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i used to require imediate payment on all my buy it now items,,,,,,i have always done this.......some how the all knowing and powerful ebay has changed this for me......i just sold an item buy it now and it was not paid for.......did ebay change it so sellers can no longer require instant payment.....i tried to change it back but cant find the option to do it.........any help would be appreciated
I know you can still add that requirement if you already have an item listed.
Go to your active selling item list.
Go to "more actions" on the right.
Revise.
Scroll down to "Select how you'll be paid" (I know laughable isn't it?)
Click "add or remove options"
This will bring up a pop up page and you'll see where you can check a box to require immediate payment when using Buy it Now.
If you're beginning an item, it's still there under the PayPal section of Select how you'll be paid. You just have to check the box now.
thank you, i have not been listing much in the last few months, im just getting back into it.....they changed several of my settings,,,the enrolled me in hassel free returns and global shipping...i was able to opt out of both for now,,,,,i think they are going to make all returns hassel free soon, at least thats what i understood from the new update
Update: It's different if you're using the mobile app. You have to go to Revise item, payment methods. Then click the "show more options" drop down menu and it's there.
Yeah, they are going so buyer friendly that it's going to get bad with tire kickers buying items and deciding not to like them.
It took me a while to figure out how to get rid of international selling. I finally had to just list with my mobile app, then go in on my computer and revise to remove the international options. I don't sell internationally mainly because our local post office doesn't do the paperwork often and it's such a pain to go through.
they change alot of stuff around,,,they once changed 45 of my listings to free shipping....wouldnt you know i sold like 15 heavy items that night....i called ebay and after 4 hours and 3 calls i got all the shipping paid for by ebay.....it actually worked in my favor that time,,,but it could have been real bad....and then i had to manually change every listing back to the right shipping
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Originally Posted by Pnutfarmer
I have found international shipping to be very simple if you buy your postage through ebay. When you buy the postage the forms pop up online and you mainly have to just verify that he entries are correct and then the forms will automatically print instead of the regular postage label. Of course, now ebay has the international shipping setup for those that do not want to hassle with it. You just ship it to a location they have in the Midwest and they take it from there. Your obligation ends once it is received at their transfer point.
I'll second harsas's opinion on the international shipping option. It's helped me sell several items. All I have to to is mail the item to KY and ebay handles the rest. Buyer pays for customs fee and probably additional postage costs. It increases your potential customer base and doesn't cost you any more. What's not to love?
Sounds easy, I haven't tried that yet.
MAKE SURE YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING with international shipping...the only shipper that has DOOR TO DOOR tracking is UPS. The rest do not...and from experience, it will BITE YOU IN THE ASS. I shipped a cell phone to Russia and it got "lost"...guess what, Paypal refunded the person the money and I am out the money and the iphone (purchased for resale and I am out $$$). Now I have terms and conditions that state they can't refund only arbitration AND that once it left my hand I was no longer responsible....etc etc.
Anyway, I only ship higher end items out via UPS (and it is EXPENSIVE) to protect myself...
WHAT Paper work? >> What pain??Quote:
Originally Posted by Pnutfarmer
I print my labels online and International is as easy as Domestic
If shipping First Class, Priority Flat Rate Envelope or Small Priority Flat Rate >> All max 4 pounds and treated as First Class
You can use the normal 1/2 sheet self stick label and the customs form is part of the label
If using Priority by weight or the Medium or Large Flat Rate Box's
You use regular paper to print the label >> Uses 2 full sheets >> You get 2 >> 1/2 sheet labels on each sheet for a total of 4 labels
3 go into the clear pouch and you keep the one labeled "Customer copy"
You can get the clear pouch for FREE from your local PO OR order them online for FREE >> https://store.usps.com/store/browse/...y-mail-express
Once you have the package labeled and ready to go >> Just put where ever you put your Domestic packages
No other special handling needed on your part
I like International sales as it generates additional profit
All my Domestic sales have FREE shipping >> Shipping cost for zone 8 built into the cost
The International Buyers pay full counter shipping cost s PLUS One Dollar
So what I had built in for the Domestic shipping is pure PROFIT
I ship direct to the Buyer and do NOT use the eBay GSP program
You poor clueless mother****er, global shipping.Quote:
Originally Posted by webuyselltradestuff
...what about the required customs and import/export forms? many countries charge import charges on most goods, how do you handle those?Quote:
Originally Posted by JohnC4X4
ive shipped over seas with no problems.....my pc prints off the forms i need...then i just take it in to the po like any other package.......i do not normally sell overseas but ive had people message me and after i talked with them i went ahead and done it......taxes and import fees are not your problem,,that lies with the customer
The customs form prints as part of the labelQuote:
Originally Posted by ScrappinRed
It will use the eBay name as the name of the product
Best to dumb down the names >> Instead of 12K gold diamond studded men watch >> I make Men Watch
Buyer pays any import fees their Country may charge
Back to the dang "payment now" option...
