Buying and Selling on eBay: Tips, Tricks, Problems & Questions - Page 106

I just did a major closet cleaning, photographed and measured everything in anticipation of listing tomorrow night, then I realized the auctions will be ending the day before Christmas eve.

Are you big time sellers holding off till after the holidays?
I seem to remember stuff selling poorly in january and february.

I bought an RLPL silk knit tie on Ebay that was advertised as black. Picked it up from the Post Office and it's navy.

I'm willing to keep the tie, as I don't have one in navy, but black was the preference as a staple addition.

For context, the only suit I own (and really need, at this stage) is navy.

I'm thinking I will just keep the tie, rather than go through hassle of returns, but wondering what to do about feedback. Is feedback a huge deal to sellers? I would assume I should communicate with the seller, first.

Thoughts?

Yes. Feedback is a big deal. I would discuss with the seller before leaving feedback. You could possibly get a partial refund. At worst, i would leave neutral feedback (because a dark navy can look black to a lot of people)

I am continuing with business as usual (listings ending on Sunday night.) I am banking on drunken post Christmas party bidding, and bids by those poor sartorial souls who are stuck at the in-laws' house for the weekend. 

Yes, it is a big deal. I lose a little sleep every night since the 1 negative feedback I received a few months back. I seller with 100% positive feedback will likely go above and beyond to keep a clean record. In any case, I prefer no feedback at all to a neutral/negative feedback. 

 

As far as the Navy/Black deal...I still have to ask my wife to look at all of those things before I list them. Some of those navy suits and ties are just so damn dark!

I agree, I have seen Navy blacker than black and only under bright daylight and close inspection does the simmering hue of blue show through. In a typical room environment normally lit, even a detailed look could reveal midnight navy as black.

It is no big deal if the seller called a very dark navy black, it is an honest mistake. The buyer should either return the item and get a refund or keep quiet over the mistake and leave the seller some good feedback. There is no point sending seller a complaint and then keep the tie with a neutral feedback or try and bargain a partial refund.

I wanted a black suit and got sent an extremely dark navy suit that was darker than my to go black suit. Knowing that the seller could not have told the difference between the shades, I let it go figuring I got roughly what I wanted in the end. All's well that end's well.

To echo the others, I have a really hard time with dark navy and black. As long as the seller is friendly and takes care of the issue to your satisfaction there is no reason to leave even neutral feedback.

I recently made a Citizen watch purchase on ebay, it was supposed to be brand new but had a tiny scratch. I contacted the seller and said I want full refund else I was going to leave a negative feedback. They apologized and took back the watch even if I had used it for a few days. So yes I would say they don't like negative feedback at all, its a card you can use.

Edited by stylexchangemtl - 12/24/12 at 1:52pm

What do I tell her?

Can you send the invoice again?

do other members feel the same way? i have some things i wanna sell and occasionally will pick things up from thrift stores. i might move 5 to 7 items every few weeks just for some money on the side.

would you guys recommend ebay or B&S?

Late December and early January auctions are awesome. People blow through bonuses and gift cards.

I can, but I don't know that that will help. She has the first invoice in her email (duh), shouldn't she just have to click a link in their to go to a payment page? She's just very, very confused and I don't know how to better instruct her.

I got the Filson safari jacket that smelled like piss back from the dry cleaners, and am trying to photograph the damn thing. It's an XL that fits me like it's a XXXL. Anyways, any tips on getting it to sit properly on a M sized torso mannequin? Pack with lots of paper maybe?

Binder clips....but if it is that large you might just want to consider laying it flat.