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RE: What To Know About Ebay - 5/1/2007 11:12:59 PM
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TripleBlackBlazer
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From what I know, sellers do that because they save on ebay fees. If the actual cost is lower, they pay a lower fee. So no, it doesn't cost $13 to ship something in a regular envelope, but they make more money that way. Personally, if it's the same cumulative price (i.e. $5 cost and $1 shipping VS $2 cost and $4 shipping) I don't see a problem with it. Ebay, on the other hand, may not be so happy because they're losing money.
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RE: What To Know About Ebay - 7/25/2007 10:39:13 AM
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AHA HAH !! Shipping you say!!! Jezzz...i'm looking to buy this :http://cgi.ebay.ca/92-95-Blazer-S10-JIMMY-Sonoma-ZR2-4-3-CPI-V6-Air-Intake_W0QQitemZ180140914423QQihZ008QQcategoryZ38634QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
.......I am in Canada... I am hesitating(I do shipping & receiving for a living so I know) and I know for one thing that they make they're $$$ with it.The shipping cost is over the cost of the item itself men!!!
When I sell I always put my postal code so the buyers know that I do not make money on it.
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RE: What To Know About Ebay - 7/25/2007 1:47:29 PM
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Okay, from what I've heard from over the years, people can get ripped off by sellers on Ebay. Ebay is a great source of finding parts fro our blazers. For those of you who don't already know, these are some things to look for while shopping on Ebay. The list below has been gathered from all sorts of different people. So I think that it is a good idea to share the wealth of very helpful information.
1. LOOK FOR MISPELLED WORDS WITHIN THE AD.
 ...and always, always, obey rule #1.
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RE: What To Know About Ebay - 10/9/2007 5:56:44 PM
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You can report high shipping cost to ebay. The guys that have no reserve and super high shipping cost are trying to make their money on shipping. Don't buy from them - report them!
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RE: What To Know About Ebay - 11/13/2007 7:56:14 PM
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I recently bought a PA speaker for my truck from the ebay store WHOLESALERADIO. I thought that they were a good store by looking at their auctions, and i went ahead and bought it but i sent them two emails, or so i thought, and didnt get anything in return. i tried emailing them again today to see what was going on and it turns out the other two went to the wrong place and my package is on its way. so i recomend this store for radio and electronic needs.
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RE: What To Know About Ebay - 2/16/2008 8:24:58 AM
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As far as shipping goes, it does seem that a lot of sellers are trying to keep their fees down, or at least cover their fee costs with the shipping. Personally I agree with TrippleBlackBlazer. I always just add the cost of the shipping and the item together when I'm deciding on a purchase. Being in Canada makes it very expensive for shipping from the US, but I cheat. I have a US shipping address with my business, and we do all our own brokerage. So I can get US shipping costs
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RE: What To Know About Ebay - 4/7/2008 8:04:49 PM
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Check this out. click. This guy has such horrible grammer. sometimes it's ok, sometimes it's not...
grammar...lol
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RE: What To Know About Ebay - 4/14/2008 11:01:43 AM
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ws looking for a car bed on ebay but cant seem to locate one hes 2 and want a lighting macqeen bed is there such a thing
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RE: What To Know About Ebay - 4/14/2008 11:23:00 AM
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I bought and sold lots of items on ebay and only been burned once. I even refunded some money when an item I shipped was defective. But I do prefer PAYPAL and watch out for sellers with Zero or neg feed back. I will also search the internet before I buy an item because sometime I find a better deal with an on-line retailer. I bought my wifes MY 04 VOLVO S60 R on ebay. No issues.
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RE: What To Know About Ebay - 4/14/2008 6:40:52 PM
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just be careful with shipping. like fedex....they screwed my dad. he was only home on weekends so he paid for 2 day delivery on Wednesday. shipped it thusday and arrived 15 miles away from our house on friday. but wait they don't count weekends so he couldn't get it till monday.................he could have payed normal shiping and gotten it on monday also
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RE: What To Know About Ebay - 4/15/2008 12:58:56 AM
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Paying through paypal is also a good idea...
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RE: What To Know About Ebay - 5/25/2008 1:23:16 AM
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kerander
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Ya, postage rates are to keep Ebay from taking so much of a chunk of the selling price. But you have to accept this beforehand if they post the S&H fee.
Also, as someone mentioned before, ALWAYS, ALWAYS USE A CREDIT CARD. Using a chargeback, or even the threat will often get results.
Sellers with many multiple feedbacks (esp. for multiple cheap items) from the same people are padding their feedback. Be careful.
Of course, if you don't already know, sellers can no longer leave feedback for buyers who have confirmed payment of an item, and they added more complexity and assistance to both the feedback and refund systems. This should help ebay quite a bit, IMO.
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RE: What To Know About Ebay - 5/25/2008 2:13:09 PM
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kerander
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I haven't bought anything in the last month or two... Are you saying as soon as I click PAY in paypal, They can't leave me a bad rating? I suppose in a way thats good but for people like me (never sold anything on ebay) how are we supposed to get feedback?
No, it must be a confirmed payment. For example, you can use your bank account to pay for an item, but it can take quite a while to clear, or you may be "insufficient funds" or a closed account. But, my understanding is that if your money has cleared within the term (time) limit specified by the auction, by way of CC or bank account in a way that is confirmable by Ebay, no seller may leave you negative feedback. They may leave neutral or positive feedback. And supposedly ebay will keep deadbeat/non-paying/overly demanding buyers from leaving negs on sellers.
Retaliatory feedback was a problem for me personally because I would try to leave honest feedback and just stopped using ebay for a long time because of it. That and all the f------ ing nigerian scammers on there. Such a pain. They should just ban all ips from the country, imo. But then they start using proxies, so what ya going to do  .
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RE: What To Know About Ebay - 5/25/2008 2:21:18 PM
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