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Well I just logged back onto ebay for the first time in a while to sell some stuff I have. It seems like all the bidders have 0 feedback and the accounts are either created in the last 30 days or even were created today. What are my options if they end up winning the auction? I dont feel like getting scammed through paypal.
Is this normal or should I be worried?
You can set the auctions up with restrictions like U.S. only, feedback rating of 2-5 or better, and other things. Those are for your protection.Quote:
Originally Posted by andrew1990
well it may be too late for this auction :(
it should still be possible to end it early due to it getting ran over by a freight train or something, then quetly change your settings and relist the "other" one you found ; ) It might be best, if you're that worried, to eat a single set-up fee, than the whole enchilada
or, if you like to gamble, let it end "before" the freight train gets there, in case a bidder with a better rating wins
I had freight trains run over my stuff a lot back in the day. Just couldn't see letting something with $200 in value go when the bids were only up to five bucks. If the rules are still the same you can cncl up to 24 hours before th end of the auction.
I sell a lot on eBayQuote:
Originally Posted by Mechanic688
No way to block based on Feed Back number
You can block Buyers with 2 or more unpaid strikes
That is why it is important as a Seller to open the unpaid item dispute on the non paying "Buyers"
Open at day 4
eBay will send them a reminder to pay
Then 4 days after you opened the dispute >> Now at day 8 >> Close the dispute
eBay will refund your final value fees and it is safe at that point to sell to someone else
eBay now charges you final value fees on auctions that you send earlyQuote:
Originally Posted by Bear
based on what the highest bid was at the time you ended the auction
On my items most of the bidding is done in the last 30 secondsQuote:
Originally Posted by BurlyGuys
I place all my bids at 2 seconds
I either win or the other guy paid too much
Best to start the auction at the minimum you are willing to take
Don't forget eBay fees, now based on TOTAL Price >> Item + shipping & handling >> between 9% and 14%
Don't forget PayPal fees >> 3% for domestic and 4% for International
You can cancel an auction as long as it has at least 12 hours leftQuote:
Originally Posted by BurlyGuys
http://offer.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?EndingMyAuction
If the auction has bids, you have to cancel the bids first
eBay now charges a Final Value Fee on auctions that are ended early that had bids based on the highest bid the item received
You can only block people that have negative feedback, 0 or higher you have to let them bid. US only is another good one. Also you can require immediate payment if the item is fixed price or for a buy it now. I have a premier level ebay store and am a silver level powerseller. Its $50 a month for my store and 5 cents per listing. I have about 600 listings up right now. Total overhead $80 a month for 600 items. But since your starting out id go with the auctions, you get 50 free auctions per month. You only pay fees if it sells.
Now that the fee structure has changed do free shipping on 90% of the items i sell. The way i look at it is your gonna pay the fees reguardless now so just bury all of the fees in the price of the item. All of my items are fixed price with the make offer option.
So I'm left with the opinion I already had...Quote:
Originally Posted by JohnC4X4
eBay sucks.
lol, it dosent suck when your getting 30k in sales a year working out of the house and you get to claim 1/3 of your house against your business
I have had little to no problemsQuote:
Originally Posted by BurlyGuys
I sell on several ID's
Stuff that I would get about 10 Cents a pound for if I bring it across the scale still on the car
Easy to pull, Easy to store, Easy to ship items off the cars I scrap
Power side mirrors, Headlight assemblies, Tail Light assemblies, window motors, dash clusters and sometimes climate control units and cup holders.
I have also been doing well with rims, scrap about $15.00 scale,
I list on eBay for over a hundred with FREE shipping, $18.00 in fees, $45.00 max ship >> still leaves me 35 or more if they live closer then Ca
I do very good with resale items found in scrap, also car parts are very lucrative . Last week i had about $1000 in sales of parts. Right now im parting out a 2002 concorde lxi, this is just one example but the chrome interior door handles with woodgrain trim are going for $80-$100 each and there are 4 of them in the car. That is just 1 part of the car, on my takeoff/estimate of the parts that i do before i bought the car says i will make in the $4000-$5000 range for all of the parts on that car. After shipping, fees, costs and overhead im looking at making a $2500 profit on the car.
On the wheels / tires. If the tires are bald/bad and are on alloys i send them to my local tire guy, he breaks them down for me and disposes of the tire for $7 each. So after my costs scrapping those oud id only make $8-$10 each, so i resell them to local buyers and on ebay. You need to check the design/size of the alloy wheels, some of them are very pricey. Ive seen factory alloys go for $30-$200 each on ebay so your mileage will vary. 16"-18" usually go for about $100 each, 20"+ go for about $150. I have a pile of about 20 15" rims im having a hard time selling even at $40 each.
You might look into picking up a used rim clamp mach from CraigQuote:
Originally Posted by jghilino
I picked mine up years ago for a couple hundred and it has more then paid for itself
Tires with good tread I sell on Craigs
Rims I sell on eBay I pull the tires to reduce the shipping cost
I don't try to sell sets, I market towards the guy that just hit the pot hole and needs one rim
Okay, it looks like I may have to give eBay another look...
even so id still have to pay $3 each in disposal fees, id rather pay someone else $7 and let them do all the work and dispose of the tires, i usually give him the spare tires i have on hand and he lowers his price to $5 for each breakdown/disposal that way we both winQuote:
Originally Posted by JohnC4X4
Looking at the free section on craigslist i see alot of listings of people trying to give away junk tires so that tells me there hard to get rid of.
