Buying and Selling on eBay: Tips, Tricks, Problems & Questions

dreamspace · Nov 7, 2013

The proxy is a shipping company that simply receives packages/shipments inside US, and ships them out to their customers (located in Scandinavia). So no, they don't open packages or anything like that. You get everything as it was shipped from the seller.

Case A: Seller covers return from here(Norway), and back to me(Norway). He will be down 120$, while I'll be down 0$.
Case B: Seller covers return from here(Norway), and back to my proxy(US). He will be down 70$, while I'll be down 50$.

I'm of course hoping for A. He'll probably lose most of his sales profits on this one, but I guess it's a lesson learned, and he'll triple-check future shipments.

(FWIW, he knows I'm located in Norway, and told me to return the suit on his bill. So that issue has been solved, just awaiting for his response on the last part)

Koala-T · Nov 7, 2013

@capnwes , I just referred a guy who was checking out a Burberry tweed in my store to you. He was looking for something in a *brown tweed. Think you can accommodate him?

*This guy: http://feedback.ebay.com/ws/eBayISA...=25&iid=-1&de=off&which=positive&interval=365

capnwes · Nov 7, 2013

jgill79 said:
@capnwes , I just referred a guy who was checking out a Burberry tweed in my store to you. He was looking for something in a Brown tweed. Think you can accommodate him?

Thanks..

I might have a couple hundred.

JackFlash · Nov 7, 2013

I'm currently watching a suit on eBay. There are no measurements whatsoever. Can anyone suggest a link I can send along to the seller explaining how to make the appropriate measurements?

Ask Andy has a great guide for jackets (http://askandyaboutclothes.com/clothing/style-tips/how-to-measure-a-jacket); anyone know of something similar for trousers?

Koala-T · Nov 7, 2013

JackFlash said:
I'm currently watching a suit on eBay. There are no measurements whatsoever. Can anyone suggest a link I can send along to the seller explaining how to make the appropriate measurements?

Ask Andy has a great guide for jackets (http://askandyaboutclothes.com/clothing/style-tips/how-to-measure-a-jacket); anyone know of something similar for trousers?

http://www.ebay.com/gds/How-I-measure-the-clothing-I-sell-Part-2-Pants-/10000000176067271/g.html

JackFlash · Nov 7, 2013

jgill79 said:
http://www.ebay.com/gds/How-I-measure-the-clothing-I-sell-Part-2-Pants-/10000000176067271/g.html

My Main Man · Nov 7, 2013

Shoeluv said:
This is why I love Spoo's auctions, I know I can win stuff for 9.99. It has even happened a couple of times, but it also encourages me to place lots of bids. If you look at my history, I probably bid on 10 - 15 items every week of Spoo's. I have only won 2 items so far but not for lack of trying. I am also not just sniping cheap stuff (although that comes into play), since I am looking for bargains sometimes I find things I really want like a Dsquared jacket for my wife that I put a large bid on but was way under the ending bid. Usually I am too cheap to pay what is required to win them but because I know it is possible I could win it; I bid.This raises the price on many auctions for Spoo because there are a lot of other people out there with the same idea but a less tight fist on their money.

Adding to this, I've been getting into the $9.99 starting price on the majority of my things in hopes of getting repeat buyers.

Some things go for a lot: http://www.ebay.com/itm/321235087502?ssPageName=STRK:MESOX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1561.l2649
Some things not so much: http://www.ebay.com/itm/321235153101?ssPageName=STRK:MESOX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1561.l2649.

Even the low selling items are still a profit, albeit a very small one, but there have been 2-3 times where someone has won an item for an insanely low price and messaged me after receiving it, checking to see how often I list stuff because they're excited that they got a steal. I've gotten several repeat buyers because of this. Also, there's more of a thrill for me as a buyer and a seller to sell and bid on items that start out cheap. Like Shoeluv said, knowing it's possible to get a great deal, even if it rarely happens is way more fun than a shoe company or whatever using it as their main store. (Not that I'm against that in any way. eBay fees are a lot cheaper than running an e-commerce site yourself.)

My Main Man · Nov 7, 2013

WTF? I just got this message from eBay. I sold these coats almost a month ago and know for a fact that they weren't listed again on my account. I was in the selling section less than 30 minutes ago. Any idea why I got this? Is it a glitch with Garage Sale or something? I had just put up a couple random items.
-----------------------------------------------
You recently listed the following:
321223603204 - Coat 1
321223603531 - Coat 2

We removed these listings because you've had too many duplicate auction-style listings that didn't end in a sale. The items we removed are duplicates of other auction-style listings that are currently active on your eBay account.

Too many duplicate listings from the same seller clutter the site and hurt the overall marketplace by making it difficult for buyers to find and purchase what they want.

If you continue to have duplicate auction-style listings, you may be subject to a range of actions, including restrictions of your buying and selling privileges and suspension of your account.

For more information about our duplicate listings policy, please visit:
http://pages.ebay.com/help/policies/listing-multi.html

We appreciate your cooperation.

Thanks,

eBay

TheNeedMachine · Nov 7, 2013

For eBay stores, anyone know the maximum % allowed for markdown manager? I occasionally get an error saying my markdown has exceeded the maximum allowed, but it doesn't tell me what that maximum is (percentage or otherwise), and online customer support doesn't have an answer. Thanks.

capnwes · Nov 7, 2013

ATLnoob said:
For eBay stores, anyone know the maximum % allowed for markdown manager? I occasionally get an error saying my markdown has exceeded the maximum allowed, but it doesn't tell me what that maximum is (percentage or otherwise), and online customer support doesn't have an answer. Thanks.

Minimum of 5% Max of 75%

I think

Brianpore · Nov 7, 2013

capnwes said:
Quote:
I think... your wrong,

BUT I have no better guess. Noted, the pic is also of a MEGA store so they may be able to do things different

capnwes · Nov 7, 2013

Brianpore said:
I think... your wrong,

BUT I have no better guess. Noted, the pic is also of a MEGA store so they may be able to do things different

http://pages.ebay.com/help/sell/items_on_sale.html

Brianpore · Nov 7, 2013

capnwes said:
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Fueco · Nov 7, 2013

I spent 1.5 hours at my friend's bike shop photographing and inventorying part of the clearance section. A new chapter behins for my Ebay store tonight. The first round will be 28 pairs of shoes. It's gonna be fun!

TheNeedMachine · Nov 7, 2013

capnwes said:
Minimum of 5% Max of 75%

I think

Brianpore said:
I think... your wrong,

BUT I have no better guess. Noted, the pic is also of a MEGA store so they may be able to do things different

I think 75% for a regular store might be right. I've gotten down to 71% off and any more than that (trying to do $ off, not % off) seems to be at/near the limit). Thanks dudes.

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