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eh, you’re never used to the weather, at least not me. I hate the cold. I did not miss the changing of the seasons when I moved to LA right out of college. I moved back because I decided I liked my parents.
I agree with Amatino.
However, if you want, you can contact the buyer and ask if he wants to ship the item back. If he responds with ANYTHING that generally asks you to give money back in favor of modifying the feedback, IMMEDIATELY contact eBay and say that the buyer was using feedback extortion to get money back. eBay WILL remove the negative.
If he agrees to return the item, and you refund, then ask politely to consider changing his feedback. There is a way to do that. If not, at least you can comment “I contacted buyer, item returned, money refunded”.
What you do depends on how far you want to go with it.
To the person asking about shipping rugs, I asked the same question in 2016 (my first year of selling on eBay). Mike from Atlanta was so kind to give me a detailed explanation of the best way to do it, and I’ve been following his instructions since then. I don’t sell many, but I do make some money here and there.
He suggests 8 mil black plastic that you can buy at Home Depot or Lowes. If I remember correctly, I could only find something a little thinner like 5 or 6 mil. I usually wrap it around twice, so it works fine. I still have the same rolls of plastic sheeting and stretch wrap that I purchased after reading his instructions. You can find his discussion here:
My numbers:
Week of Feb 7 – 13
Total Items in Store: 1406 eBay, 27 Etsy
Items Sold: 21 eBay
Cost of Items Sold: $35.05 + $67.67 Commission
Total Sales: $600.69 eBay
Highest Price Sold: $85 Large oil painting; $71 Christofle 3 Pcs silver plate Christening Set
Average price: $28.60
Returns: 0
Money Spent on New Inventory This Week: $0
Number of items listed this week: 11My sales number has been in the $600 to $675 range since the beginning of the year. Either I sell lots of items, or I sell several decently priced items. This week is the latter.
Amatino – I really enjoy your sense of humor and writing style. I wouldn’t be surprised if writing was part of your career at one time. I did hear about the snow in Texas. Crazy. In NJ, we’ve had several snow and wintery mix type storms. The past two winters have been very mild. Last year, we didn’t have any snow at all. The one nice thing about this month is that I am starting to do some summer vacation planning!
Anyway, I managed 11 listings this week; mostly linens which take longer (for me).
Nothing that met the challenge. As I mentioned previously, I don’t have any paper stuff in my unlisted inventory.
Huh, now I saw those in my search, but didn’t put two and two together. I’ll find a rod somewhere in the house tonight and try it out. I’ll post photos if it works out well!
Balloon shades might be a good key word because I think that would be the general shape.
@sonia – Thanks, but I don’t see these as being top and bottom rod curtains. The way that they are shaped – like a trapezoid – would be all hanging on one side and tight on the other. It makes more sense if they were left and right side rods (or strings) so that the hanging part would go down. The ones in your links are rectangular panels.
@jay – The first set of panels have JC Penney tags on them, so I would think they were a standard product. Unless they made customized curtains back in the day?@lukastreasuretrove – I have bought and sold a David Palombo menorah before. MAKE SURE to use the word BRUTALIST in the title. It will sell fairly quickly.
We were there this summer! I don’t remember anything that looks like your glass piece.
That would have been awesome!
I saved your suggestions in my notes so that I have it when I’m ready!
Actually, my sales have been very steady. Each week I either sell higher quantity, or I sell more expensive items. It could be random, or maybe I just happen to have items that are purchased this time of year.
Probably. At one time, I was going to figure out how to fix those, but then I got a part time job. I’m just glad to get decent money for something not perfectly working.
I’m still planning to repair that vintage JC Penney record stereo system I mentioned to you months ago, but I’ve got too many easier death piles to get to first. Maybe this year?
Two weeks ago, I said something about being the only one to post, so a people stepped up. Then, last week, I was again the only one to post! Come on, Steve does this week after week for us! We need more participation here!!
A few weeks ago, I posted on the forum asking for Worthpoint pricing help on a set of sterling shot glasses from Peru. The value was much higher than I realized, so I went and polished them and took new photos. I received an offer within an hour of listing for $80. I bought these in an online auction lot with other items for less than $3, so I paid very little for them. I did have to buy another little bottle tester for silver ($8) as the one I had was old and the test results were not conclusive.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/184644750789
In September 2019, I purchased a large lot of vintage radios, which I have been listing and selling since. I’ve finally listed all the items, and most of what remains are bedside radios in partially working or non-working condition. Although this radio only partially works, the cream color is rare and brought the price up to $32.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/184343681277
For some reason, Feb 3 was designated Linen Day. First, I sold a set of drapes for $84, then the matching bed spread for $43 to someone else, and then a blanket for $22. The drapes & bed spread set came from an online auction for the contents of a closet of linens. I paid about $2 for the whole thing and have already sold a couple things from that lot. I bought the blanket a few years ago for about $1 and put it in my closet, but recently I was looking for some room in said closet and decided to list the blanket.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/184556752780
https://www.ebay.com/itm/184556751408
https://www.ebay.com/itm/184261631333
This is a small thing, but I thought I’d share it with you. This 1969 brochure is called “A Women’s Guide to Football” came in an auction lot with other items. Sold right before the Super Bowl for $8 with two pieces of artwork. I recall, back in the day, we would watch the Super Bowl with my grandparents, and all the women would congregate in a different room. However, I was born and raised on the Steelers, so I vaguely keep track of how the season is going and always watch the Super Bowl!
This has never happened to me, but I’m not sure that eBay will cover you. What happens is that eBay will submit your information to the credit card company, but, if the credit card finds in the buyer’s favor, you don’t have much recourse. eBay will wave their hands and say that they don’t have any control over it.
If I were you I’d at least go to your local post office and ask if you can retrieve the item.
