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I haven’t called eBay yet and haven’t received anything that would make me think the sale was at all problematic (if the buyer hadn’t told me about her message, that is.) I think I’m just going to cross my fingers and ship as I’m in the tall weeds and don’t have time to investigate at the moment.
The new job is going okay… although I do miss my alone time quite a bit. I know I’m perceived as anti-social by some of my coworkers because during breaks I sit by myself instead of in a communal area. But I need to recharge! And to check to see if anything sold. ๐
http://925-1000.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=18627
^^^Discussion of your marks here.
That’s fantastic. When my daughter was about 7, she drew a picture of me sitting at the computer with drool coming out of my mouth saying “duhhh, eBay.” Not quite as heartwarming a story! XD
10/02/2017 at 11:28 am in reply to: A lot of people want an item, but no one wants to pay your price #23519I’d add the artist’s name to your listing title. The only similar board I can find sold for $46. I’d hold tight for a while and see if you can get your asking price (unless you’re super hungry.)
10/01/2017 at 3:43 pm in reply to: Customer leaves positive feedback with a negative comment? #23453I recently had a somewhat similar experience. I wasn’t going to post about it, but since you opened a thread on the very topic, how could I resist? ๐
I sold a piece of vintage pottery. The listing contained precise measurements and the general term “vintage” (I thought the piece was probably from the 1970s, but I had no way to know for sure.) Upon receipt of the item, the buyer sent me a nasty message that he wouldn’t have bought the piece if he’d know it was “so dinky” (again, measurements were in the listing.) Not wanting to deal with this person any more, I sent him a nice note saying I was sorry he was unhappy and issued a full refund.
Fast forward a month or so. He leaves “positive” feedback, but comments that “the piece is not more than 80 years old as the seller acclaimed [sic]. It is a reproduction, and not a good one.” So, this was super-aggravating. I tried very hard to maintain a Jay-like emotional distance from the situation. But not only had he left ‘negative positive feedback,’ he’d totally misrepresented what happened *and* called me a liar. After ranting around the house for a while, I responded that I hadn’t made any representations about the age of the item. I contacted eBay to try and get it removed, but as far as I know, it’s still there. I’m not sure if I’ve left feedback for him, yet. I’ve drafted some a few thousand times. ๐
I think you can respond to her feedback comment, can’t you? But maybe you shouldn’t. Maybe the comment can be removed.
You can let the coupon expire or you can accept, and make room for, free stuff you don’t really need right now in anticipation of needing it later. Are there other options I’m not seeing?
Wow — that’s terrific! Love that idea.
09/29/2017 at 8:58 pm in reply to: Help with autographs – Orlando Magic #32 & Female ice skater from NY #23426Okay, if you scroll across on this page, you’ll see his photos of Michelle Kwan. Definitely your guy.
09/29/2017 at 8:57 pm in reply to: Help with autographs – Orlando Magic #32 & Female ice skater from NY #23425I believe that’s the signature of a sports photographer named Walter Iooss. Here’s a listing with his signature, for comparison.
This might be a copy of the book for sale. Publication date is different.
Okay, dinner.
https://www.abebooks.com/ANTICHITA-POZZUOLI-BAJA-CUMA-bound-MORGHEN/13345552680/bd
Unfortunately, I have to get dinner on the table so I can’t delve into it right now. If it were me, the first thing I’d do is deal with the text at the bottom of the page; I’d both Google the text as-is (to see if a Google book or other digitized text comes up) and I’d also enter it into Google translate to see what it says.
I found a similar scene depicted in another engraving by Volpato after a different work by Joan Baptista Natali, here:
And then got another hit here:
It looks like maybe there was a 1768 work entitled “Antichitaฬ di Pozzuoli = Puteolanae antiquitates” perhaps by Paolo Antonio Paoli, and this might be a page from it?http://www.worldcat.org/title/antichita-di-pozzuoli-puteolanae-antiquitates/oclc/4863500
Last quick thought — no, don’t shell out to get it authenticated, at least not until you’ve done major research on your own and have a reasonable idea of its value. This could be good, because it’s an interesting subject, but I’ve learned the hard way that old, even very old, doesn’t always mean valuable. Not saying it’s not valuable — it very well could be. But don’t rush off to authenticate without putting in the time yourself first.
09/25/2017 at 2:08 pm in reply to: Scavenger Life Episode 328: Chaos vs Stress, There is a difference in life and business #23230Steven, I feel like in some way chaos is an internal state; internal chaos *can* result in a physical mess, but not all apparent messes mean you’re in a chaotic state. If you’ve really got a handle on something, it might look messy to someone else without being true chaos.
… Or doth I protest too much? ๐
09/25/2017 at 12:03 pm in reply to: Scavenger Life Episode 328: Chaos vs Stress, There is a difference in life and business #23209Regarding the bookseller who requested a “tip” — I’ve got one. “Don’t run auctions without a reserve!” What chutzpah. But I’ve had a few bad book buying experiences recently:
A few months back, I tried to purchase a book from an Amazon seller; he canceled the order because he said his pricing software had inadvertently set the price too low. When I expressed disappointment (in simple, inoffensive terms) he became agitated and accused me of trying to profit from his “honest mistake.” He said I “should have known” that because his item was $30 less than the next highest priced similar item that there must have been an error, and I was trying to exploit it. (As if we’re not living in a world of 1-cent books.) Cancelling sales and accusing your buyers of dishonesty: really bad seller behavior. Ironically, I eventually found the book as a free PDF download and nobody made any money from it.
At a bricks-and-mortar used bookstore we visited over the weekend, the owner refused to honor the $2 price written inside the front cover of a book my daughter wanted to buy and instead took the book away, engaged in some sort of calculation in a back room for literally 10 minutes while we stood there, and eventually came back out and told her the price was $7.50. We paid it, but that $5.50 extra might have cost her all of our future business. The whole thing was so weird; in my opinion she should have lumped it and just accepted the $2 marked price as the cost of doing business and having “improperly priced” books out on the floor. When we were leaving, she said that when we were done with the book she would happily buy it back for $1.
This past week went fine, with about $640 in sales on about $25 in items. I sold a fancy set of fireplace tools, some paper lanterns, and a sculpture. My goal of selling fewer things at higher price points while I work at my 30-hour-a-week job looks good on paper this week. I have about 40 minutes between getting out of work and my kids’ dismissal from school, and I’m using that time to hit my favorite local thrift (only about 6 minutes from home.) So far these tiny surgical strikes at the end of each day are working out pretty well and I’ve found some great pieces.
I live in ADHD-style chaos, but not (for the most part) emotional chaos. And listening to Scavenger Life has definitely increased my serenity around dealing with the travails of online selling. I used to get sucked into drama and get upset about various things out of my control. Now, it’s much easier to be detached and just consider certain losses the cost of doing business.
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09/24/2017 at 8:28 am in reply to: Sourcing – Thrift Stores / Estate Sales / Garage Sales / Auctions / Craigslist #23159For my routine sourcing, it’s thrift shops. I have three decent ones each within 10 minutes of my house. I occasionally do well at yard sales and auctions but because my time is (especially now, with the new job) limited, I’ve built my routine more around the shops with occasional spice from a yard/estate sale or an auction.
I’d say that at least 90% of the clothes I buy for myself and the kids come from thrifts, especially my favorite local thrift where clothes are $1. I outfitted myself with an entire professional wardrobe (suitable for small-town New England, anyway) for my new part-time job from that shop and I’m probably more smartly dressed than 60% of my colleagues.
I’m ruined for retail. If I have to buy something other than socks/underwear at a retail store, I feel like a failure.
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