While I understand sending off the invoice is for people who aren't setup to pay immediately (I'm guessing they refuse to get a paypal account), what annoys the living bejezus outta me is the people you send an invoice to who refuse to pay until the automatic dispute for non-payment kicks in after four days. Twice, TWICE this week I'm dealing with it. The first one, the person didn't pay till the dispute process kicked in automatically. This one, we're going on day three of non payment after getting the invoice. I find it extremely rude and ignorant to drag the process out. I wish I could get away with passive aggressive positive feedback. Like, "Good Buyer, thanks for payment 5 days after invoice sent, THANKS!!"
the only time i ever send an invoice is if i am combining shipping charges or have worked out a deal to add faster more expensive shipping......i dont have the auto unpaid item set up,,,,i give people 3 to 4 days before i file a claim......ebay automatically will send them an invoice and they also send them reminders also......i get a non payer or two once in a while,,,it is agravating.....the guy that bought the item that inspired me to post this thread actually paid me early the next morning,,,he did however use an e check and this is only his second purchase ever....it should clear tomorrow,,,,i have faith in him...at least i do at the moment.....ill let you know if his e check bounces tomorrow ...then ill not have so much faith huh
The way my BIN is set up is it's still for sale until someone pays for it.
Regardless of changes , no cash in Pay Pal no shipping thats been my golden ruleQuote:
Originally Posted by wadarbr549
Ebay would never expect you to ship with out money in pay pal
Annnnd like clockwork once the automatic dispute for non payment kicked in the person paid. Twice this week. It's such a waste of time.
So annoying.
shoot, this week i had an echeck that took 4 days to clear,,,then it cleared in paypal but would not clear in ebay...so there was an hour gone on the phone.....then last night i listed another concrete saw for parts and it sold within a few seconds.....ok the buyer pm,d and said hey this said free shipping and when i try to pay it is charging me close to 30 dollars.....i say well im very sorry sir but it did not have free shipping,,,,ya ya ya ya ya back and forth as nice as i could...then i was so happy he threatened me with bad feedback if i didnt give him free shipping.....this guy had over 8000 feedback and also sells saw parts.....
i reported him today and they said they will take care of it....i got the customer service agents name and the call number,,i didnt feel comfortable with what the csr told me to do but i done it anyhow......he said i had to send the customer a cancellation notice...he gave me his word if the customer declines it that since i have the messages with feedback threats in them....that any feedback or defects will be removed......
oh yeah somehow they are saying i didnot upload tracking in time on one of my sales and i clearly did....its a glitch of somesort......he transfered me to a different department but after already being on the phone for an hour i didnt feel like waiting on another csr....so tomorrow or the next day ill have to call back
it seems like when it rains it pours.....i cant gripe to much ive made close to a grand on ebay in the last week,,,with my account and my shared account...
I must be leading a charmed life on ebay. My feedback is approaching 500 so I've probably done 700+ transactions in 11 years (where does that place me small potatoes for some guys? maybe a lot in other operations? I don't know. But I've probably have had 2-3% or less hassle of where people don't pay me or I've had to refund something or something got broke or stole in the mail. Then again, most of my sales are $5-50 in size. I've never had ebay change the auctions to something like "free shipping" or have paypal refund money to people on their own. I'm not saying this sort of crap doesn't happen but its never happened to me. I wasn't going to use ebay's GSS (or whatever the acronym is) but when I tried it (this one they did sign me up for on their own or I didn't know what I was clicking on at point) and it has worked ok (so far) although there are a good number of horror stories about Pitney-Bowles (the company that contracts with ebay to do this out of the Cinni-N. Ky International Airport) on youtube. The buyer does pay more than they would if you all were doing it private parties but there's no customs forms to fill out for me. Pitney-Bowles uses FedEx (at least they did with a big Star Wars toy I sold to China). So far so good.
My biggest beef with ebay/paypal (heard ebay is going to spin off paypal next year as an independent company) is their percentage of fees of my sales. I think they take a higher proportional cut on smaller amounts than larger sales. Like someone said on this forum, I need to figure out how to work the system smarter not harder...