I bought a cell phone from a vendor on ebay and when we received the phone it did not work. I contacted the vendor through e-bay 3 times to try to get the issue resolved and he did not respond to me until I gave him a negative rating. I stupidly withdrew my rating when he promised to resolve my problems when he saw the neg rating. I went back and forth withthe guy doing what he asked me to do to resolve the problem and finally he sent me a return form to send it back. I sent it back and according to the USPS he received it over 8 days ago and has not acknowledged that he received it and is asking for a tracking number. The bottom line is I will not do business with this vendor again but would like to submit another either negative rating or let others know what kind of service I am getting. What I don't understand is how so many others have given him a positive rating and I am getting the run around. Is there another way to voice my dissatisfaction? I spent over $100.00 and this should not be happening.
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Monday, August 31, 2009
Someone swiped and is using my listing photo
I am fairly new as a seller on eBay, and have only one item that I have ever sold, in the past few months, which is the discontinued McCormick Salt n Spice seasoning. I take my photos with my cellphone, with the bottles sitting on a wooden ledge of my old 1950 house, a ledge that runs all the way through my house [see listing 320205355784] . For some reason my photos always come out with a blue-ish cast to them, but they do unintentionally set my listings apart from others. I just happened to look at my competitors listings today, and saw that another seller had swiped my weird blue cellphone photo, and put it on their own listing 260204629740. Also, check out their My Profile, and About Me page, not that its really important or pertinent. Has anyone else ever had this happen to them? Perhaps I am being overly sensitive about this, but I find it extremely rude that someone would do this. Jen
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Vintage kenmore sewing machines model 117-813
I have a sewing machine that belonged to my grandmother. I would like to know more about it. I am looking for the year manufactured and finding an owner's manual would be great.
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What is the best way to Flatten Photos
I have a bunch of old Photos that are cupped/curled and need to flatten them Is there a way to do this Thanks Suzanne
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He won't pay
Buyer says my paypal won't accept his payment. He says it is from singapore
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Sunday, August 30, 2009
FIXING THE FEEDBACK PROBLEM
This is a posting ID. I have two IDs with stores both powerseller level... This is a long post but I think I have some good ideas, so please read it through! I have a 99% rating in both of my stores here. Which I work very hard to maintain. I have been selling on amazon for over a year and I have noticed that sales there have been skyrocketing in the last few months while ebay sales have been stagnating. The problem with amazon is that it is only good for certain types of items, and you can't sell rare and collectible items there as easily. On amazon the buyer can only leave feedback based on a star system (1-5 stars rating the seller overall, not on individual characteristics.) Sellers can leave no feedback for buyers at all. I am one of the few sellers who actually have a 5 star (100%) rating on amazon, most are 4.9 or less. I work hard for it just like I do for my ebay feedback. So why should buyers receive any feedback at all here? Right now I can go and spend $10 on eBooks and have 1000 positive feedbacks and be ready to sell the Brooklyn bridge to the highest bidder. With the new rules ($1 minimum bids) it will cost a bit more to buy feedback, but it is still a major problem. Feedback should only be for sellers, to show that they have completed many transactions and can be trusted. By giving buyers any feedback you are opening the door to massive fraud. If someone wants to start selling on ebay they should have to start small like all of us did and not be able to buy their way in. Ebay should remove all feedback "as a buyer" and move to a star only system. That way buyers will be unable to engage in any defamation, and can simply rate the seller how they truly feel they preformed. This will also make it so that the seller cannot see who left which feedback since it is all averaged together, so this will make it even more accurate. The 7 day repeating feedback is a bad idea. It will only facilitate scammers that have "feedback farms" where they have a pool of user ids with which they sell items to themself at the lowest price allowed. This makes it so they need less IDs to do this and can just keep doing it every week. Ebay needs to require some accountably for the buyers. On amazon they can't buy until the user puts in their credit card. eBay should have some way of verifying users so that people can't create new accounts so easily after being kicked off. I know this is a difficult problem, because it is all to easy to get a new credit card, or email or mailing address (P.O. box) but there must be a way! It's not so easy to legally change your name! Drivers License #s could work well too! If ebay does go through with the proposed changes as stated, I will be emailing all buyers (as soon as payment is received not before) and explaining to them that inappropriate negative feedback will be considered defamation of character and will result in a lawsuit for which they will have to travel to California. I may also include a letter in the box. Lets see how that inspires them to have massive confidence in ebay! I have had a few threats from buyers over the years (less than 1% of buyers but it tends to be on the highest priced items) and feedback or withdrawal is the only thing that has kept them tarnishing my near perfect record. Now the threat of lawsuits seems like the best method to keep scammers and con artists at bay. I also have my own informational website which gets almost as much traffic as my ebay listing have been. I'm definitely looking into moving many of my items exclusively to my website and closing my store due to the store price increases. I'll still run some auctions, but many less. Of course I'll be using google checkout and not paypal on my website, because ebay doesn't seem to care about it's sellers or it would have already responded to these problems with action, rather than just having Griff tell us everythings gunna be OK. The more money I can keep out of GreedBay's hands the better. Is $10 BILLION in profit for one year not enough!? The executives who make millions from this company DO NOT work as hard as I do and I can barely pay the rent on my small apartment which is filled with ebay items! If they want to keep making profit they have to share some of it with the workers or there will be no more eBay! I will be withdrawing my paypal balance on the 20th as a protest and I would suggest that everyone else do the same. Why should ebay be earning even more interest on my hard earned money? Just so I can get %1 back when? I can use a credit card and get a higher % back and still have my money earning interest in the bank till I pay the card each month. TAKE ALL OF YOUR MONEY OUT OF PAYPAL! Lets see how they like it when they unexpectedly lose a major portion of their income! Just like we all will with these new fee changes. I will also be participating in the general strike from the 18th-25 by not listing or buying anything on ebay and hope that you will be too. I will run several .01 cent listings on the 19th explaining why I am striking and hope many sellers will do the same. Thanks for reading my ramblings. It felt good to get that off my chest, but the battle has only just begun! Spread the word! "email the seller" to get more people involved!
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Boycott?? Mad at Ebay?? Heres my last auction..
Okay folks, stop playing and start acting. You can join any bandwagon you want. Who is really ready to send a real message?? My last auction, care to join in?? Link
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Happy Mardi Gras !
Happy Mardi Gras ! The three colors associated with Mardi Gras are ~Purple~ and ~Green~ and ~Gold~.... GREEN is for "faith" PURPLE is for "Justice" GOLD is for "power" Have a Happy and Safe Mardi Gras
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Ebay listings plummeting
This should warm the hearts of those of us who are ripped over Ebay's screw the seller attitude, according to the site that posts hourly day to day comparisons of listings (powersellersunite dot com/auctionsitewatch dot php), their listings have been decreasing day by day. Look at today's numbers compared to yesterday: eBay 12,769,369 -226222 -1.77% February 4, 2008 That is two hundred and twenty six THOUSAND fewer listings. It has been progressively getting worse day by day for them since the announcement.
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other sites
The boycott is fine - I hope tons of people go along with it. I've researched other sites. Problem is they don't have the traffic that ebay does,which I'm sure ebay is counting on.I'm just a smalltime seller so I'm not important to ebay .I hope that all frustrated ebayers can decide on a good site and move en masse. The one that looks the best to me right now is epier.
