#6298403 - 01/11/13 07:52 PM
Re: The ebay advice thread
[Re: PEP]
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mintcollector
The Post-man always rings twice. Uhm... ring ring?
Registered: 08/24/08
Posts: 1558
Loc: Pennsylvania
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Hello All,
I wanted to quick expand on my previous 'post' and just add one quick comment (I will do my best to make this short, but those that know me know that I usually can't).
HANDLING TIME:
Under the shipping/payments tab in each item description this is somewhat hidden. It is also a VITAL term used on ebay and set by the SELLER. Handling time refers to the amount of time a seller dictates they have set aside to ship out your item once payment is received! This is NOT the time it takes to get to you! It is the time it sits at the seller's location waiting to be shipped. Please note the difference. This is very IMPORTANT! Per the eBay protection policy a SELLER MUST ship out the item in their stated handling time for THEM (NOT YOU) to be covered under this policy! Whether eBay or PayPal stick to this as a guideline when deciding a claim is however, is to them; as I have seen both scenerios played out.
What does this mean? When listing on eBay you will notice that when you set up your listing (as a seller) it asks you to enter a handling time. eBay prefers you (to my knowledge) use a five day or less handling time to ensure buyer satisfaction. If you ship (as a seller) the item OUTSIDE the stated handling time and the buyer files a claim and points this out in the claim description you may not be protected. Please note this...
Just a quick point that I feel is often way overlooked on eBay. Please NOTE that there are sometimes certain times when the handling time does not come into play (i.e. usually during natural disasters; Hurricane Sandy, Katrina, etc.)...
It is always interesting to me as to how many buyers and sellers do NOT understand what handling time is. Recently, I entered into one of my first 'negative' transactions on ebay in a while. The seller stated that he would 'ship my item when he gets around to it.' He had a two day handling time listed in his listing. When I pointed this out, a refund was quickly issued. Had this issue have gone to dispute resolution; it is possible that PayPal would have ruled in my favor because more than a week had past since the seller was paid...REGARDLESS as to whether or not the item was shipped (it was not in my case). When I called Paypal and eBay to discuss this, both stated that the handling time is a very important factor due to the amount fo sellers that sell on multiple selling platforms. This presents a seller (in theory), from using any tracking number to state that your item was shipped (remember most tracking numbers only track via zip code ONLY)...
Any questions or comments, please let me know. I found this interesting and wanted to share it.
Respectfully yours,
'mint'
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Question: "I was wondering how you deal with collectors and speculators who truly believe that the items they are buying now are going to be worth a lot of money in the future...?"
ANSWER: "The safest approach is to avoid discussing the topic of future collectability with these individuals: first, they know more than anyone else; second, they are deaf to any opinion that does not agree with their own; third, they are misguided optimists, assuming past practice could not possibly apply in their case."
-Harry Rinker; 'The Myth of the Guaranteed Collectible'
(originally posted on WorthPoint and Harry Rinker's own website)
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#6540750 - 03/24/13 04:37 PM
Re: The ebay advice thread
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LanceTX
The Collectinator
Registered: 03/01/13
Posts: 328
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If I'm going to pick up my CGC graded issues of The Sixth Gun #1 tomorrow, but want to list it this evening, is it OK to put up an auction without pictures and then add them tomorrow?
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Looking for TSG 10, 11, 12
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#6569814 - 04/02/13 03:06 AM
Re: The ebay advice thread
[Re: LanceTX]
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Bills Comics
Collector is an understatement.
Registered: 07/04/11
Posts: 139
Loc: Michigan
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Lance. I dont know if you have tried to list these yet . Ebay will not allow a listing without a picture . At least not for comics. You can put a generic picture that says something like " Image to come "
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#6675311 - 05/08/13 01:10 PM
Re: The ebay advice thread
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monsterbento
I am gonna miss that car.
Registered: 05/21/12
Posts: 199
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4 months ago I sold an item a little over $250, so I shipped it with tracking / signature / insurance. Buyer paid fast, I sent the item out the next morning. It was delivered 2 days after I dropped it off at the post office. Buyer messages me out of the blue this morning telling me he never received it. Really? It's been 4 months.
I'm not sure what to tell the buyer. I have proof from USPS that it was delivered (they even e-mailed me the PDF). The city and zip match on the tracking history. It's signed for. The handwritten address that USPS makes you write out on this little slip matches the PayPal address.
What gives? What should be my response?
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