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I recently bought a used Fairbanks Scale 0 to 150 LB with a 13.5″ X 13.5″ platform. It stays on all the time.
For lighter items (1LB and under) I use a small Digital food scale. I don’t know if you’re going to find a scale that can accurately handle really small increments and also the large.
Good Luck.
Good Deal.. even if it doesn’t make sense to sell some books individually, you can also group them into like categories, such as author topic etc.
Keep us updated on how it works out..
If you contact Ebay and send them the scanned receipts from the Post Office, they should be able to reverse a bunch, if not all of your late shipments.
The worse thing you can do at this point is to ignore the problem.
Good Luck.
Are the tracking numbers being uploaded by the Post Office? I had a problem a while back, where the tracking was uploaded to the USPS internal site, but not making it to USPS.com, which is where Ebay gets the tracking.
In other words, when you click on a tracking link, is your acceptance accurate. It should show the date and time you dropped it off. If not, you need to talk to the Post Office.
Otherwise it’s probably Ebay’s problem. With all the other people saying they’re having problems, it just may be. It’s seems like the people who have been reporting problems though, were all part of the guaranteed delivery program.
I am not part of the Guaranteed delivery program and my tracking has been 100% accurate. It doesn’t mean it’s related.. just an observation.
Good Luck.
More free books on Craigslist : Free Books! Tons and tons of them! (La Canada Flintridge, CA)
Closer to you than me..
Regardless of which method you use to enter the location in the listing, the key is to get started.
Contrary to what you may think, you don’t have to do it all at once. I would start with new items as you list them. Put the location code in the listing with the other information. I generally have a plastic tote next to me, when I’m listing. As I list the item, I place it in the tote, which is numbered. Every new listing, needs to get inventoried now for the system to work.
Later, when I notice a half filled numbered tote, I’ll bring it in the house with me and fill it as I list.
If you have other unnumbered totes, filled with listed items, don’t sweat it, just don’t fill those up until you’re ready to inventory what’s left in them. This will usually happen when you are down to 2 or 3 items in the tote. Then, it’s no big deal to inventory them. Before you know it you’ll have more numbered totes than unnumbered ones.
To this day, I still have a couple of unnumbered totes, one is full of maps and the other shot glasses. It’s not worth it yet, to inventory what’s left, but all new map listings and shot glasses get inventoried and placed in new bins.
It sounds crazy, but having unrelated goods stored together, makes it easier to find what you are looking for, when it’s time to ship. Of course use common sense, don’t store bowling balls and wine glasses together.
Just changing the way you currently list will eventually get all your items inventoried.
Good Luck.
I tried the Lyft thing, similar to Uber. Drove about 8 hours with a lot of 2 mile fares. I made about $60.. , and still had to pay for gas. maybe it was just a bad night.
In the meantime, I sold a hat for $30.. on Ebay..
I never drove for Lyft again..
I agree, there has clearly been an influx of book sellers. They are easy enough to spot. There are few, if any pictures. The description is not always detailed and the feedback ratings are sometimes not so good.
I am still selling books. I take lots of pictures and give accurate descriptions. I pack well and ship quickly. I’m not too worried about these new sellers. When someone buys from them, they get what they pay for.
If you can get deals as a buyer, I say go for it.
I wish I had the room, I’d stockpile all the old books I could get a hold of. One day, they’ll all be gone and the world will want to know where they all went.
I think the more important question is whether or not the coupons will be discontinued..
If more items fall off the list, I’d be looking to get what I can while it’s still available.
Good Luck…
I just got a call (went to voicemail) from a new buyer. She wants to buy some type of extended coverage on the item she bought. She was looking for a call back. I messaged her and referred her to Ebay. I was very polite and friendly..
Yes.. if you have business policies turned on it just takes a click or two.
I have two policies which involve Smartpost and I actually consolidated them now and have just one. Now it’s got Parcel Post instead of Smartpost. If this gets cleared up, I’ll just change back.
I took some key words out of the listing last night for just that reason. It’s still a cool hat on it’s own, from a local dealership.
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