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Read this article from yahoo money
EBay rivals circle vulnerable auctions kingpin Sellers fleeing eBay are flocking to a crop of upstarts. EMAIL | PRINT | DIGG | RSS Subscribe to Top Stories feed://rss.cnn.com/rss/money_topstories.rss Paste this link into your favorite RSS desktop reader See all CNNMoney.com RSS FEEDS (close) By Lenora Chu February 6 2008: 10:56 AM EST More from FSB Bear Naked ambition EBay rivals circle vulnerable Goliath How to value your business Current Issue (FORTUNE Small Business) -- In the online auction space, "eBay" is a verb. Since launching in 1995, eBay (EBAY, Fortune 500) has been the online marketplace for people seeking to unload or pick up anything and everything. But a week after eBay announced massive changes to its fee structure and its vaunted feedback policy, competitors say the behemoth seems suddenly vulnerable. Outraged sellers have begun seeking new outlets to hawk their products, and alternative marketplaces are seeing significant jumps in new-user registrations. OnlineAuction.com, based in Grants Pass, Ore., reports that roughly 7,500 new sellers have opened accounts since eBay announced its new policies last week. That's a 15% jump in the site's user base, within a matter of days. "eBay has dropped the ball, and there's a huge window of opportunity," said OnlineAuction CEO Chris Fain. Another contender, eCrater, has registered 1,400 new sellers within the last few days. That's more than double the site's average weekly total. "They call and introduce themselves as eBay refugees," said eCrater founder Dimitar Slavov. Creators of eBay alternatives say their time has come. "People are seeing the light, and it's very exciting," said OnlineAuction's Fain, who is a former eBay "PowerSeller," eBay's designation for its highest-volume sellers. EBay fee hike sparks seller rebellion Fain's sales of vintage watches and specialty cars reached $1 million a year on eBay, but he became disenfranchised with the company's steady rate increases. "I was paying eBay $7,000 to $8,000 a month in fees," said Fain, who launched OnlineAuction in 1998 but continued selling on eBay until 2005. "They were taking too big a piece of my bottom line." While eBay charges sellers a percentage of an item's final sale price, OnlineAuction refrains from taking a cut. Instead, it allows vendors to list as many items as they want for a flat membership fee levied on a monthly or yearly basis. "We're the Costco (COST, Fortune 500) of online auctions," Fain said. Should OnlineAuction reach the 250 million-strong user base that eBay currently holds, the company could be "six times more profitable without being as greedy," Fain claims. He estimates that 85% of OnlineAuction's sellers are eBay defectors. The site now has 50,000 sellers, with more than 11 million items currently listed. That's still a mere fraction of eBay's 113 million items, Fain admits. "Because eBay is such a huge entity, it's hard to compete unless you get the people behind you," Fain said. "But that's what's happening right now." Sellers seek alternatives Part-time vendor David Cox is one of those people. Last week, he concluded a 10-year run selling computer accessories on eBay and opened an $8-a-month account with OnlineAuction. Cox, of Marble Falls, Ark., said his new home reminds him of eBay's early days. "I feel they will be more responsible to me as the seller," Cox said. "It certainly won't have the market that eBay does now, but I'm positive in time buyers will migrate to other sites." Cox plans to also check out eCrater, which allows sellers to use its marketplace free of charge. ECrater founder Slavov said vendors will never be asked to pay anything. "There are too many fees on eBay and Amazon," said Slavov, a software developer who launched eCrater in 2004. eCrater, based in Irvine, Calif., turns a profit by charging vendors for premium positions, selling Internet advertising and partnering with Google Checkout. ECrater now has 33,000 active sellers and lists nearly 1 million items, according to Slavov. Another upstart attracting attention from fleeing eBayers, San Francisco's iOffer, is built around a focus on friendly engagement between buyers and sellers. In lieu of using an auction format, iOffer has sellers state a starting price or ask buyers to make an offer. Both parties negotiate until they're satisfied. "Overall, I'd say sellers like being more interactive," said iOffer CEO Ryan Boyce. "There's more flexibility, and you can sell a lot more when you engage with the buyer." Listing items on iOffer is free. Final value fees are levied on a sliding scale but are significantly lower than eBay's, Boyce said. Also a plus for former eBayers: Sellers can transfer their eBay feedback scores to iOffer. "They're not starting from zero," Boyce said. Another iOffer feature allows users to trade items. "With the recession, people don't have as much free cash lying around, so swapping has become more popular," he said. iOffer has accumulated 75,000 sellers and nearly 1 million total users since its 2002 launch. Another auction site, Chicago-based uBid, targets bulk sellers liquidating excess inventory. Its 7,000 participants include Sony (SNE), Motorola (MOT, Fortune 500) and Dell (DELL, Fortune 500). All sellers submit to a 10-point financial exam to ensure they're qualified to do business on the site: "That's part of our stringent anti-fraud stance," said uBid CEO Jeff Hoffman. However, uBid is not a viable alternative for eBay vendors who aim to sell products at or close to retail price. Most uBid auctions start at $1 and carry no reserve price. "If your eBay store is the way you feed your family, you sell for profit," Hoffman said. "Ubid is for asset recovery on products that aren't selling at retail." On the other hand, the auction site Bidville, which uBid purchased in 2006, does focus on what Hoffman calls "consumer-to-consumer" sales - the market eBay now dominates. Listing an item is free, and final value fees start at 5% for items under $25. For items that sell for $1,000 or more, sellers pay a flat $25 fee plus 1% of the amount over $1,000.
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Boycott Demonstrations at Corporate Office in San Jose
Has anybody heard of any demonstrations going on/planned for at the corporate office in San Jose?
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WOW !!! EBAY FEES
I haven't listed many items this year and got to looking over the fees and store fees. My jaw dropped when I saw 10% final value fee for a store item I'm gonna try this for awhile with some stuff I need to clear out. I hate to see what the fees are gonna turn out to be, this may be my last run on Ebay, I don't see how some sellers justify there time and profit margin per what Ebay and Paypal is getting. Not to mention Shipping Cost Eric
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FEEDBACK CHANGES! SELLER GROUP FOR SHARING/BARRING BAD BUYER ID's
Seems like a simple idea for starting to counter what is clearly going to be a raft of changes that are a charter for bad and unscroupulous buyers to hold all genuine sellers to ransom! Genuine sellers start and join a group where they publicise the names of any buyers who misuse the feedback system and those buyers are all added to a 'blocked' list. Member sellers could publicly display there membership of this group in their listings. Just a thought. One things for sure, there will be a whole load of deadbead buyers thinking this is the best idea ebays ever had and they will be using as carte-blanche to do whatever the hell they want including re-negotiating prices after auctions have ended! After all, what can honest sellers do to protect themselves? not a damn thing.
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Wrote to my TV station
Dear newstip@wnep.com WNEP TV, I watch the Scranton Wilkes-Barre station everyday. I thought by now you would have covered a story on the recent eBay changes that will affect all sellers on eBay. The sellers are outraged at the dramatic increase in fees, eBay dresses up the announcement as a favor and reward for sellers with lowered listing fees and free gallery pictures, at first most people did not read the fine print, or any further than that. Read further and see eBay raised the final value fees dramatically. Many of the sellers are moving to other venues on the internet to sell, including myself. The other huge issue is that sellers won't be able to leave feedback for buyers. This is where professional news people like yourself will need to investigate and put this into a story. I just can't seem to describe the insanity. Please look at the eBay community Front Porch and Soapbox forum posts Link Link and try to understand what is going on and make a story about it. Almost everyone has dealt with eBay in one way or another in our viewing area and many of us have been selling and buying on eBay for years. I don't think this was a smart move. I really don't understand big business, but there must be a motive other than improving things for eBay members. I suggest you do a google with these 3 keywords ... eBay fees feedback . I am sure that you will see this is big news. I'll be watching!
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Does Ebay Care About Sellers ?
It just hit me that Ebay really doesn't care about its sellers. They value the buyers twice as much as they do sellers. The new feedback changes only benefits buyers. I've been selling on Ebay since 1999. I've recommended Ebay to over 1,000 people thru the years. Almost all are now Ebay members. The double stomach punch by Ebay to raise the final value fees and to disallow negative feedbacks to thieving and lying buyers is too much to take. The buyers do not pay any monies to Ebay. Even their Paypal accounts are not charged like we sellers Paypal accounts are charged. We sellers pay list fees,upgrade fees,picture fees,final value fees,and Paypal fees. The buyers pay no fees. Infreakingcredible ! How can Ebay even claim this as being fair to its sellers ? Every seller knows that we basically handle the entire transaction on every sale. Ebay is just a vehichle to get the items to the buyers. And their fees and feedback policy was pretty fair in the beginning but has steadily gravitated to favor only the buyers. I honestly should have a 100% positive feedback rating with no negatives. I have 7 negatives, all from lying buyers. I hope someone at Ebay is reading all the blogs from its sellers. We love Ebay but cannot be treated unfairly. Ebay is a multi-billion dollar company that can survive without the increased final value fees. But its sellers, many whom make a living off Ebay, cannot absorb the increased fees. This is not a personal vendetta from we sellers but just to let Ebay know that we are aware of the forthcoming troubles these newly implemented changes will have on all Ebay users.
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Why do some eBay peps (watch) Buy It Now
Drives me crazy. I think to myself this is not listed in Auction Format so why just watch the item
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HOW MANY WAYS CAN DEADBEAT BUYERS ABUSE THIS NEW SYSTEM?
Well, lets see if we can count the ways???? 1/ Non payers needn't fear negative feedback! 2/ Competitors can damage your feedback rating 3/ Buyers can re-negotiate after the sale ends with threats of negative feedback Who wans to add to this?
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Has any one had this offer?
I got an email last night and the person is wanting to buy my ebay account and all my feedback, supposedly the then resell them to other companies that want to sell on ebay but need a high feedback rating to get the products out there. Has anyone heard of this?
