Big Ticket Card: eBay Seller Advice

[jayshum]

Originally Posted by ullmandds

I would exercise caution. I have a friend who sold a tag heuer watch on ebay...sent it off. Buyer claimed it was fake which triggered ebay/paypal to get my friend to refund money. Then buyer claimed he never received it and my friend got screwed out of the $$$ and the watch.

How could he file a claim it was fake and a claim that he never received it? I know eBay is buyer friendly, but that seems ridiculous.

[ullmandds]

ya sounds bizarro...this is the story my friend relayed...I DO know he lost both the money and the watch.

[painthistorian]

send it express mail, pack it in FRONT of a postal worker at the post office, show them the card and record it on your phone, insure the package for the full amount, if he makes a claim as empty, you are insured and the contents was witnessed by a government employee...

[pokerplyr80]

Originally Posted by painthistorian

send it express mail, pack it in FRONT of a postal worker at the post office, show them the card and record it on your phone, insure the package for the full amount, if he makes a claim as empty, you are insured and the contents was witnessed by a government employee...

If this doesn't work I don't know what will.

I don't sell much but when I do it's to people I know and trust, people here that someone I know vouches for, or I consign it. I just don't want to risk completely losing a higher end card to an ebay scammer.

[hcv123]

I would cancel the transaction. The fact that you are here asking the question means your internal "alert" went off and you want to cancel the transaction but are here to hopefully get some reasurance that the transaction will be okay.

Well, you will not get it from me. Yes, everyone needs to start someplace - but 1 feedback sellers don't need to start with my expensive cards knowing all the shenanigans that are possible and how useless Ebay is for sellers in these scenarios.
I haven't, but presume somewhere in the fine print of the managed payments agreement we all signed is some language that gives Ebay the right to reach into the account provided to them for deposits when they deem it necessary.
Is the risk worth the possible headache and loss of your card or your Ebay seller account?
The market is hot. Ruth is hot - someone else will come along and buy it.
This was just the expression of my opinion.

[ullmandds]

Originally Posted by hcv123

I would cancel the transaction. The fact that you are here asking the question means your internal "alert" went off and you want to cancel the transaction but are here to hopefully get some reasurance that the transaction will be okay.

Well, you will not get it from me. Yes, everyone needs to start someplace - but 1 feedback sellers don't need to start with my expensive cards knowing all the shenanigans that are possible and how useless Ebay is for sellers in these scenarios.
I haven't, but presume somewhere in the fine print of the managed payments agreement we all signed is some language that gives Ebay the right to reach into the account provided to them for deposits when they deem it necessary.
Is the risk worth the possible headache and loss of your card or your Ebay seller account?
The market is hot. Ruth is hot - someone else will come along and buy it.
This was just the expression of my opinion.

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[Directly]

If you don't have a private insurance carrier to cover in transit loss get one ASAP, a heads up from a bad experience the USPS insurance coverage isn't always reliable. I filed a legitimate insurance loss claim with the USPS for just 650.00 and was denied both appeals. After five months and two denials I filed a claim with my private insurance provider and was reimbursed in a couple weeks!

My insured card was "supposedly" stolen in transit through the USPS system. Now with the buyers low feedback and the buyer not communicating would bother anyone. You can roll the dice or cancel the transaction. But by any means if you don't have a private insurance policy please research and buy a private insurance coverage before shipment.

[doug.goodman]

If you are this worried about selling an item on ebay then you shouldn't have been selling it there to begin with.

Doug

[lug-nut]

Originally Posted by Directly

If you don't have a private insurance carrier to cover in transit loss get one ASAP, a heads up from a bad experience the USPS insurance coverage isn't always reliable. I filed a legitimate insurance loss claim with the USPS for just 650.00 and was denied both appeals. After five months and two denials I filed a claim with my private insurance provider and was reimbursed in a couple weeks!

My insured card was "supposedly" stolen in transit through the USPS system. Now with the buyers low feedback and the buyer not communicating would bother anyone. You can roll the dice or cancel the transaction. But by any means if you don't have a private insurance policy please research and buy a private insurance coverage before shipment.

This is the way to go. I have insurance for this specific reason, too many a-holes out there. my insurance does require a signature but it's worth it. As for taking pictures it's for your evidence that when they return the card you can inspect it and point out any evidence that the card was switched or damaged. And the comment about putting "buyers with less than X feedback" is a good one to use as well.

[NiceDocter]

I think I would cancel the sale for whatever reason you choose. Is there a way you can screen out buyers with such low histories? I dont think its worth finding out the hard way that this is a high risk scam. Just my opinion.

[J-Yo]

Originally Posted by NiceDocter

I think I would cancel the sale for whatever reason you choose. Is there a way you can screen out buyers with such low histories? I dont think its worth finding out the hard way that this is a high risk scam. Just my opinion.

Yea you can put in the description “sellers with less than ____ feedback must first message me or your bid will be canceled.” I’ve definitely seen it


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[robw1959]

The majority of the advice I'm getting here is steering me away from the direction I was leaning toward. In the overall scheme of things, I don't really need to sell it at this time anyway. I'm thinking that if I don't hear from the buyer by noon time tomorrow, I will cancel the sale and refund him. Thanks so much for such wise input.

[Jim65]

Originally Posted by J-Yo

Yea you can put in the description “sellers with less than ____ feedback must first message me or your bid will be canceled.” I’ve definitely seen it


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Doesn't stop buyers from bidding in the last minute.