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x323smostwantedx · Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 7:25 pm Post subject: Ebay Help!

Hello all,

So im selling an item for 1850. I posted it on a forum and got that offer. Buyer wants me to put it as a private ebay auction.
Hes telling me to put it as a BIN price of .01 and then add 1849.99 as shipping. He is verified on paypal and has a feedback of 40 on ebay.
Im going to send it express with signature confirmation. Now here are my questions:

If hes a scammer and says he never received the item and makes a claim with paypal, will I be screwed since I didnt put the correct amount in the auction n stuff?

Will ebay rape me with the selling fees? Shipping shouldn't be included in the fees right?

Anything I should worry about? Sorry for grammar, im in a rush.

Thanks

TravMan162 · Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 7:37 pm Post subject:

This sounds like a horrid idea to me. He could also report you to ebay for tricking him with outlandish shipping costs. Why can't he just buy it now @ 1850?

x323smostwantedx · Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 7:45 pm Post subject:

TravMan162 · Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 8:10 pm Post subject:

yeah but that's the most kosher way to go about things in an ebay auction. They set this up so that you can't do it this way and trying to go against the system like this is setting yourself up for a loss. Ebay is pretty cut and dry and trying to avoid fees is going to end up badly for you. I would work out a half now half later payment plan with him or something if you don't want to go by eBay protocol.

I'm not trying to shit on you here, this just reeks of bad news.

dmorris68 · Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 8:39 pm Post subject:

Plainly in violation of eBay terms. They have cracked down heavily on shipping fee scams and using such tricks to get around fees. That would trip all sorts of alarm bells at eBay, I am sure.

JennyWren · Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 10:38 pm Post subject:

Sounds like TROUBLE.

Example "mubble".

TravMan162 · Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 10:49 pm Post subject:

ex: bubble

AdrienD1892 · Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2009 10:07 am Post subject:

I'm not sure I understand about "A lot of fee's" Ebay does not charge a lot of money.

I just made a fake page on Ebay for a MacPro With a picture. For one day of auction, with $20.00 S/H for UPS (which is probably low) and my fee's were only $4.00.

Margot530 · Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2009 11:36 am Post subject:

Hey there,

Personally, I'd say not to do it....

Not trying to sound like a B****, are you wanting to use eBay's service to sell an item, then asking if it would be a good idea to find a way out of paying for that service?

The fees aren't just there to pad eBay's pockets, but to defray the cost of protecting both the buyer and the seller from scams. They also spend a lot of money protecting themselves from those who cheat, or attempt to cheat the system. Meaning that in the end, they charge you and me, more and more money...blah blah blah Laughing

No, shipping costs are not figured into eBay's fee schedule.

I'd just sell it outright.

Anyway, here is a link to the fee schedule.

http://pages.ebay.com/help/sell/fees.html

Hope everything works out,

Margot Wink

Margot530 · Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2009 11:43 am Post subject:

x323smostwantedx · Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2009 11:28 pm Post subject:

Hello all,
thanks for the advice. So i took ur guys advice and put it with the actual BIN price. Paypal and Ebay fees are gonna be around 200. Oh well, its better to be safe than sorry. I also shipped it next day with signature confirmation and with an insurance of 1800 Smile

. Now the only thing I havent liked with paypal is that they hold the payments. It happened to around 4-5 of my last auctions. Ive never received a negative feedback. Has it happened to anyone else?

THank you all again Very Happy

ilikegreens · Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2009 8:09 am Post subject: