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

[FaceOfBoh]

I've sold a few items on B&S and for what it's worth I've always posted mid-week, mid-day and always bumped around there i.e. 7 days later. I've had them sit dormant for a week or two but twice in this scenario I've had someone contact to buy within one hour of bumping.

So maybe: no rhyme or reason to listing/bumping time and in my case it probably has more to do with being near the front.

 

[TheNeedMachine]

Another for the blacklist - a seller: dwer5329
(I'm not asking people to do work for me; I don't have the blacklist info anymore and want to give a heads-up).
Dude sold me a sweater described as being in "mint" condition, and when I got it, it had 3 spots of spaghetti sauce or BBQ sauce or something dribbled down the front. He offered to refund the purchase price and said I should go get it dry cleaned. He'll take a return, still only refund purchase price, but not shipping costs either way. I've never left a negative feedback for a seller but in this case I might.

 

[Brianpore]

Vaguely off topic: What's the best day to bump your Styleforum listing? Part of me thinks it should be during the workday, when people are procrastinating. But I know the accepted wisdom is that ebay listings should end on Sunday, early evening. Thoughts?

Never

The B&S IMO is pretty useless these days....maybe I'm totally f'ing it up, but I use to do a TON of sales and now if I have maybe one a month I'm happy and my listings have not changed and I was bumping every 7 days....

 

[SpooPoker]



Vaguely off topic: What's the best day to bump your Styleforum listing? Part of me thinks it should be during the workday, when people are procrastinating. But I know the accepted wisdom is that ebay listings should end on Sunday, early evening. Thoughts?

I list on Saturday or Sunday AM and pay for the 7 buck bump fee, bump on Mon, Wed, and Fri.

Dont out bump me, bro.

 

[VLSI]

I forget to bump my listings for months. Eventually someone finds it.

 

[GMMcL]



Dont out bump me, bro.

Being the cheap mofo I am, that seems unlikely.

Thanks, all, for the input.

 

[Evil Abed]

Thoughts on this... I picked up a piece to an old camera from a seller with a solid rep from Poland of all places (listed on US ebay). Auction closed on the 27th of last month, and I was notified of shipping a day or two later. Ebay's estimated delivery (I'm sure it's useless, right?) says Nov. 29th to Dec 12th. This is a general automated estimate that doesn't take into account the holiday season or that it's arriving from an international seller right?

Should I give it till the end of the week before contacting him? Ebay for some reason says the item has been re-listed, but when you click on their link to see, it takes me to an auction with similar words in the title, but a totally different thing. Also his completed listings don't show him re-selling it to someone else, so I assume I'm safe. Ebay mentioned the re-listing after the item had shipped.

Am I just an impatient bastard?

 

[concealed]

Am I just an impatient bastard?

Yes.

 

[VLSI]



Should I give it till the end of the week before contacting him? Ebay for some reason says the item has been re-listed, but when you click on their link to see, it takes me to an auction with similar words in the title, but a totally different thing. Also his completed listings don't show him re-selling it to someone else, so I assume I'm safe. Ebay mentioned the re-listing after the item had shipped.

He probably clicked relist to use the same template or something and then filled in the specifics with his new item. No clue on the rest, it shouldn't be a big deal to just shoot seller a message.

 

[Evil Abed]

Thanks guys, that's what I figured.

 

[ruben]

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.

 

[masaccio]

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?

 

[sns23]

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)

 

[capnwes]

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 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.

 

[capnwes]

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, 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!