EBay Safety Tips

[GyrlLayney]

Thank you everyone! Anymore tips for new ebay sellers?

[nycgr1]

i both buy & sell on ebay. my louis vuitton catalogs are my friends.if i see something a little off i do not bid.i am always on the wbsite where i can compare in color, once again if it is off i do not bid.(or buy)
research,research,research!!

when i sell anything i have the tyvek tags with my id on them.i also take pictures or my husband take pictures of me packing the item and shipping it off.insure all items i do not care how small.


GREAT THREAD!
learn something new everyday.

[mrsking2]

Great ideas - I am an experienced ebay seller but I am always afraid of being scammed by a buyer. This forum is wonderful.

Where do you get the tyvek tags or other tags to mark your bag to prevent a phony return? I'm an individual, not a store so I don't have access to this stuff.

Originally Posted by nycgr1

i both buy & sell on ebay. my louis vuitton catalogs are my friends.if i see something a little off i do not bid.i am always on the wbsite where i can compare in color, once again if it is off i do not bid.(or buy) research,research,research!! when i sell anything i have the tyvek tags with my id on them.i also take pictures or my husband take pictures of me packing the item and shipping it off.insure all items i do not care how small. GREAT THREAD! learn something new everyday.

[csssaunt]

If a seller does not answer a question that you submit do not bid on the item. If they can't be bothered to respond before the sale how will they treat you after the sale?

[csssaunt]

Sellers: You are responsible for getting the item to the buyer. Even if you claim that you are not reponsible once the item has been shipped. If you cannot afford to lose the $ amount of the product pay for insurance.

[nycgr1]

hi,
i ordered them from ebay id "partyman811" all colors. and the price is right.
i am not a store but still nedd to protect my self from scammers.
and they were like $10 including s/h.
hope this helps :-)

[fauxfu09]

You should be clear about what sort of buyers qualify to bid. Some bidders with zero feedback just don't get it.

If a person bids, and does not meet a certain qualification, (10+ feedback, etc) cancel the bid. It's your listing.

If you feel uncomfortable shipping somewhere, then don't do it.

[mrsking2]

Thanks so much! I (luckily) haven't been scammed yet but as a seller you can't protect yourself enough!

So glad I found this forum.

Originally Posted by nycgr1

hi, i ordered them from ebay id "partyman811" all colors. and the price is right. i am not a store but still nedd to protect my self from scammers. and they were like $10 including s/h. hope this helps :-)

[Hummingbird]

Originally Posted by Luv2BuyBags

... I also only accept US Postal money orders but be careful they are getting copied now too. Also this was really important to me, it can take a money order as long as 30 days to go thru the whole system to clear. They tell you it could take 10 for out of state BUT when I had a conversation with a bank manager she said that they have to send the hard copy back to the issuer etc and even after the normal clearance time it could still come back around to bite you. You can also call the issuer and have it verified too for date and amount.

Do the USPS money orders take as long as 30 days to clear? If you got a copied USPS money order, would my local post office recognize that right away and not give me the money? I would try to cash it before sending.

Thanks. Great thread

[zippy14u]

Originally Posted by nycgr1

i both buy & sell on ebay. my louis vuitton catalogs are my friends.if i see something a little off i do not bid.i am always on the wbsite where i can compare in color, once again if it is off i do not bid.(or buy) research,research,research!! when i sell anything i have the tyvek tags with my id on them.i also take pictures or my husband take pictures of me packing the item and shipping it off.insure all items i do not care how small. GREAT THREAD! learn something new everyday.

I always ask for pictures(if not already shown), mostly of the inside of the bags. If the picture isn't clear, I ask for a better picture. If I get "any" kind of excuse that doesn't seem reasonable, I don't bid. PERIOD!!!

[rbaby]

[quote=lorihmatthews;2804220]Always pay for items with a credit card through paypal, and do not use an existing balance that you have in your paypal account. Withdraw the amount first so your account is at zero and then pay for the item.

Wow, never realized this! Thanks for the tip

[Laneige]

I'm looking at Turbo Jam items and apparantly, there is some stores that mentioned items are shipped out from various places so they cannot combined shipping. Why are items out from various places? Dont they all belong to the same person? I'm really confused. Especially when I'm very new to Ebay.

[chloebalenciaga]

Originally Posted by Laneige

I'm looking at Turbo Jam items and apparantly, there is some stores that mentioned items are shipped out from various places so they cannot combined shipping. Why are items out from various places? Dont they all belong to the same person? I'm really confused. Especially when I'm very new to Ebay.

It's called drop-shipping (meaning the seller doesn't have the item(s) in hand but instead relies on the manufacturer
to post merchandise). I am adamantly opposed to the practice. Too much potential for abuse.

[Laneige]

if mails is lost in such case, i wonder whose problem will it be? manufacturer or the ebay party? i guess because of the big co not giving direct discount to mass consumers, it resulted in such cases. people joined the club and buy lots of items to get the discount and then sell the item on ebay. at least they are brand new i suppose. thx

[maggie7]

I know, no comments, but just want to say; what a fab thread for an ebay dork like me..