zivvie
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Aragorn will always be beautiful.
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Mar 8, 2005 15:48:15 GMT -4
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Post by zivvie on Oct 24, 2006 13:49:55 GMT -4
Okay, Greecies, here's an eBay dilemma for you. I bought a cashmere twinset from a seller who sells merchandise from the former costume department of Sex and the City. The seller includes a certificate of authenticity with those purchases. The auction ended on October 10; the seller says that payment has to be made via P@ypal within 24 hours of the end of the auction or via check/money order within three days. She also specified that the winner would have to notify her within 24 hours as to how the winner would pay. That seemed a bit excessive, but okay. I sent payment via P@pal on the afternoon of the 12th; she sent me an email later that day telling me that she had to receive payment by 6 PM that day. I emailed her that I had already sent the payment, so all was well. So days go by, and no package. I get an email that tells me that the package was sent out on the 16th. She demands payment so quickly, then sits on the package for four days? She also sent it Parcel Post with mandatory insurance, which is fine. But Parcel Post (for seven ounces) + insurance for the amount I paid ($63) comes out to $6.95. She charged $18.00 - she charges $18 shipping for just about everything. That seems excessive, again, but I did agree to pay that amount. So the package arrives today, and well...the listing said that the twinset is 3-ply cashmere and is from the high end division of Calvin Klein, and is a size 10 (she specified the measurements in the listing). The twinset is by Ralph Lauren, and is clearly marked a size XL. I measured it, and it's larger than what is specified in the listing. It also doesn't feel like 3-ply to me, but I could be wrong on that. She did send a certificate of authenticity, but there's no HBO or SitC logos on it. Needless to say, the twinset is far too big for me, and it's not what was specified in the listing.
So what do I do? I want to email her and tell her about my issues with the twinset. But she doesn't offer refunds except for other items of her merchandise and doesn't refund for shipping (which I would have to pay again if I bought anything from her). I would certainly sell it on eBay again myself; I have perfect feedback, which she doesn't. WWgreeciesD?
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welshcorgigirl
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Oct 10, 2024 16:29:09 GMT -4
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Post by welshcorgigirl on Oct 24, 2006 13:58:26 GMT -4
Ask that she refund you for the rest of the shipping funds she didn't use. Seems a bit unfair that she would only use 7 out of 18 dollars. Even if she was using some of the money for handling purposes, 18 dollars is...no, too much. And if there's no reply, I suggest filing a dispute over that and the autheticity.
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ennui
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Oct 10, 2024 16:29:09 GMT -4
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Post by ennui on Oct 24, 2006 15:05:29 GMT -4
Zivvie, I would certainly email the seller and give her a chance to correct it. Perhaps it's something simple, like she grabbed the wrong item. Otherwise, it's not the item that was advertised, and I think you have recourse.
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girlnamedcarl
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Post by girlnamedcarl on Oct 25, 2006 9:09:48 GMT -4
Hey, y'alls. I've got some old books of my mom's to sell (including a couple that she's written!) and I was wondering if eBay would be a good place to do it. I've sold some other stuff there before, but I'm not sure it's suited to books. I've been a seller on alibris.com for a while, but they charge a monthly fee and nobody's bought any of the few books I've listed on there.
Whaddayathink? Should I go the eBay route or keep searching for more book-specific sites?
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MissPandora
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Mar 8, 2005 8:51:25 GMT -4
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Post by MissPandora on Oct 26, 2006 0:42:54 GMT -4
I sell vintage books on eBay all the time. It's the easiest thing there is to ship, non-breakable and media- mail- friendly.
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pepper67
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Post by pepper67 on Oct 28, 2006 16:28:29 GMT -4
GNC, I'm a little bit late, but I recommend eBay too. There's a huge book section on there and it's amazing what you can find and sell. Btw, congrats on your Mom having written some books. Awesome!
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goggle
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Post by goggle on Oct 29, 2006 20:09:10 GMT -4
I caught my mom browsing Ebay yesterday and I get the feeling that she's considering selling some of her garage sale finds. After reading this thread and hearing about how some sucky people are anal about damage and leave negative feedback if something's not perfect, I'm a little worried for her - most of the stuff she would sell is glass or ceramic dishware. So, is ebay good for selling fragile objects, or is the risk of damaging them in shipping too high?
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thingamajig
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Post by thingamajig on Oct 29, 2006 23:13:30 GMT -4
I've bought a bunch of Depression glass plates and glasses and bowls from eBay. Nothing I've bought has arrived damaged at all. If you disclose any flaws ahead of time and then are really good with packing them, it should be fine. There's a lot of that kind of stuff sold on eBay.
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niddlemiddle
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Post by niddlemiddle on Nov 5, 2006 17:40:22 GMT -4
We're moving into a new house so I've decided to do my daughters house in Shabby Chic. I've spent the last hour on ebay... I've found the cutest stuff!! The kicker is.. it's not that expensive. Yeah!
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Post by BoroKat on Nov 6, 2006 15:46:42 GMT -4
I just got an ebayer selling obviously fake Coach tossed! Well, at least, they closed the listings. He had stolen his picture from another listing and was selling like, 20 Coach bags for $85 a piece, Buy It Now. I would be surprised if he even had any bags to sell. The strange thing was, his acct. was 6 years old, he had 100 percent feedback, and he had only sold one other item- all of his feedback were from items purchased. Does that mean that someone hacked in and took over an old acct., you think?
ETA: I cannot figure this out. I am selling a black Coach wristlet, but when I did a search, mine did not come up in the results. SO I think its a glitch and I cancel the listing. I relisted it and now it still not showing up in a search and it is not showing up on my Selling Ebay List. Can anyone help me with this?
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