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Well, that does sound suspicious, but you’ll have to wait to get back your package before you know for sure that you’ve been scammed.
If you get back a different (mostly likely nonworking) VCR, you will have to call eBay and lay out the issue. If this is something he’s done before, and they have the record from other sellers, there is a possibility of coming out OK. Just make sure not to be too emotional when you call and lay out the facts.
If he doesn’t have a history of scamming sellers, then I’m not sure there is much you can do.
If he actually sends back an empty box, I wonder if you would be able to get the weight of the box as you sent it and the weight sent back. I know the post office takes those measurements, but I’m not sure you can get that information quickly.
Some people say to make sure to have the serial number in the photos so that you can show a comparison of what you get back, but I’m not sure that will help.
People have posted YouTubers here before. I don’t think there is any issue with doing so. Sometimes they have good points.
The issue with selling clothing has been discussed here many times before. That area is very competitive. Many here will sell only vintage or upscale brands.
Week of Dec 15 – 21
* Total Items in Store: 1499 eBay, 35 Etsy
* Items Sold: 23 eBay
* Cost of Items Sold: $19.65 + $0 Commission
* Total Sales: $443.88 eBay
* Highest Price Sold: $65 Franz Violet Vase
* Average Price Sold: $19.30
* Returns: 0
* Money Spent on New Inventory This Week: $0
* Number of items listed this week: 30Since you guys are living it up in NY and picking out stuff from people’s garbage, I thought I’d mention that, this week, I sold three Christmas ornaments that I pulled out of someone’s post yard sale garbage for $24.
All my sales ended yesterday. I’ll be putting on extended handling tomorrow before I make my PO run. I’ll just be enjoying the rest of the year, and then starting everything back up on the 2nd. Happy Holidays, everyone!
Ha! I’ve been dealing with that all my life, no big deal.
I was surprised when I counted up my new listings. I had 30 last week.
I’m not expecting much for the rest of the year with everyone home starting tomorrow, year-end trip, and many other things going on!
Happy Chanukah, Merry Christmas, and just general happy holidays to you and your families!
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?
12/19/2019 at 1:37 pm in reply to: What Sells On eBay: Cassette decks, Reel tapes, Iroquois China, Hats, Typewriter #71873Thanks 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.
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