes will be search systems based on criteria that ebay determines via the market category you are selling in
(For instance, your listing will be further back in the search results if your shipping charges aren't in line with the norm for the catergory, no matter if you are selling a
complete lot of items as opposed to the normal one or two piece auctions. Once you. Also, people with Detailed Seller Ratings of 4.6 and above in all catergories will be subject to listing fee discounts, etc.)
I am focusing on achieving powerseller status over the new few months, so I feel its my job to be up on rule changes.
....botton line is ebay stinks but is basicly the only game in town.