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Buyer Education Regarding DSR policy
I would just like to know if eBay intends to educate buyers about DSR policies before allowing them to ruin a sellers rating? Will buyers be informed about EXACTLY what a fair handling charge would include and how much they should expect to be charged? For example: some years ago I ordered a Turbo Lister CD from ebay. I was charged $5 for shipping, but the postage was .65 cents. Will buyers be given criteria before they rate a seller. Will buyers be informed that a seller cannot deliver a book from Pa to Ca in a day or two if the buyer chooses to pay for Media Mail? Will they be informed that they should check the date on the postage to determine if the seller posted the item in a reasonable amount of time? Or will a buyer simply get to decide these issues for themselves? My DSRs are great, but shipping time and costs are 4.5 and 4.6 even though I rarely charge more than $2 handling and often refund excessive overcharges. And most often I post items with a few days unless a holiday or weekend is involved. I always post my shipping charges, except for International sales. I've been beaten really bad on Exports so I am very careful about those charges. Will buyers be informed that if postage costs are listed and they buy an item they should not be able to give a bad rating for postage costs? I want to know if ebay plans to educate buyers and enforce some kind of standards on buyer ratings of sellers.
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FEEDBACK! Wait until next year! THE NEW SYSTEM
Hi What a great idea, lets not give buyers feedback! I do about 6000 transactions a year, and have received 3 negatives this year! Next year it will be 50 or more. I am sure everyone gets threats on a weekly basis, well those will become negatives. BUT NOW FOR THE GOOD NEWS! After everyone has enough negatives, eBay as a community will become a Turkish Bazaar and no one will be buying here because we will look like sleeze! THEN the genius who thought up this change will be leaving eBay... and eBay will, I assure you, roll out a new system that will wipe out this years horror. Either that, or it will be time to sell your eBay stock! As is the case in most American business, no one knows when it has WON and leave success alone! Too bad, this is a great community.
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New feedback policy,,,it is just WRONG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I was sitting in my living room thinking about haw I had finally become a success at my childhood dream. I believe I was only in the 4th grade when I knew that one day I wanted to own and operate my own business. It took many years and heartaches for that to happen. But yes, it finally came true for me. And the instrument of my success was another man
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Perfect Example of What Will Happen re feedback
I prepackage all my items and try to ship everthing priority. I state in all my auctions buyer to pay priority shipping when that is the case. After a bidder won my auction the other day she asked me to ship first class instead of priority. I have 100% feedback right now. Do you thing this buyer would have left me good feedback if I had not accommodated her if the new feedback system was in effect. No way and my 100% feedback will be ruined for no fault of mine. THIS IS NOT RIGHT EBAY.
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WHY WOULD A SELLER LEAVE ANY FEEDBACK AT ALL?
How about you? Are you actually going to be involved in a feedback system where you have 1 choice? All buyers deserve only positive feedback. All sellers deserve to be scrutinized by every buyer with a positive, neutral or negative, depending on whatever reason the buyer decides is warranted, then the buyer also has the ability to further scrutinize the seller with the 4 tier "Star Rating" system. Does this sound fair to anybody?
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EBAY POLICY CHANGES
The best and only way to fight these changes at ebay, unfair feedback rules and price gouging is to go to ONLINEAUCTION.COM or ECRATER and open an account and start listing items, eventually the merchandise will slowly change to these sites and the buyers will come. This process will take a while but if you are sick and tired of the price gouging, non responsive and uneducated ebay employees this is the only way to make a change happen. I will honor the week long boycott as well. I sent email's to bill cobb and suggest@ebay but received a canned answer back as is the case any time you deal with ebay. I have sold on ebay for 9 years through three ID's and have seen the decline over the years on the way ebay treats their sellers, rude employees, uneducated employees, price increases, decrease in service and nonresponsive to even get an explanation on several issues. They have had a vitual monopoly on the online auctions for long enough and it is time to STAND UP, Be a MAN and make a change. So open your accounts at onlineauction.com or Ecrater, start doing some businees with them, slowly wean yourself off of Ebay and prosper.
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Just recived a retalitory neg from seller
I have found One of those sellers that have ruined eBay. He sells china fake merchandise scamming people of there hard earned money. He list items for .99 then hides cost in high shipping. That is non refundable. Then when buyer gives him a neg he retaliates with neg back.
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How many people have closed ??
Does any one out there have any stats on how many stores have shut down or how many people have left the site ?? all over the web and all over ebay I keep seeing the same thing , people are done with ebay , even buyers , I have read so many of these ,in the thousands !! My stores closed Feb 2nd , Mike
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THIS DOESN'T EVEN INCLUDE THE NEW CHANGES IN FEES THE TRUTH IS ... THE NEW FEEDBACK CHANGES WILL ACCOMPLISH ONE OF THREE THINGS.... HOSTILE SELLERS.. OR . SELLERS WHO WILL SELL CARELESSLY WITHOUT REGARD -COLLECT THEIR MONEY UNTIL THEY GET BOOTED FROM EBAY... OR ALL THAT WILL BE LEFT ON EBAY WILL BE THE SAME OLE SELLERS -SELLING THE SAME MERCHANDISE AT HIGHER PRICES TO BE ABLE TO STAY WITH EBAY... IF NO CHANGES ARE MADE... I COULDN'T CARE LESS IF I GET FEEDBACKED RIGHT OFF EBAY AT THIS POINT... BUT I'M NOT GOING TO WASTE MY MONEY POSTING ANYTHING... IT ISN'T JUST THE SMALL SELLERS THAT LOOSE OUT .. IT WILL ALSO BE THE BUYERS AND EBAY THAT WILL TAKE THE BIGGER LOSS... THE SELLERS THAT LEAVE EBAY HAVE ALTERNATIVES ... THERE'S ALWAYS SOMEPLACE ELSE TO GO.. EVEN IF IT TAKES A LITTLE TIME TO BUILD IT UP... I'VE HAD SOME GREAT CUSTOMERS- BUT I CHECKED MY FEEDBACKS - AND NOTICED THAT ALOT OF GOOD PEOPLE WHO'VE BEEN WITH EBAY FOR ALONG TIME - ARE NO LONGER REGISTERED USERS... GUESS THEY TOSSED THE TOWEL IN.. THERE ISN'T MUCH VARIETY ANYMORE ON EBAY... AND SELLERS I'VE DEALT WITH ... ARE GONE TOO... I CAN ALMOST HEAR THE ECHO IN THE EMPTY HALLS OF EBAY...
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Longest Active Member?
I've been an active member since 12/31/1998 and I was wondering if there is anyone out there that has been active longer?
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I have never had the need to leave a negative
Does this make me unique? I think there is no reason for the negative feedback anyway, because if someone scams you, you can positively tell them with the words you use! I guess you disagree?
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NEW FEEDBACK POLICY - LEAVE FEEDBACK FOR EBAY HERE
As everyone who sells on Ebay knows by now, they will be implenting a new feedback policy later this month. Sellers can no longer leave negative feedback for buyers who screwed them in one form or another. Well Ebay, here is one for you: I am leaving you a BIG NEGATIVE FEEDBACK for your ridiculous new policies. I am done here and will move to other venues. Anyone else interested in leaving NEGATIVE FEEDBACK here, please do so.
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ARE PROFITS PLUMMETING FOR US ALL?
Been a powerseller for about 5 years and I have noticed alarmingly small profit especially within the last month or two.ALmost to the point of not being worth the effort! Anybody else care to weigh in? Thanks
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FEEDBACK IDEA - feedback escrow
as an avid ebay buyer, i actually really LIKE the idea of an ammended feedback system. whether you agree or not with the new proposal, there IS a genuine problem that makes ALL FEEDBACK much less valuable to everybody. if i can't leave a bad feedback for a bad experience because i know i will be titfortatted, that's horrible. i am WHOLEHEARTEDLY IN FAVOR of taking away a seller's ability to RETALIATE! that is NOT what the feedbacks are for. it's for honestly portraying a buyer or seller's behavior. my solution: ---------------------------------------------------------- FEEDBACK ESCROW - both parties enter their feedback and NEITHER is revealed to any party or the public until BOTH are submitted. this way, there is no possibility of retaliatory feedback. you simply ping in on how the other party behaved. and if you had a good experience with them but they had a bad experience with you, tough. ---------------------------------------------------------- cuz seriously, the system now where everyone is held back by feedback retaliation and that keeps most people at 99% positive feedback is not only dumb, it's not helpful to anybody. so how about it? escrow! jin
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Changed my home page
For almost 10 years, I come down in the morning and start up the PC. My home page was Item's I'm selling on eBay. This will be strange, but this is not my home page anymore. This will probably be my last forum post. Thank you to all my good customers over the years, and thanks to the good sellers I bought from. A weird sort of thank you goes out to Meg Whitman and John Donahoe for that final stick that broke the camels back. That pushed me to make the decision to open shop elsewhere.
