The OFFICIAL eBay Buy & Flip thread - Part II - No Hustle Without Rustle - Make $$$

[greenleaf]

Just accept the return. It's not worth wasting time fighting a case that you're 99% likely to lose. Instead focus on activities that produce a positive cash flow.

Always evaluate what you're selling in terms of how likely you are to experience problems with buyers. Some things just aren't worth the money.

Actually eBay sided with me this time around. The buyer shot himself in the foot by arguing that the item should be something that wasn't mentioned at all in the listing. Now he said he'll take it to his credit card company and does PP chargeback. Is it going to be an uphill battle for him since he lost round 1?

[greenleaf]

For $750+ item, how do you get the buyer to sign for it (home address) without causing inconvenience as most people won't be home during regular business hours? Is it risky to let the buyer customize the delivery, e.g. re-route the FedEx package for pick up? Do eBay / PP allow pickup from FedEx (vs PP confirmed address) in the event of INR claim by scammer?

[Fewski]

Actually eBay sided with me this time around. The buyer shot himself in the foot by arguing that the item should be something that wasn't mentioned at all in the listing. Now he said he'll take it to his credit card company and does PP chargeback. Is it going to be an uphill battle for him since he lost round 1?

Nope. If he does a chargeback with his CC, all you need to do is supply Paypal with the tracking number when they open a case up. If you can provide the tracking number and the buyer is verified (99% are), you will be protected.

[greenleaf]

Nope. If he does a chargeback with his CC, all you need to do is supply Paypal with the tracking number when they open a case up. If you can provide the tracking number and the buyer is verified (99% are), you will be protected.

How about SNAD CC chargeback? I think that's what he'll go for. Will I get protected by PP since he lost once already with eBay?

[greenleaf]

It seems like there are a lot of PITA buyers for me lately. This asshat buyer wants to return a clothing item because it fits too tight for him and there's no way he'll keep it. He said he knows I specifically said no return as my return policy but he'll escalate into a claim and put up a fight if I say no. Do I have a strong case here?

[amenccm]

So I just bought 2 iphone 6 16gbs for 310gbp.

Bidvoy (http://uk.bidvoy.net/%22iPhone_6%22_-Plus_16gb/9355) says they average 220 each.

So if I sell each iphone for 200, take away 20 for ebay fees, then another 5 for shipping, that leaves 175. That hopefully will give me 40 profit.

Am I doing it right?


Edit: Something I've noticed - Ebay take 10% price as their fee, but amazon only takes 75p/ 0.75USD. So why would anyone sell on ebay when they could sell on amazon instead?

[amenccm]

For guys who've been doing this for a while, what's an average amount of net profit to make per item?

[greenleaf]

Does any brah have experience fighting PP CC chargeback for SNAD (code 53) after winning the eBay case?

[Drew1105]

So I just bought 2 iphone 6 16gbs for 310gbp.

Bidvoy (http://uk.bidvoy.net/%22iPhone_6%22_-Plus_16gb/9355) says they average 220 each.

So if I sell each iphone for 200, take away 20 for ebay fees, then another 5 for shipping, that leaves 175. That hopefully will give me 40 profit.

Am I doing it right?


Edit: Something I've noticed - Ebay take 10% price as their fee, but amazon only takes 75p/ 0.75USD. So why would anyone sell on ebay when they could sell on amazon instead?

Amazon takes anywhere from 8 - 25% depending on category of the item plus a $0.99 fee . On top of that if you do FBA its even more out of your pocket. to make a long story short, Amazon is not cheaper then Ebay for the most part

Im not claiming to be an expert but I have been selling for a couple years now, I am firmly against selling "trendy" items like iphones and ipads, etc. Thats alot of money up front out of your own pocket for only $40 profit per item. In my opinion, the whole key is trying to get a decent amount of inventory, for as cheap as possible, in categories that are popular and have high sell through rates. Focus on things that are small , cheap to ship and have little to no chance of being defective or broken

[Drew1105]

For all you dudes trying to figure out what to sell on e-bay, i recommend doing a free trial of Terapeak, and using their tools to figure out what type of products / categories to focus on

[greenleaf]

Does any brah have experience fighting PP CC chargeback for SNAD (code 53) after winning the eBay case?

PP just informed me I lost the PP CC chargeback case. Now my PP balance is negative and without the item. What recourse do I have? This is BS.

[Drew1105]

PP just informed me I lost the PP CC chargeback case. Now my PP balance is negative and without the item. What recourse do I have? This is BS.

what was the reason for the chargeback?

[greenleaf]

what was the reason for the chargeback?

Bogus SNAD claim to force a return due to buyer's remorse. The item I sold was brand new with tag. He lost the eBay case and escalated to CC chargeback. The CC bought his BS story and sided with him.

PP site said the case was "closed" but when I talked to CSR she told me to sit tight as they are still working on it in the background and can take up to 85 days. Is it meant to be like this or the CSR was just giving me false hope?

[anonymous]

How are you guys checking IMEI numbers for clean phones and icloud status now that apple removed the icloudchecker website? I only deal with phones and make a alright side income but this is making it a pain in my ass.

[Drew1105]

Bogus SNAD claim to force a return due to buyer's remorse. The item I sold was brand new with tag. He lost the eBay case and escalated to CC chargeback. The CC bought his BS story and sided with him.

