You HAVE to try this!! EBAY your way to DISNEY!!

[Mrs. Snowgod]

I only have one active item at the moment, but I can see it plainly on my 'My eBay' page.

BTW, does anybody else have that (your personal "My eBay Items I'm Selling" page) set as your Homepage? Just curious and wondering if I'm alone in this... I got tired of opening my browser and having to click a couple extra times to check my listings, so went ahead and did that. I like it that way!

 

[DMRick]

I hope Doris may comment on this as she has shared a different perspective and may know more recent info on the BB topic.

Not much to share. I wrote eBay and they said that script is no longer allowed in your auctions. I found it of no value, so it was not worth taking the chance of having it there. I like ot pick my battles with eBay. If someone reports you as having the script, your auctions will be pulled and you may be suspended.


Must be Sunday..eBay is experiencing problems. My 150 or so are showing as seller has no auctions..dang it!! eBay announced the problem is fixed..nope!

 

[lat]

This thread is so helpful. I am thinking about listing some of my stuff on e-bay and I am trying to decide if I should accept credit card payment via PayPal. Not sure I like the 2.9% fee, but it is certainly a lot more convenient.

Do anyone you use their credit card to offset the fees? Do you take credit card payments? What do you think? Thanks

 

[dg39]

OK, all is back to normal on my selling page. The auctions are showing up, thank god.

I would love ebay as my homepage. Can you tell me how to do that. I have aol if that means anything. Tell me step by step because I'm stupid...TIA

Denise

 

[disneychrista]

Originally posted by lat
Do anyone you use their credit card to offset the fees? Do you take credit card payments? What do you think? Thanks

I do not take credit card payments, there are many other options that a buyer can use to pay for my items, cash, money order, transfered from bank account, that I do not feel that I need to have an additional fee, that I would intern have to recover through my handling fee. Most of my items are sold for under $10, with only an occasional item being more then that. If I was selling higher end items that were selling for 100's of dollars I might reconsider.

 

[DMRick]

If I was selling higher end items that were selling for 100's of dollars I might reconsider.

I don't think it takes selling $100 items to make the business Paypal worth it. While it's an individual choice..the small amount it costs for me to use Paypal for an under $10 item is easily made up in my .50 handling charge (or my bigger handling charge on a more expensive item, or just the fact people who use credit cards often spend more on bids (not real money, you see)..which after almost 2000 Paypal payments, no one has ever questioned.
I personally would have to really want something to bid if they didn't offer paypal with charge, since I keep nada in my Paypal account, and couldn't be bothered with either getting a check out, paying for a mo, or doing a check transfer. If it's a more expensive item, I like the protection my cc gives me.

It's always an individual choice..I would rather not have any fees, but I've always found I have to spend it to earn it for what I sell.

I don't use their cc to offset my fees, since the amount they give back, is much lower than my other cc gives me, and I just don't like leaving money in my Paypal account. I have the card, since I had to get it to get the lower fee charge amount (I think you have to have about $1000 a month in pp fees to qualify for that..but even when I don't, nothing is said).

 

[claudia]

This thread is so helpful. I am thinking about listing some of my stuff on e-bay and I am trying to decide if I should accept credit card payment via PayPal. Not sure I like the 2.9% fee, but it is certainly a lot more convenient.

Just remember it is a 2.9% fee plus an additional $.30.

 

[claudia]

I would love ebay as my homepage. Can you tell me how to do that. I have aol if that means anything. Tell me step by step because I'm stupid...TIA

Sure thing....
Click Start (bottom left on your screen)
click "Control Panel". When you see this screen you must look for
internet options...
double click "Internet Options", when you are here go to the "General" tab and click onto that.
Top of that page should read "Home Page"....just type in the address that you want, then hit "Apply" at the bottom of that page.

 

[cpl100]

Originally posted by dg39
OK, all is back to normal on my selling page. The auctions are showing up, thank god.

I would love ebay as my homepage. Can you tell me how to do that. I have aol if that means anything. Tell me step by step because I'm stupid...TIA

Denise

I have never used AOL but, my son just showed me that if I want a certain page as my home page in IE all I have to do is click and drag the IE icon on the Address line into the little house on the menu bar. That means that you would first go to the ebay selling page (or any other page) you desire for your home page and follow the above steps.

 

[DMRick]

Just remember it is a 2.9% fee plus an additional $.30.

Which is still dirt cheap on a $10 item, for the convenience, and if it means that someone bid $10 instead of $5 (or not at all), because they can use their credit card, it's worth it IMO. That makes it .59..so on $10 items have a handling charge of .75.

