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Thanks for the explanation. THANKFULLY, I have not had this issue, so I assumed that the setting would prevent block buyers from contacting me. I hope that Amatino’s trick works for you.
What a gorgeous kitty! We have a calico too!
I listed 17 this week. Pretty good for me, but it was because I didn’t have lots of sales.
My total for the textiles is 9. I don’t have any more, so that is my final number.
For the September challenge, I had mentioned the categories where I have the most number of items. If anyone wants to create a challenge around any of them, I’m game! I just don’t want to make the challenge myself since it is kind of self serving – these are the areas where I might do really well. So, I’ll let someone else chose.
Silver plate ( 2 sets of flatware!, trays, coffee pot, and so on) plus some stainless
Jewelry (some sterling, some costume)
Breakable (blue glass, ceramic, china)
I’ve already started preparing the breakables because they take up the most space, but I have more of the silver plate and jewelry.
I’m bummed when you aren’t able to post a new podcast, but you two deserve a break. Steve deserves a break. I look forward to hearing from you next week (and hopefully Steve this week?).
Sales were sluggish. The big stars were two RAZR flip phones given to me by one of my parents’ friends. Both sold within a week of being listed. I guess he really liked the phone, so he bought a number of them in case his broke. Kind of strange since he gave me five of them! He was an executive at the time, so I guess he didn’t think much about spending extra money.
Week of Aug 23 – 29
Total Items in Store: 1286 eBay, 36 Etsy
Items Sold: 11 eBay
Cost of Items Sold: $13.83 + $0 Commission
Total Sales: $214.74 eBay
Highest Price Sold: $37 Motorola RAZR flip phones (sold two, same price)
Average price: $19.52
Returns: 0
Money Spent on New Inventory This Week: $0
Number of items listed this week: 17Click on “Account” in your My eBay then click on “Site Preferences”, scroll down until you see “Buyer Requirements”, click “Edit”, scroll down to the last option, and click to block members who are on your blocked bidder list from contacting you.
Go to “view order details”. Under shipping details, the address is the warehouse in Kentucky. You have to click “See buyer address”.
Under Seller Hub, click on “Payments”. On the right hand side, just a quarter of a page down, is “Settings”. You need to edit “Automatic payment method”.
Payout method
Payout schedule
Automatic payment method
Backup payment methodI had one local pickup where they buyer had a code, and another where they didn’t. The one that did was a local pickup from the start, while the other one I added the local pickup option at the request of the buyer. I have been assuming that was the reason for one having it and not the other, but I don’t know for sure.
I’m pretty sure that providing your address prior to the sale is against eBay policy. They don’t want the buyer coming to your house and paying cash, which would cut them out of their commission.
I believe the correct way is to have the buyer pay for the item, and then arrange for pickup. If they decide that they don’t want it, then you refund them their money.
I had this issue earlier this year, actually before the pandemic. My buyer had already thrown out the box and packaging, but went to the post office to show them the broken item. The claim was denied because they didn’t have have the packaging.
So, yeh, this started before the USPS financial situation went more south than it already was.
eBay announced several days ago, maybe it has been over a week, that they were going to offer an alternative option to cover the USPS delay issue. They said that they would announce it at a later date. Perhaps you found their alternative.
Being a student of this podcast & forum, I am just as diversified as anyone else here. However, I do look for certain category of items for various reasons; I find they sell well, I am particularly interested, or I have some deeper knowledge. They really have very little in common: alcohol advertising, Judaica, vintage electronics (working or not), and vintage hardware/tools. I suppose I could specialize in one or several of those categories and do better price-wise; however, I buy housewares for so cheap that I can’t help but be loaded with those items. That ends up bringing my average sale price down.
Early in the week, I saw an online auction that seemed to have less interest with lower bids, but good stuff for resale. I was ready to bid, but never did because I had an unexpected trip and ended up not being in town during the pick up date. I would have done really well, and I wonder why that particular auction was so uncompetitive. I don’t think it was location, but maybe timing (people are finally taking vacations) and a lower number of listings. However, I checked a different auction that is ending tonight, and the prices are outrageously high. I wish I knew the formula.
I did have a better week than the last few:
Week of Aug 16 – 22
Total Items in Store: 1260 eBay, 36 Etsy
Items Sold: 17 eBay
Cost of Items Sold: $3.70 + $18.50 Commission
Total Sales: $471.67 eBay
Highest Price Sold: $100 Set 4 chairs
Average price: $27.75
Returns: 0
Money Spent on New Inventory This Week: $0
Number of items listed this week: 9In the past, I’ve been able to contact the post office in question and ask them to hold the item for the buyer to pick up.
The last time I tried that a few weeks ago, they would not do that for me. It could be the current financial situation, or it might be the local post office policy. I would give it a try. I’d like to hear the outcome.
For the September challenge, I have a large amount of stuff from my one consigner. Most of the items fall under one of the categories below. If anyone has a similar pile and would like to come up with a challenge based on that, I’m all for it!
Silver plate ( 2 sets of flatware!, trays, coffee pot, and so on) plus some stainless
Jewelry (some sterling, some costume)
Breakable (blue glass, ceramic, china)
And, to a lesser extent, fabric
