Any luck selling on Ebay?

[JJSmitches]

I am curious how much luck, good or bad, you may have had selling on ebay. I just had 4 EBAY auctions end this past week on Tuesday. I had only sold a single item prior to these listings.

1 item was paid for and shipped in 1 day.

2 item I have not heard from the buyer on making payment.

4th item buyer asked to be released from the auction.

Just bad luck or is it always like this when selling?

[69rs]

That's about right, although I wouldn't think 1/4 of the winning bidders ask to get out of the auction on average. The company I work for is called Your Auction Stop. We list and sell items on e-Bay for companies and individuals. We sell mostly overstock/liquidation items but that's about what we have seen. Sometimes people need to be sent a reminder to pay-they forget what all they have bid on and won!

[4MuscleMachines]

I've sold about 400 used car parts and about only 2 have flaked out. They were the higher dollar type of parts and thats maybe why. I would tend to think its easier to flake out on a cheap part and easier for deadbeats to bid on lower priced parts. I always put a header on my auctions stating that I expect payment within 3days by Paypal or 10 days by money order. I also state no bidders with less than 10 feedbacks or any negatives within 45 days. Don't know if it helps but I never worry about not getting paid.

[SatisTraction]

i have great luck. I have sold about $80,000 in the last three years.

[MuscleRodz]

I sell mostly airplane stuff on ebay and occasionally car parts and other odds and ends. I have not had too many problems with buyers or sellers. Low feedback can bite you both ways. I have found that the higher your feedback is, you will get more bids on more things and your stuff will sell for a little more than someone with lower numbers. Ebay is ALL about credibility. I have sold over 500 items in the last couple of years. Hope that helps.

Mike

[CAMAROBOY69]

I have sold several things and bought our Mustang and Camaro from e-bay. So far no bad experiences at all. :) Saved and earned thousands. I will probably buy my next car from e-bay and sell my next car on e-bay.

[toofun]

Most of the time you will be ok, other times you get people who dont want to pay. Leave them negative feedback and you will get it back as well. I have well over 1800 unique feedbacks on ebay and well over 3000 total feedbacks. I have been selling leather on their for four years now. It a crap shoot but the numbers all come out on the plus side at the end of the year so it is worth the aggravation you sometimes go through. I can tell you that in the car and parts department for some reason you tend to get screwed more than in other departments. I think its because people get itchy trigger fingers and then realize their mistake. But all in all it is a good thing. I have sold 5 motorcycles and 12 classic cars in the last four years as well. I think this is largely due to the excellent feedback I have and number of feedbacks as well. EBAY IS ALL ABOUT REPUTATION!!!

Mark
TOOFUN

[Hrod382]

Sold three items on Ebay last week and all three paid and all items are waiting to be delivered. Sold a 69 camaro 302 crank and got $550 then the guy wanted my GM replacement block that needed sleved and oil pan for an additional $150. Sweet deal for me.


I did run into trouble with an intake that sold for $260 and the guy didn't pay up, relisted and only got $201 out of it...