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Australian Law ridiculous - look at this
Look at this, see what happens if you defend yourself Link
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Perfect example of what is wrong with ebay..
Take a look at this user (gemabey) total score -5 1 positive feedback 21 NEGATIVES! for non payment A perfect example of why ebay has gone to he88 they allow this type of activity to continue..and you can bet, ebay collected fees' for each one of those auctions they did not pay on.. im sorry, but that was allowed to go way to far..before action was taken.. and at least 6 different sellers were affected by this joker.. it would be interesting if we could do a search for similar accounts..bet there would be a LOT of them..
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POSSIBLE SOLUTION FOR FEEDBACK DEBACLE
If Ebays new feedback system had a 14 day waiting period before a buyer could leave negative feedback instead of 3 days(give me a break, even priority shipping takes 3-5 days), I think it would encourage many buyers to try and work something out with their seller before "pulling the trigger". Most negative feedback is left in the heat of the moment, before the person has had a chance to calm down and think about things rationally. Don't get me wrong, I am DEAD AGAINST this new feedback policy, it is ridiculous. I don't know what in the world ebay is thinking. I won't even bring up the new FVFs. I wonder how they decided upon 3 days after the transaction, the buyer can leave negative feedback. If you shipped an item 10 minutes after you got a payment it still wouldn't get there in 3 days more than 50% of the time.... And the impatient newbies I deal with so much will now be able to trash me when the package doesn't magically appear in their mailbox exactly when they want it to arrive (example-"please make sure you send this item today(Wed night), I need to wear it to a party on Friday) I wonder if any of the corporate ebay people have ever sold an item on ebay in their life? They seem SOOO completely out of touch with their sellers it's shocking. This all just makes me sad
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GOOGLE needs an auction site now
Google is the biggest search engine around. They get more hits in a minute than Ebay gets in a week. They have the money. All they have to do is set up site in auction format with smaller fees and with their advertising all they'd have to do is stick a simple link right there in the top search bar and they could literally destroy Ebay within a month. They've got the attention of everyone. If they just put the link there and set it up, they've got all the business of their search engine users right there. Imagine everyone who uses Google to search for anything seeing an auction link. They'd have it. All they have to do is build it. And with Ebay sticking it to their customers now and driving so many of them away, this would be the best time to snatch them all up. All they have to do is build it and millions of dollars in profit right there for the taking.
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Worldwide Ebay Buyer And Seller Strike Scheduled for February 18-25 2008
I just got through watching the video on you-tube saying that their will be a worldwide strike against Ebay from Feb. 18-24 due to their recent policy changes. Has anyone else on here heard anything about it? You can find the video talking about it by searching for Worldwide Ebay Strike on you-tube.
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Interesting reading for Unhappy ebayers
Antitrust Lawsuit Filed against eBay from auctionbytes.com I'm getting emails asking for the name of the attorney who is representing Michael Malone, who filed an antitrust class-action lawsuit against eBay in April 2007. So that I don't have to look it up each time, here it is, according to court documents: Michael MacShane Audet
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ridiculous
I'm a french canadian selling on ebay since 1996. It was fun some time ago, but now year after year all Ebay wants to do is taking more money in our pockets. They also think we are all stupids annoucing that insertion fees will go down and gallery will be free BECAUSE YOU ASKED FOR IT ..... but 3% higher final value fees ..... ridiculous. I think i will concentrate to sell to my customers outside ebay ....... and cut my listings by 50% that's all what deserve Ebay because as an honest seller, i NEVER have a break from Ebay. And i'm not talking about the enormeous fees from Paypal A proud ebay member that became a sad ebay member. CyberJoel
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whats ebay going to do to protect me from this
I shipped an item Del con, showing del they file a claim anyway saying not received. I will get the neg and they will get there money. wake up ebay
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whay cant ebay make people verify
why cant they just leave things the way they are amd make people pay the $5 to verify who they are. wouldnt that solve alot of the problem. as a buyer it would worth the $5 for a safe site as a buyer it would be to
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Paypal holding payments to sellers til a buyer posts positive feedback?
Are you kidding me??? Read the changes. It says paypal can hold a payment to a seller until a) the buyer posts positive feedback or b) if no claim is filed in 21 days. And raising our fees (yes, I built a spreadsheet and calculated current charges and charges after 2/20). We have had buyers REFUSE to pay our at-cost shipping, or demand refunds without returning product, yet we have no recourse with feedback. I thought TRADE meant fair practices to everyone. As I have told my brother for years...ebay is Buyer-Centric. We are looking to sell elsewhere. We pay almost $40,000 a year to sell on ebay and this is the crap we have to deal with. Grossie73 Stained Glass and More, Inc.
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paypal question
Are sellers allowed to charge extra for credit card paypal? I saw auction number 320058201322 Link for a Victoria Weick ring that said you had to pay extra to use paypal if you used a credit card? I prefer cc paypal because it is safer, so I didn't bid. Is that ok with ebay rules? Ron
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Changes needed for eBay and PayPal
I've been an eBay member since 1998. I have 2 big problems: 1. I got ripped off twice by sellers. Since I paid with PayPal balance, eBay will not step in and help. PayPal will do nothing except forward my e-mails to the seller. 2. EBay fees are getting too expensive. It looks like the eBay executives want the big paydays. I also noticed that new eBay auction listings are on a decline. I hate to leave eBay, but some things have to change.
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Paypal
I was wondering if anyone can lend me any suggestions on how to get problems resolved with Paypal and Ebay. I can only compare them to a dysfunctional family that although related, never speak to one another. At any rate I had my account limited and I changed everything over on ebay including my e-mail account. I did the same for paypal and then I clicked the button so they could call and confirm that I was the actual owner of the account. I waited for an hour and received nothing and so I had to leave for a parent teacher conference with my son. When I returned I found that I would now have to wait for a letter with a six digit code to get my account no longer limited. This would not b bad if I had not won ten items the same day and had 4 to ship. One of the items happened to be $80.00 alone. I contacted all my sellers an they were nice enough to give me a few days. Luckily for me a few days, actually turned into 15. In the mean time I had to take the money from my personal; account to pay for the shipping instead of coming out of paypal, like I had intended. I paid for the items so that I would not get negative feedback for not shipping in time. This of course drained my account and when it was over, I had $300.00 in fees I had to pay to my bank. I wrote my sellers almost daily trying to explain the problem. Many were rude and did not believe what I was telling them. At any rate, I paid my fees to the bank and on Monday I once again paid for all the items out of my personal account versus my paypal account. It seems that none have left am negative feedback yet, but they were not happy. Finally, yesterday I receive the mail from paypal with the six digit code. I input the information and the next message I receive is that it will be 3 more business days before I can have the code confirmed. i call Paypal and complain and finally they restore everything. I take a deep breath and go along my way hoping my problems of not being able to pay are over. Well, my problems of paying have ended and I can now pay for items I purchased. The new problem is that I cannot collect money for the items that are purchased from me. Seems that there is now a mix up with my e-mails from changing all my information. The money from buyers happens to be in limbo somewhere. I called paypal, I could not get a number for an ebay representative! I talked with a representative and all I heard was "I am sorry." I finally talked to a supervisor and she seemed to get everything straight. I explained that I have items that have to go out because the buyers need them now for Christmas. I had to contact buyers once again and have them cancel their payments, so I could bill them a second time. They canceled their payments a second time and since I have sold four more items. Guess what, the problem is still not fixed. The buyer pays but I can not get the money and ebay does not recognize the fact they have paid. Did I forget to mention the fact that i called paypal on Friday the day after Thanksgiving like I promised my sellers I would, and I all I got was a recording telling me to call during normal operation hours. I called in the early afternoon, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 'o clock. I guess i should have known that although ebay never shuts down Paypal does and everybody is out. Try explaining that to angry sellers. So here I sit, wondering what to do about my problem. I have six items buyers have purchased and I cannot get the money. I am not sure who to call because I have already spent hours on the phone with representatives and supervisors. So if anyone on ebay knows what i should do next, i certainly would appreciate it, because no one at paypal does! One more thing, How did I land in this mess. Some nice third party took over my accounts without me knowing. It is not a nice feeling to be in such a shape and you did nothing wrong but you are the only one to feel the stress and aggravation from it all. Please let me know if anyone out there knows how I should proceed. Thanks, theodore540
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Ebay,LISTING FEES, FEEDBACK,FVF`s,PAYPAL,SHIPPING FEES,OH GIVE US A BREAK
Ebay fees,LISTING FEES, FEEDBACK,FVF`s,PAYPAL,SHIPPING FEES,OH GIVE US A BREAKHello Fellow Ebayers,I Need to vent! Just seems like a lot of hands in the cookie jar, the jar keeps getting smaller,and the hands are getting bigger.Maybe ebay just wants to keep the power sellers?I am Starting to feel like a tiny fish in a pool of sharks,it wont work for me much longer.Seems to me that with all the monies ebay makes,its just NOT enough to stuff their pockets.Now I know there is a price for doing business,But come on give us a break already.Oh well,for now I guess thats just the way it is.Cant fight city hall,or can we?BOYCOTT [A boycott is the act of voluntarily abstaining from using, buying, or dealing with someone or some other organization as an expression of protest.]So Boycott Ebay !Maybe that would get there attention.If this happened for even 1 day,you would see how fast things would be changed for the better.After all it is "We The People of Ebay" who keep ebay going,NOT EBAY.Think about it.If its not broke ,Do not try to fix it.I know ! It just came to me! Ebays is looking for a few new Keywords=Ebay scam,Ebay ripoff,Ebay Scams Ebayers, Remember ebay,Ebay @ ripoffreports.com.Now thats food for thought. Thank you Richie
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BEND OVER AND WEEP SELLERS...READ THIS
Not so much as a kiss on the back of the neck whilst being SCREWED. Enjoy this article... Link
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Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Ebay is so UNCOOL
There are too many fun things to do online than hang out here! This is too much like shopping at Wal-mart
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more stupid news are you a DSR ?
