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7 Foolish Mistakes You Should Avoid If You Are New To Selling on EBay
(1) Keyword spamming
This is a sure fire way to make yourself look like a complete
fool.
Basically, keyword spammers list words which are not related to
the auction in the title to try and attract more visitors. Often
the...
Dropshipping - Can you use it on eBay in the UK as well as the USA?
If you are interested in selling on eBay, you might wonder where
you can get items to sell. I'm talking about after you've
exhausted the logical first places, such as items in your garage
or loft or spare bedroom!
One of the drawbacks for...
Learning The Ebay "Lingo".
Do you have trouble sometimes understanding when people talk about eBay? Don't worry, some of the jargon is really obscure, and you can't be expected to understand it until someone's told you what it means. Here's a little list of some of the most...
Top Ten eBay Scams
Scam One June 15, 2004. eBay agreed to pay $9.25 million to settle a class-action lawsuit that accused its PayPal payment service of mishandling customer complaints about fraud. The suit, said that PayPal routinely failed to respond to customer...
What's Your Ebay Reputation Really Worth?
Your eBay reputation is everything you are on eBay - without it,
you're nothing. Your reputation is worth as much as every sale
you will ever make.
If you've ever bought anything on eBay (and the chances are you
have), then think about your...
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Beware, There Are A Lot Of Crooks On Ebay
I hope you have not had a negative experience on ebay. I was
very much enjoying the site until one day, some freak tried to
steal nearly £200 from selling me an item which did not exist.
This article explains what happened and also the advice the
police gave to me.
As I have already mentioned I was having lots of fun buying and
selling on Ebay for a number of months without any problems at
all. I regularly sold second hand mobile phones and was doing
very well for myself. If I ever bought anything that cost over
£100, I would offer to meet the seller somewhere, normally just
off the motorway. I pulled off what I believed was some good
deals and also managed to offload some of my unwanted items
which I either had no interest in anymore or that I had no
longer a need for.
Unfortunately all good things have to come to an end and it
certainly did with ebay.
One particular morning I was looking to purchase another second
hand mobile phone, which I would then re-sell on. There was an
advert for a buy it now phone with the asking price low but not
extremely low.
There was a mobile number to phone if I had any questions. I
decided to phone the number, his name was Tony and I asked him
the general type questions. He sounded and seemed really nice,
however stated that he was unable to meet me as he was unable to
drive as he had not past his test. The alarm bells should have
already started to ring, but me being a bit stupid they didn't.
His house was a long way from
where I lived and reluctantly I
agreed to pay via a bank transfer. He assured me he would post
the phone, that very day via Royal Mail Special Delivery to
arrive by 11am the next morning. He seemed very genuine, they
always do your thinking and that was that.
Next morning have a guess what arrived, yes nothing at all, nor
the next day, nor the next.
I tried e-mailing him, texting and ringing his mobile phone,
guess what, there was no reply.
I realised what a fool I had been, however decided to go to the
police. They were very helpful and half an hour later I had a
crime number however was warned that it was very unlikely I
would ever see a phone or recieve a refund of my money which was
£170. The police advised me to be very careful as they regularly
have complaints from people who have been defrauded on ebay, I
was not alone!
Outside the police station I sent Tony a text with the police
crime number. To my shock he phoned me straight away swearing at
me but eventually agreed to refund me the money, if I stopped
the police action against him.
I was very lucky, I am sure many other people as the police
stated, never get their money back.
About the author:
Stephen Hill has a number of websites including:
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natural health
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