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I recently bought several large lots of books. Some have value and many have none. The market for individual books varies greatly. If you take them all, you will need to quickly research them and come up with a donate vs keep pile. The quicker this is done, the better.
It’s a lot of work, but then again making money usually involves work.
The audio books may have value, but you may be able to just group them in lots of like books and sell them that way. People who buy audio books tend to buy a bunch, if the price is right.
Good luck with it.
In the long run you are 100% correct… Thanks
Good morning Jay,
Thanks for your comments.
“For parts” probably would have been a better term to use in the title. I will be sure to consider this for future listings.
The item shipped GSP (Global Shipping), so I doubt the buyer will be willing to pay for any return shipping. If he presents an INAD (Item not as described claim), then I may be forced to pay for shipping or issue a refund.
I have been trying to list higher priced items as of late. It seems the lower the price, the more the headaches. This was in a death pile and although damaged, I felt there was a buyer for these glasses somewhere. I guess I found him…
The reality is “it’s not about being right”.. “it’s about good business.” As distasteful as it seems, the correct business decision is to cancel this sale and refund the buyer.
The anchor store used to be at 2500 items plus 5 cents a listing afterwards. I would be very surprised to see this level come back although it would be welcome. Ebay is in the business to make money and as long as the platform is successful, the rates will probably continue to increase.
I have just over 2000 items listed now and hope that things don’t change again before I hit 3500.
There you go 450 items (sold plus active for the month.) Of course, some of your solds will have been part of last month’s listings, so it’s not an exact science.
450 items will cost you the same as the 1000 item store. Once you see yourself being above that number consistently, it makes financial sense to move up.
You’ll also get the $50 free shipping supplies each quarter, which has a value.
In the meantime.. list list list..
08/16/2017 at 2:59 pm in reply to: Customer states "haven't received item" but tracking says they have #21888Good deal.. it sounds like the system worked as it should.
As long as you are receiving your Paypal notifications or are logging in every week or so, you should be fine. Yes he can pursue a refund through Paypal, but as Jay said, you’ll just have to upload the tracking to them and they will also close it.
I wouldn’t communicate with the buyer anymore, except, to maybe refer them to Ebay.
Most likely it is a done deal.
There is a break even point somewhere between your max free items now and the free items on the next level store. Remember to include the items sold in the current month with your current active listings to get to the number of items you are being charged for.
I wouldn’t hold back on any listings before the change. The benefit you get from listing them far outweighs any listing costs.
What are the costs for the two stores, and number of free items involved.
Good Luck.
Wow.. where did you get the information that First Class is insured for up to $50?
I’ve never heard that before?
08/14/2017 at 5:35 pm in reply to: Got a negative and a return request: Exercise in patience and positivity #21777So, I’m guessing you agreed to accept the return (for fit). Of course that puts the the return shipping on the seller. Maybe you’ll get lucky and she won’t send it back on time. Then you can close the case and her negative feedback should disappear.
I believe that some buyers are going to be problems, regardless of how you list the item. Some days you just can’t win, no matter what you do.
Then the only question is “Do I have any Beer in the fridge?
I’m still attacking the piles and piles of books. Half the job is just creating the donation piles, which are getting pretty big.
I recently added another scavenger mobile to my stable. This one only has two wheels, so, although it has a trunk, it really limits how much I can drag home in one shot. It saves me a lot of gas and should enable me to keep the miles off my car especially for short trips.
Do I recommend buying a motorcycle to be a more profitable scavenger… No way. But it sure is a lot of fun.. and No, it’s not a Harley.
I generally buy (or lately get for free through Ebay shipping supplies), most of my smaller boxes. It is so much easier with storage and organization. Then of course there are the free USPS Priority boxes.
With larger boxes the advice given by Jay and Steven is right on. After a while you’ll know all the good spots and have a stock pile.
Good for you moving to Pueblo. I used to deliver there at the Target DC years ago. It’s small enough to be inexpensive, but big enough to have everything you need. Also I-25 is right there, so you can quickly get out of town.
Outside of the cost of living, Denver can get a bit congested during the rush hour. Pueblo should be a lot more relaxed.
Sounds like you made a solid move…
08/10/2017 at 2:33 am in reply to: Customer states "haven't received item" but tracking says they have #21601Did the buyer open a return case or an item not received case? As long as the tracking shows it was delivered, you should be off the hook with Ebay. If it was opened as a return case, you may want to accept it, to get the return clock moving, so you can close in five days. You may want to ask Ebay first.
I don’t know if you are allowed to file the Police report, because you are not the victim.
Long story short, the item was delivered and shows it. you have done your part. You should contact Ebay regarding the open case and deal with that. I would not advise getting involved with the Police or USPS fraud theft, unless of course they contact you.
I would continue to encourage the buyer to be proactive on his end to find out what happened to his package. It is unfortunate, but not your responsibility if the package was stolen or incorrectly delivered at the destination.
Once the open case is closed in your favor, the buyer cannot leave feedback for you.
I just printed one.. no problem. Maybe they fixed it..
Perfect that’s them. That’s just what I was looking for.. Thanks
When you looked them up, did you find any information? I could find nothing.
For what it’s worth, they’re about 19 inches long. I acquired them in a box lot with a similar pair of Voit Dynaflex fins and two snorkeling masks. I probably should have mentioned all this before. They look very basic to me.
Since I couldn’t find anything, I just wanted to run this by you guys in case anyone was familiar with them. I may just put the whole bunch in one listing and move them.
Thanks for your insights.
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