As the title states, I sold an older camera “for parts or not working”. Similar listings sold for $7-9k years ago, listing was sitting stale for a year until a buyer comes with a $2k offer. Will I get an offer ever? I accepted.

Sept. 28 - item ships out

Oct. 2 - buyer opens INAD, citing that they opened the camera up and found corrosion on one of the HD-SDI ports (in the listing description HD-SDI was described as defective and needing servicing)

Oct. 2 - I speak with eBay phone support, they side with me verbally, though they instruct me to reply to the refund stating that “item is as described, for parts as is not working and the mention defect was stated in the ad”

EBay also tells me to open a case 5 days from the opening of this return case to ask eBay to step in.

They assure me on the phone that this is an invalid return, and that they made note of it in their system and that they must wait 5 days to make a case out of it. But they keep assuring that they will side with me.

Oct. 8 - Buyer beats me to it to escalate the case, again citing INAD

Oct. 8 - I call eBay again and speak with support, they tell me to accept the return and take the item back.

I told them about my previous phone call with them on Oct. 2, and that I was assured that this would be resolved favouring the seller.

Thus they said I do not have to return the item right away

They tell me that I can wait for the eBay resolution to see who they side with.

Oct. 15 - eBay sides with the buyer

Oct. 15 - I open an appeal

Oct. 16 - I lose appeal

Oct. 17 - I contact eBay to try to retrieve the item, cannot print shipping label within eBay. I’m told to print a 3rd party label and contact the buyer.

Years of reading INAD cases on eBay, I figured if it happened to me I wouldn’t care. But I guess it happening on a lowballed item really stung. And I’m also out $120 shipping and ~$250 fees.

I guess I came here to share my INAD story, as I’ve read about them forever. I thought I did everything to protect myself, but the lesson instilled is that: “Don’t list unless you’re prepared to lose it” or take the return no matter what and hope they don’t send you back a box of marbles..

I’ve been selling on eBay for over 10 years, but I’ve never had a buyer report damage before. I’m an incredibly OCD overpackager. This ceramic tile perfumed bracelet was wrapped in a thick sheet of tissue paper, then a layer of bubble wrap, then a thick layer of bubble wrap filed in half and wrapped up several times, and then I taped a fragrances towelette and thank you card on top, followed by a bubble mailer. I’ve sold 10 of these, and never had an issue.

I guess my questions are: Could this be an AI generated image so they can get an item for free?

If it was truly broken, is there any way that myself or the buyer can file for a reimbursement through USPS? That package was shipped with an eBay purchased Ground Advantage label, and it seems like that’s not eligible for any protection through eBay or USPS.

So, is my only choice to refund the buyer in full, or are there other options that I can make here? What should I do?

Thanks so much for your help!

What'd ya get? How'd ya get it? What do you plan to do with it?

I'd like to encourage people to revisit this thread occasionally for as long as it's still on the front page. Sort by New so that latecomers aren't left out. Obviously, if this is a few pages back, you're probably better just waiting for next week's thread. You'll see that I've also changed the title to Weekly instead of Weekend so people don't hesitate to post what they found on a Wednesday.

Further, if I see haul posts outside of this thread, I'm removing them. Feel free to report them if you see them.

Shipping is crazy cheap how are they doing that? Is company subsidizing it ? Is the post office, which usually is the one it ships through, subsidizing or giving favorable rates? Just don’t get how it’s sustainable.

I’m a top seller, and I mostly sell nice menswear. Like Buck Mason, Corridors, Taylor Stitch and some small European brands at least 70% off the original price. Lots of items are one of a kind or deadstock. I also have an eBay store selling the same items but price a bit higher bc of the fee. I noticed that eBay customers most likely will pay for full price, whereas Depop users tend to send unreasonable low offers in the case I will lose money when I accept the offer.

I’m serious considering closing my Depop shop and just focusing on eBay. I don’t understand how other top sellers can make profit if most customers only want to find a unicorn deal. I wonder if there’s any top sellers having the same struggles. If you do, please share your advice!

I normally list each new item to 4 different websites and I'd like to automate the pasting of the text heading and description to each website.
So basically the automation would be to open the "new listing" page of the 4 website and then paste the text for the heading and description into those fields on each of the websites and then with the heading and description text fields now populated I can come through and add the pics and optimise each page. This would save me a large amount of time copy and pasting, I already use the Ditto clipboard app which helps with that but still requires a lot of repetitive keyboard and mouse clicks.

Has anyone tried this with any success or have any tips on where I can start?

The websites I post to that are not supported by the commercial cross-listing software so I can't start there unfortunately.

About 6 negs this year, I had to get in touch with Instagram support to get removed. Despite support saying it was a clear cut example of what qualifies for removal, the tool to request it has become a joke.

Each time is literally the same thing "We reviewed the feedback and can see that the buyer found an issue with the item that wasn't described in the listing."

The last time...it was for a digital camera listed for parts, parts condition, parts in title, does not power on in description.

Idiot buyer left a neg that the camera did not work, and yet the feedback tool still came back with "We reviewed the feedback and can see that the buyer found an issue with the item that wasn't described in the listing."

Like is it AI or just trolls? Because legitimately how the fuck do you list a non-working camera and get told that?