yeah ok , now we all charge to much in shipping cost ! I cant believe they now are trying to dictate how we approach are shipping and handling cost . Sure for the Sellers and there Stores who started this mess in the first place who tried to start there auctions for a penny and state shipping charges to cover the item ! they know who they are and they all post in these rooms , blame them they are all DSR's for sure ! For us small based ( TRUE EBAYERS ) trying to make a few bucks to pay for our food
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Man Oh Man Cant Get A Break!
I am off to the auction! I stop and fill up my gas tank Wow the price has sure went up!I get to the auction after a half hour of driving man there is alot of competition here. I stand around for 3 hours waiting for the items I came for and get out bid. I end up buying other items I really dont need. I am getting hungry and thirsty I buy a drink and a hot dog man they have really went up in price! The auction ends after 5 hours now its time to load (wow am I tired). I start back home its getting dark I unload (really tired by now).I wake up unpack the stuff clean it list it on ebay.A week later some items sell some dont I pack it back. In the mean time I get my water bill man its went up! I get my eletricity bill man its went up! I get my insurance bills man they have went up!I do groceries for my family of five man they have went up!I get my gas bill man its went up!I buy my dogs some food man its went went up! I pay my property taxes man they have went up! I get my ebay and paypal fees statement man They have went way up! I check my profit margine man it is way down!
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Video Game Survey
Hi I am conducting a survey for a class, its really short and isn't spam or anything. If anyone could spare some time to answer it that'd be great. Heres the link: Link If that one doesnt work... Click Here to take survey Thank you!!!
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can you find someone that hasnt done business in a year?
i bought a ring from a markntexas who supposedly has a jewlery store in texas only that name hasnt been selling anything on ebay since 07.. wondering if any1 knows how to contact him?
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Soon U Will Have 2 Offer PAYPAL as payment method, and payments can be held
'Currently, PayPal is offered on about 95% of listings on eBay.co.uk. Starting in late April 2008, we will require all sellers on eBay.co.uk to offer PayPal on their listings.' Link Copy and paste the above link to ebays announcements pages. How long now until ebay goes paypal only and all payments are held for 21 days? Net results will surely be diminishing confidence and already slashed profits for sellers and a gigantic rise in profits for ebay?
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How to privatize the amount an item sold for in feedback view item
Could anyone point me in the right direction. In looking at several sellers feedback, I see that there must be a way to make the amount an item has sold for read "Private". Could anyone shed light on this. I really don't want anyone being able to calculate what I have made. Thanks for any help you may be able to give.
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eBay top heavy overhead
In the past 8 years, I have enjoyed eBay but in the past year it has been difficult with traffic obviously down and discretionary $ going for gas rather than sellers. It is overwhelming to see the nice photos of all the executives that now exist. I am certain they are there to help us sell more. But, if it were my business, I would really hear about the overhead from my wife and CPA. Who hires all these people and why?
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trouble listing items
ok so i have sold stuff on here before with no problems and now all of a sudden i get to the preview page and click list item and it does nothing...i have used different internet servers and continue to not get anything....does anyone have any suggestions????
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what are the highest 100% positive feedback scores on Ebay?
just wondering, I'm sure I've got a long way to go!
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Malfunctioning Ebay Search Engine is not indexing ITEM DESCRIPTIONS
Currently I have two items listed and up for auction. Last night I tried using the eBay search engine to find items to consider purchasing and see if my items would show up. I noticed that only words in the TITLES of my auctions were being indexed and reported in the search engine results. Words in the item DESCRIPTION were not reported. To verify this type SCHIEMANN into the search box, put a check mark in the SEARCH TITLES AND DESCRIPTION pick box, then click the search button. It will return 0 (zero) items found even though that word is included in my item description. I contacted eBay via email and received a condescending reply that did not address this problem at all. So I called, talked to the eBay representative, and after being put on hold, they came back saying the TECHNICAL DEPARTMENT IS AWARE OF AND WORKING TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM. Question 1 when will the problem be fixed? Question 2 why was this problem not posted on any of the message boards? Question 3 why is eBay messing with the search engine in the first place? Question 4 I want to end my two auctions and I feel I am entitled to a refund of the listing fees what can I do? Question 5 when we will be notified that the eBay search engine is repaired so that we can start listing items and be assured the descriptions will be indexed and show up in the search engine results?
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someone interseted in buying my item after auction ended?
i had an item listed that did not meet the reserve but an intersted party made me an offer after the fact how would i go about selling t him
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Classified ad
Check out the newest annoucements...all digital downloads have to be listed in Everything else information products. Even if it is not an information product. What is the likelyhood that someone will find my liasting there? And they have to be a Classified Ad. I have never even seen a Classified Ad. Can't even search for one. How can I list a Classifeid Ad if I've never seen one!. OH..my bad! That's why eBay has changed the rules...nobody was making a listing for $9.95 per..or something like that!--kathleen!garry www.catzcatalog.biz
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Tired of Having to ask for Measurements on Clothing Items!!!!!!!!!!!
I don't know about any one else out there. But I not only sell clothing on ebay I buy clothing items on ebay and I find more and more and more that I have to email and wait for an answer on what size the waist etc is on their items. I AM NOT GOING TO DO IT ANYMORE!!!!!!!!!! If a seller is too lazy to take that few extra moments then I am not going to waste my time anymore either. Just because someone lists a pair of pants and the tag reads 8 does not mean the waist size is not larger or smaller in other brands. So here is a tip to you sellers . If you want my business or anyone else please take the time and post measurements. Even for those of us in the past take the time to type and email you for those measurements they usually get to us too late before deciding to bid. Thanks for reading this and hope it helps both sides in the future.
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Ebay 1st Quarter Profits
Just was over at powersellersun and there's a report posted that it's looking like ebay is going to do very well in the first quarter. An research group is saying the february changes are having a very positive effect on the bottom line and that ebay is going to have a very positive February. Also they are projecting about a 9% increase in ebay profits for the year. Interesting in that this report comes from a site that is not pro-ebay.
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I've Been Promoted by eBay to Board Persona non Grata
Ah, I feel so special now. ebay has started deleting my posts. I've reached the pinnacle of discussion board notoriety. Thanks ebay.
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what are some alternatives to eBay?
Does anyone have any suggestions for alternatives to eBay - my posts keep getting deleted, so I'll wait and see if anyone else has any suggestions. Also - I'm new here - are deleted posts common, even when there is no profanity or the like? thanks!
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Isn't It Funny To Watch The Sheep
I've been watching the listings rise since the .99 cent special. Isn't it funny to watch the sheep follow the shepherd jump off the cliff thinking they're saving money?! LOL Poor little sheep are gonna get calluses on their fingers trying to type as quick as they can before the end of the month. Well, at least listing fees have been lowered to reduce the risk if the item doesn't sell.
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'HELP
Okay, all you former feebayer's, y don't u let the rest of us in on the site or sites that you have found? I would move in a HEARTBEAT, BUT SO FAR, everything I have investigated was either not too my liking or did not show the types of items I usually sell. Any and all help would be very appreciated!!!!!!!Happy weekend all...
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Finally, a myspace, with no friends
Hello all...I finally broke down and created a myspace but now I have no friends...lol Feel free to add me if you want! Link No one can ever have too many friends
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How much do you pay for fuel (gas) in the US.
