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So I just tried it (thanks for the link above), and I just want to clarify something. Yes, it’s true that it only gives you five items to do this for, but that’s 5 *at a time*. Once you send an offer for one of the items it lists, it replaces that item with another one you can send offers for. So just now I sent out offers for 15-20 items. And already (in less than 1 hour) I already have one sale (for $115).
So, so far I like this feature as a way to:
a) remind watchers about this item of mine they’ve expressed interest in. In the past, there has just been guessing on our part about “when does ebay send reminder emails to people who have watched or viewed my items?” – do they do it when I list consistently? Or whenever I change something in the listing? Or put it on sale? Here’s a feature where I know for certain how many people are getting notified.b) put an item “on sale/markdown” for a very short period of time without the overhead of markdown manager and without having to figure out a percentage reduction that will work for all listings I want to put on sale.
c) For my “best offer” items with a high “buy it now” price, a way to reach customers who aren’t the “make offer” types. I certainly know from my own buying experience that one can get paralyzed by process of figuring out a starting offer that isn’t so low as to annoy the buyer, but low enough so that I feel like I’m getting a good deal.
I’m glad you got your money back! Guess ebay decided it was worth it to them to let the buyer keep the dress and their money rather than cause them more hassle.
pythonesk,
Thanks for sharing your experience. That’s very re-assuring that you still see the option to not refund original shipping, since I have a “didn’t like it” return coming my way (with a buyer who volunteered that she is very happy to pay for return shipping!) and I do not want to be out original shipping.Atomic Star,
Did you call ebay to appeal the decision on the case and speak to someone in the appeals dept, or did you just talk to a front-line rep?“Dumb question because I should know the answer. So if I promote an item and eBay takes a 1% cut, does the $25 credit just erase that eBay cut of my profit?”
Yes.
I haven’t been doing promoted listings recently, but I vaguely remember there being credits on my monthly invoices. They weren’t well-labeled – just looked like a miscellaneous credit of some sort, but maybe they have improved that by now.
There are two different types of promoted listings credits. One comes with a subscription for a very large store, as Jay mentions. The second way is by being a top rated seller (“plus” not needed).
https://pages.ebay.com/seller-center/listing-and-marketing/promoted-listings.html
โ Top Rated Sellers are eligible to receive a $30 credit each quarter**
โ Anchor Store subscribers are eligible to receive a $25 credit each quarter**
โ If you’re both a Top Rated Seller and Anchor or Enterprise Store subscriber, you’re eligible to receive the both quarterly credits, totaling $55eek. That is creepy.
My first guess was that if this was not a very unique item, maybe they have the same item and just stole your photos. But your item has an A&S tag, a store that doesn’t exist anymore I don’t think, so I would think it highly unlikely that they would have the same item.
I would try sending a message to their customer care department to inquire.
HistoryNerd, you have a way with words. Your story made me laugh out loud! Of course I am only telling you this because it seems like your package is back on track, which I am very glad to hear. I do not envy you your WTF moment. Thanks for sharing so we all can learn from your experience.
My recent, not as serious, WTF tracking moment happened when a buyer messaged me about not having received her package yet, saying that she “didn’t understand the tracking.” I was like – uh, how can anyone possibly NOT understand tracking info? Well, it turned out that the package travelled in a loop (yup, it came back to a distribution center it had visited several days before), taking a long rest before and afterwards. Luckily it got back on track eventually.
I decided not to sell puzzles when I discovered that the number of pieces in the puzzle is not always exactly the advertised pretty round number like 500 or 1000. Sometimes it’s a few more than that. So counting doesn’t always work.
Update: with the help of a youtube video made by a 7-year old, I was able to successfully vacuum-compress this monster springy comforter into a garbage bag – yippee! I had tried it earlier with no success, but this time I realized that the two important things are a) as the boy showed, stick the vacuum nozzle inside/between the items in the bag, so it doesn’t suck in the bag directly, and b) my own realization that putting the vacuum on low will prevent anything else from getting sucked in and blocking the airflow. So thanks to Mike for telling me to Google it!
I’ve decided to store the comforter in its glorious full size so it doesn’t get permanent wrinkles, vacuum-compress just prior to shipping, and then wrap in a couple of large poly mailers as per Amatino. This brings the weight down below ten pounds and the cross-country shipping cost under $40, which is much more reasonable than the previous $80(!).
Thanks everyone for your help. Now just to get this thing sold!
quadrille,
So sorry that this happened to you!!!!! That is really awful. ๐Ah – I hadn’t thought of cutting polymailers open – that’s a good idea. This thing is so big I would have to do that even for the 24″x24″ huge polymailers.
So many good options to consider now.
10/28/2018 at 9:41 pm in reply to: What Sells On eBay: Hood scoop, Stratoscope photo, Mailbox, Carhartt vest, Amplifiers, Crescent moon shadow box #50830thanks for the further explanation, aperture.
Yup, they do.
here’s a screenshotThanks, Mike, for all the great input. Some great ideas for me to try out.
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