Sometimes, when I send out an offer on a promoted item that does not "allow counteroffers", I get a counteroffer anyway, in the form of a message. Sometimes I'm okay with their offer. I can't send them a new offer until my first offer expires. So I end the listing, Sell Similar, and put in the new price, then send them a link. What I don't do is promote the listing again because I already have a buyer. Is this going to get my account in trouble?😬

Post your latest episode(s) of your YouTube channel here, post links to your latest blog post, eBook, whatever. You can even post links to an eBay listing or something (but keep in mind, when someone here finds out what your eBay name is, and then they hate you, they will never forget it). You can post links to lots of stuff that you're trying to sell to other flippers, but this is still not a marketplace. Please go through some other service to complete the transaction. People on Reddit can be shady, and there's no protection from me, the other mods, r/flipping, or Reddit if someone here sends you a box of bricks. Just don't be dumb.

The sticker on the side states it is a rental and not for sale, but it vintage and old so is it ok the sell or not?

Hearing this a lot!

Went to buy a TV and Bose system and the guy was telling me that chat GPT said I should list it for…

Ok. I still lowballed lol.

Been noticing a lot of people using Chat GPT to identify value

Anyone else notice?

Hey guys I'm a new seller with a total of 23 reviews, all 100% positive and I live in Italy.

I sold a new sealed Amouage from 2020 (Fate Woman) that I bought at a reputable physical store of which I also have a digital receipt. The buyer as you can see here, claims the bottle inside (so he opened the sealed box) has a different batch code that is cheaply written and not laser etched, also the fragrance doesn't smell at all like the authentic. The only proof he showed was close up pictures of the batch code of the box and the batch code of the fragrance, I asked him if he has video proof of him opening the box and taking out the fragrance because he could clearly be doing a bait and switch. Is there any solution in order to not let him win? Since the fragrance il CLEARLY authentic since I even bought two and the other Fate Woman was sold succesfully.

PS. He flagged it as not corrisponding to the description.

September 4th: item was picked up from my work, but never scanned. Front desk tells me they saw mailman take my package. Week goes by, still no scsn. It's not even in the system. Post office manager didn't help. Online usps claims denied because there was never a pick up scan. Appeal denied. Reported to OIG and nothing. Escalated to my congress person. Their investigation revealed no wrongdoing and proper procedures were followed. They state that mail is in an unsecure position, suggesting that maybe someone else took it. End of the road. I lost. My paranoia makes me wonder if someone in my building took it. Glad I didn't accuse anyone. I could've created problems for myself.

Couple days after i got the official report, my package is scanned for the first time half way to it's destination.

I already refunded buyer.

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I do a few estate auctions a year, mostly vintage auto parts. You have to love, or hate, the cast of characters that shows up. Are you one of these types?

The one guy that drives a cool car, parks, looks around for a few minutes, then leaves

Stays for the whole sale but doesn't buy anything?

The whale who goes all in on most of the good pieces?

The guy that the whale always beats out?

The scrapper?

The storyteller who spills the tea on the deceased?

The guy who says, "Ive got 5 of those at home, didn't know they were worth so much!"

The collector who only buys a few things just for themselves?

The one who buys way too much?

The person who brings a sedan and tries to cram a truck's worth of stuff inside?

The one who picks through everyone's piles and steals the stuff you couldn't afford?

The last person to leave?

The one with very specific tastes and goes hard for just that category?

The person with enough self control to buy one thing?

Cracks a beer and just watches the show?

The dude who's still talking about the score he made when you first met him 20 years ago?

The biggest spender?

Hi! I am considering a booth rental that is available at an antique store near me. $2 per sq foot. I can’t remember the size of the booth but we estimate it would be around $200 per month for the space we looked at.

My current online niche is curated plate walls with eclectic mismatched vintage china. I also make and sell water color prints in vintage frames. But I do a lot of thrifting and estate sales and I always see stuff that I know would do well in a booth, but I don’t have the space at home.

Is it big furniture that keeps a booth rental worth it? What sells?!

Thanks for any insight. Worried about it being a flop!

I can understand a package of unused sponges but used sponges?

Looking for trusted auctions selling authentic branded clothing in bulk — vintage, new and overstock.
UK, EU and USA welcome.
Which auction websites have you personally used? Any hidden gems or sites to avoid?
Real experiences and recommendations appreciated!

To make a long story short, a buyer opened a return on an item. Due to a death in my family, I tried keeping things afloat to the best of my mental ability.

What I find odd, is that eBay sent me an email saying "return is still open" at 2:09am, a time when most people are asleep, and all within 30 minutes, the buyer was refunded.

Here is what irritates me...while I fully accept responsibility for not responding to the return in time, here is what happened...

1. The buyer bought a computer power supply that was for a Dell (just for example) Model 001 and 002 computer as well as the part number. They opened a return that "the description states this would work with a model 009" some 2 generations newer.

2. I double checked the text descriptors/drop downs before and no, I put "Model 001" and "Model 002" for compatibility.

3. I asked the buyer to show me how they thought it would fit, and they pretty much said "I don't wanna hear your bullshit, just refund me".

4. I put all this in the appeal, and the fact the buyer misused returns by lying saying it said "somewhere" it would fit his computer when I went over every square inch of the listing and not a single bit of text showed it would work.

5. Appeal was denied not 10 minutes later "we decided to side with the buyer due to the description being inaccurate".

Wtf?

Genuienly the past 10 shoes i've bought to sell have made me lose money or break even

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Back again, for more tales of woe, sadness, and despair. Flipping can be an emotional roller coaster and a desolate career path; we understand that and we're here to help. Lowballed on Facebook Marketplace? Priced out of your local Goodwill? If we can't help, we can at least commiserate.