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I often just double box with heavy breakable items The first box floats inside the larger box. I did this with a large snow globe that was shipped to the UK. So far, I’ve had no damage claims.
It sounds like it’s time to get out the video camera and make your haul video.. “How I made $10,000 on Ebay with items I got for free.”
I use an awful lot of Newspaper when I’m packing.
Another alternative is to get larger Styrofoam pieces and chop them up. It can get a bit messy, but they are generally easy to come by.
I’ve also used shredded paper and the stuffing from old quilts and pillows, not to mention foam rubber if you happen on some.
Good luck
Good Deal..
Depending on what you have, you may want to actually create more than one book category in your store. (Books Text, Books Music, Books Religious etc. or whatever applies to your cache.)
It will make things easier to manage later on when you have a lot more listed.
The more you list, the easier it will get.
Good Luck
A Neutral will not be visible to your buyer, unless they deliberately click on your feedback. With 100% positive, they probably won’t. If they do, then they can click on the feedback and see the comments.
If they see the comments it will be evident that the feedback was not deserved.
In other words, is it worth the effort to make steps to get it changed. A phone call is no big deal, but to file a USPS claim is more effort that I think I’d go to on this one. The buyer has issues with his deliveries that he needs to address on his own.
It’s tough to keep perfect feedback with all the unreasonable and grumpy buyers out there. I think you already dodged a bullet, because the buyer gave you a neutral and not a negative.
Good Luck
If I brought money with me, I think I could have done a lot better. They had tons of free stuff, but a lot more that they didn’t want to give away, but would have taken just about anything for. I think $50 would have absolutely filled up the car.
Dad is relocating and my understanding is every little bit of money helps.
There were suitcases, but the ones I already have don’t sell. There was also lots of furniture.
In a couple of weeks they are going to do the major purge and really clean it out. While I was there, they were making room for the dumpster.
I ended up with a few books and a brand new pair of boots.
They were real nice people. If I’d known the situation, I definitely would have brought some money with me.
When it rains, it pours..
On my way to donating 4 large boxes of stuff, I noticed a big pile being made, in front of one of my neighbors houses. Sure enough a relative passed away and all this stuff was being trashed.
I found a large lot of “Mr Potato Head” pieces. A box filled with various assorted Christmas ornaments, a cast iron skillet with lid and other various items.
I ended up with as much stuff as I donated.
I also hit a free Ad, as a man was downsizing from a house to a 1 bedroom apt. I got a few items but met some really nice people.
In just received an Email that I’m getting a shipping adjustment (my first) on a package. I paid for 3 lbs and actual weight is 1 lb. They’re giving me back $4.40.
In know for a fact that package weighed 2.5 lbs.
No, I’m not going to get on the phone and try to correct them. With my luck, they’ll misunderstand and charge me $4.40, instead of understanding the postage was correct.
Obviously the system has some issues. If anything changes, I’ll post it.
If you are a Top Rated Seller, Priority Mail insures for free up to $100.. otherwise just $50.
If I’m at all concerned or it’s a high dollar item, I generally ship it Priority Mail and insure it directly through the Post Office.
I recently shipped two separate items, each about $200 in value. Even though they paid Smart Post, I sent them Priority Mail fully insured. It cost me a few dollars extra, but was worth it to me.
Better safe than sorry.
This week, someone was giving away thousands of very large semigloss sheets of Paper. I really thought about taking a ride to get them, for packing.
You can’t get everything. The time to get them and the space to keep them becomes as valuable as the money you are saving. A couple of weeks from now, I’ll be wishing I got them.
2002 for me. Lots of cashier’s checks and Bidpay. I didn’t get a Paypal account until many tears later. Most of my items shipped Fedex Ground.
Back then the sold items seemed to stay on Ebay forever. You could see what other people were buying on and possibly watching. It was a different world.
Yes.. been there done that.
Last year I bought over 1500 NOS T-shirts, hoodies and jackets. There were over 20 full boxes. It was months, before I had inspected them all, never mine listed them…. Later, I bought two sizable lots of books, many of which are in the German language.. I’m almost done with those.
Once you start your research, you’ll be purging quite a lot of the books.
Good luck..
It’s been a few days now since you’ve scored your cache of “FREE” books and other items. Is it “It doesn’t get any better than that”..or.. “Be careful what you wish for.”
Have you done a lot of listing and purging yet, or is it all sitting there. The first time you do something like this, it can be a bit overwhelming. In the long run it’s all good.
Any Diamonds in the rough.. or gold bars ?
Here’s a few of my recent sales.
I bought for 75 cents, an opened box 3/4 full of laundry detergent. Over time, I used the detergent and recently sold the empty box for $16.95 plus shipping. https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Ivory-Snow-Laundry-Detergent-Box-Giant-Size-32oz-2-LB-EMPTY-Mom-Baby/132451893091?hash=item1ed6bf7f63:g:nIAAAOSwNchaRwZL
Another vintage book from a large lot I purchase a while back. Sold for $49.99 plus shipping to a buyer in Norway. https://www.ebay.com/itm/Mahler-by-Henry-Louis-de-La-Grange-1973-First-Edition-1st-Vintage-Hardcover-DJ/132445238975?hash=item1ed659f6bf:g:-n8AAOSwc2FaP0Mx
I went to a last minute estate sale. Sheriff was scheduled to come in the morning and evict them. Bought this box full of gold plate flatware for $10. I sold the empty for for $25.95 plus shipping. The 12 piece set has been broken up into numerous listings and is currently listed. https://www.ebay.com/itm/Wallace-Walnut-Silverware-Flatware-Chest-Box-Extra-Large-16-Settings-Brown/142666533565?hash=item2137968abd:g:xHYAAOSwY7taZ~65
Paid $1 at a rummage sale for 600 NOS Rolodex cards. They sold quickly for $32.50 plus shipping. I probably should have asked more, but hey.. sold is sold. https://www.ebay.com/itm/Genuine-Rolodex-600-Blank-Rotary-Refill-File-Cards-3-x-5-C35-White-Lot-Sealed/142681160580?hash=item213875bb84:g:438AAOSwGHJaeKRo
Thanks All..
