Sending $2 item without tracking?

[owlknight93]

So I just sold a Pokemon card, valued at around $2. I plan on just sending the card in a top loader and envelope but I am afraid that if I do not send with a tracking, then the buyer can just request their money back and keep my card. What are my options so that the buyer gets his card and I get my money and no one gets in trouble? Obvisouly send with a tracking but it's already sold and for something that small I don't feel I or anyone should pay the shipping. Thanks for your help!

[takikawa4]

@owlknight93

The only option to prevent an item not received case is to send it with tracking.

[owlknight93]

Ah that's tragic. So should I cancel the sale and make it again where it includes the shipping fee?

[chrysylys]

For $2, does it really matter?

[missjen831]

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Ah that's tragic. So should I cancel the sale and make it again where it includes the shipping fee?

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No. Its a $2 sale. Stick a stamp on the envelope and ship it. You can't just cancel a sale. You should of thought about shipping before you listed.

[orangehound]

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Ah that's tragic. So should I cancel the sale and make it again where it includes the shipping fee?

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No.  You abide by the terms of the sales contract and ship the item.

It is a $2 card ... let me emphasize that ... a $2 card.

First, I highly doubt some buyer is going to file an INR claim for $2, nor should you be concerned if the buyer does such a thing ... if he does, then I would imagine it truly was lost (which is very rare).

Second, if you cancel the sale, you will get an eBay "defect", your account will be put in below standard status (given the number of sales I'm seeing), you will be charged higher fees on future sales (14% instead of 10%), and you could get a negative feedback from your buyer.

Again.  Complete your transaction.  If there are adjustments you need to make to your pricing, do that on current and future listings, and consider this a lesson learned.

[ebbyisme]

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Ah that's tragic. So should I cancel the sale and make it again where it includes the shipping fee?

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How did you list you would ship the item.... if you said 1st class package and send it first class mail, they probably won't get it on time and he may very well open a case because there is no tracking and it is late.

What reason are you going to give for cancelling the sale? You just can't cancel sales on a whim and a $2 item isn't worth the possible issues you will have for cancelling. Such as bad feedback or a defect. So your options are: send it in a white envelope or send it with tracking.... with tracking you lose $3 with no chance for a profit, and he can still get the item for free if he really wants it bad enough.... sending it with a stamp you MIGHT lose $2.... of course depending on business model - it will affect scanning and shipping times.

It is a $2 card. You add shipping, who is going to pay $5 for a $2 card? No one will buy them.... or very few.

Many card sellers send inexpensive cards in a white envelope with a stamp. If that is going to be your business model you really need to research it, look into paypal's mircopayment account (I think it still exists but you have to call paypal and tell them you want it for eBay - at least that is the last I heard) 

[owlknight93]

lol what are you talking about, I can cancel it. No point in doing it if I'm gonna lose money, the whole point of the sale was to make money.

[owlknight93]

Not necessarily but if something happens where they say they didn't get it, I don't want another $2 to come out. That would of been $4.

[orangehound]

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Not necessarily but if something happens where they say they didn't get it, I don't want another $2 to come out. That would of been $4.

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Your math is incorrect ... if they didn't get it, you refund the $2 that they originally sent to you.  If you consider the card to be worth $2, then your loss is $2 + the stamp + a 30 cent PayPal fee = $2.80.

By the way, allow me give you an eBay selling 101 orientation:

1. It doesn't matter if you send it with or without tracking ... if the item is not received, it is not received.  Tracking is mostly important (a) to help customers know the status of their shipment, (b) as a protection for valuable items and (c) for eBay Top Rated Seller performance metrics.
2. If a buyer wants to steal an item from you, an INR is just one of the paths.  All any buyer has to do is to lie and say you didn't send them what you were supposed to send them ... they can even claim that you sent them an empty envelope.  eBay will force you to refund all their money (including postage they may have paid).
3. The vast majority of eBay buyers are honest ... though #2 happens sometimes, I've never heard of it happening with a $2 sale (it happens with items costing $200 or more).

Hope that helps.

P.S.  Ship the card.  🙂

[buyselljack2016]

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Ah that's tragic. So should I cancel the sale and make it again where it includes the shipping fee?

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How did you list you would ship the item.... if you said 1st class package and send it first class mail, they probably won't get it on time and he may very well open a case because there is no tracking and it is late.

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I do not think that a 1st Class package would get there any sooner than a 1st Class letter.  They travel by the same means.  Maybe even on the same mode of transport.

[thallidguy]

I've been selling CCG singles since MTG Revised (i.e., 3rd Edition).

Maybe Pokemon players are a different breed, but the odds that someone will bother to rip you off over a $2 card are pretty low.

[takikawa4]

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lol what are you talking about, I can cancel it. No point in doing it if I'm gonna lose money, the whole point of the sale was to make money.

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Sure, you can cancel it and get a defect. Just a few of those will shut down your selling on ebay.

[thatsallfolks]

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lol what are you talking about, I can cancel it. No point in doing it if I'm gonna lose money, the whole point of the sale was to make money.

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eBay gets very angry if you screw with their buyers.

[johnrj1226]

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lol what are you talking about, I can cancel it. No point in doing it if I'm gonna lose money, the whole point of the sale was to make money.

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You certainly can cancel a sold & paid for order but have you read what  will happen to your selling account YOU WILL EARN A DEFECT and that is not a good thing.  Get too many and eBay will indefinetly terminate your  ability to sell.

The maximum number of defects allowed varies by seller level:

Top Rated Seller

 Less than or equal to 0.5% of transactions, and 3 or less defects from unique buyers

Above Standard

Less than or equal to 2% of transactions, and 4 or less defects from unique buyers

Below Standard

Greater than 2% of transactions, and 5 or more defects from unique buyers