eBay & Paypal - Policies and Practices

[jhanic]

I use the US website with the worldwide option selected. I don't know if I'm missing some things or not, though.

John

[herbertwest]

I know... but if i go on the french website, i want to be able to look for other stuff.. i really think that it's stupid.
Before, when there wasnt anything in France, it was showing items available internationnally. That way you wouldnt miss a thing...

[biomieg]

John and Jeremy, when browsing eBay from your domestic site (US or France) you will be able to see some but definitely not all international listings.

As far as I know you can only see the listings for which the seller payed an extra fee in order for it to show up all over the world. If I look for Stephen King books on the Dutch eBay website I will get some results from the UK but these are only a small portion of the actual listings that are on eBay.co.uk...

[herbertwest]

I mainly collect french items... i still think that it's not being efficient for ebay

[herbertwest]

is that me or the capcha of ebay (when trying to reply a message from a seller) is fucked up?
I am trying to answer someone since yesterday! it's truefly doing my head in!

[biomieg]

I never have to fill in a captcha when replying to a seller.... is this only on the French eBay?

[herbertwest]

Actually no. I also tried with ebay.com : no way to answer... :-/

[herbertwest]

It worked today. no specific reason...

[Randall Flagg]

I need some advice on a deadbeat buyer.
I sold a broken laptop two days ago. Today I get a message from the "buyer" saying:

Hi, I have developed a problem; I cannot make a payment until I get a problem resolved with a sold laptop that a guy who bought it filing a complaint. I sold him, shipped it, it was damaged and received more damage on the return. I will get this resolved asap and get yours paid.
Thanks, Richard

If he doesn't pay within 7 days, what is my best course of action?

[turtlex]

RF - Did the sale ad say that payment was due within a certain number of days?

[jhanic]

I don;t think it matters. His problems are his, not yours. If it were me, I'd void the sale and list it again.

John

[Rahfa]

Well, you have to wait a certain number of days before starting an Ebay dispute resolution claim anyway...so if he pays in that timeframe, wonderful, and if he doesn't than just claim non-paying bidder and start again.

He might pay...you never know.

[Randall Flagg]

Is 7 days the time frame before a resolution claim can be filed?

[Fsmdr]

Is 7 days the time frame before a resolution claim can be filed?

It was. Now it is 4 days.

[herbertwest]

Does anyone how to look for members in ebay without knowing exactly their pseudo?
By email it doesnt work if we dont have a 'recent' transaction with them: it doesnt say the pseudo

I know a part of the pseudo, but dont know it all, and apparently "*" doesnt work... any idea?

[Mr. Rabbit Trick]

Advanced search - Members - Find a member - enter name or part name.

[herbertwest]

Can you please show me a screenshot? I dont see that...

[Mr. Rabbit Trick]

Can you please show me a screenshot? I dont see that...

[herbertwest]

ok so nothing more than what i had.
This looks for the closest match to what you type.

But for instance, if i wanted to get your pseudo in which you would have MrRabbitTrick in it, but it wouldnt be the whole pseudo... i couldnt find it by typing : MrRabbitTrick

Do you get my point?
I guess that it's impossible :-(

[Mr. Rabbit Trick]

Yes, I think you have to be pretty close to the full name.

[herbertwest]

:-/

[herbertwest]

eBay Launches New Hub for Reporting Bad Buyers

http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin...287716716.html

[Yeah Sure Whatever]

I used to sell things on ebay, but the fees are just way too much and ended up not being worth it. I now sell stuff on Craigslist and Etsy for my crochet stuff. With craigslist you dont have to deal with shipping or feedback, sure it has its disadvantages but I dont see myself every selling from ebay again

[Mr. Rabbit Trick]

List things on ebay at 0.99 and it's free. Then when you get some bids, cancel auction and sell offline. Cost zero.

Ebay will eventually catch you though. Then just open another account.

[Fsmdr]

There is a promotion on ebay, that anything purchased on the day of 12th Nov, will receive double Ebay bucks. So instead of 2%, you will receive 4% in Ebay bucks. Certain categories are excluded, but books are good.

Not great but at least something....