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Stuff That Sells On eBay: Finished Needlepoints

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Set of 6 Finished Elsa Williams Needlepoint Chair Cover Seat Wool Madeira SOLD $980.00 by eBay Seller a-65 Check it out HERE

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Elizabeth Bradley Needlepoint Animal Rug 69×89 SOLD 740.00 by eBay seller marshmallowdancingpines Check it out HERE

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Incredible Large Vintage Santa Clause Father Christmas Mink Finished Needlepoint SOLD 575.00 by eBay Seller *antiques Check it out HERE

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Set of 6 Completed Needlepoint Chair Seat Covers SOLD 349.00 by eBay Seller horsebirdgirl Check it out HERE

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Vintage Bucilla Needlepoint Stocking Father Christmas by Rossi Finished SOLD 245.00 Check it out HERE

Dear eBay Queen: What’s the Deal with Rude Sellers?

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Dear eBay Queen:

I’ve been trying to spend an eBay gift card I have for about 2 weeks. I ask seller after seller questions, and they NEVER respond or they send some kind of horrible message back to me. Do people not want to buyers to buyer there products anymore? I tried to buy several items, and NOTHING. I finally had my eye on some Ralph Lauren Mandarin Blue Dishes that would complete my set. Here is my first message to my seller:

“Hi, you say the salad plate is 9”, but I thought the salad plate was 7”. Could you verify which it is?”

I did not receive an answer from the seller, and ended up purchasing another lot from a seller THAT did answer my questions. I messaged the seller again when I saw they still had the same set up.

“I messaged you about this same lot of Mandarin dishes a couple of weeks ago. I wanted to know the size of the salad plates. You had them at 9” when I thought they were 7. You never answered my message, and quite frankly it upset me. I don’t understand why people like you are sellers! Why don’t you step up to the plate and do the right thing and answer question a legitimate buyer asks! I bought a different set of dishes from someone else for less money! I hope people like you are run out of business by good buyers like myself. All I wanted was a clarification! I hope you learn your lesson. Thank you.”

Here’s what this seller responded with.

“I think we need to clarify something here. I saw your message, and I went to look at the feedback you leave sellers. I see that you think you are owed something by every seller that comes in contact with you. You leave more negatives than positives, and each one of those has something about how you wanted to keep the product and get a partial refund. I can’t figure out why one of those sellers has not turned you in to eBay! One of the neutrals you left stated: “Took the seller 8 hrs to respond.” – That’s not even 24 hours! Maybe the seller was at work, and couldn’t answer you. Maybe a loved one was in the hospital and they were visiting. You’ve got a real issue, lady, that you need to get over. While eBay maybe a person’s way they make money, it’s not their life. eBay is being ruined by buyers like you. I’ve blocked you from buying from me, and I reported you to eBay. I hope that you will learn something from this.

I then responded:

How dare you look at the feedback I leave people! That is none of your business. Here’s my advice to you, do your job by answering questions and you won’t have a problem with people like me!

I am livid about this seller. How can they look at the feedback I leave others and decide not to sell to me? Is there any way for me to report this seller? Would it do any good?

M.P.T.

Dear M.P.T.;

Anyone can view the feedback you or any other eBayer leaves. To do this simply click on the feedback number next to a buyer or seller’s name and you’ll see four tabs under the overall scores: Feedback as a Seller, Feedback as a Buyer, All Feedback and Feedback left for others. Select “Feedback left for others,” and you or anyone else can see what feedback you’ve left for other buyers and sellers.

You could report this seller, but I’m not sure what reason there might be. I’m not as concerned about the seller’s behavior as I am with yours. I don’t think it was necessary to berate or chastise the seller. There could be any number of issues they were having that day when they did not answer you. You did not give me your eBay ID, but if that seller is correct and you leave a lot of negative and or neutral feedback for your sellers, I too am concerned. Most people only have 1 problem out of every 100 transactions. If you are having more issues with sellers than this, you perhaps have your expectations to high, and eBay might be the wrong place for you to purchase things.

