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

[GetGeoff]

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.

[Inavan]

Just got the message eBay is setting the groundwork to get rid of PayPal.

fkin lol at believing this will reduce seller fees. I also wouldn't be surprised if this change drove buyers away.

eBay is happy to announce plans to further improve the customer experience by intermediating payments on our Marketplace platform. In doing so, eBay will manage the payments flow, simplifying the end-to-end experience for both buyers and sellers. We have signed an agreement with Adyen, a leading global payments processor, to become our primary payments processing partner. PayPal, a long-time eBay partner, will be a payments option at checkout for eBay buyers.

You do not need to take any action at this time. The transition to full payments intermediation will be a multi-year journey.

Over the past three years, eBay has transformed its business to drive the best choice, most relevance and most powerful selling platform. Building out our payments capabilities is the next step in that strategy.

Payments intermediation will bring significant benefits for eBay sellers. You can expect a simplified pricing structure, more predictable access to funds, and most sellers can expect their costs of payments processing to be reduced. We’re also working on ways to provide sellers a central place to track and manage their business, which can soon include payments information.

By offering buyers more choice in how they pay and expanding payment options into more geographies, eBay believes sellers will be able to reach more buyers and improve conversion.

The transition to full payments intermediation will be a multi-year journey. eBay will begin intermediation on a small scale in North America starting in the second half of 2018, expanding in 2019 under the terms of the Operating Agreement with PayPal. In 2021, we expect to have transitioned a majority of Marketplace customers to the new payments experience.

Again, you do not need to take any action at this time. As eBay gets closer to the initial phase of its intermediation efforts, we will share more details about this process and next steps for sellers. In the meantime, please read the eBay Inc announcement for further information. For any immediate questions or to share feedback, please email paymentsinfo@ebay.com.

We’re looking forward to what’s next, and to getting there with you.

As always, thank you for selling on eBay.

Bob Kupbens
Laura Chambers
VP, B2C Selling
VP, C2C Selling

[fu-fu]

did the thread die or did ebay? anybody find any other place where things sell without the risk of being scammed? ive noticed absolutly pathetic sales the past few months and have started pulling thousands worth of stuff off for safety reasons. still have a few thousand listed but only about $100 in sales the past month.

[DoragonKingu]

Amazon is pricing out the little guy so there is zero competition except Prime Warehouse. Ebay is still good just gotta wait a few months to get sales. Take awesome pictures with great descriptions you can sell big ticket items easily. Be sure to put “Final Sale No Returns What You See is What You Get“

[BradInPhx]

did the thread die or did ebay? anybody find any other place where things sell without the risk of being scammed? ive noticed absolutly pathetic sales the past few months and have started pulling thousands worth of stuff off for safety reasons. still have a few thousand listed but only about $100 in sales the past month.

Flipping will always be a way to make money.


Dead thread is dead. I have kept in touch with a few of the OG posters ITT, seems like we all used flipping to pay the bills while we built other businesses.

[BradInPhx]

Sup brah. It's going well, $2800 profit last month. How's your flipping?

holy ****

[sickafool]

does anybody here sell from hawaii? i want to try sell but not really sure how to go about shipping thank you

[fu-fu]

has anyone tried selling on bonanza? supposed to be more seller friendly and lower fees but cant find anyone who has actually used it.

[mike.hunt]

Flipping will always be a way to make money.


Dead thread is dead. I have kept in touch with a few of the OG posters ITT, seems like we all used flipping to pay the bills while we built other businesses.

sup dude, you still doing the cell phone thing?
my main biz is a niche shop on Etsy and I also have been flipping industrial goods on ebay lately. Haven't touched Amazon since 2015, cluster fuk of bottom chasers and people leaching/stealing ideas and listings.

to answer Mr. Fu Fu, ebay is doing great right now. Honestly Ebay has been the most consistent selling platform for the past 10-15 years.

[BradInPhx]

sup dude, you still doing the cell phone thing?
my main biz is a niche shop on Etsy and I also have been flipping industrial goods on ebay lately. Haven't touched Amazon since 2015, cluster fuk of bottom chasers and people leaching/stealing ideas and listings.

to answer Mr. Fu Fu, ebay is doing great right now. Honestly Ebay has been the most consistent selling platform for the past 10-15 years.

I have not done any flipping for years, been too busy with other ventures.

I have also been running an Etsy shop for the past 4 years, over 10,000 orders with a $70 product

Oddly enough, I bought a storage unit at an auction out of convenience since its close to my office and I have a storage unit there already. Some real storage war

[mike.hunt]

I have not done any flipping for years, been too busy with other ventures.

I have also been running an Etsy shop for the past 4 years, over 10,000 orders with a $70 product

Oddly enough, I bought a storage unit at an auction out of convenience since its close to my office and I have a storage unit there already. Some real storage war

Are you me? I'm closing in on 8k orders on Etsy.
I buy a storage unit maybe 1-2 times per year because that's how long it takes for me to forgot how much it sucks digging through a bunch of junk and hauling all that chit out of there. Still selling stuff from the last one I bought during the summer.
I'm closing on my first real estate flip this week, I'm always trying to diversify and find new ways to make that $$$ and there is a ton of money being made flipping houses here in my area.

[BradInPhx]

Are you me? I'm closing in on 8k orders on Etsy.
I buy a storage unit maybe 1-2 times per year because that's how long it takes for me to forgot how much it sucks digging through a bunch of junk and hauling all that chit out of there. Still selling stuff from the last one I bought during the summer.
I'm closing on my first real estate flip this week, I'm always trying to diversify and find new ways to make that $$$ and there is a ton of money being made flipping houses here in my area.

Da fuk, stay in yo lane.

Not srs

But wtf. You ever mess with AirBNB?

[GarthVader]

What do you guys sell on Etsy? Just some things you order in bulk?

[BradInPhx]

What do you guys sell on Etsy? Just some things you order in bulk?

I sell Designed and printed signage