Hi living in the UK the price of fuel (gas) has gone through the roof over here, we are paying now around
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$.01 LISTINGS FOR .99
NOW THAT IS A JOKE ....01 for .99 and less till March 31st. Guess things are tough all over, never fails, eventually the chickens come home to roost. Still waiting for a response from feeBay to the letter I wrote them and sent certified mail, which they have received...I know, do not hold my breath. HEY TOLLIES, NOTHING HERE, BUT IF YOU WANT TO REMOVE THE POST, FEEL FREE, I AM USED TO IT BY NOW.
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Have any of you used Revolution Money Exchange?
A friend told me about a payment site called revolution payment exchange. Have any of you looked into it, tried it or used it? It is Free to join, load money into your exchange account, "use" (request $ or pay), and deposit monies back into your bank account. There are extra costs on the normal things (like a hard paper check mailed, stop payment, over draft, etc) It seems to good to be true. And when something is too good to be true. it normally is. I do not see where they make any money to operate. No one does this out of the goodness of their heart. What am I missing??? What don't I see?? What are you thoughts about it?
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1 Cent Listing Week EBAY is Getting DESPERATE For YOUR MONEY
What Ebay is Shooting For (in the long run).... 1 Cent Listing Week EBAY is Getting DESPERATE For YOUR MONEY imo This is Not Really a Good Deal With Higher Final Value Selling FEES and an over abundance of newly listed items Your Chance of having a successful auction is slim to none. What Ebay is Shooting For (in the long run).... Hoping that You The Seller by Adding extra dollars onto the shipping cost will result in lower feedback ratings and eventually will yield more sellers available for EBAY to HIT with the 21 day holding period for Paypal Funds -grandpa
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Standard Oil Company Collectibles
I have become aware of two Standard Oil Company oil drums that are made of metal, but look a lot like a beer keg. Does anyone have any idea of the history of such items or as to their value?
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Ebay Spyware?
Strange happening to me today. I composed and sent an email to someone not related to anything remotely associated to ebay and when I hit send, my firewall asked me if I wanted to send a clear text password to an ebay dot com address. I could not capture the address but it was a long one. Is it possible that ebay or someone there is placing spyware on our computers? Has this happened to anyone else? I did a scan and could not find anything specifically identifiable as an ebay item but there were several tracking cookies found.
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ebay has doon nothing to help get my money back from seller who was a fraud
im about to drop ebay they tell me they know the guy took my money and feel real bad about it but do nothing to help pay pal wont even send me a e-mail back
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Ebay $100.00 Coupon.. Is it actually Real??
HI, I am new to the board here so i hope i post this right. I got a email in my ebay in box that says it is good for $100.00 credit from ebay for me to use on ebay..And that i have to use it through paypal.. Is this legit, has anyone else gotten any of these in the past? i am just wondering.. Thank you all
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Question about new feedback policy
I had a bad selling experience lately. A customer said he has not receive his item, he is upset and want a full refund. I told him item has been mailed only 10 days ago and if he doesn't receive it i will send another one. But the guy was a true jerk, and open a claim file on paypal. I told myself there's nothing to do with that psycho and i quickly refund him and told him to have a life. No negative feedback has been left. but my question is .... if the guy (he has over 2000 feedback with a few negative) waits after May 1st to leave me a negative feedback, will i be able to do the same for him since transaction has been made before May 1st. hmmmmmmm problems r just beginning for us ...
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Illegal Sale of My Product
I notified Ebay that an unauthorized person is selling my product two months ago. He's still selling. Does anyone know how to personally get in touch w/Ebay to find out why they did not stop him? Thanks for your help...jo
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Paypal stikes again
I get on line this morning to see ebay has limited my account. I dont know why so I call they want proof of where I get my product and proof I have been delivering it. before they will release MY money to me and lift the limitations. I can not send or withdraw money but its ok to accept it so they get there money. they said its because I listed abunch of repeat items. stuff I have been selling for 5 years this is getting old
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Can anyone direct me to, or tell me what the May 2008 f/back rules
Can anyone direct me to, or tell me what the May 2008 f/back rules are changing to (mentioned in posts) please. Thank you
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Planning an Over the Hill Party - Suggestions?
Hi y'all, I'm planning an over the hill party for my brother's 50th birthday in 3 weeks. I've done most of the planning and acquired some decorations for the party. But I'd like more suggestions if you have any. I've gotten several gag gifts for him already, like an over the hill T-shirt. But I'm looking for more unique gifts, not the same old can of prunes and diapers that many OTH parties do. One of his gags is a "solar powered hair dryer" which is a clothes line and some clothes pins for hanging out a hairpiece (complete with instructions, of course. LOL). Another is "an instant facelift" -- a roll of duct tape. Of course there's the old favorite--a fake bottle of Viagra, prescribed by Dr. Gitterdone. I've invited about 50 people and even located some of his friends from high school who are coming. Most will bring some sort of gag gift or something fishing related. I'm also doing a collage with over 100 pictures of him from about the age of two until now, professionally scrapbooked to document moments. The collage will actually be scrapbook pages mounted on a big black (temporary) wall, like a bulletin board. After the party, I can insert all the pages into a scrapbook for him to keep (along with all the photos I take of the party). I'm also giving each guest a paper bone, on which they can write a word, phrase, or memory of my brother. The bones will go in a black envelope shaped like a coffin. On the coffin, it says, "RIP Youth of TLH". At the party, we'll present this coffin to my brother and let him "dig up bones" and read what people have said about him. The coffin and bones are done in such a way that they too can go in his scrapbook. I'm also working on a eulogy for his youth, some reminiscent, touching, and humorous. Can you think of other gags, tricks, games, party decorations and even themed party foods and drinks I can use to make this event even more memorable? He has a great sense of humor, so there's no risk of offending him. Any suggestions welcome. Thank you.--Birth of a Butterfly
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Listings removed and cancelled after auctions ends - stolen accounts
I had two of my auctions last week cancelled after they had successfully ended to to stolen id's. I get this email: "The results of the following listing(s) have been cancelled due to bidding activity that took place without the account owner's authorization". I have been seeing a ton of auctions being re-listed lately stating this for the reason. Is this getting out of control for eBay? I just lost out on $1200 for the two auctions. I will not keep listing on eBay if this is going to keep happening. Buyers are leary the second time around and bidding is never as high. Anyone have any more info on this problem? Craig
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The Boycott Continues...
Morning all. I do believe the EBAY BOYCOTT is starting to hit home. I know that each and every day the boycott continues.. it's make news all over the world.. to all.. Powers Sellers- Little sellers - Please- don't buy - don't bid - don't list - don't sell-- --Here on Ebay! I'm still in..
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Ever have a REALLY bad Garage/Estate Sale Day?
I finally got a Saturday morning to myself (First in a month) and hit the road as soon as the sun came up. Garage Sale after Garage Sale...Estate Sale after Estate Sale and I came home totally empty handed. Half of the time I was shocked at some of the stuff people had the nerve to put price tags on. The other half of the time I was shocked by the prices. Stuff I could get get $100 for on ebay was priced at $135. Of course it not their fault I couldn't find anything to resale...I'm just frustrated that I finally got a Saturday and it went down the drain. For the first time in a very long time...I came home totally empty handed. Ever have one of those days?
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ORGANIZED PROTESTS NEEDED, NOT JUST T ALK!!
If there are enough serious sellers willing to boycott feebay, there have to be organized protests, not just talking in rooms like this. I certainly am not a mass organizer, more of a follower if the cause is righteous, and would be willing to do more than a fair share of the work but the word has to get out on the street somehow, not just confined to these rooms about what is really going on and how the sellers are getting short shrifted.
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Boycott still going on?????????
I have not listed anything for quite a while $$$$$ are getting short. I will stay away aas long as anyone else . So Monday I will be refinanceing my house. Sure hope the next president does not spend all of our money on another War!!! or continue this one With out any spoils of war. Gas was $3.99 here last week. food is getting higher. I do not eat out . I just hope this boycot works.
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Does FeeBay not read their own NEGATIVE F/B???
As they continually insult the sellers' intelligence, they are the ones that should be feeling insulted. Are they not reading their own negative f/b right here??? When I listed my last auctions (in huge quantities to end all this) to close on Feb 19th, I made sure to tell my fellow eBayers why. I figured most of them wouldn't come to the community, so I took the information to them! My decision to leave FeeBay was one I don't regret. I just can't believe that they are not being affected by the blogs here! They must think that these forums won't do any damage, or that there are not enough upset sellers to phase them. That said, I believe the boycott is wonderful. Keep it up sellers, and good luck in all your endeavors.
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Guess Where We Vacationed?
Never insult an alligator until AFTER you have crossed the river.--~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~There are 10 types of people: those that understand binary, and those that don't.
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paying taxes for Auction selling?
Do you have to pay taxes on iteams that you sell on ebay? Not having a store, just regular auction selling?