Different location >> Different way of doing thingsQuote:
Originally Posted by jghilino
Each car has 5 tires on it when on the road
so the place I bring my cars to allows 5 tires when I bring it across the scale
I have never had to pay for tire disposal
At this point they are paying me 10 Cents a pound for the tires
I started to do the same thing untill I called ebay and asked what happens if they open a case and want to return the item. You have to refund the full ammount they paid. IF you dont do free shipping you only have to refund the bid ammount not the shipping ammount. So be carefull on doing free shipping stuff.Quote:
Originally Posted by jghilino
My yard pays: CARS WITH TIRES (5 MAX) $205 PER TON, CARS NO TIRES $210 PER TON so yes the rules are different here. I guess its not really a deduction though because of the added weight, i just like the $210 number better and can move 90% of the wheels/tires i get in other ways than selling as shred. The only combo id sell as shred is bald/bad tires on steel wheels, i havnt run into many of those yet.Quote:
Originally Posted by JohnC4X4
Yes but on your return policy you have the choice of selecting seller pays return shipping or buyer pays return shipping. I have it as buyer pays return shipping. That way theres no incentive to return. Also by the way on a full refund the original shipping is also returned to the buyer. If you return the item cost only and not the shipping that is a partial refund. The full refund is the better option it shows the customer you put them first from square 1.Quote:
Originally Posted by PartTimeScrapper
My policy is full refund within 30 days if unsatisfied for any reason, reguardless of whether i charged for shipping or it was included. Also the buyer always pays return shipping costs. If there is an error on my part like i shipped them the wrong item or it was damaged in shipping then i will also cover the return shipping costs.
Someone gave you bad/incorrect informationQuote:
Originally Posted by PartTimeScrapper
PayPal refunds FULL amount >> Item price + what is charged for shipping and handling
So it does not matter what the split is
If you roll the shipping cost into the item price for the FREE shipping
Several advantages
1. Better placement on the searches
2. The cheap skates that want reduced shipping when they buy multiplies >> FREE is FREE << I don't discount FREE
3. Auto 5 stars in the DSR stars
eBay and PayPal both allow the Buyer to get a FULL refund for at least 45 days from the payment dateQuote:
Originally Posted by jghilino
FULL refund is item price + whatever was charged for shipping & handling
Agreed >> Good customer serviceQuote:
Originally Posted by jghilino
So, if I have a non-paying buyer for my auction I need to open a dispute? My question is that what happens on ebay's side? Do they put a black mark on the "buyer", because I've done this before and have not been able to leave any feedback (negative). Does opening the dispute accomplish the same goal? I basically want this person to not be allowed to bid if he's not going to pay.Quote:
Originally Posted by JohnC4X4
I think you can block buyers for unpaid items if i remember correctly. Its been a long time since i set my buyer requirements. But you can always black list users youve had bad experiences with. You can add usernames to your blocked buyer list. The new feedback system sucks the only feedback you can leave buyers is positive. But on unpaid items they wont be able to leave any feedback for you so that is a good thing.
you are correct 100%, except in the case of partial refundsQuote:
Originally Posted by JohnC4X4
I had a non-payer and after notifying them and waiting my required 3 days (I mention this in every one of my ad's) then I opened the dispute. Ebay sends the buyer a notice that a dispute has been opened and I think you have to wait 5 days after. In my case after about 4 days my buyer paid for it so after ebay notified me, I shipped. I doublechecked to make sure that the buyer was not in one of the affected areas of the "superstorm".Quote:
Originally Posted by shendog
When you close the dispute neither party can leave Feed backQuote:
Originally Posted by shendog
If the "Buyer" has already left you a NEG >> eBay will remove it
At that point the "Buyer" has an unpaid strike
Sellers CAN (and should) block "Buyers" with 2 or more strikes
That is why it is important for Sellers to open and close the unpaid dispute to give those "Buyers" strikes
You can block those "Buyers" with 2 or more strikesQuote:
Originally Posted by jghilino
wont ebay just ban them from bidding altogether?Quote:
Originally Posted by JohnC4X4
Quote:
Originally Posted by shendog
I believe if they get too many strikes, eBay will ban them
BUT
eBay never tells what number is
and lets face it, they open another ID next day
I sell tools, auto parts and car manuals
Seems to be a low fraud area
In the past couple years I have only had 1 Buyer I suspect lied to get a discount
Shipped them a VW Jetta wheel
They said it was too badly damaged to get the tire to seat
This had not come off just any scrap car but my helpers car when the engine died
So we knew the rims to be good
I told him he could pay the return shipping for a full refund
OR I would refund all but the $15.00 the wheel was worth to me in scrap
He took the refund and left positive Feed Back
So I was able to maintain my top rated seller status and the 20% discount that goes with it
I would have requested photo(s) of the alleged damages.
Wow am I mad, the guy with zero feedback won 2 auctions at$120 combined. Then I found out it was probably one of my friends screwing around because the address of the bidder was a mispelled version of my old work address.
Just got done offering a second chance offer and reporting the account to ebay. Wait until I find out who did this. That was christmas gift money so now I my whole schedule is messed up!
You can set the deals up with limitations like U.S. only, reviews ranking of 2-5 or better, and other factors. Those are for your security.
If that goes unpaid, you can give them 2 unpaid item strikes and ebay will refund you the final value fees, you can also block that user id so they wont be able to bid in the future. If they leave any feedback it will be removed. Now if you know for sure that somone is messing with you that wont stop them because they will just open a new account and keep doing it. If that is the case then you need to change the name of your user id so it will be hard for them to track you down.Quote:
Originally Posted by andrew1990
No way to restrict a Buyer from bidding based on their Feed Back number unless it is a Negative numberQuote:
Originally Posted by cEamy655