Comments on: Buy, Buy, Buy – £1000+ unexpected sales on eBay

By: Josordoni

Josordoni — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:17:31 +0000

If I am buying, I don’t believe anything has been sent unless I hear that it has been sent.

So I always tell my own buyers a) when it is going to be sent b) when it has been sent. c) I add the tracking no to Paypal, so they get another message with that information as well.

Nobody has ever complained that they have had too much information, in fact, we get complimented for our level of communication.

Not rocket science is it…

By: northumbrian

northumbrian — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 07:08:39 +0000

,
judy,s right
telling folks you have their money .and your contactable and real, is such a basic and simple thing to do its stupid not too

By: ebuyerfb

ebuyerfb — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 01:07:26 +0000

@ # 6

But out of all of those transactions how many did you receive the item as described and shipped when the listing stated it would be shipped? If you are paying via PayPal then PayPal should have emailed you telling you that the seller got their money. All my listings say I ship the next day so telling the person I shipped that day is just redundant.

By: Judy

Judy — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 00:22:37 +0000

I’ve been doing quite a bit of buying on eBay and the WWW recently and I’ve gotta say, most sellers have no idea about communication. If I trust a seller or a website with my money, the least they can do is email me to either acknowledge payment or inform me that my order has been shipped. Out of 10 recent purchases I’ve received one email.

Sorry for the whinge – and now, back to our regular program.

By: Andy

Andy — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 20:12:53 +0000

Chris, we’d be happy to ‘help’ your client get their 10 feedback… we leave feedback on payment so whenever they’re ready…

By: Kate

Kate — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 18:29:21 +0000

I was a buyer a long time before I ever thought about selling. I think I had about 50 feedback from buying (and of course not everyone left me feedback) before I sold a thing. Since I started selling I started using a separate buying ID (and I don’t recommend buying supplies on your selling ID – do you really want your buyers to know how much your supplies cost?) and I still buy regularly as I’m an avid music collector as well as seller. Buying does of course help you to become a better seller – as I buy CDs as well as sell them I know exactly how the buyer feels if the CD is scratched rather than the “near mint” stated on the listing, and what it’s like to get the CD case mangled and broken in the mail.

By: Swan

Swan — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:47:18 +0000

Then get them to leave their buyer feedback now.

Its fairly meaningless and they’ll get to their 10

Or for a lot less than £1000 i’d flog them the 800 odd fb ID that was set up 3 years ago and is now useless under the new fee structure.

By: northumbrian

northumbrian — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:15:55 +0000

Buying consumables such as jiffy bags, bubble wrap etc, also looks good on a feedback record – it shows that you plan to take care in packaging the goods that you sell.

*** makes mental note not to buy glue on ebay***

and a miniumum of 10 feedback should be for selling not buying ,
any guerkin can get 10 feedback overnight these days buying ,
especially as you cant get a negative for not paying either,

By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 14:07:41 +0000

I’ve helped a few people get started selling on eBay, and the first bit of advise I always give is “buy a few items to start with”.

When people understand and know what it is like to be a buyer, what satisfies themselves, what expectations they should have, and what experiences they encounter, it is the best grounding for becoming a decent and long term seller.

Buying consumables such as jiffy bags, bubble wrap etc, also looks good on a feedback record – it shows that you plan to take care in packaging the goods that you sell.

Much better than buying 1p ebooks to bulk feedback!!