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

[Snoogz]

Anyone else having trouble accessing traffic reports via eBay? Two days now, I've been getting an error.

 

[suited]



Found it. Thanks!

PayPal really needs to fix the search function on the site.

It's horrible. I had to bookmark it because it's nearly impossible to find on their website. A google search is easier.

 

[capnwes]

Anyone else having trouble accessing traffic reports via eBay? Two days now, I've been getting an error.

You need to sign out of your ebay account, sign back in and then try. This will force a new sign in on the Omniture site and you should be able to get in.

 

[Shoeluv]

So the guy who screwed up and sold me a BB NWT tie for $3.99 + $2.99 and then tried to negotiate more money after the sale and didn't ship for 10 days and finally washed the tie and shipped it anyway all wrinkled sent this after my negative feedback:

Quote:
Is that even legal? I guess it is, but does he think $4 is going to make my experience any better? I am so tempted to write a long reply pointing out how stupid he was at every point in the process, but I guess I will just ignore it.

 

[MJMcRibb]

So the guy who screwed up and sold me a BB NWT tie for $3.99 + $2.99 and then tried to negotiate more money after the sale and didn't ship for 10 days and finally washed the tie and shipped it anyway all wrinkled sent this after my negative feedback:


Is that even legal? I guess it is, but does he think $4 is going to make my experience any better? I am so tempted to write a long reply pointing out how stupid he was at every point in the process, but I guess I will just ignore it.

Just reply with "Yes". Then when he issues the refund say, "I've considered it, but don't feel right about changing my feedback."

 

[SchoolyardBully]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/12137760306...l?_sacat=0&_from=R40&_nkw=121377603063&_rdc=1

biggest sale to date but dwarf in comparison to most of you here.

 

[cdgreg]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/12137760306...l?_sacat=0&_from=R40&_nkw=121377603063&_rdc=1

biggest sale to date but dwarf in comparison to most of you here.

Congrats. Holy crap though, for sneakers....kidding me....

 

[Brianpore]

So the guy who screwed up and sold me a BB NWT tie for $3.99 + $2.99 and then tried to negotiate more money after the sale and didn't ship for 10 days and finally washed the tie and shipped it anyway all wrinkled sent this after my negative feedback:

Quote:

Is that even legal? I guess it is, but does he think $4 is going to make my experience any better? I am so tempted to write a long reply pointing out how stupid he was at every point in the process, but I guess I will just ignore it.

I would ignore him and add him to your blocked bidder list

Quote: Nice. What I really want to do for smaller items like shirts and ties (maybe even pants) is create a light source under the item shooting up though diffusion. The concept is that to generate a white background, the background has to be brighter then the object your shooting. When an object is flat on the background like in the pictures (and in mine) the background light source and the object light source are the same. The only way I can think to increase the background light source without increasing the object light source is to shoot light from below. Like with the suit setup, I have lights closer to the wall then the suit so that it can have light "behind" the suit which is brighter then suit itself to get a nice crisp white background.

 

[jebarne]

Nice. What I really want to do for smaller items like shirts and ties (maybe even pants) is create a light source under the item shooting up though diffusion. The concept is that to generate a white background, the background has to be brighter then the object your shooting. When an object is flat on the background like in the pictures (and in mine) the background light source and the object light source are the same. The only way I can think to increase the background light source without increasing the object light source is to shoot light from below. Like with the suit setup, I have lights closer to the wall then the suit so that it can have light "behind" the suit which is brighter then suit itself to get a nice crisp white background.

I've looked at doing something like that for smaller items. If I understand what your'e suggesting, it would be a scaled down version of this type of thing:




I figure the table would need to be at least 30 x 36 (40) to make it work. I would say 8 6500k t8 fluorescents. Or, order one of these stations.

 

[hbkshin]

I would ignore him and add him to your blocked bidder list

Nice. What I really want to do for smaller items like shirts and ties (maybe even pants) is create a light source under the item shooting up though diffusion. The concept is that to generate a white background, the background has to be brighter then the object your shooting. When an object is flat on the background like in the pictures (and in mine) the background light source and the object light source are the same. The only way I can think to increase the background light source without increasing the object light source is to shoot light from below. Like with the suit setup, I have lights closer to the wall then the suit so that it can have light "behind" the suit which is brighter then suit itself to get a nice crisp white background.

Careful, if the under light is too bright it'll wash out your picture

 

[Brianpore]

Quote: Yea, that's exactly what I want!!!

Dont even need the side lights, just the table!!

 

[TheNeedMachine]

Great idea and design, but I think you need a lot more light.

I'm guessing he is going to put direct light on his photos as well. Well designed you must have a good sized room for your eBay stuff.

Post a picture of how you used to do it and how you do it now, preferably with the same item.

If you have time that is. Should show the effect!

I'm thinking of just taking stuff outdoors and photographing there...being obsessed with the perfect white background is getting me nowhere, my camera loses the white balance setting all the time, and outdoor pics (with a decent background) look nicer to me in most cases. Would be a huge pain to make that switch, since I've set up an entire room dedicated to pics, far from a door to outside...and it would limit me to daytime & sunshine...so I dunno.

 

[jebarne]

PSA:

big brother to the popular (on this forum) 2270dw laser printer. Adds copier scanner. $99 delivered.


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ..._mmc=AFC-dealnews-_-NA-_-NA-_-N82E16828113661

 

[SchoolyardBully]

Congrats. Holy crap though, for sneakers....kidding me....

haha right? women and their shoes

 

[jebarne]

I'm thinking of just taking stuff outdoors and photographing there...being obsessed with the perfect white background is getting me nowhere, my camera loses the white balance setting all the time, and outdoor pics (with a decent background) look nicer to me in most cases. Would be a huge pain to make that switch, since I've set up an entire room dedicated to pics, far from a door to outside...and it would limit me to daytime & sunshine...so I dunno.

unfortunately doing this part time, while holding down a full time job requires us to minimize variables. You could lose a week of posting by having a rainy weekend. at least in your room today you have consistency.

Brian and hbkshin have mastered the white background.