Are there any other FReepers that sell on eBay?

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[Flyer]

Are there any other FReepers that sell on eBay? I sell more than I buy, but I would like to "Buy FReeper" when I can. Post a link to your auctions here and we can support each other.

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[serinde]

I think this list is great, and am willing to contribute a small amount to continue it.

[Flyer]

Has anyone else had any trouble relisting items?

ARGH! yes, me, too. When I have problems relisting I will use my "Opera" browser. It seems to be an issue with Internet Explorer. You can get a free version of Opera. Any search should lead you to it.

[BansheeBill]

I ignore the check-out feature altogether. I love paypal!

I have a friend who is a big time antique toy seller who uses paypal. Due to some kind of a "computer error" They billed his credit card for a little over $2,000.00 one month when his actual bill should have been a little over $20.00. He sent email after email over a few days, but got no response and somehow found a phone number to call them, but could never get through. After about 5 days they responded via email saying they would investigate the matter. My friend kept emailing about it, and after about 10 days they emailed that it was a mistake and they would clear it up with the credit card company. My friends credit card bill came the next month and the charge was still there. He repeatedly emailed again and they said they had cleared it up, and he then sent them a copy of his credit card bill. He kept emailing and they kept telling him the matter had been resolved. Month three comes around, and the charge is still on his credit card bill. He keeps emailing and they keep saying that it has been resolved. The 4th month it is finally off his credit card bill but Paypal then refuses to pick up the 3 months interest and he says he may get an attorney and sue.
They coldly respond that if that is his choice, that their attorneys will respond to any such suit.
For the relatively small amount of interest it really isn't worth starting a lawsuit so he gives up, as he hears other horror stories about paypal from other sellers on the discussion boards.

He and a LOT of his ebay seller friends no longer use paypal.

You do know paypal was a free service at one time....how long do you think it will be before they edge their "commission" up to close to 5%....2 years?, 3 years?...IMHO they are now like cable TV companies, and now that they have so many people using their service, they will just keep edging their fees up every 6 to 12 months.

There are some scams that criminals have used buying high ticket items on ebay from fraudulent adresses with new credit cards they acquired with fraudulent ID, and then they get a chargeback to their account for the ebay item purchased, just short of 90 days after the auction ends. They tell the credit card company the merchandise was not satisfactory. At 90 days ebay removes the data on the auction from their database, so they won't help. The scam artists by that time have closed their bank account and moved from their rental housing, so the seller is left to get an attorney to try and recoup their money, but the buyer has his money back and your item is still in their possession. They move somplace else and start the process over....getting a new fake ID, starting a new bank account, getting a credit card, quickly buying a mess of small dollar items on ebay so as to rapidly build up a quick good feedback rating that will fool sellers when they start buying the expensive items.

You can sometimes read about this happening to a seller on the Online payment discussion board on ebay. None of those sellers ever use paypal again.

[Flyer]

I don't doubt the PayPal story you related, but let's be fair. These kind of billing screw ups can and do happen with any company that bills credit cards and it is almost always difficult to get straightened out.

The money in my PayPal account earns interest and I get a "cash back" rebate when I use my PayPal debit card. Yes, I am charged a fee when I get a payment, but nowhere can you take any type of credit card or electronic payment and not be charged. Will the fees go up? Probably so. Over time most things do go up in cost.

The type of fraud you mentioned is not exclusive to PayPal, either. These crooks will run their scams where ever they can.

Find me a company that never has any problems and never raises prices and I will switch.

[BansheeBill]

I hope you continue to have good luck with the online pay services, but I just keep reading more horror stories on the ebay forums about BIG problems with these services, like THIS ONE

A number of sellers with the basic Paypal account used to limit the use of Paypal by bidders on their auctions, to items over 50 or 100 dollars, so as not to get hit with their fees on a less than 10 dollar sale. From what I have been told by a couple od sellers, within the last 2 weeks Paypal changed that policy of allowing sellers to set a threshold, and now they will have to accept Paypal for ALL transactions, UNLESS they want to pay more for a business or premiere account. Of course, paypal did not inform the sellers of this change in policy, they had to find out after a closed auction where the bidder chose paypal to pay for a small dollar item.

I realize I have probably lost sales due to my not using on line pay services, but selling mainly collectibles and antiques, I don't think I have lost many. If the collector wants what I have they will pay by snail mail. If I was selling new merchandise, think I would have to use online pay services.

With over 2500 completed auctions, I have not got beaten on a bad check yet (well I did get 2 bad checks but the bidders later sent money order payments, as there was some kind of bank mixup).

[sneakypete]

He and a LOT of his ebay seller friends no longer use paypal.

You don't have to use your credit card with PayPal. You can use a dedicated checking account to write electronic checks from. This is probably the best solution anyhow,since a account dedicated to E-Bay would naturally only have a budgeted amount of money in it,and there is no way you could wake up one morning penniless.

