Robbed by eBay

[keesnetflix.1_4]

i haven't been here a week and I've already been robbed. I spent about a thousand dollars on eBay before I decided to sell. Imagine selling your Canon and accessories that's worth about $600 getting 250 that dwindles down to 220 after fees and then being told you can't use or remove the money for a month. You have to be a big Dummy to agree to that.  So let me get this right I sell my stuff to a stranger he gets to play with it for a month, eBay gets paid, their other company PayPal gets paid and twittle my thumbs for a cool month. My 4 year old ain't that stupid.  

[atikovi]

Wonder if we will ever hear from the OP again.

[paradiso*bella*a*venire]

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@atikovi wrote:

Wonder if we will ever hear from the OP again.

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lol  the same thought came to my mind many replies ago

[rustydalmatian]

Nah.  He's too busy filling the pool.

[paradiso*bella*a*venire]

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@rustydalmatian wrote:

Nah.  He's too busy filling the pool.

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😂

[mrdutch1001]

looks to me that the starting bid was $100...

 Do your homework and research what other similar items are selling for and set a start price at a price you'd be happy with if there is only 1 bid. Starting at a high price allows for movement downward if the item doesn't sell first time listed, but starting low and not getting the interest in the item and/or the price you want and/or the value for the item, can be devastating as you have now learned the hard way...

[yuzuha]

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@slati_2013 wrote:

Well, I will blame eBay for your anger because eBay still refuses to create a sticky (PDF file???) that should be given to every would  be seller to read before they sell. That sticky could be posted here on the forum.

It should explain what a new seller should expect and what they should avoid. For example it should have included that your minimum opening price for an auction should be the lowest amount you are willing to accept.

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That should just be basic common sense, though.  What does a seller THINK will happen if their auction only gets one bid?

[fashunu4eeuh]

@keesnetflix.1_4  wrote:

“...I spent about a thousand dollars on eBay before I decided to sell...”

Selling on eBay is quite a different animal than buying. Most everything on the site has to do with ease of buying, and its related activities such as returns and payment options. The entire site revolves around the buyer.

The seller, on the other hand, has to put in the hard work of learning the rules, selecting and prepping items for sale, assessing one’s risk tolerance, crafting great titles and descriptions, taking clear photographs, be an expert at pricing, packing, shipping, and research. If any one of those is weak, success will be elusive here.

I regret your first selling experience was not positive. Best of luck to you moving forward.

[jojitsusensei]

**bleep**... He'll be robbed in a month when the buyer decides he wants to return the camera and he eats the return shipping fees, and probably get something back other than what he sold.

[coolections]

@atikovi Geeze, stop the hysteria. Enough people scare in the world right now.

[mam98031]

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@jojitsusensei wrote:

**bleep**... He'll be robbed in a month when the buyer decides he wants to return the camera and he eats the return shipping fees, and probably get something back other than what he sold.

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There is no need to scare the OP.  The vast majority of transaction are just fine.  If that were not to be true there would be no sellers on this site.  So stop, please.

[atikovi]

And the ironic thing is, half the people here would be quick to advise the buyer on how to file a snad for a minor issue like a scuff or scratch.

[luckythewinner]

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@atikovi wrote:

And the ironic thing is, half the people here would be quick to advise the buyer on how to file a snad for a minor issue like a scuff or scratch.

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Which is why IMHO sellers should probably under-promise and over-deliver. 

[vrie39]

Oh, it takes a good bit of time and practice selling here to gain the experience necessary to make an actual profit. Many sellers go broke trying, many more sell here simply to cut their losses, my suggestion to you...

If you want to do anything with ebay is start selling those items around your house you no longer want or need.

Price them accordingly, and on that note BIN them.

[atikovi]

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@luckythewinner wrote:

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@atikovi wrote:

And the ironic thing is, half the people here would be quick to advise the buyer on how to file a snad for a minor issue like a scuff or scratch.

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Which is why IMHO sellers should probably under-promise and over-deliver. 

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But some buyers here think a used item will be identical to a new one condition wise and have no conception of the term, wear and tear. They will snad for all manner of cosmetic defects which doesn't affect the function of an item and that a normal person would expect. 

[fern*wood]

Question concerning the shoes this OP has listed--posting at the end to anyone.

I should probably start a thread to ask, but I'm too lazy. 

Why does it say this: 

(Not eligible for eBay purchase protection programs)

on the listing page under the return policy?   I thought we all had to abide by the MBG on our listings, but this one looks like it doesn't.   Plus if you click on return details on mine, it states if item not as described, then the MBG covers it.  This listing doesn't say that when you click return details.    I'm just wondering if things have changed again.