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

[capnwes]

Up and running with managed payments, I chose the weekly payout option (kind of annoying that ebay sets the payout day, not you). That brings me to my next question, which is probably far more simple than I realize. My payout date will be every Tuesday. Does that mean the money will land in my bank account on Tuesday or on Wednesday? Trying to configure all of this for my weekly automatic transfers to tax accounts, etc.

At some point a while back they indicated that once the payout is sent, it will take 2 to 3 business days to actually hit your bank account. So I would probably plan to see it Thursday/Friday. They did also say that they were working on making it go faster, but I am not sure if that has happened or not yet.

Payments and earnings | Seller Center

Buyers have many ways to pay for their products on eBay. Sellers should understand how payment processing is managed.

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[madeinbogota]

At some point a while back they indicated that once the payout is sent, it will take 2 to 3 business days to actually hit your bank account. So I would probably plan to see it Thursday/Friday. They did also say that they were working on making it go faster, but I am not sure if that has happened or not yet.

Payments and earnings | Seller Center

Buyers have many ways to pay for their products on eBay. Sellers should understand how payment processing is managed.

pages.ebay.com

Thank you as always! You probably know more about their policies than some of the employees.

 

[capnwes]

Thank you as always! You probably know more about their policies than some of the employees.

It's a moving target. Training in that place must be an absolute nightmare.

 

[txwoodworker]

Man I juuuuuuust started using a credit card for everything a few months ago. Gonna miss all those points.

 

[capnwes]

Man I juuuuuuust started using a credit card for everything a few months ago. Gonna miss all those points.
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I'm not entirely sure about this, but you may be able to use paypal and then select your CC from the list of paypal funding options. I have made larger purchases on ebay that way. Depends on what is on the next screen when you select paypal. If that doesn't work, you could use a third party shipping tool like fitshipper or pirateship with your CC as the funding source. Both of those services import the info from ebay, update tracking automatically and have SCAN form generation capability.

 

[sjmin209]

Yet another for your list:

skankink

 

[noob in 89]

Man, has the mail been weird lately...

Thursday, 4 PM, I order something half a country away. It gets here Saturday morning!

I send out three items. One arrives on time, and I’m the best seller ever. The other two sit, mysteriously, for several days, then slowly putter along. Another thing I ordered takes a long, multi-state detour in the wrong direction.

FedEx deliveries show that labels have been created, but never mailed. Then they arrive.

Delivery guys either dgaf (regular drop off, no mask) or victimize with a perilous sense of caution. (I find my cookie delivery days later, baking in the sun, under the front wheel of my car. Video confirms the dude didn’t even head for the door, just jumps out in mask and gloves, tosses package, runs back to the van screaming, Holy ****!, Holy shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit!!!.

 

[Steve Smith]

I got a nice message from Helpy McHelperton today and gave him a civil response before adding him to my blocked bidder list.

alevas​

They're all too expensive form arked through 2nds. ​

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Good point.

 

[capnwes]

I got a nice message from Helpy McHelperton today and gave him a civil response before adding him to my blocked bidder list.

alevas​

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​ They're all too expensive form arked through 2nds. ​ Tell him the price will go up when all the stores close for good.

 

[Steve Smith]

A lot of people have already figured that out. Volume is unusually high for this time of year and I am getting more multi-item orders.

 

[capnwes]

A lot of people have already figured that out. Volume is unusually high for this time of year and I am getting more multi-item orders.

Awesome! Great to hear you’re moving product.

 

[My Main Man]

Trump-backed postmaster general plans to slow mail delivery

Critics of the changes say they don’t see how minimizing mail delivery efforts will lead to an increase in revenue.

fortune.com

Mail is goofy right now because the current administration is trying to make it so that their service is so awful that people will cheer the defunding/shutdown of the postal service.

If Trump is re-elected, the USPS will be a goner within a few years. I’m really curious how that would affect resellers

 

[justridiculous]

Trump-backed postmaster general plans to slow mail delivery

Critics of the changes say they don’t see how minimizing mail delivery efforts will lead to an increase in revenue.

fortune.com

Mail is goofy right now because the current administration is trying to make it so that their service is so awful that people will cheer the defunding/shutdown of the postal service.

If Trump is re-elected, the USPS will be a goner within a few years. I’m really curious how that would affect resellers

Get everything sold off ASAP

 

[My Main Man]

Yeah at least small money items for sure. Much fewer people are going to want to pay $20 to ship a $15-20 item.

Booksellers would be screwed hardest unless a universal ‘Media Mail’ discount was instituted.

 

[noob in 89]

My 50-ish items are languishing.

I did have a fun ride with a Walkman, though. It was the one featured in the Netflix show 13 Reasons Why (extremely popular with teens). Found a broken one for $15. Bought it. Took an annoying photo with it. Listed it for $80 as an Instagram prop... then it was bought by a guy who repairs them and sells them for $150.

Strange times.