Buying and Selling on eBay: Tips, Tricks, Problems & Questions

[kbadgley84]

eBay opinions please:

I asked a UK seller to provide measurements on a sweater they were selling, which seller then provided. I replied thanking him/her, and advised I was buying that and a leather notebook they were selling too; asked to combine shipping if possible. Seller didn't respond, I bought both the next day and paid.

Seller shipped both separately this morning; should I crab at them for doing that (shipping cost actually exceeds item costs for both, but still decent prices)? Or is it not possible to combine ship internationally for customs reasons?

Im pretty sure you can’t combine items on a separate invoice when shipping internationally. Last time i tried It said i could Not, that was through GSP tho so I’m not sure if it’s the same for standard international

 

[SpooPoker]

Im pretty sure you can’t combine items on a separate invoice when shipping internationally. Last time i tried It said i could Not, that was through GSP tho so I’m not sure if it’s the same for standard international

you can

 

[div25sec9]

Am I getting the run-around from ebay? I called in about a return not being sent, and was told that with the Covid issues, that they're giving customers additional time to mail returns and that the 30 day time frame isn't being adhered to...is this the case for anyone else? 30 days to make it to the post office is not enough time now?

I got a clearer answer from a different rep. According to her it's 35 business days for the return shipping now! I got one closed off, but the others are still pending. It's nonsense, as it really hurts reselling, you're into a whole different season.

 

[dadjeans]

Im pretty sure you can’t combine items on a separate invoice when shipping internationally. Last time i tried It said i could Not, that was through GSP tho so I’m not sure if it’s the same for standard international

That's just a GSP issue, thankfully.

 

[justridiculous]

Man, eBay is such a joke. After almost a week, I got my money back from that one shady seller. I left negative feedback for them and it was almost instantly removed. I e-mailed eBay about this and just heard back and was told that I did nothing wrong, the feedback didn't violate eBay policy, and it should not have been removed. But, they're sorry and they can't return it to the seller's account.

 

[noob in 89]

Anyone issued a refund through Grailed? They want you to do it through PayPal, not their site or app, which seems sketchy. If you did that on eBay, it seems like the customer could just claim they never received the item, and thanks for the extra dollars. Hmm

 

[goatamous II]

Anyone issued a refund through Grailed? They want you to do it through PayPal, not their site or app, which seems sketchy. If you did that on eBay, it seems like the customer could just claim they never received the item, and thanks for the extra dollars. Hmm

You should be fine - grailed fees are included with paypal fees (shown as partner fee), and the transactions are logged that way

 

[Steve Smith]

those are 10000% real and it boggles the mind that someone thinks a eurodouchy pair of 20 year old jeans would be faked by a grommet back.

I don't get many authenticity disputes but when I do it is usually when the 'expert' buyer is unfamiliar with a tiny detail of material/construction or the fact that label design and location change over the years. "That label is different from what I have seen therefore it is a fake."

 

[SteelGuy]

Here are a couple of blocks for us all ...

Bought a shirt for $45 plus intl shipping and I got this ... blatant extortion.

16 messages from this guy about a return ... multiple times per day. Of course, there was nothing wrong with the item or the measurements. I figured he should know that it's not me wasting his time:

 

[Steve Smith]

^ No problem getting the negative feedback removed.

 

[M2511]

Here are a couple of blocks for us all ...

Bought a shirt for $45 plus intl shipping and I got this ... blatant extortion.

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16 messages from this guy about a return ... multiple times per day. Of course, there was nothing wrong with the item or the measurements. I figured he should know that it's not me wasting his time:

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I think you should clarify. "So you are giving me negative feedback and I'm wasting your time? Is that correct? Could you quantify just how much time was wasted in the negative feedback?" Then call and have it removed, obviously.

 

[SomethingsFishy]

Here are a couple of blocks for us all ...

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Wow, those names look so pretty on my blocked bidder list!

 

[JackFlash]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/05/14/trump-postal-service-package-rates/

 

[Proleet]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/05/14/trump-postal-service-package-rates/

republicans have been trying to kill of usps off for ages(hence that absurd law with their 75 years of pension obligations). Trump obviously has a personal beef here on top of that...

 

[kbadgley84]

republicans have been trying to kill of usps off for ages(hence that absurd law with their 75 years of pension obligations). Trump obviously has a personal beef here on top of that...

USPS needs some drastic restructuring. I dont Agree with 99.9999999% of things trump says. But man the PO needs Jesus