eBay trading assistant in Tacoma/Spanaway area - Washington State
Hello. I am looking for an eBay selling assistant in the Spanaway/Tacoma area. If anyone is offering this service please contact me.
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Hello. I am looking for an eBay selling assistant in the Spanaway/Tacoma area. If anyone is offering this service please contact me.
soh.maryl
·2 years agoThe eBay Trading Assistant Program no longer exists.
reallynicestamps
·2 years agoProbably a YouTube fantasy getting clicks.
im1chic2nv31-6
·2 years agoIm in spanaway.
How do we get in touch?
evelyb30
·2 years agoIs it just me, or has there been an increase in these posts lately? Or are they a steady stream and I didn't notice?
The only way this works is with a cast in stone consignment contract, and the selling agent being an LLC or S Corp. If the consignee has to eat returns, I can't see them giving the consignor more than 25% of the selling price for any item at all. They would have to build that risk into their business model, and ... see: why eBay's own attempts failed.
toomuchstuffagain35
·2 years agoIt's not just you, there has definitely been more of these type of posts recently.
toysaver
·2 years agoPeople are trying to raise cash to buy bread and eggs.
dbfolks166mt
·2 years agoIs it just me, or has there been an increase in these posts lately? Or are they a steady stream and I didn't notice?
It's not just you there have been a rash of these lately. I suspect it may have something to do with income taxes and the pending changes in the 1099-K reporting thresholds at least for those states where it has not already changed.
The only way this works is with a cast in stone consignment contract, and the selling agent being an LLC or S Corp. If the consignee has to eat returns, I can't see them giving the consignor more than 25% of the selling price for any item at all. They would have to build that risk into their business model, and ... see: why eBay's own attempts failed.
My guess is the seller is going to want at least 50% of the payout amount to cover taxes, risk, time, materials and operating costs.
reallynicestamps
·3 years agoConsignment shops usually charge about 40-60% of selling price.
This is less than an experienced eBay seller would charge.
maxine*j
·3 years agoTry Google.
But, in general:
Once upon a time, eBay had the Trading Assistants program, and that didn't work out. They later tried again with eBay Valet and that also failed. The fact is, that selling things for others has so many problems and pitfalls that very, very few people will do it.
The first problem is that people nearly always have an unrealistic idea of the value of their stuff, so a lot of emotional drama develops. The sales will be on the seller's 1099K, so he will have to do extra bookwork in regards to his tax filing. Then there are questions such as: "How will you and the seller handle the refund when a buyer waits 179 days and then files a claim with PayPal or does a credit card chargeback?" Are you willing to wait 180 days for your money? If not, will you guarantee to cover the loss if this happens? How will you guarantee that? Or, "Who eats the loss if a buyer gets a refund but the returned item is damaged or a sorry substitute is sent?"
And those are just a couple of issues, out of several equally serious ones.
So, the chances of your finding anyone who will sell for you are slim to none. Sorry to be discouraging.
If you do find someone, be sure you have a clean, clear, detailed, written contract.