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Monday, August 24, 2009
Suspicious Seller in General Discussion Boards in Community
Hello all, I recently purchased an item from an overseas seller and paypal has placed the payment on hold until confirmation of delivery. The seller emailed me yesterday asking me to leave positive feedback in order to free up the money so he could ship the item. Well, I am certainly smart enough to know that this would be a bad idea, but now I face a decision of whether to wait a few days and see if he actually ships the item or simply ask for a refund immediately. Thankfully my payment is on hold, but I am nonetheless wary of this transaction. What is proper ebay etiquette in this situation? Thanks in advance, -jgrl.
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Help With New Logo in General Discussion Boards in Community
Hiya, I was wondering if one of you very talented people could assist me with making a new store logo or if you can make me one. I am willing to pay or offer you a free item. Thanks SO much! -- "You can always hit the ctrl, alt
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Problems with EBay in General Discussion Boards in Community
The source of every single problem on Ebay is simple and has actually existed in various forms since the beginning of civilization. Those in charge are completely out of touch and have absolutely no idea or comprehension of the purpose of this website, or the actual needs and wants of its members. The executives who make the decisions have no clue as to what type of business they are running or the motivations of why people even join EBAY. Broken down here is what I see. 1) The executives have a completely different definition of a market place than members. These executives are wealthy people. They dont understand that many people join EBAY to find bargains or cheaper prices for desired items because that is the only way they can afford such items. They dont have a grasp that to some people $20 is a great deal of money and such a difference in price has an effect on the decision to purchase. The execs have instituted policies regarding shipping time and buyer satisfaction because to them that is what is important. If these policies drive away sellers so be it because according to what we believe is important they dont cut the mustard. They dont see that the buyers experience is not improved if they can no longer purchase items because the sellers who offerred these items within the price range which they could afford are gone. In short they have placed a definition of satisfaction that is not applicable to those they are dealing with. I offer this analogy ask these executives what they want in an automobile, they will likely say performance or horsepower, maybe even gas mileage. Ask them what they feel others view as being most important and they may say the same thing. They do not comprehend that a great many people only want a car that will start because they need to get to work. They will not step outside the box in which they live to see that everyone is not living in the same world as them. 2) These executives are using their business experience and applying the principles they are familiar with to situtions which such business practices are not applicable. Case in point buyer protection. These executives dont think that Ebay is free of frauds and cheats- they simply believe that sellers automatically take the Wal Mart-Target-Sears-Macy's approach of incorporating anticipated theft or loss into projections and budgets and view it as a cost of doing business. They dont understand that many can't and dont operate that way and cant afford to be swindled. This leads to the loss of sellers leading to a loss of buyers discussed in point one. 3) These executives forget and have no experience in dealing with people as they rely on customer service department models of other companies and industries. Insurance companies, cable companies, phone companies, utility companies all provide services that we have come to rely on and can't go without. There are other options and companies but they are all similar and operate the same way. The executives running Ebay dont understand that if fed up people will just stop using it. Ebay has a customer base that can simply walk away. They dont comprehend that a normal person, if made angry because they are mistreated will simply walk away. These executives are not used to and do not understand how to deal with normal regular people who are the majority of the members of EBAY, and who are not at the mercy of a company providing services that are essential to daily life. I dont think EBAY is just a greedy corporation. I think that member satisfaction both buyer and seller is very important to these executives and they want everyone to have the best experience possible. I dont think there is a plan to drive out the small seller because they think this will increase profits. Those in charge are just simply out of touch and have no clue how to manage the company in which they are in charge. They think increased listing fees that allow for what they see as "improvements" will lead to increased sales for sellers. They are not selling items so they dont see the negative ramifications first hand. They are trying to put in place business models that have worked in the past and have completely missed the point that Ebay's success came from the fact it was like nothing that had been seen before. They are breaking the most basic rule and that is they are trying to put the square peg in the round hole. I would like to challenge the EBay hierarchy to something. Pick a V.P. or two and send them home for two months. Give them a large lot of items and tell them for the next two months it is your job to sell these on EBay. That is it just sell these items, list them and sell them within a normal budget. Then have these VP's write a report as to their experiences and see if the policies in place make sense and achieve the designed outcome. For those who say that profits are up- you may be correct- the more people who use Ebay the more likely profits will rise. Rising profits does not mean these executives are doing a good or even adequate job because in order for a business to be truly successful those in charge must maximize profits. The point f any business is not to simply make money it is to make the most money you can.
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outstanding e-bayer in General Discussion Boards in Community
Hi,, I just wanted to share with everyone about a wonderful e-bay seller named dawn50622003 who combined my purchase and didn't charge me shipping. I had a bidding war with another e-bayer and it went down to the wire and she saw it and combined it with another purchase I had made,, and wow,, whatta lady!!!
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This is jinxed, either MJ or me in General Discussion Boards in Community
I can't believe it! The day Michael Jackson died I bought a DVD - Number Ones with a BIN. I paid for it right away and days later was told by the seller they did not have it. Finally got my money refunded. I found another seller and bought the DVD from them on a BIN. Paid for it and the same thing happened again - they informed me they did not have it in stock, however I noticed they put up a quantity of 100 of the same DVD days later at a higher price. Again I had to get my money back. Third time, I thought, I would be lucky. Yesterday I found another seller with a quantity on thedvd so I bought one on a buy it now for $10.50 and paid for it. Today I get an email from Ebay saying they cancelled the auction (and all of his others too) for any one of three reasons. No trace of the item on Ebay now or even that I bought it except for my Paypal payment. Seller is no longer a registered user. Couldn't even leave f/backc I guess. Ebay is so sorry but if the seller corrects whatever he did wrong, maybe I would like to bid again??Hello, I didn't bid, I bought it on a BIN and paid for it. Do they even care? What now?
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Blogs in General Discussion Boards in Community
Hi everyone - I have been out of touch here for a while - among other things - when did we lose the regular ebay blog section?
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see feedback button gone! in General Discussion Boards in Community
Where did it go, feedback button on listing pages is gone. Why, I like to see feedback before I purchase an item, yes I know I can click on the sellers number beside there name and feedback will come up but these changes are driving me nuts. Maybe I;m just getting old but seem's to be getting more confusioning with every change.Just like the changes to these boards I miss the older boards, they were easier to post and find what you needed, shoot this posting is most likely in the wrong place too, hope no one will be upset, just needed to vent. well guess I'll go shopping if they haven't moved,changed or hid the listings as well.
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Feels like I just gave away $400 in General Discussion Boards in Community
I just purchased a ps3 only to find out I can't buy the warranty from square trade because of the state I live in. I'm thinking of selling the item back once I receive it since it is new. Anyone know if there are any other warranty companies out there besides square trade? And anyone know why Wisconsin and Maine are the only states that can't buy warranty?
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Are sellers suppose to retract my bid and close the auction? in General Discussion Boards in Community
An item I was bidding on was closed and the seller retracted my bid. I've never had that happen. Is this something sellers are allowed to do? The item was ending tomorrow evening. This is the second time in two weeks this has happened. One I was watching, but this one I had bid on. I'm thinking they closed the auction for a deal made off e-bay.
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What about a stumbleupon-like search on ebay
Maybe a new type of random search like "STUMBLEUPON" on ebay. I would love to randomly see what is on ebay! It would be fun and profitable for the sellers and buyers. Say with just the big search headings, - home and garden, -computers and networking, etc. All results random and equal, I think it would be fun! Push a button -see a listing! Maybe call it "Crusin the Bay!". It would be a lot more traffic equally divided among everybody, more listings, the more chance of a hit Reply|Reply with Quote
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Question about Listing fees in General Discussion Boards in Community
Good morning, I have bought on eBay for a couple of years, but sold only a few months.I have made quite a few sales on my items, but am finding I pay about 70% of those revenues in listing fees, listing and re-listing. Getting the feeling that I am not quite doing this right (last month my fees bill was nearly $100). Have asked eBay, but they refer me to other sellers. Does anyone have any advice for me? I would really appreciate it, as I am reluctant to post any more listings, for fear of paying most of earnings in fees. Many thanks, Gabriella
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Item sold as broke but its NOT broke! Help! in General Discussion Boards in Community
I recently sold a gaming system as broken because the controller would not sync up...but after the auction ran and a buyer won, i went back into the gaming system to see if i could sync the controller up one last time to try to delete any important information off and tada IT WORKED! but i sold the item as broken for less money. Should i leave the auction as is, contact the buyer to describe what happened or what should i do?
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Poor Seller in General Discussion Boards in Community
Has anyone else had a problem with member 1969byrd? It seems like anytime a buyer has a problem he resorts to vulgarities and profanity. I personally filed a complaint with ebay but it seem like they've done nothing. Why do they allow this poor behavior?
