Hello potential new seller with questions!

[and_538874]

I have a few trading card booster boxes (collectibles) I wanted to sell. This is my first time selling things so I wanted to do things right. However, there a few things I am concerned about. First is apparently they have removed Paypal as an option and I guess everything is managed by eBay now. Second is I'm a slightly paranoid person and I heard that people can scam you by buying your item and eBay will side with them during disputes. How is everyone doing with the managed by eBay payment system and is there anyway as a seller to cover your bases? Also apparently no returns isn't actually no returns so does that mean if a buyer changes their mind It's all on me? My items are valuable because they are sealed so is it possible that someone can buy, unseal, and then return it? Thank you for reading, and any responses!

[kensgiftshop · Accepted solution]

@and_538874 

To sell, you have to sign up for Managed Payments, providing a checking account and the last 4 of your SSN.

Yes, a buyer can file for a return and ship back an empty box or a box of rocks, and you still have to refund them.

If you can't afford to give it away, I wouldn't sell it online.

I'm doing fine with Managed Payments, they send the funds on Tuesday and they ar5e in my accou8nt Wednesday morning.

No returns only mean you don't want the item returned, but it doesn't mean you won't be giving refunds.

If buyer files an INAD and you don't accept the return, Ebay could refund them from your account and let them keep the item.

Yes, they can open the package, take out what they want and file an INAD.

They'll send back the cards they don't want and get a full refund.

Being a new seller, you'll have listing/selling limits, so if the cards are worth much, you might not be able to sell them until you get a little experience.

[eleanor*rigby]

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@and_538874 wrote:

I have a few trading card booster boxes (collectibles) I wanted to sell. This is my first time selling things so I wanted to do things right. However, there a few things I am concerned about. First is apparently they have removed Paypal as an option and I guess everything is managed by eBay now. Second is I'm a slightly paranoid person and I heard that people can scam you by buying your item and eBay will side with them during disputes. How is everyone doing with the managed by eBay payment system and is there anyway as a seller to cover your bases? Also apparently no returns isn't actually no returns so does that mean if a buyer changes their mind It's all on me? My items are valuable because they are sealed so is it possible that someone can buy, unseal, and then return it? Thank you for reading, and any responses!

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Without responding to each of your questions, if you're a brand new seller, I'm curious where you've been coming up with all these issues? Is there someone who has been explaining eBay selling procedures to you?

@katzrul15 

@pikabo-icu 

[pikabo-icu]

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@eleanor*rigby wrote:

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@and_538874 wrote:

I have a few trading card booster boxes (collectibles) I wanted to sell. This is my first time selling things so I wanted to do things right. However, there a few things I am concerned about. First is apparently they have removed Paypal as an option and I guess everything is managed by eBay now. Second is I'm a slightly paranoid person and I heard that people can scam you by buying your item and eBay will side with them during disputes. How is everyone doing with the managed by eBay payment system and is there anyway as a seller to cover your bases? Also apparently no returns isn't actually no returns so does that mean if a buyer changes their mind It's all on me? My items are valuable because they are sealed so is it possible that someone can buy, unseal, and then return it? Thank you for reading, and any responses!

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If you're a brand new seller, where have you been coming up with all these issues? Is there someone who has been explaining eBay selling procedures to you?

@katzrul15 

@pikabo-icu 

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Odd indeed..

OP from where are you getting this info?

[and_538874]

I am mostly reading stuff from online, and the forums. Maybe I'm getting only bad feedback because those are the most vocal. Which is why I made my own post to make sure whether the info is right or wrong. Thanks for anyone willing to clear up my misconceptions if they are misconceptions!

[and_538874]

Thanks the response! Yeah this is what scares me the most and is probably what puts me off the most about selling on eBay. I only intended to sell a few things every now and then.  

[chapeau-noir]

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@eleanor*rigby wrote:

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@and_538874 wrote:

I have a few trading card booster boxes (collectibles) I wanted to sell. This is my first time selling things so I wanted to do things right. However, there a few things I am concerned about. First is apparently they have removed Paypal as an option and I guess everything is managed by eBay now. Second is I'm a slightly paranoid person and I heard that people can scam you by buying your item and eBay will side with them during disputes. How is everyone doing with the managed by eBay payment system and is there anyway as a seller to cover your bases? Also apparently no returns isn't actually no returns so does that mean if a buyer changes their mind It's all on me? My items are valuable because they are sealed so is it possible that someone can buy, unseal, and then return it? Thank you for reading, and any responses!

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Without responding to each of your questions, if you're a brand new seller, I'm curious where you've been coming up with all these issues? Is there someone who has been explaining eBay selling procedures to you?

@katzrul15 

@pikabo-icu 

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Maybe the the OP has done their research.  I did that before I started selling on Poshmark, for instance so I would have at least some idea of the benefits and pitfalls.

@and_538874  Being a brand new seller of high-demand items will make you a scam magnet, as you've seen in your research.  I would suggest selling some smaller value items first.  It IS important to know that it's the transactions that go wrong that are posted about and they are in the minority - the vast majority of transactions go perfectly fine, but the new seller of in-demand, pricey items probably does attract more trouble.

[coolections]

Anywhere on line you sell there is a chance you take.  There is no such thing as no returns. What that means is a buyer does not have to return the item and you agree, but you still have to giver them back their money. Do not read all the horror stories as those are actually very rare. Only complainers come here out of hundreds of thousands of sellers. Somehow I have a feeling you already knew the answers before even posting. 

[tdumonde2014]

If you can afford to lose them then list them, if you can't...

[and_538874]

I definitely knew that the horror stories were in the minority, and as a paranoid person I do tend to expand bad situations in my head and give them more value than I should. Which is why I made this post to maybe see if things weren't really as bad as they could be. Thanks for the affirmations!

[and_538874]

Thank you very much for your reply! I only intended to sell things every now and then, like collectibles I no longer want etc. These items tend to be slightly more valuable, and I have nothing small to sell. I thank you very much for your insight.