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I had the old page bookmarked, but this one looks nicer.
That’s usually my first choice with something like this, then delete the site cookies if no luck.
If I’m reading this right, for the biggest benefits you have to be enrolled in or invited to Managed Payments.
My tiny old non-store account has been enrolled, it only has 107 listings.
My primary account, an anchor store with 2935 active listings, has not even been invited yet. Its a slap in the face that they won’t give the discount just because they haven’t got around to inviting me yet. Those insertion fees were $148.25 last month.
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07/14/2020 at 11:39 am in reply to: Scavenger Life Episode 471: Building Equity, Our Free Scavenger Education #79573A quick comment on your situation of creating a new listing to cover a combined shipment. I’ve done that too, but I always create the listing with Make Offer so some other random buyer doesn’t swoop in to buy it. I tell the expected buyer to make an offer for whatever the agreed amount was and I will accept it right away. Better than having to cancel the unexpected purchase.
07/14/2020 at 11:34 am in reply to: Scavenger Life Episode 471: Building Equity, Our Free Scavenger Education #79572I had a damage claim a couple of weeks where the buyer claimed the item arrived with broken pieces. This was a replacement ignition switch, new. I had him send it back and there were indeed broken pieces where the key goes. I submitted an online claim with pictures on a Tuesday and received a $100 check on Saturday. The sale was for $210 and I didn’t add extra insurance, but this at least covered my cost of the item and shipping. My point is, it went through fairly fast using the online claim submission process. Maybe just a lucky event but at least all claims are not slow or difficult to get approved.
I created my own system for this, admittedly not for everyone (or maybe nobody else, lol).
I use an Excel workbook with all the key information on the first tab, information that can be used across channels. Then there are additional sheets for eBay, Amazon, website, inventory service, shipping service, all with data pulled from the main sheet, and formatted with the correct headers for each site then exported to a stand-alone file for upload. All of these locations have some sort of CSV file upload function and I do a semi-automated upload to each. Once the main sheet is created, it takes me about 10 minutes to upload all locations. I make this even more efficient by waiting until I have 5-10 or more items to upload at the same time; the upload time is pretty much the same.
It took a while to get this set up the way I wanted it, I still tweak it now and then, but it’s pretty much just a routine task for the last 7-8 years.
This kind of stuff is my background so it doesn’t take much brainpower to apply the skills I already have. Yeah, I know, it’s very geeky.
Hmm, all I can find is the “Call us” link.
It’s been a while since some of us had to apply for a job, but I understand that many companies now request a job applicant’s Facebook and other Social Media IDs and check those as part of the screening process. Some companies monitor those on an ongoing basis I think. Of course, it’s really no big deal to set up a bogus ID for such uses I guess.
If this wasn’t an eBay issued label, and no tracking uploaded, in a case like this (slimy buyer) I would just play dumb and wait to see what heappens. If she shipped it at the post office and didn’t keep the tracking number, well… Let me make it clear, I would only do this with someone who is clearly trying to screw me.
In my experience, the more hostile and threatening a buyer is the more likely they are trying to beat you up for a lower price and will continue to be a problem. If they threatened negative feedback you probably could have it removed, it depends on how they phrased it. I agree with Jay, you haven’t seen the end of the problems from this buyer.
I believe that a few negatives don’t hurt that much unless the total feedback number is so low that it pulls you down to the danger zone. 100% positive feedback is nice for us to see but in my opinion, it makes no difference in sales volume. As long as the seller responds in a businesslike manner, without any snark, those few buyers who do look at feedback will likely just roll their eyes at the crazy buyer and ignore it. I personally believe that most buyers don’t ever look at a seller’s feedback anyhow.
06/29/2020 at 11:11 pm in reply to: What percentage of your inventory do you sell every month? #78885My stock is not bought wholesale, it’s liquidation of parts stores and old stock pulled from dealers since they only go back a certain number of years. While I may get some same parts later,I don’t have any way to just order them when I run out. Sometimes prices errode due to competition, usually I just hope out until the the lowballers run out. I sold a part this weekend I have been selling for over 10 years and still have 9 left now. When they are gone I’m done with that item. My inventory mix is constantly changing, keeps me from getting bored.
Are you using the garage for parking cars also?
If your garage has 10 ft ceiling, many do, you can make a hanging shelf over the hood area of the car, still leaving enough space to walk under it. I’ve had to do that in the garage in my last house, not for inventory but just for “stuff”.
Personal Opinion:
I think stuffing a title full of keywords to the point it really makes no sense to read is bad. If I can’t glance at the title and tell what is being sold I just move on. I may be wrong but I think putting those same extra words in custom item specifics does just as well as far as search results go.
Titles can definitely be too short though, “Man’s shirt” is not going to sell well.
In general, I believe titles should be as short as what is needed to let shoppers know it is something they might want to look at closer. Displays in a retail store are generally intended to catch the shopper eye so they will walk over and look closer, I think titles are the same general concept.
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06/27/2020 at 11:50 am in reply to: What percentage of your inventory do you sell every month? #78791From a different sales model point of view, I sell primarily new old stock auto parts and often I get multiples of the same part. I run about 3000 listings and ship 300-400 orders per month. Sounds like 10%, but since I have over 32,000 individual items in stock it’s more like 1%.
Regardless of sales model, the important thing is making enough money to justify the costs and time spent
Time is running out, don’t miss the extra freebies if you have an eBay store!
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