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haveing been on ebay since 2002 , i was used to the old way of doing things .
the postal money order was the best payment and i received western union payments from some overseas buyers .
there was a service called bidpay where a buyer could pay and a western union money order was sent to the seller .
i purchased many cameras items most were very nice , some had problems and a few were in very bad condition . there was really no recourse the buyer had other than to leave bad feedback - often the seller of the junky item threatened bad feedback so you would keep the item and not give them a negative . in all these transactions were a small minority . and i would sell these items with an honest desciption at a loss .
now ebay has turned the card with the buyer in control . there are a minority that exploit this . the real change is that you have to take an item back if the buyer is in anyway dissatisfied . even with no returns clearly listed and as is in the description paypal and ebay can force you to take a return . all of us want the buyer to be happy , however you must realize that the buyers description of condition in a paypal return is perhaps nothing like the lens you shipped after the sale .
for the most part ebay transactions (sales) are as a system working well . a lot of sellers dropped international sales as ebay required you to ship to overseas unconfirmed addresses , it is not possible to confirm addresses in many areas outside the us and canada . they indicate if the buyer is verified it is ok . however you are still a seller like gander mountain or your local coffee shop , so there are chargecard chargebacks and other problems .
as 35 velux stated the most important part is shipping with a carrier that has tracking and delivery confirmation . also you need to value the item as full cost on customs forms . if lost in transit you are out the differance between sale price and insured value . i insist on express mail insured through the post office for anyone out of the us and priority mail insured with delivery confirmation in the us , i think there are some destinations where value is limited and a would not ship if i had a question about it .
well a couple items i wanted to write turned into a long screed .
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haveing been on ebay since 2002 , i was used to the old way of doing things .
the postal money order was the best payment and i received western union payments from some overseas buyers .
there was a service called bidpay where a buyer could pay and a western union money order was sent to the seller .
i purchased many cameras items most were very nice , some had problems and a few were in very bad condition . there was really no recourse the buyer had other than to leave bad feedback - often the seller of the junky item threatened bad feedback so you would keep the item and not give them a negative . in all these transactions were a small minority . and i would sell these items with an honest desciption at a loss .
now ebay has turned the card with the buyer in control . there are a minority that exploit this . the real change is that you have to take an item back if the buyer is in anyway dissatisfied . even with no returns clearly listed and as is in the description paypal and ebay can force you to take a return . all of us want the buyer to be happy , however you must realize that the buyers description of condition in a paypal return is perhaps nothing like the lens you shipped after the sale .
for the most part ebay transactions (sales) are as a system working well . a lot of sellers dropped international sales as ebay required you to ship to overseas unconfirmed addresses , it is not possible to confirm addresses in many areas outside the us and canada . they indicate if the buyer is verified it is ok . however you are still a seller like gander mountain or your local coffee shop , so there are chargecard chargebacks and other problems .
as 35 velux stated the most important part is shipping with a carrier that has tracking and delivery confirmation . also you need to value the item as full cost on customs forms . if lost in transit you are out the differance between sale price and insured value . i insist on express mail insured through the post office for anyone out of the us and priority mail insured with delivery confirmation in the us , i think there are some destinations where value is limited and a would not ship if i had a question about it .
well a couple items i wanted to write turned into a long screed .
