brattaxi

@brattaxi (72)

United States • Age 58

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Have you ever been BULLIED on ebay?

pamthegypsy @pamthegypsy (136) • United States 8 Jul 07

My very first experience on ebay was brutal! I paid immediatly with paypal and then recieved an email from the seller that had just a number. I replied apologising that I was new and had no idea what the number was. I was answered...

ebay bullies

help

ups tracking

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brattaxi Contact ebay again and tell them that your real name was left in the feedback, that is grounds for them to remove it...you might have to try a couple times because ebays no help desk sometimes doesn't take the time to actually read the complaint. Until then...

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There are still some good people in the world

bcc23488 @bcc23488 (883) • Thailand 5 Jul 07

I just had my first selling vase on ebay... I sold a glass of vase. The buyer only contacted me after I contacte him A WEEK after it sold. He said that he couldnt make it in the next couple of days could I wait.. I said fair...

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brattaxi Do like texas said and file the non paying bidder on him, you will get your fees back and if he doesn't respond then his neg won't count against you. Give him a negative but be factual so you look professional...just state the facts. You have 80 spaces to do...

6 Jul 07

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My first bid on ebay-now I am upset

brendalee @brendalee (6082) • United States 3 Jul 07

I sometimes look at the ebay things that appear on the top of the pages here but I never bid on anything. Well, the other day I saw something that really interested me. It was two webkinz black labs. Some of you may know that my...

cancelled bids

ebay

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brattaxi The seller probably cancelled your bid because you made him/her nervous, you've been a member for 5 1/2 years but have never had any transactions. The seller is allowed to cancel a bid if they can not verify the buyers identity, they might have tried emailing...

4 Jul 07

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Do you buy things on ebay?

friendship @friendship (2084) • Canada 2 Jul 07

I'm thinking of buying a product on ebay but I am wondering if a seller doesn't send its product? How can I prevent such thing? Do we need to bid a product? I don't want to do any auction at all on ebay. Is it possible? Having to...

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brattaxi Yes check the sellers feedback, use toolhaus.org, this is a great tool. If you don't want to wait find auctions with Buy It Now. Always pay with Paypal with a credit card, if the seller doesn't send it you can get your money back from Paypal or your credit...

2 Jul 07

Who makes soap?

packgirl4 @packgirl4 (402) • United States 17 Jun 07

I have thought about starting to make soap and I am just wondering if anyone on here does it. I want to make soap like my grandmother used to, but she is concerned that it will not be safe to do since I have a 4 year old in the...

crafts

soap making

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brattaxi Check out the Soap Dish Forum...they have lots of members there who can give you good advice and I think they also have a recipe section. www.soapdishforum.com I know that a lot of bath & body supply places sell rebatch kits...that way you wont have to...

17 Jun 07

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Hi question about "if you were the buyer"

kimmijayne @kimmijayne (243) • Australia 14 Jun 07

Im selling on ebay a pair VOGUE glasses (spectacles) i cant copy and paste the link because i dont have ebough points on here but if you have time and wouldnt mind could you have a look at my listing, there a three pairs of...

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brattaxi Well I can see 2 problems that might turn buyers away 1. You are a brand new seller with no feedback rating at all and your asking for quite a bit of money for someone who has no track record for them to see. 2. You don't have pictures of the actual item...

14 Jun 07

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Which is your favorite Stephen King book?

miamilady @miamilady (4910) • United States 1 Jun 07

Are you a Stephen King fan? If you are, do you have a favorite book?

favorite book

stephen king

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brattaxi I love The Stand, I have read it so many times I've lost count, I also really like The Talisman, Tommyknockers and It...hell I love them all lol. I like how in some of his books that characters from other stories show up, like Tommyknockers-Talisman

14 Jun 07

First Sale on E-Bay

SheliaLee @SheliaLee (2736) • United States 13 Jun 07

I am really excited! I made my first sale last night on E-Bay. My daughter and I both sell BeautiControl products and I decided to list some of our sets on E-Bay. Well the sale ended last night and two of the sets sold. I'm still...

beauticontrol

really excited

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brattaxi Congrats on your first sale. I read on another discussion that you sent an updated invoice to your buyer after she won the 2nd auction but that she hasn't answered you back and that you also sent her a message asking if she had gotten it. I wouldnt worry too...

14 Jun 07

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I was SCAMMED on eBay and SURVIVED to TELL about IT ....

texasclassygal @texasclassygal (5305) • United States 13 Jun 07

So as many of my friends know I am a struggling eBay Seller, I have been selling on eBay, off and on, more on as of lately, for the past two years, I love it and I hate it. Recently I presented with an opportunity to sell some...

ebay

scam

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brattaxi You should put your preference for that auction as Immediate Payment required. That way your auction will not stop until the person actually pays you, and with a computer I would also put that you only accept from confirmed addresses only. Make sure when you...

14 Jun 07

Starting a business with Ebay

nolipo @nolipo (407) • United States 12 Jun 07

Anyone have pointers on how I could get into selling and making money with Ebay? Pros and cons?

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brattaxi Go to the ebay site and click the ebay university tab under Sell, there are a bunch of videos on selling. Research shipping prices, sign up for a Paypal Premier account(most buyers know to use Paypal only to protect themselves)start off by selling things...

13 Jun 07

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Does eBay feedback score really make a difference in your buying decision?

renizans @renizans (80) • United States 11 Apr 07

When you purchase on eBay how much do you take into consideration the feedback score of the seller?

ebay

feedback

selling

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brattaxi Feedback score is critical in deciding which sellers to buy from, and depending on what your buying its good to look at their feedback even if its 100%. If I was going to buy a computer and the seller was at 100% but it was all from buying and selling...

13 Jun 07

What do you sell on Ebay

tep91005 @tep91005 (375) • United States 1 Jun 07

I'm wanting to start a small ebay business and I'm at a lost at what to sell or how to even start. Do you sell wholesale items or do you just sell your own?

ebay

online selling

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brattaxi Don't use a dropshipper, most people that use dropshippers end up with a very bad reputation on ebay..lots of negative feedback. If you ar selling something you should have it in your possession, plus if you look at the prices that the dropshippers are...

12 Jun 07

Selling a broken camera on ebay. Did I make a good move?

skilletfry123 @skilletfry123 (6) • United States 6 Jun 07

I'm close to ending an auction on a broken digital camera on ebay. This is my third sale on ebay and I am just excited that my camera which has been sitting in a closet for two years has bids up to $51.00. For future reference I...

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brattaxi As long as you put it in your description and with good pictures you should have no problem. A lot of people buy broken cameras, cell phones etc for parts.

12 Jun 07

How many of your items Actually Sell on Ebay?

tep91005 @tep91005 (375) • United States 11 Jun 07

I was just wondering. I had two on there and one had a watcher and neither sold? Do you list again or try something else?

ebay

selling

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brattaxi You can relist but you should take a look at your auction and figure out why it didn't sell. examples...Add better pics, better description, is your price/shipping/handling too high, are there any negative things written in your auction. If you just relist...

12 Jun 07

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