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    surgical instruments
                     

    hey! i am a new seller and not getting order:(

    aw39_95
    aw39_95
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    Posted 1 year ago·Last reply 1 year ago
                                           
             
    21 comments

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
                   
    pickapaper

    pickapaper

    ·1 year ago
    4640View listings

    @soh.maryl 

    OP has another similar thread going, using a different posting ID (2 IDs, same person).  In that other thread he says that his company buys used instruments and "makes them new" but he was told that the term is "refurbished" and that they should correctly be listed as "used". 

     

     

                                           
    bashort

    bashort

    ·1 year ago
    11885View listings

     Many "surgical" instruments have  non surgical uses. If they do not require a prescription they are good to go as near as I can tell. 

    As far as selling non used items as used I do not see a problem with that at all.

     

                                           
    bennotbill

    bennotbill

    ·1 year ago
    1022View listings
    @bashort wrote:

     Many "surgical" instruments have  non surgical uses.

     

    I'm sure Mr Blonde would find a use for them.

                                           
    albertabrightalberta

    albertabrightalberta

    ·1 year ago
    I can explain it to you but I can't understand it for you.104View listings

    @aw39_95 

    @surgimed-skt 

     

    If you cancel transactions after 24 hours without payment, I hope you're choosing the OOS (out of stock) reason as the cancellation reason!

     

    It seems kind of unfair to me that you demand payment within 24 hours (even though ebay allows 96 hours) but you hold buyers' money and items for 5-7 days before shipping. And your ebay career will be very short with all those late shipments since your listings state your handling time of 2 days. 

     

    "Handling time
    Will usually ship within 2 business days of receiving cleared"
                                           
    glorybells

    glorybells

    ·1 year ago
    1473View listings

    This reads like “How to kill your eBay career in two easy steps”.

                                           

    Unavailable member

    ·1 year ago
    Their profile isn't available.
    @aw39_95 wrote:

    hey! i am a new seller and not getting order:(

    What do you think we can do about you not making a sale? 

                                           
    dryophelia

    dryophelia

    ·1 year ago
    already ready already9View listings

    @aw39_95 

     

    If you want immediate payment, you have to set that up. Otherwise, buyers have 96 hours to pay, not 24 hours. 

    The listing I looked at said you would hassle a buyer with messages so they pay in 24 hours.  

    If I were to be in the market for second hand surgical tools, I would look for sellers who present these precision instruments in a semi sterile environment. I would not consider a seller who took pictures of them lying on dirty concrete. 

                                           
    therogue-trader

    therogue-trader

    ·1 year ago
    2764View listings

    You claim to have 10 years of experience in 'this industry' in your about page, but that just reads as a red flag.

                                           
    inhawaii

    inhawaii

    ·1 year ago
    Ebay's most handsome seller.4909View listings

    I always look on ebay every time I need a used surgical equipment.

                                           
    vintage-camerastuff

    vintage-camerastuff

    ·1 year ago
    14940View listings

    Find something else to sell.  Selling used surgical tools on ebay sounds very creepy.    If they are vintage tools Dr. Frankenstein might be interested.

                                           
    glorybells

    glorybells

    ·1 year ago
    1473View listings

    @aw39_95 ,

    Several factors here:

    1) you’re located in Pakistan.  That means slow shipping for anyone in the US.  The estimated delivery date for one of your listings to me in the US would take over a month.  No one wants to wait that long.

     

    2) I can’t imagine any reputable medical person wanting to buy USED tools.  I worked in medical research for several years, and we would NEVER have done that.

     

    3)your prices seem a bit high, especially for USED items.

     

    You really need to think about something else to sell.  Overseas sellers do much better if they can sell something unique to their area that people in the US wouldn’t have any other sources for, not something they can order easily online from many sites.

                                           
    toysaver

    toysaver

    ·1 year ago
    7833View listings

    What surgeon will operate with used surgical instruments that were bought on eBay? 

                                           
    hartungcards

    hartungcards

    ·1 year ago
    958View listings

    "What surgeon will operate with used surgical instruments that were bought on eBay?"

     

    Dr. Cyclops

                                           
    surgimed-skt

    surgimed-skt

    ·1 year ago
    23View listings

    They are not used

                                           
    jonathanbrightlight

    jonathanbrightlight

    ·1 year ago
    0View listings
    @surgimed-skt wrote:

    They are not used..they are totally new..the reason that i wrote used condition is they are brand items.

    Lying about the condition of your items does not inspire confidence.

                                           
    albertabrightalberta

    albertabrightalberta

    ·1 year ago
    I can explain it to you but I can't understand it for you.104View listings
    @surgimed-skt wrote:

    They are not used..they are totally new..the reason that i wrote used condition is they are brand items.

    ^^^ That statement makes NO sense! 

     

    To add to what others have said, I'll add that your shipping prices seem awfully high! 

                                           
    pickapaper

    pickapaper

    ·1 year ago
    4640View listings

    @aw39_95 is the OP

    @surgimed-skt  wrote:  They are not used..they are totally new..the reason that i wrote used condition is they are brand items.

     

    Looks like @aw39_95 and @surgimed-skt are one and the same person.

     

    If the instruments are brand new, why are you saying used?  That doesn't even make sense.

     

     

     

     

                                           
    glorybells

    glorybells

    ·1 year ago
    1473View listings
    @surgimed-skt wrote:

    They are not used..they are totally new..the reason that i wrote used condition is they are brand items.

    You do realize this comment makes no sense, right?

                                           
    soh.maryl

    soh.maryl

    ·1 year ago
    110View listings

    In English, the term "used" is understood to mean "not new", having been used previously.

    As in a used car.  People in the US may shop at garage sales looking for used tools.  They shop at estate sales looking for used appliances.  We have thrift stores that offer used clothing.

    What are "brand items"?  

                                           
    bashort

    bashort

    ·1 year ago
    11885View listings
    @soh.maryl wrote:

    In English, the term "used" is understood to mean "not new", having been used previously.

    As in a used car.  People in the US may shop at garage sales looking for used tools.  They shop at estate sales looking for used appliances.  We have thrift stores that offer used clothing.

    What are "brand items"?  

    The definitions of  new and used  as it relates to reselling is highly debated, my opinion is that it is always better to under promise and over deliver

                                           
    soh.maryl

    soh.maryl

    ·1 year ago
    110View listings

    I think we can agree that a surgical instrument that's advertised as "used" on eBay would be viewed as the usual definition of "used" which is, basically, not new.

    We are trying to find out what "brand items" means to the OP.  

                                           
                                                                                     
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