ON a $20 item, that's just $.78..you can have a handling fee of $1.00, and put the extra towards eBay. Or you can have two different Paypal accounts (need two different checking accounts, and screen names) and ask those who aren't using a credit card to use the other account. That saves some, however doesn't help when people pay from thelink on the auction.

It sure beats the fees on one bounced check (along with the loss of the item, if you don't hold the checks), cuts down on paperwork, and gets the item out of your house...and many, many people, have seen their sales go up, if people can buy with credit card.

Remember, not everyone will pay by Paypal, so that extra handling fee, helps go towards your eBay fees on those sales paid with by check etc.

I'm paying 2.2%, so it's even better. Here is how you can get that rate:


Merchant Rate Approval Criteria

Merchant Rate pricing approval is reserved for members in good standing (whose accounts are not currently under investigation) who meet the following criteria:
Been a PayPal member for at least 90 days, and


Received $3,000.00 USD in PayPal payments over the previous 90 days (an average of $1,000.00 USD/month)
OR

Received a competitive offer from an established merchant account provider
OR

Proven long-standing, high-volume eBay seller (eBay user ID and password must be provided on the Merchant Rate application)

 

[tinkandhook]

how would you guys handle this? i had an auction end 6 days ago. it is clearly posted that the buyer must contact me within 3 days after auction ends. i have sent this buyer numerous emails, not to mention the invoice twice. i have already been charged for the final value fee, on a $49.99 item. Tommorrow when it has been 7 days should i post a non paying bidder alert and then try to get my fees back and relist? i even politely asked him if he didnt want it could he please let me know so that i could relist.HElP!?!?
thanks
tinkandhook

 

[disneychrista]

Originally posted by tinkandhook
Tommorrow when it has been 7 days should i post a non paying bidder alert and then try to get my fees back and relist?

This is exatly what I would do.

 

[candylover]

Can somone please help??
I just need a little advise.
I listed my Disney Village Dept 56 a few weeks ago.
It is not the complete set... only 10 pcs. No Tink,or Silver Smith.
It didn't sell. I had a reserve of $125.00. I thought that was a good price. It is all "new" and never been displayed.
Anyway.. should I list it all sperate?????
Thanks guys

 

[dg39]

candylover, if this is just the 1st time that their up at auction, I would relist them together. The X-mas season is in its early stages on ebay, so there's still plenty of time for them to sell. Right now I'm not even thinking about my holiday decorations, But come near Thanksgiving time, I scramble around to see what I have and what I need to get. So, in my opinion, I would relist them together. But I would wait to do that til the middle of November when people are starting to think about putting up there xmas trees and decorations. JMHO...Hope this helps...

Denise

 

[Mommy Poppins]

candylover - yes I would list it separately. Some buyers may need only a piece or two to make their collection complete.

 

[disneychrista]

candylover, as you can see you will get different answers depending on who answers. Have you researched your pieces on ebay to see what final bids have been? This is the first step to make sure you are not over pricing them.

If you haven't done this yet, go to advance search and search for completed items.

 

[candylover]

It is always nice to hear from all of you

 

[DMRick]

Tommorrow when it has been 7 days should i post a non paying bidder alert and then try to get my fees back and relist?

I pull the contact info on day 7..that often "juts" them into action. I have a cell with free minutes, so I thn call, and see if they are still interested. Usually I get a machine and I say, if I don't get an email from you within 24 hours, you leave me no choice than to file a NPB, and leave appropriate feedback. I think the feedback part scares them. In 24 hours, I then file my npb. The feedback I've given my opinion on in the past. I don't leave it for npb's..they have all to a person been low feeders, and they just don't care if I leave a neg. They leave one back and move on. I'm stuck with it..they could care less, they just get a new name. I always file for my fees back, and after three of those, they are history for that name.

 

[tinkandhook]

thanks dmrick
i think i will do that. i dont think the feedback would scare him he only has 2 both were positive. i really dont care one way or another if he doesnt want it, I just would like to know so i can get my fee back and relist.
thanks for the advice
tinkandhook

candylover - that is a good reserve for the disney village, i would buy it i sent you a pm.

 

[cpl100]

Originally posted by DMRick
I pull the contact info on day 7..that often "juts" them into action. I have a cell with free minutes, so I thn call, and see if they are still interested. Usually I get a machine and I say, if I don't get an email from you within 24 hours, you leave me no choice than to file a NPB, and leave appropriate feedback. I think the feedback part scares them. In 24 hours, I then file my npb. The feedback I've given my opinion on in the past. I don't leave it for npb's..they have all to a person been low feeders, and they just don't care if I leave a neg. They leave one back and move on. I'm stuck with it..they could care less, they just get a new name. I always file for my fees back, and after three of those, they are history for that name.

How do you pull the contact info? TIA!!