[BansheeBill]

Thanks for the info SP....I was maily talking about bidders who pay Paypal with credit cards then do chargebacks.

Just a tip/suggestion on your 46'. You maybe should have jacked it up and gotten a photo or two of the frame if it is nice and solid. I know from reading your posts that you are man of your word and that if you say that it's a good parts car, or would be good for a recreation of an ol' style stock car, I believe you, but man, it is rough looking in that photo.

Good luck. I have bought some parts on ebay but no whole cars. Did you go and look at the ones you bought (or have someone look at them for you). I know a guy around here who buys late model Mustang 5.0's and fancies them up with new tires and accesories and HP engine mods (chips, exhaust, etc) and then puts them on ebay...he does "OK" usually and makes a few bucks (though not enough for his time & effort IMHO), but I am amazed that people who pay 10K to the low 20's for his cars and never come and see them or have them evaluated by a local mechanic. They just arrange for shipping and he sends them down the road.

[jws3sticks]

On closer inspection, the seller is not alone!

That WTC Tourist Guy is everywhere.

[freekitty]

Me too.

[freekitty]

I love e-bay. Have had only 2 bad experiences where I have been trying to get my money back for 6 months from Sellers who never sent the product to me. But in most cases, I have been very satisfied with products I purchased. I haven't used the tool thing that much yet; but I am not sure I like that checkout. You are right; it doesn't have all of the information and I can get from the Seller easier and faster. I do like the e-bay alert, however; but didn't know what it was first time. Thought it was some annoying pop-up and got outbid minutes before auction ended.

[sneakypete]

Just a tip/suggestion on your 46'. You maybe should have jacked it up and gotten a photo or two of the frame if it is nice and solid.

I can't do that because right now I can't even bend over.

but man, it is rough looking in that photo.

I know. I really should have taken the time to unload all the stuff from/on it and took better photos,but I was in a hurry. Most of the "rust" you see on it is actually Rustoleum Red Primer the previous owner sprayed on it. I'm basically selling the whole car for what the chassis and title are worth,so I didn't worry about it too much. I say "I am selling" because there is no reserve. Anybody can bid 500 bucks,and if nobody else makes a higher bid,it's yours.

Did you go and look at the ones you bought (or have someone look at them for you).

No. I basically relied on their E-Bay rating. I already have the 38 at home and am driving it around a little. The 50 Lincoln is at another location in Idaho,and the 34 Dodge is still in Michigan. I was planning on storing them both over the winter,but the guy who bought the 64 Impala I sold on E-Bay lives in Detroit and wants me to deliver it. If he pays my expenses and a few bucks more,I'll pick up the 34 Dodge. It's only about 100 miles from Detriot.

BTW,the majority of the people who e-mailed me about the 64 Impala had screen names like "pimpdaddy1". No kidding.

[Flyer]

Love it! At least Tourist Guy kept his clothes on.

[sonofatpatcher2]

Thanks, Flyer. I'll look forward to giving you a discount.

[sonofatpatcher2]

I had to download a Netscape browser 'cause my Explorer won't let me list new items or leave feedback. The Netscape works ok, but my EXP is still hung out to dry.

[my_pointy_head_is_sharp]

Why? Where's the whine?

[Flyer]

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[firewalk]

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[Beach_Babe]

I'd like to get some feedback about what I should or should not do....

There is a New York Fire Department Tee Shirt currently for up for sale. It says it was made for the local firemen in the Rockaway Beach area who lost many in the 9/11 tragedy and recently experienced the flight 587 plane crash. It's a very nice shirt, and as most FDNY shirts, it has the engine company number on it...Engine 267.

The problem is that it is for a non-existent company...it's like the guy just thought of a number and printed it on the shirt.

I contacted him, asking him the location of the firehouse. He replied, giving me an address of an actual firehouse. Since I am not only from the area, but had dated a fireman from that very house (Engine 266), I knew the company number was wrong. Then I looked up Engine Company numbers for the entire city....there is no Engine 267 in any of the five boroughs.

I wrote him back, pointing out his mistake, and told him the correct company number for that firehouse and for the other firehouses on the beach. He didn't replied.

What do I do? I hate to see the unknowing buyer buying a completely bogus item. But, maybe ignorance is bliss and I should keep my big mouth closed?

Any comments or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

[Flyer]

I found the auction you mentioned. The t-shirt MAY have been a mistake in printing and now he has bids and doesn't know what to do.

But, in my opinon, he is one to avoid. In his other auctions he is selling homemade CD's. There are probably some major copyright issues there. He is also selling mousepads that he may have printed himself (Ghostbusters, Dale Earnhardt) in which case there are copyright problems, too.

If you like the t-shirt you can create a correct one and have it printed with a sublimation tranfer.