posted on July 14, 2004 04:32:09 PM new
Hey Parklane:"Maybe someday eBay will bring on board professionals that didn't major in beer-guzzling and sex during college....don't blame the beer and sex for the problems at eBay! Some of us BG&S majors ended up to be quite responsible adults! It's a rite of passage! <--you left out the drugs and rock and roll!
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Sig files are too much trouble! http://stores.ebay.com/Moody-Mommys-Marvelous-Postcards
posted on July 14, 2004 04:40:48 PM new
I like E-Bay I started selling in 1999 and was doing it as a hobby,at the rate I'm going I guess its going to be a full time job. This weeks sales have been great. The only thing is having to re-edit auctions every time they do a change in the Catagories so far this month I have had to re-edit over 100 auctions which I just edited for catagory changes the week before.I do hope the book catagory is DONE.
posted on July 14, 2004 04:53:26 PM new
Teacher, you are right, especially when you said:
"Lots of inexperienced sellers out there making lots of mistakes, and I know how to capitalize on them all"
I do the same. When I buy fabric advertised as "rayon", and it arrives and it is polyester (which I won't make clothes from and wear), I email the seller, simply telling them it was not what was advertised. I have the seller check my buying ID feedback (over 600 pos, 1 neg), tell them I am an honest buyer, and ask politely for a refund including shipping. Nine times out of ten times they refund and tell me to keep it. I give it away.
Mind you, I don't abuse it. I have received fabric with staple holes in it, twice I received fabric that was terribly stained. Every time I asked for a refund, I sent photos of the damaged areas.
Most newbie sellers are so afraid of negative feedback, they will jump through hoops to keep you happy. I have found that asking for even less than a full refund usually gets me a full one. My great feedback is what does it, IMHO, besides the fact that I don't flame, scream, yell at them, or act rude.
posted on July 14, 2004 06:48:54 PM new
Ahhhh...tomwiii, what a darling you have there! Even though you talk tough sometimes, no one can be that tough and have a heart for a little pup like this!
AND YES! I love eBay, too! And I am glad to hear it from the rest of you - was getting a little insecure reading all these threads. You all have a great deal to say and I learn more and more everyday. I do appreciate that!
Thanks and hope to hear from a few more of you!! This is a great board!
edited to fix my smiley face.
^..^ meow ^..^ meow ^..^
Time Spent With Cats Is Never Wasted
[ edited by rosycat on Jul 14, 2004 06:51 PM ]
posted on July 14, 2004 07:00:49 PM new
Tom -- Ralphie is so cute!! He has such a classic "Marty Feldman" look to him! I can never figure out who he's looking at!
I LOOOOOOOOOVE ebay! I have made it my fulltime job and have been so intrigued since doing so. What a challenge! Any powerseller that is only making $6,000 a year really needs to stop and take a look at what they are doing wrong.
posted on July 14, 2004 07:43:55 PM new
I love Ebay! It has made shopping and selling an adventure! Maggie
[ edited by maggiemuggins on Jul 14, 2004 07:55 PM ]
posted on July 14, 2004 08:14:31 PM new
eBay is good, I like it. I don't like selling face to face because I'm too easy I would practically give away everything.
With eBay I am the faceless seller behind the auction & I don't have to deal.
What I do love is Ralphie, look at that bright little guy just wanting to enjoying his bone. How can you resist that "yeah what" expression.
posted on July 14, 2004 08:31:39 PM new
You couldn't stay a Powerseller selling $6,000 a year. I am beginning to think some of the powersellers make most of their money selling through their E-Bay store.
posted on July 14, 2004 08:36:48 PM new
I like Ebay, but more importantly, I love the money I make on Ebay. I think Parklane hit the nail on the head about the college graduates who majored in beer guzzling and sex. It appears to me by Ebay's actions, especially their "enhancements" over the past 6 months or so, that these are the types of employees they are hiring. Eager young folks with college degrees in marketing and sales, but no practical experience. They turn them loose to fix thing that arn't broken. Perhaps they should require all new employees to have attained the status of power seller for at least one year uninterupted and to have sucessfully concluded at least 1000 transactions on the venue before they afford them the priviledge of filling out an employment application.
A $75.00 solid state device will always blow first to protect a 25 cent fuse ~ Murphy's Law
posted on July 14, 2004 08:54:32 PM new
Sparkz,,you give me a time and date and I'll buy all the rounds. You said that Right! Make those idiots go throught the EXACT hoops WE go through. And that's of course at Their listing fees expense!
New e bay employees sought,,,,,bring your, as Meg says,,,,er' there abouts,,,Desires, junk,,,Passion!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YEAH, Passions to e bay and sell them.........1000 feeds min. The REAL world of e bay......then,,,,,,you MIGHT be hired......
posted on July 15, 2004 03:38:40 AM new
Yes!
Turning slowly over a roaring fire.
Unfortunately there really isn't a viable alternative. YET!
Regards,
Adrian
