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I look up size charts and try to get an estimate. When you measure something like across chest (armpit to armpit), I multiply by 2 to get an approximate chest size. When I look at the measurement charts, I subtract an inch or so because there is the width of the fabric and because clothes aren’t meant to be skin tight. Same with a waist measurement.
I will try on clothing that I think might be in my size. “I wear a size medium, and this fit me” or “it was a bit big for me, so it is approximately a large”.
I don’t have a specific website that I use. I just google for “womens dress size chart”, “mens jacket size chart”, etc. What is really needed is a chart of clothing measurements and how they coordinate with actual clothes sizes, but nothing like that exists, as far as I know.
I was thinking the same thing. The first time I had a fur hat for sale, I took it to a fur store and asked (it was mink). I don’t think that the salesman was thrilled, but he answered my questions.
I recently listed a similar vintage coat on Etsy, and I just listed it as having a fur collar.
https://www.etsy.com/listing/745691630/vintage-forstmann-stevens-womens-wool?ref=SellerDashboardYeh, that does seem a bit screwy. I’d let it go or contact eBay for Business.
The thing about Pirate Ship is that you have to put in the box size and weight for each item while eBay already has that information.
For cubic shipping, if you use the the pull down and change from package to polymailer (or bag whatever they call it), it will ask you for length and width only. That is definitely cubic shipping and usually is a savings of some kind.
I’ve never had this happen to me, but the advice sounds right. If you want a second opinion, you can message the Facebook group “eBay for Business”. They take a day or two to respond, but they usually have good advice.
You ought to send a message to the buyer and explain to him/her why they never received the item. You might not want to sell to this buyer again, but, if you are open to it, you could offer that they can re-purchase the item.
You would think something new and sealed like this would still work. Possibly something he did wrong prevented it from working. Or, he was just fishing for a refund.
I’m glad eBay stood behind you in this case. It seemed pretty cut and dry to me.
Another way to title something like this is to use the word “untested”. The buyer can see from the photos that the item is new in package, and you can put that in the condition description.
I recall that I once sold a new in package prepaid cell phone. I can’t remember how I listed it. I guess I would have taken the return if it didn’t work.
I hope so, too. If he is complaining about not being able to return a no-return item, then that should help as well.
If he threatened a bad review, that to me is feedback extortion.
But, if this is an $18 item, I wouldn’t fight it too hard.
eBay policy does not allow feedback extortion. If he sent you a message threatening a bad review, you should be able to get any negative removed because of that comment. I don’t recommend mentioning that to him, but don’t let him intimidate you.
I’m not sure what you should say. Maybe come up with an alternative solution. Maybe a partial refund, or a refund of the purchase price (but not shipping) if he returns the item. I don’t know, how much money are we talking about?
Thanks for the video, Steve! I still haven’t tested and listed the typewriter I have.
I don’t know that I should show this sale because the buyer has already started a return, but the situation is kind of interesting. This is a brass stool that has dents, scratches, and other defects that are fully described. The buyer wants to return it because the legs are welded on and don’t screwed off. I don’t mention anything about how the legs are attached in the listing, but the buyer says that they are “supposed to screw off”. She wanted to repair the stool by pushing out the dents. According to the Facebook group “eBay for Business”, I will have to fully reimburse her if she returns the item. I’m pissed. Sold for $25 with a counteroffer. I only paid about $1.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/183949395199I thought I would get good money for this vintage printer tray, so I paid about $24 for two of them. One sold a while ago. This one is larger and more expensive to ship. I finally took a counter offer of $32.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/183761361740This is a Judaica tile plaque for showing the direction of prayer inside a home. It should be installed on the wall facing the direction of Jerusalem. It sold for $73 to someone in Jerusalem, Israel. I wonder what wall they are supposed to put it on?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/184069185835These wood salt & pepper shakers were a surprise to me that they were worth decent money, but I have had them for about a year. Someone messaged me that they would pay $30, so I extended the offer. I paid less than $1.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/183486425342I found this set of cards for a Japanese anime series in a case with other pins, patches, and so forth. I used a function on Google Translate where you can draw the letters with your finger and the program tries to match it with a letter in the selected alphabet. I was finally able to translate one of the anime character names, and that helped me figure out which series it was from. I paid pennies, sold for $39.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/183628179916Yes, this happens when the mail carrier doesn’t scan the item at delivery. The best thing to do is not do anything. If the buyer doesn’t say anything, then the item was delivered, and you have done your part.
If the buyer ever gets back to you with a non-delivery issue, then you will need to go to the USPS website, go to their help page, and find a way to contact them (email, phone call, etc). They will submit a missing package claim. If they can’t find the package, then you will have to submit an insurance claim and refund the buyer.
When I had only a few hundred items in my store, I would check tracking and follow each package. Nowadays, I have to remind myself to scroll down every once in a while and see the “delivered” status for each item. I understand the desire to check when you only have a few sales every week, but don’t do anything unless someone notifies you.
If a bad buyer received the package and then found out about the missing scan through your message, they might file a nondelivery case just because they might be able to get away with it. It’s never happened to me, but you never know.
Ten hours for an eBay course seems rather long. I’ve heard that someone had an eBay course at my local library, but it was maybe two hours.
You can also look at Meetup.com. You would need to find a place to host your meetings. You can use a meetup for a course or for an exchange of ideas. One meetup I looked at was held at a restaurant, and the organizer brought in different speakers each month.
I am speaking from just stuff I’ve looked at in the past. I’ve never run a course or started a meetup.
Yes, you can ship in the flat rate box to Kentucky. No problem. GSP will then figure out what type of box to ship it in for the rest of the journey.
I have been using GoDaddy bookkeeping per recommendations of Jay and Ryanne on the forum here. It pulls in the financials for eBay, PayPal, and many other sites. I put in my COGS, mileage, and other expenses. Overall, it’s pretty simple.
I understand that Quickbooks is a very versatile program, but is more complicated to learn. Quicken is another program that is a bit more simpler (from what I understand), but more complicated than GoDaddy. All the programs have online accounts. Quickbooks and Quicken have versions if you want them to be only resident on your computer. GoDaddy is based purely online.
