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Mike – You could also message the buyer and ask them why they opened a case in PayPal. Maybe they will enlighten you, maybe not. Just stay professional and keep it short.
I agree with Jay – these are great paintings!
An artist friend of mine told me that he switched from working in oils to acrylic because it is easier to work with. It dries quicker, and it is easier to correct mistakes.
I don’t know how to tell the difference. So far, I’ve been told by the previous owner or auctioneer, and I’ve just taken it for granted. I should probably learn myself. If you find a good video, please post it here!
Thanks Antique Frog! Hopefully, I don’t have to add a human hand to the deal in order to sell this thing 🙂
Put them on your blocked buyer list. It won’t affect their current purchase, but it won’t let them buy from you again:
https://offer.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?bidderblocklogin&hc=1&hm=eog4d71f%2B1%3Af4Then let the unpaid assistant do the rest.
I think we should just switch over to daylight savings all year round. There is just no need to screw around with our bodies and heads like this. Time of day is by definition. It isn’t something profound that would be wrong if we were to change it.
I do clean up some of my inventory, especially stuff that is not that old and will probably be used rather than collected. But, yes, I’ve ruined a few things by cleaning them. For instance, brass does not clean well for me. These days, I might wipe brass down, but that is it. I’ve definitely cut back on cleaning after some discussions here on the forum.
I had a really good week with a number of high priced sales. GoDaddy is still including shipping in the sales price, so I estimated it and took it out of my numbers. I also had my first big inventory purchase of the year from a live auction and an online auction, both on Friday.
Week of March 1 – 7
* Total Items in Store: 1457 eBay, 34 Etsy
* Items Sold: 18 eBay, 1 Etsy
* Cost of Items Sold: $47 + $29.40 Commission
* Total Sales: about $700 eBay, $36 Etsy
* Highest Price Sold: $124 Blue Smith Corona electric typewriter
* Average Price Sold: $39 ish
* Returns: 0
* Money Spent on New Inventory This Week: $109.25
* Number of items listed this week: 9I managed 9 listings this week. My number is a bit low because I had several sales that required careful packing (taking longer than normal) and a live auction and online auction on Friday.
I have two things to thank Amatino for (other than inspiring us through this thread/challenge). The first is recommending a small, inexpensive photo studio on a different post. I was photographing jewelry (for commission) this past week, and it really helped immensely.
The other is for the cute prize for my 2018 Trash Elf win! I forgot to mention it last week. Since I’m definitely slowing down on the listing (plus the competition is FIERCE this year), I am happy to revel in my past success.
https://imgur.com/owIQzhEMy go-to is to just cut and paste the title. Each listing then has a few sentences regarding my return policy and so on. I have a few situations where I add more info: the item is for parts or repair and does not work, it has significant wear or damage, the item is more pricey and I feel I have to add more, or I have a story or information that I think someone will find interesting and will help sell the item.
I try not to write too much because it slows down the listing process. On the mobile app, you have to click through to see the description, and many people don’t bother.
Steve – When you talked about your buyer of the “reactor” being from Italy, and saying that he probably already had his flux capacitor, I was thinking of the corona virus. Maybe he is planning to prevent that from happening 🙂
I recently purchased a number of scales/balances at an auction. Most are pretty old, but this triple beam Ohaus scale is one of the newer ones. It sold in just a few hours, so I can’t help but think I underpriced it at $22. I paid about $3.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/184184890233Steve sold a peanuts bobblehead not too long ago, and I sold one too! I got it for free from one of my parents’ downsizing friends, and it sold for $27.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/183904451493I sold another Zenith Trans Oceanic radio that I was unable to test. I’ve ordered a power adapter so that I can test the one last remaining one without a battery compartment. Maybe I should have done that in the first place. I paid about $3, and it sold for $46.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/184183351041At the same auction as the scales, I purchased a box lot with a bunch of vintage stuff. It came with a box of ephemera, which had a paperback booklet from 1924 called “The Laws of Ma Chiang”. Ends up that this was what Mahjong was first called in the US, and they held a few conferences in late 1923 to come up with standard rules of the game. The only thing similar I could find on the internet was a hardback book (different, but same subject & year) on sale for $300 on a fancy auction website. I listed mine for $78 or best offer. The next morning, I had an offer for $55, and we agreed on $65. Considering everything I bought in that auction bid, I paid about $1 for it, probably less. Buyer sent me a message saying how happy she was with her purchase.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/184190394830Yes, I did actually, but I hadn’t connected that issue to this service. So, I guess this might be helpful if you can get the tracking back after it disappears. If you have to pay for it ahead of time, though, how would you know which buyer is going to give you a problem?
I might pay $10 a year if they would keep ALL my tracking numbers active for that long. Some credit cards allow a year for a customer to contest a charge.
I’ve never seen this, and I don’t get it. Why would you want to buy extended tracking on one package for 10 years?
I’ve found shipping tubes to be pretty expensive to purchase. The only time I’d use them is if they came with something I purchased. I like the long triangular boxes that the post office provides for free.
I had the same problem with a book in a collectables category. I wasn’t allowed to print a media mail label, but my buyer was allowed to pay for one. I called eBay, and the customer rep didn’t have a good answer except that certain categories don’t allow media mail labels.
I purchased my media mail label from Pirate Ship.
Look at your competition on eBay. Are they selling in each series, or a full collection? Compare the competition then to the sold listings. I’d guess that a complete collection would be a faster seller, but you should verify.