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Strange eBay Item of the Week: Item #: 331677134307. Snow globes are a unique collectible, and some of them can be pretty pricey! Christian Dior Lady Handbag Snow Globe Ball Collector’s Harrods Paris SOLD: $751.21.

 

Stuff that Sells on eBay: Thanksgiving

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Rare 9 ½ Antique Papier Mache Turkey Candy Container with Metal legs SOLD 970.00 by eBay Seller bofisk Check it out HERE

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 1899 Purdue vs Indiana Thanksgiving Football Program SOLD 950.00 by eBay seller marka4646 Check it out HERE

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Ridgways Flow Blue Large Thanksgiving Turkey 20” and 12 10” plates 1890 SOLD 850.00 by eBay Seller theestaecenter Check it out HERE

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Gorgeous! 12 piece Limoges Game Plate SOLD 598.00 by eBay Seller bejebug Check it out HERE

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Large Antique Anton Reiche Thanksgiving Turkey Tin Chocolate Mold SOLD 416.99 by eBay Seller wwolst12 Check it out HERE

Dear eBay Queen: I have an International Shipping Problem

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eBay Queen:

I have an international shipping problem with a costume jewelry necklace earring, bracelet and ring set I sold on eBay. I’m hoping you can me with this. The set is by a famous maker, and I sold it for $450.00.

I sold the jewelry on September 16th, and shipped it using eBay/PayPal international shipping with tracking. The buyer has opened and WON the claim saying they never received the item. I have called and gone into my local post office, and I have called USPS help line. They have told me to NEVER ship things through eBay and PayPal.

I am really upset. I thought PayPal always supplied tracking and protection through the transaction for both buyer and seller, but I guess not for international sales.   My postmaster has told me that the tracking number is just a number for the customs form. My postmaster says the number DOES get updated, but the USPS help line says NEVER will it be updated.

I called eBay, and they were very sympathetic to my issue, but they said they have to side with the buyer because the buyer says that it was not received AND that I have no tracking to prove it. They told me I should be enrolled into the global shipping program and I WOULD be protected. I have no control over the tracking being updated and now it cannot be tracked at all. What can I do? The buyer has been refunded for the jewelry but I don’t have the jewelry back!

I have called PayPal, they told me if I could prove the buyer had the item, that they would refund my money. I have messaged the buyer, but they say it has not been received. Do you know of anything else I can do to get my money or the item? Am I just out this money?

Sadie T

Dear Sadie:

I think you just might be out the money. PayPal should come with some kind of warning when it comes to international shipping. When I need to ship something high dollar to another country, I always bring the package to the post office. I make sure I can add signature confirmation and insurance to the package. The only real way to do that is at the post office.

Just because the post office and I both said you are out the item and the money, doesn’t mean you should give up. If the country you sent this too is an English speaking country, I would call their postal system/customs and try to locate it that way also. It would not hurt to call USPS once a week and see if they have an update. This was an expensive lesson to learn. I am so sorry that you had to learn it this way.

 

Dear eBay Queen:

I’ve been selling for 4 years, and have always had a “no returns” policy. I guess I’ve just been lucky, because I’ve never had someone that needed to return their item. Last week I had a buyer tell me their North Face jacket that they purchased 29 days ago did not fit, and they wanted to return it. I sent them a message and told them that I do not accept returns. They didn’t message me back, but this week they opened a return request. Now what do I do?

AGB

Dear AGB:

 

I don’t think you’re “no return policy” is going to help you get out of this return, or any return. If the buyer wants to return something, all they have to do is open a return request. The one thing that might help is the fact that they didn’t open the return request for 30 days after they received the item. I would contact eBay and see if they will close it because it was not opened within the 30 day time period.

cakestan

 

Strange eBay item of the week: Item #281794747271. Thanksgiving will be here before you know it. Time to start thinking about entertaining guests – and there’s no better place to look than eBay! I found some nice pieces, but these are definitely out of my price range. Pr Paul Storr Sterling Silver Dessert Stands Lot 184 SOLD: $55,000.00.