Agreed. Last thing I tried selling on there was some old slip-on I had lying around in the garage. Very clearly put in the description that I would not ship international. Of course I get people from all corners of Pakistan and Mongolia asking if I'm willing to ship after they bid the buy it now price.
Doesn’t matter how clear you spell it out, they’re always going to side with the buyer in any kind of dispute. They suck, used to be a good place to unload unwanted bike parts.
eBay is still ok for buying stuff but I haven’t sold anything in ages. The last thing I did sell was a set of usable but beat up R6 bodywork. eBay fees totalled about 12% of the sale. Ridiculous.
Likewise. Just sold a $700 lens on there last week, that I never would have been able to sell on Craigslist. If you take the measures to protect yourself, like requiring signatures on packages and being explicit on your policies for payment/shipping/returns/etc., in the few instances I've had disputes they were very easy to navigate to an amicable conclusion.
Y'all haven't figured out yet why eBay sides more with the buyer? If you buy something on Amazon, what is the return policy? Simple fact is you would be hard pressed to sell anything over the internet without offering complete refunds.
I quit selling when a buyer opened a dispute against me about a laptop I sold. They filed the claim because they didn’t like the way I packed the box. The only reason I prevailed is because they admitted that the laptop worked fine and was exactly as I described. They clearly had buyer’s remorse and were looking for a refund. It was a huge pain in the ass to defend myself when I hadn’t done anything wrong.
10%? Killer? I find shipping to be the more painful expense. What are some of these alternatives people are using? How does their traffic / brand recognition compare to ebay?