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inventory control ? in General Discussion Boards in Community
Found this comment in the reply section of an article: " The only problems I've had with inventory are eBay glitches that have repeatedly relisted items I've sold, doubled listings I list, and otherwise caused out of stock conditions that had I had absolutely nothing to do with. " I thought it was only me losing my mind, I would ocasionally get a sale then ( didn't I sell that already? Must've double listed???Start the " oh crap email") is this happening to others too?
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just need to rant in General Discussion Boards in Community
I am so disgusted. I called and closed out my account with ebay 2 months ago, and here we are low and behold still in the system. Not only that, but my MC is still being billed $4.60 per month. Go figure! Personally, I think ebay is a rip off, and they steal your money also. If there is another MC pay out to ebay next month again, I am going to have to go to the state or the better business. This is very frustrating on a set limited income! geeze
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10% Holdback fee in PayPal in General Discussion Boards in Community
I just noticed that the last Item I sold had 10% held out for 90 days. Not a big deal, except now Paypal/Ebay will make money off of the money during these 90 days. Shouldn't they pay us interest on it? Also, I didn't know this was going to happen. Did I miss something? This is really starting to piss me off, with all these changes, it's almost like Congress is running EBay. Any feedback would be helpful. BTW, I tried calling Paypal to ask them about it, but they wanted 2 bucks a minute to answer me by phone. WTF! Tony
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usetheyellowbutton@ebay.com in General Discussion Boards in Community
Not sure where to ask about this,,,,but where does this email come from?? I have seen it several times when people email me!! thanks...
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Think the new Ebay format sucks? Lost sales for Ebay in General Discussion Boards in Community
I am new to Ebay and I think that the new format is not user friendly. It is a regression. Are the programmers looking for something to do? I'd gladly advise Ebay with projects that could enhance sales. What do you think?
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MORE CHANGE...sigh in General Discussion Boards in Community
Just read on Auction Bytes..... Link
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1st time buyers taht do not pay! in General Discussion Boards in Community
This is the 3rd time this has happened to me. People new to Ebay and bidding but not paying. I believe it's coming from a site called My Points. They sign up at Ebay and bid on an item and get points. THEN THEY DON"T PAY!! This one person with a zero feedback bid $165.00 on an item I had and also did it to three other people. I never heard from him again. Why does Ebay allow this? They don't need to advertise this way. Everybody knows about Ebay!
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New feedback system as a buyer is bad. in General Discussion Boards in Community
So Ive won alot of items lately and I get them fine but the sellers wont leave me feedback unless I do it first. As a seller they are supposed to leave me feedback based on whether or not I pay on time and in the way their auction states (such as form of payment), which technically should be left by them soon as they get my payment. Now none of them will respond to me until I leave feedback first all because they are afraid Ill leave them a negative and they cant do anything but give me a positive or none at all. Ebay you need to go back to the old system, this way is totally unfair to both parties, especially the seller since now if the buyer goes bad they cant do anything to warn them to others. So what if the buyer can leave honest feedback, now the seller cant leave honest feedback unless its positive feedback.
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Search Abilities Changed? in General Discussion Boards in Community
I used to find items I was interested in, by searching a bidders current bids. Now it only shows ended auctions. What happened and why?
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Automatic payments before you can post an auction? in General Discussion Boards in Community
I tried to list an item for auction and could not list it because Ebay wants automatic payments set up for Ebay. Is this a new policy? If it is, I guess I'm through selling and buying on Ebay.
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When a seller leaves eBay.... in General Discussion Boards in Community
so does a very good buyer because they are one and the same. Most of us spend a lot of our selling dollars buying stuff on eBay. It does not take a genius to figure out that a lot of eBay sellers are upset with the new format and other changes....especially the corporate micro-management tactics eBay is using with the DSR ratings and 'seller dashboard' feature. I see a lot of people complaining here in the forums and elsewhere about sales being down. Part of it is the economy. Another part is the time of year (the Summer slump). But I submit that another part is upset sellers who are also buyers. It is hard to spend and buy when you dislike the way you are being treated on the selling end.
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Woman selling baby's first name gets shot down. in General Discussion Boards in Community
It took awhile, but it appears the woman who has been getting her 15 mins. lately for selling the naming rights to her 7th kid is further out of luck. The suits killed her auction.
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one item sold this period... in General Discussion Boards in Community
Guess this is just venting, I know the economy is in the toilet... , I've managed to sell one item since the15th...This place is deader than; well you know .Friends want me to "set them up online"....( here? yeah right )So where have all the buyers gone?
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Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Michael Jackson Memorial Tickets
Wow! They are selling for over £10k on eBay. R.I.P MJ 1958-2009
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Shipping International pref's..
Ok, Major brain cramp here! I can not find where in the world to change it so an international ( Canada ) can bid on one of my items. I know I am the one who changed it before but for the life of me I can't find it now -- LOL Any help would be great.. Thanks,
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Help needed from US based ebayer.
Hi All I desperately want to get hold of some products that are only sold at Kohls in the US. They are not very expensive and if someone bought them for me and put them up for sale on here. I would "buy them now", pay post and packing plus a nice something for your trouble. The products are listed below, it could become a regular thing and would be a nice way for someone to earn $30 a month for next to nothing. The items are:- Link and Link Any offers of help would be great. You can reply here or email me on swardean@yahoo.com to set something up. Just to explain I am based in the UK and cannot get these products shipped directly. Thanks Phil
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Can someone add something to your Item for sale ad?
I just purchased something on ebay and did so because it said" Under $20 shipping included". When I got ready to pay, it was adding in the shipping. I email seller to get invoice right. He emails me back to say that is not what his ad said and shipping was charged. He said he did not know what I was talking about. I was looking at the item with 4 other people over my shoulder and we all saw what the ad said. As a matter of fact 2 different people had the same item for sale and we got that one due to the shipping included as it stated. When we went back in to relook at the ad, someone had put the shipping charge up there and it was not the same ad we saw and purchased from. He claims he does not know anything about it. Has anyone else ever seen this on a sellers ad, the under $20 that shipping is included? I can see one of us making a mistake but not 5 different people that all saw the same thing.
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Paying for an item
So, I won an item from a seller in Russia. I owe them $39.00. The listing adverts payment via PayPal, however, PayPal says people in Russia can only send funds, not receive them, so I can't send my payment. How do I solve this problem?
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STRANGE SELL
I sold an item to a buyer and after I invoiced her she sent a message saying it was a mistake and she didn't purchase the item. I have never had this happen and I ask her for more details but she hasn't responded. The strange thing is she has sent an e-check thru paypal even though she said she didn't buy item. Any thoughts appreciated.
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Gif Sanctuary...Post and Share...Hide in Here
I just love Gifs! I love the hunt and search for them. Like window shopping you don't need money so it is fantastic! You can find one for every emotion a person could possibly have,sometimes you can make one yourself. A picture is worth a thousand words or even just one or 3 little letters such as You can colour/color your letters like this,or you can find tutorials to help others learn how to do things you can't do yourself! So let's have some fun,learn and share together!! When you just don't feel like socializing with words,not a requirement here. Take refuge.
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Help please buyer hiked up shipping
I bid on and won an item on ebay.After I won the item the buyer sent a invoice with the shipping higher,then which was on the regular invoice.I don't want to pay higher shipping.What should I do? Wasn't that a contract? Thanks
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Stolen merchandise on eBay?
The Oregonian in Portland has been publishing a series of stories on how professional thieves, mostly drug addicts, from around the West are allegedly channeling massive amounts of shoplifted merchandise through the city's secondhand stores and onto eBay, where unsuspecting buyers get a deal on the loot. Here are links to three of the stories: Link Link Link According to authorities, these stores were selling tons of stolen goods on eBay, without hesitation or oversight. Indeed, some of the stores were awarded Power Seller certificates. Has anyone heard of this type of blackmarket operating on eBay? Has anyone suspected, after getting a great deal on new merchandise, that it was stolen? Has anyone filed a complaint with eBay about stolen merch being sold? What type of response did you get?
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want to purchase an iphone-sorry if i am in the wrong area
Weather's nice here on the porch! Listen, I need/want to buy an Iphone. I dont really wanna pay what ATT or APPLE wants to charge me. I am fairly new to ebay....in that I've never sold, and only bought 8-10 things. All of which I have had a good experience with. Can anyone suggest a good deal for me? I prefer the G3S, but can go with the latest one before that if i need to. What I'm looking for is prices....can anyone or everyone let me know what I should expect to pay....I want to pay the least i can ofcourse (duh) without getting ripped off. Also ....if anyone knows of who I should/could contact that information would be appreciated as well. Thanks a bunch in advance guys ! Gary
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