Big Ticket Card: eBay Seller Advice

[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

[Jewish-collector]

I would cancel the transaction and consign it to an auction house or one of the big eBay sellers. Because, sometimes you just gotta say WTF.

[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.

[robw1959]

This sounds good. How do you go about getting such a policy? Do you have to take out insurance for each transaction, or is it an ongoing policy? I'm interested in any carrier names, links, etc. Thank you.

[Throttlesteer]

Just consign it with an auction house. I know this doesn't make as much sense for lower-dollar stuff. But it takes away the stress of getting scammed and Ebay's lousy protection against buyers pulling fast ones.

Scams are at an all-time high and these low lifes are finding more ways to game the system.

[mq711]

Google the buyer or check for Facebook account, a lot of information online that can help in identifying folks.

[hcv123]

See this thread for some info on insurance companies:

https://www.net54baseball.com/showth...ight=insurance