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I'm a happy go lucky kinda guy, love making new friends and having good laughs with them.
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Ebay in simple terms. Easier to understand the way I put it.
Ebay on line auction, I joined ebay about three months ago, so I am still a newbie, I don’t know all the ins and outs of it, there is so much information it would take you forever to read it. I am ploughing slowly through it because in the end you’ve got to cover your back.
On ebay you can buy or sell once you have registered. This can be a pain when you are trying to think of a user name, whatever I put in it had already been taken, even the most unusual and stupid names. Don’t worry ebay does give you help, they ask you a few questions, such as your favourite colour then add it to a name you have chosen. Example: if you put in Dave301 they would ask you your favourite colour (you say pink) and they ask you if you wanted to be called PinkDave301. You can either accept or decline and try other names. I suggest you accept or you will be there forever trying out names.
Once registered ebay will ask you for your credit card number for verification and billing purposes, if you don’t have a Cr Card ebay can do direct debit and
they bill you once a month for the adverts you put on ebay.
Getting started is easy enough all items are listed in categories. Short example listed below.
If you go into clothes for example they will give you many choices. Example:- women’s, men’s, children this choice is the same for all categories.
There is a search facility which is great if you only want to search for Beswick ware. Then you have the choice of looking at all Beswick or Beswick animals, Beatrix potter, other Beswick.
If you are selling this can be a great help so you know what category to put it under.
When bidding for something the buyer can bid till the end of the sale. Example: - the sale is listed for five days at the end of the sale the highest bidder wins. If the seller has put buy it now for £10 you can buy the item there and then for £10 this price is usually higher because the seller wants the best price.
When you read the description of an item you are interested in, at the bottom of the page comes a sign saying bid your max bid now, this is hard to describe for me. The start price is £2 but you know you would pay £50 pound for it (no more than £50) enter £50 in the box, if bidders want to pay more than £50 you have lost the bid (unless you go back to the page and bid more) If only a few bidders bid and the price only reaches £25 at the end of the auction that is what you will pay, even though you were prepared to go up to £50.
People put ridiculously low starting prices on their goods only if they know it is a bargain and they will get what they want for the item. Other people put a reserve price on the item (which we can’t see) They start the item off for £2 with a reserve of £90, this encourages people to bid thinking hey this Clarice Cliff jug is only £2 so they bid and bid and bid till the reserve has been met.
I myself can’t understand these people who put a reserve on, they are paying more for their adverts. I would rather start off at a reasonable price.
When you have won an item the seller sends you an invoice stating the price of the item and the P&P. The P&P may seem dearer than you expected, don’t forget in the price they add the cost of boxes, brown paper, cellotape etc. Some sellers tell you the cost of P&P beforehand.
A lot of people pay with Paypal, cheque or postal order once they have been cleared the seller sends on the parcel. If transactions go through smoothly you each leave a comment in the feedback which is situated in you’re my ebay file.
Selling or buying worldwide can be expensive, (unless you’re onto a winner) the postage costs can be extremely high, so it is not worth the hassle.
You can list your item for 1, 3, 5, 7 or 10 days the price is still the same. BUT!!! The dearer the item the higher the cost of the advert.
There are also choices of adding your picture to the ebay gallery, making it bold etc, but again this adds to the price. This is only worth it if you are selling things of extreme value.
Trusting people when buying this can be a difficult situation, look very closely at the pictures they provided, ask questions if you are unsure. (There is a tab that says ask seller a question)
Some sellers are very clever in the way they word things, and there is not a thing you can do as they haven’t told a lie. (ASK QUESTIONS) and save these answers and questions. There are rogues out there.
As I said I’ve been on ebay a couple of months and there are people out there wanting to steal off you, they send you an email that looks genuine. The emails warn you about credit or bank problems and that you will be disabled from ebay if you don’t correct the problem. They tell you to click a link that will put matters right. Filling in your bank details etc. Do not do it ebay never asks you to do that via an email. If you are unsure copy the letter and send it to spoof@paypal.com and they will put your mind to rest. Or go to eBay’s help site.
Now we come to the groaners, ok you sold a vase and said it was in mint condition, they got a magnifying glass out and found a hairline crack no bigger than a speck of dust, refund their money, don’t bother arguing, they are nit pickers who want more than mint condition for half the price. Remember the customer is always right, even though you feel like shouting.
Have fun buying and selling, be careful how you phrase your items for sale, read all the rules and regulations.
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Advantages: Good categories, large and courteous user base. Disadvantages: Charges rather high and unexplained, forms take while to fill in and get used to, many features not available to first time users.
Briz_Hatchings 25.11.2001 ·
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