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

[capnwes]

Had a guy recently send me a very well made home-made thankyou card for a swatch sweatshirt I sold. Pretty sure thats the only time that has happened in 15 years.

 

[Tyrone MacStiophain]

It seems like Garagesale is asking for more money, and offering a worse product.
I was just notified that the base license only allows me to upload 50 listings per month. That was news to me. So I tried to use the coupon code they sent when I resubscribed: two months of GarageSale Pro, for free. I entered the coupon code. Nothing happened.

I figured, *******. I'll pay for a month of it, and see how it works. Entered my payment info. Nothing happened. Tried another card. Nothing happened.

The interface is already buggy as ****, and now they're pulling this? I really don't want to learn how to use a new system, but I'm definitely going to research other options. On that note, is anyone using a different listing service that they like?

 

[Fueco]

Does anyone else have their sales go to **** every December only to bounce back in January?

 

[txwoodworker]

It seems like Garagesale is asking for more money, and offering a worse product.
I was just notified that the base license only allows me to upload 50 listings per month. That was news to me. So I tried to use the coupon code they sent when I resubscribed: two months of GarageSale Pro, for free. I entered the coupon code. Nothing happened.

I figured, *******. I'll pay for a month of it, and see how it works. Entered my payment info. Nothing happened. Tried another card. Nothing happened.

The interface is already buggy as ****, and now they're pulling this? I really don't want to learn how to use a new system, but I'm definitely going to research other options. On that note, is anyone using a different listing service that they like?

Every time they go through an update I find myself researching and even trying alternatives. This one is still very buggy, but not as bad as when it first came out.

 

[kbadgley84]

Does anyone else have their sales go to **** every December only to bounce back in January?

Yes every single year

 

[Tyrone MacStiophain]

Every time they go through an update I find myself researching and even trying alternatives. This one is still very buggy, but not as bad as when it first came out.

Agreed on that, but it's useless to me now that I can't upload any more listings. For the first time in years, I'm back to making listings on the eBay site. I'm so irritated that my cats are scared of me right now.

 

[Fueco]

The Chippewa boots I had the forced SNAD return with no reason given just sold again. Fingers crossed...

 

[California Dreamer]

Yes every single year

Good. This month has been godawful.

 

[goatamous]

Knock on wood....my December has been good for me
I'm rushing to list more items in hopes of riding this wave

 

[Steve Smith]

Does anyone else have their sales go to **** every December only to bounce back in January?

October, November, January, and February are typically stronger than December for me, but that's just the territory. What I have to do to counter slower sales any time of the year is just to list more stuff for sale.

 

[Joefitz]

What the heck. I gave an offer for a suit, but the seller then increased the counteroffer price over the buy it now. They took my second offer which was under the buy it now.. What's up with the seller increasing the price? Almost lost a sale, for what appeared to be a dbag move.

 

[kbadgley84]

What the heck. I gave an offer for a suit, but the seller then increased the counteroffer price over the buy it now. They took my second offer which was under the buy it now.. What's up with the seller increasing the price? Almost lost a sale, for what appeared to be a dbag move.

I’ve accidentally done that a few times, usually hit 4 instead of 1

 

[noob in 89]

He could have recently dropped the item price and just forgot...

eBay’s been relentless these past couple weeks. I used to be able to scroll down the app and see highlighted auctions where I could send offers to new watchers; now almost every item is highlighted with either “promote this shiz!” or “reduce the already absurdly low price to sell faster!”. Then a few days ago they start spamming my email, letting me know that various listings are “now eligible” to receive offers, as if they weren’t before.

I hope they cut that **** out.

 

[capnwes]

Took one of our nieces roller skating on Saturday for her birthday. Had a spill and possibly broke my hand. Thankfully it’s not my tape gun hand. It's been a busy two days.

 

[Fueco]

Hope that heals quick, @capnwes !

I packaged all of 13 orders last night after getting back from Zoo Lights at the Denver Zoo. I almost froze my hands off pushing the stroller, but the Hot Cocoa with Peppermint Schnapps and the Tropical House saved me.