Why Won't It Sell?

[ourancestorsattic]

I have had this listed for a long time & it won't sell at any price & should for more than the current $8.00 price. 

I have raised & lowered the price many times to try to get it to sell. It's Summer & A Straw Hat should sell easily.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/304548495833

[simply-the-best-for-you]

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@ourancestorsattic wrote:

Obviously you didn't look at my Photograph that shows the label & size.  

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You need a measurement for hats.  Not a label that says M/L.  I'm not the person who mentioned it, but I saw the tag & knew it wasn't enough for a hat.  People want the measurement of the inside. 

[7606dennis]

Because no one is interested enough in owning it.

[terrycece62]

Unfortunately, some things just are not going to sell.

best to accept it and move on especially (dare I say it too) with that shipping price

Hope the rest of your summer is a good one

[ourancestorsattic]

If I were to agree with any of this I never would have sold anything ever.  My digital image requirement has been enforced at my request by ebay when I needed proof of damage so if any other seller has not tried to do that it their problem not mine. When I fist started selling on ebay I had no rules or policies like alot of other sellers but I learned along the way it was necessary. For a few years in the recent past I sold & bought coins on ebay and never had any coin buyer question my payment policies. 

I stopped the coins sales because I was losing money on my resales because were grossly underbid.

[ourancestorsattic]

I think I may have once or twice refunded a buyer for a damaged item & I told them to dispose of it but I have never had a problem with a buyer who wanted to attempt a return for no reason & if they tried I reported them to ebay & kept their payment. Since I very rarely have any problem with buyers I don't know what would happen if I tried to get ebay to do the above again.

[mtgraves7984]

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@ourancestorsattic wrote:

I think I may have once or twice refunded a buyer for a damaged item & I told them to dispose of it but I have never had a problem with a buyer who wanted to attempt a return for no reason & if they tried I reported them to ebay & kept their payment. Since I very rarely have any problem with buyers I don't know what would happen if I tried to get ebay to do the above again.

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@ourancestorsattic 

For what it's worth... buyers who request a Return have  to list a reason. Some buyers will list the true reason, even if it is a remorse return where they pay return shipping; some buyers will lie and choose one of the Return claim's selection of reasons that benefits him/her the most.

With a Not as Described reason given, sellers can no longer keep these buyer's payments. Sellers make refunds.

I see little chance that eBay will go in any direction other than the path we're on. The MBG is iron-clad for buyers.

Edit to add: Those were the good old days, though...

[albertabrightalberta]

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@albertabrightalberta wrote:

@ourancestorsattic 

OT, but you should know that there's no ebay rule against a seller asking for feedback. And to neg a seller for that is so wrong, especially for another seller to do it to his competition.

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@ourancestorsattic wrote:

What are you getting at?

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I was referring to this feedback left for a seller with a red donut: "Seller sent me a message asking for positive feedback which is against ebay policies. The 2500 coins were completely worthless."

Asking for positive feedback is NOT against any policy.

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@ourancestorsattic wrote:

Anyone who hides their feedback is hiding more than just that.  I would never trust anyone that does that.

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I have nothing to hide. It's a posting ID, occasionally used for buying and since I don't sell on this ID, I'm allowed to keep it private. 

[mam98031]

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@ourancestorsattic wrote:

If I were to agree with any of this I never would have sold anything ever.  My digital image requirement has been enforced at my request by ebay when I needed proof of damage so if any other seller has not tried to do that it their problem not mine. When I fist started selling on ebay I had no rules or policies like alot of other sellers but I learned along the way it was necessary. For a few years in the recent past I sold & bought coins on ebay and never had any coin buyer question my payment policies. 

I stopped the coins sales because I was losing money on my resales because were grossly underbid.

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@ourancestorsattic 

Yes that all may be true, but your TOS [terms of sales] are not changing to keep up with the changes Ebay has made.  So to a buyer that knows the rules, they know you are behind on keeping up with rule changes.

It doesn't matter if people aren't questioning your policies.  They are wrong and you can't enforce them.  Some buyers may pass you by because of it and others won't.  Some may email you about them and some won't.  So you have no idea how many buyers just never emailed you.

As I described in my other post to you, your TOS are incorrect per the rules of selling at this time.  It is your decision to make.  Keep them the way they are knowing they mean nothing or change them to keep up with the times.