PP site said the case was "closed" but when I talked to CSR she told me to sit tight as they are still working on it in the background and can take up to 85 days. Is it meant to be like this or the CSR was just giving me false hope?

how can paypal take the fees if the ebay case was decided in your favor? isnt that "illegal"? now that paypal is no longer an ebay company, i wonder if they can get away with doing this. i would call paypal and let them know the ebay case was decided in your favor, and the credit card charge back is not your problem.

[xBrozartx]

Dear EBay Brahs,

I am thinking of jumping into this but would not like to sink a huge investment in. Is this still a good time to get in? I know times are always changing and just want to know if the juice is still worth the squeeze. Thanks for any advice boyos!

[OminousShadow]

I need an ebay brah to help me out, in return I can throw them $25 per sale. They just list the item for me, and I will ship it to their buyer. basically I got ****ed on ebay and my account is no longer "above standard" ..so in return my listing no longer appears on page 1 like it used to in the search results.

if you'd like to know more, message me, if your account has 75+ feedback, 99%+ positive, and seller rating is above standard. I can guarantee atleast two sales a week. That's $50 for u basically just to host my listing.

[Linedriver]

I need an ebay brah to help me out, in return I can throw them $25 per sale. They just list the item for me, and I will ship it to their buyer. basically I got ****ed on ebay and my account is no longer "above standard" ..so in return my listing no longer appears on page 1 like it used to in the search results.

if you'd like to know more, message me, if your account has 75+ feedback, 99%+ positive, and seller rating is above standard. I can guarantee atleast two sales a week. That's $50 for u basically just to host my listing.

PM'd

[greenleaf]

PP just informed me I lost the PP CC chargeback case. Now my PP balance is negative and without the item. What recourse do I have? This is BS.

Has anyone tried suing the buyer through small claims court in order to recover the cost of the "stolen" item? Is it just a waste of time?

Or should I sue PP instead?

http://www.paypalsucks.com/forums/sh...8705&block=135

[Broseph82]

What label printers are you guys using now? I was pretty actively reading on here when y'all switched from the zebras to something else.

What y'all using now? I sell on Etsy and IG, but I'm printing paper labels and taping. Very time consuming when multiple orders

[BK909]

What label printers are you guys using now? I was pretty actively reading on here when y'all switched from the zebras to something else.

What y'all using now? I sell on Etsy and IG, but I'm printing paper labels and taping. Very time consuming when multiple orders

I still use a regular printer and packing slip pouches but most people are using a dymo now.
Check out the dymo 4xl

[johnnycash123]

Hi,

I just went to China (gf is Chinese) and want to make contact with someone in America (as I am in Australia and the purchasing power of Australians is a too small a market to sell alot of products too) who buys alot of goods and sells online.

China has a policy in which goods are burned every year for various reasons, mostly tax purposes. Some people decide not to burn these products and keep them instead, (illegal). Products range differently from month to month. From nikes, luxury bags, laptops etc.


At the moment there is many pairs of one brand of shoes sitting in a warehouse, which i personally visited myself. I will tell the brand over PM, not here.

If anyone is interested let me know. I can try to sell the goods individually but would prefer to sell these products and future products I receive to a few individuals. Most likely I only want to deal with people on here who have a good reputation.

[Drew1105]

I still use a regular printer and packing slip pouches but most people are using a dymo now.
Check out the dymo 4xl

i have the dymo 450. you can get it for like 60 bucks on amazon. use 99019 labels for ebay. thing is awesome the 4xl is way more money

[greenleaf]

I'm done selling on eBay other the stuff I can afford to lose. So much BS there and with the evil twin PP these days. eBay's one-sided policy of all sellers are "guilty as charged, period" is encouraging scammers and abusive buyers to game the system with bogus SNAD claims for free stuff or trying things out without consequence. You can appeal all you want but they won't listen or bother to review the cases. They won't care even if you clearly sold apples and the buyer thinks he bought oranges and files SNAD. This kind of nonsense gets to you after a while.

[ZRR]

anyone have any experience selling larger items? I have three Herman Miller fiberglass shells that I want to sell on ebay.

[Inavan]

anyone have any experience selling larger items? I have three Herman Miller fiberglass shells that I want to sell on ebay.

Go to 51m 44s. I also believe they go into more detail in the next episode.

[DaysOfOurLives]

OK, is it true the auto-relist option is only for beginners and those below standard? My auto-relist box disappeared a few week ago and i've had to manually relist my items if they don't sell after a month. I've asked Ebay a couple of times about this question and they said it's because i'm not a beginner anymore and i'm not below standard. Is this true?? Why would they punish you for doing a good job?... i don't know it doesn't make sense.

[Inavan]

My guess is that eBay removes the option to get people to upgrade to a store. I use 'Good till canceled' for my listings.

[beertank23]

Any drop shippers/e-commerce studs want to help a homie out, I'm pretty much at my wits end trying to crack the code on this shopify/dropshipping/local fulfillment things.

Can I DM anyone willing to help?

Aus/NZ bros mount up!

[PSVita]

UK brah here.

Is there a way I could make an ebay business using my HGV and HIAB license? (Truck and crane license for US Brahs) for example do you reckon there would be a profit if I was able to buy something in bulk(materials for driveways? As an example) and then I rent out a truck and deliver it myself straight to there garden. I'm not really sure what I could deliver but with a truck I'm able to deliver really heavy sh*t and I'd be able to keep more profit if im delivering it locally.

Thanks for any help just wanting extra income on the side.