my little ebay rant.

[rondog]

Years ago when my parents were still alive and eBay was young, they had a neighbor that did well with it. He'd drag home old cars that farmers wanted rid of, and he'd strip off every little piece he could, and then sell them on eBay. Somebody, somewhere, needed that piece of trim, that mirror, that ashtray, door handle, etc. He hauled home a steel windmill that was mangled by a tornado, and got $2000 for the damn gearbox off it! I couldn't believe it. Whatever was left he'd sell for scrap.

[sneakerd]

Nothing has changed. That is exactly how to make money on ebay.

[trlcavscout]

I sold holsters on eBay the last couple years. What pissed me off was the guy emailing the day after he bought something saying he didn't want it. With eBay's policies the buyers always right so your better off loading the fees and just relisting it. With the eBay/PayPal fees now it wasn't worth it so I quit dealing with them, $200/month eBay fees were rediculous.

[JM Ver. 2.0]

And that's how I roll.

Sent from my teepee using smoke signals.

[Jer]

BUY IT NOW
and
"IMMEDIATE PAYMENT REQUIRED"


Or, write a term and condition. payment within 48hr or F**K OFF.
It works fairly well for me.
I still get ONE(1) non-paying bidder every other month.

How? I've done my eBay sales this way for over a decade and haven't had a single non-pay because it's not possible. Until they send payment via Paypal the auction isn't sold. I was a Power Seller before this was ever an option and I can't tell you how much of a nightmare it was dealing with non-paying bidders when you do that much volume. If they didn't introduce this option I would have quit dealing with a loooong time ago.

Sell using ONLY 'Immediate Payment Required' buy it now and your life will become much easier. Do a couple minutes of research to see what the market is like for the item your selling and set the price for a quick sale and be done with it.

[Jer]

I sold holsters on eBay the last couple years. What pissed me off was the guy emailing the day after he bought something saying he didn't want it. With eBay's policies the buyers always right so your better off loading the fees and just relisting it. With the eBay/PayPal fees now it wasn't worth it so I quit dealing with them, $200/month eBay fees were rediculous.

If you think that's high you should have seen my Paypal/eBay & shipping fees back when I was doing a lot of it. I agree about the eBay policies and haven't sold on eBay in years. It's just not worth the risk unless you're willing to give the item away for free and even then it's more hassle to than it's worth to give it away for free if the buyer is gaming the system.

[MrPrena]

Buy it now w/ immediate payment required

Or, write a term and condition.


+1 on immediate payment required reduces headache.

BUY IT NOW
and
"IMMEDIATE PAYMENT REQUIRED"


Or, write a term and condition. payment within 48hr or F**K OFF.
It works fairly well for me.
I still get ONE(1) non-paying bidder every other month.

How? I've done my eBay sales this way for over a decade and haven't had a single non-pay because it's not possible. Until they send payment via Paypal the auction isn't sold. I was a Power Seller before this was ever an option and I can't tell you how much of a nightmare it was dealing with non-paying bidders when you do that much volume. If they didn't introduce this option I would have quit dealing with a loooong time ago.

Sell using ONLY 'Immediate Payment Required' buy it now and your life will become much easier. Do a couple minutes of research to see what the market is like for the item your selling and set the price for a quick sale and be done with it.

[sniper7]

I find it amusing you said you could ship on Sunday!

[JM Ver. 2.0]

I find it amusing you said you could ship on Sunday!

Automated Postal Kiosk at my post office.

[JM Ver. 2.0]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Thermarest-p...-/161047651141

These things are a damn gold mine for me... I love it!