First time Ebay user

Freedom · 13 Apr 2006 at 13:01

Im going to be selling my Xbox and Mobile on Ebay but this is my first time using Ebay so i have no feedback at all.

Anybody got any tips for selling on Ebay, what to write in descriptions and so forth and how to avoid the scams.

I got myself a verified Uk paypal account so im half way there

Also, when i accept a transfer using paypal how do i know they cant take the money back, how do i know when the money is truley mine?

Luke15 · 13 Apr 2006 at 13:08

Youl have no problem if you describe well, and have good pictures.

Dont expect amazing amounts of money without feedback.

You know when you have the money when its transfered to your bank account :cool:

Freedom · 13 Apr 2006 at 13:13

Just that i hear horror stories of people haven money taken back from them after they accepted the paypal payment.

Is it the normal to not send the items till the money is safley in my account?

Luke · 13 Apr 2006 at 13:19

Yes, make sure the money is in your bank account, not your paypal account. Any problems will be flagged up in the time between sending from paypal and it landing in your bank account.

Tican · 13 Apr 2006 at 13:23

make sure you take pics of the atcual item and not use stock ones aswell

- I found this helped me when I was new on ebay

Phil99 · 13 Apr 2006 at 13:32

emailiscrap said:
Yes, make sure the money is in your bank account, not your paypal account. Any problems will be flagged up in the time between sending from paypal and it landing in your bank account.

Unless the buyer starts a chargeback/dispute after a month or two and PayPal generally rule in the buyers favour, the PayPal a/c goes in to the -ve and they send the debt collectors round.

booyaka · 13 Apr 2006 at 13:33

put some fancy words in also - people love something "unique" about an item and will likely bid on yours more than other!!

Luke · 13 Apr 2006 at 13:38

Phil99 said:
Unless the buyer starts a chargeback/dispute after a month or two and PayPal automatically rule in the buyers favour, the PayPal a/c goes in to the -ve and they send the debt collectors round.

Very true, but that's not something you can avoid if paypal rule that way.

basmic · 13 Apr 2006 at 13:42

Do yourself a favour, and check that any bidders and buyers don't have masses of negative feedback.

Morba · 13 Apr 2006 at 13:47

you will be selling 2 things that attract a lot of attention from overseas scammers.

just be careful who is bidding and who finally wins.

state that you wont send outside of the UK tbh.

basmic · 13 Apr 2006 at 13:52

Morba said:
you will be selling 2 things that attract a lot of attention from overseas scammers.

just be careful who is bidding and who finally wins.

state that you wont send outside of the UK tbh.

When selling you want to make sure the following are set properly.

Post-to locations - UK, or wherever else you want to post.
Set your Buyer requirements as tightly as you dare, for minimum hassle - here are the full options:
* Buyers in countries to which I don't ship
* Buyers with a negative feedback score
* Buyers with Unpaid Item strikes
* Buyers who may bid on several of my items and not pay for them
* Buyers without a PayPal account
* Buyers with no credit card on file

A2Z · 13 Apr 2006 at 14:07

Phil99 said:
Unless the buyer starts a chargeback/dispute after a month or two and PayPal automatically rule in the buyers favour, the PayPal a/c goes in to the -ve and they send the debt collectors round.

no they wont

Freedom · 13 Apr 2006 at 14:13

Ok Thanks for the tips guys, I gotta start writing a nice fancy description with unique words

.

Also whats the best way to post the items?

As an Xbox with 50 odd games is a little heavy.

Phil99 · 13 Apr 2006 at 14:15

A2Z said:
no they wont

It's happened in the past to people.

Not that I'm saying it's a certainty (or even particularly likely)

edit: I probably shouldn't have used the word "automatically" in my post but they do seem to often rule in favour of the buyer even when the seller is not in the wrong.

Phil99 · 13 Apr 2006 at 14:15

Freedom said:
Ok Thanks for the tips guys, I gotta start writing a nice fancy description with unique words .

Also whats the best way to post the items?

As an Xbox with 50 odd games is a little heavy.

I sent one with 8 games via ParceForce 48hr for about £8 I think it was, fully insured and it arrived safely.

A2Z · 13 Apr 2006 at 14:22

Phil99 said:
It's happened in the past to people.

Not that I'm saying it's a certainty (or even particularly likely)

edit: I probably shouldn't have used the word "automatically" in my post but they do seem to often rule in favour of the buyer even when the seller is not in the wrong.

i meant the 'send the debt collectors round' part

Cueball · 13 Apr 2006 at 14:23

Phil99 said:
edit: I probably shouldn't have used the word "automatically" in my post but they do seem to often rule in favour of the buyer even when the seller is not in the wrong.

Has this actually happened though, when the seller did no wrong but the buyer still claimed money back?

It seems rather... illegal, for Paypal to take the seller's money without so much as a shread of proof to cooberate the buyer's claims AND wihtout so much as contacting the seller.

Luke · 13 Apr 2006 at 14:26

I know a couple of people (i.e. really know, not have heard of) who have had paypal claims against them even when they have done no wrong. Paypal make decisions according to their own rules, which can beggar belief.

Freedom · 13 Apr 2006 at 14:30

Ok was looking through the Buyer Requirements.

Ive selected to block People from countries where i dont ship and people who have more than 2 unpaid item strikes.

but "Buyers with a negative feedback score"

Should i turn that on and set it at 1 or 3?

Freedom · 13 Apr 2006 at 14:56

Ok before i hit the submit button, does this seem ok?

Samsung D600

Like new Generic Samsung D600.

Has not been Modified to make it sim Free, Sim free as standard.

Has no scratches, and does not come with a simcard

Comes with charger, But does not come in the original box.

Phone Features

Messaging: SMS, EMS, MMS, Email

Camera: 2 Megapixels, video (recording & playback), flash, zoom, TV output.

Music: MP3 player, polyphonic & truetones

Picsel Viewer for MS Office documents

SyncML

Organiser

Voice Memo

Built-in handsfree

Stand-by: Up to 300h

Talk time: Up to 7h

Browser: WAP 2.0/xHTML

USB

Bluetooth v1.2

GPRS: Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps

Card slot: MicroSD (TransFlash), 72MB total shared memory, 4MB for Java applications

Vibration

Dual speakers (3D sound)

Display type: TFT, 256K colours. Size: 240 x 320 pixels, 30 x 40mm

Dimensions: 96 x 46.5 x 21.5mm Weight: 103g

Quad band

Payment Options

I will only Post to within the United Kingdom, Do not bid if you are not from the UK or your Account is not registered to within the United Kingdom.

I will post after Payment has been received and transfered to my account.

I will only accept Paypal payments.

No other payments methods are accepted.