some tips for ebay and paypal

[TanisHalfElven]

hi.
i'd like to start buying AND selling stuff on ebay.
i have absolutly no experiance with this stuff.

and i'd like to get a little advice.
question.
1. what happens if the buyer claims that the equipment arrived dead ?
2. what happens if it get damaged in mail
3. suppose if the other messes up the hardware (i am thinking of selling my gfx) and claims it arrived DOA.

edit.

which paypal account is good enough.
is personal ok. cuz i'd rather not pay anything.
does persoanl still allow me to buy/sell on ebay?

 

[Baked]

1) Refund.
2) File insurance claim.
3) File insurance claim.

eBay pointers -

1) Always buy from established sellers.
2) Never sell to zero feedback buyers.
3) Nigeria = Scam.
4) Always buy Delivery Confirmation and always ship using Priority Mail. Insure items over $100. Insurance is for the seller's safety, not the buyer's.

 

[TanisHalfElven]

Originally posted by: Baked
1) Refund.
2) File insurance claim.
3) File insurance claim.

eBay pointers -

1) Always buy from established sellers.
2) Never sell to zero feedback buyers.
3) Nigeria = Scam.
4) Always buy Delivery Confirmation and always ship using Priority Mail. Insure items over $100. Insurance is for the seller's safety, not the buyer's.

what if the buyer damaged the equipment then blamed me ?

 

[Yossarian]

Originally posted by: tanishalfelven

Originally posted by: Baked
1) Refund.
2) File insurance claim.
3) File insurance claim.

eBay pointers -

1) Always buy from established sellers.
2) Never sell to zero feedback buyers.
3) Nigeria = Scam.
4) Always buy Delivery Confirmation and always ship using Priority Mail. Insure items over $100. Insurance is for the seller's safety, not the buyer's.

what if the buyer damaged the equipment then blamed me ?

they will do a chargeback through paypal and you will be screwed.

 

[TanisHalfElven]

ok another question.
is it safe to enter my bank account info to get verified?
i mean are there any adverse effect of it ?

 

[TanisHalfElven]

Originally posted by: Yossarian

Originally posted by: tanishalfelven

Originally posted by: Baked
1) Refund.
2) File insurance claim.
3) File insurance claim.

eBay pointers -

1) Always buy from established sellers.
2) Never sell to zero feedback buyers.
3) Nigeria = Scam.
4) Always buy Delivery Confirmation and always ship using Priority Mail. Insure items over $100. Insurance is for the seller's safety, not the buyer's.

what if the buyer damaged the equipment then blamed me ?

they will do a chargeback through paypal and you will be screwed.

and how can i prevent bieng screwed

 

[TanisHalfElven]

Originally posted by: tanishalfelven

Originally posted by: Yossarian

Originally posted by: tanishalfelven

Originally posted by: Baked
1) Refund.
2) File insurance claim.
3) File insurance claim.

eBay pointers -

1) Always buy from established sellers.
2) Never sell to zero feedback buyers.
3) Nigeria = Scam.
4) Always buy Delivery Confirmation and always ship using Priority Mail. Insure items over $100. Insurance is for the seller's safety, not the buyer's.

what if the buyer damaged the equipment then blamed me ?

they will do a chargeback through paypal and you will be screwed.

and how can i prevent bieng screwed

i am sorry if the above came out sounding like a intend to ship faulty equipment. but bieng the paronoid bastard i am i just can't let my self be screwed by someone.

 

[stars]

what would you consider the safest form of payment to accept when selling stuff on ebay?

 

[Baked]

Originally posted by: stars
what would you consider the safest form of payment to accept when selling stuff on ebay?

Cash or genuine US Post Office Money Order.

 

[Zolty]

Originally posted by: Baked
1) Refund.
2) File insurance claim.
3) File insurance claim.

eBay pointers -

1) Always buy from established sellers.
2) Never sell to zero feedback buyers.
3) Nigeria = Scam. Also any othery country = very probably scam And if the buy pays with paypal always make sure you ship to a confirmed paypal address.
4) Always buy Delivery Confirmation and always ship using Priority Mail. Insure items over $100. Insurance is for the seller's safety, not the buyer's.

 

[TanisHalfElven]

Originally posted by: Baked

Originally posted by: stars
what would you consider the safest form of payment to accept when selling stuff on ebay?

Cash or genuine US Post Office Money Order.

why not paypal.
and how do you accept cash in a online purchase.

 

[Baked]

Originally posted by: tanishalfelven

Originally posted by: tanishalfelven
and how can i prevent bieng screwed

i am sorry if the above came out sounding like a intend to ship faulty equipment. but bieng the paronoid bastard i am i just can't let my self be screwed by someone.

There's not much you can do to reprevent a buyer charge back w/ PayPal. Yes, it's pretty F up. But most people are honest.

 

[Baked]

Originally posted by: tanishalfelven

Originally posted by: Baked

Originally posted by: stars
what would you consider the safest form of payment to accept when selling stuff on ebay?

Cash or genuine US Post Office Money Order.

why not paypal.
and how do you accept cash in a online purchase.

That was hypothetical. You're pretty much stuck w/ accepting PayPal credit payment now.

 

[stars]

Paypal is one reason I avoid using Ebay. Would much rather waste gas going around and sell stuff locally or close by.

 

[TanisHalfElven]

Originally posted by: stars
Paypal is one reason I avoid using Ebay. Would much rather waste gas going around and sell stuff locally or close by.

here is the dirt i wanted.
tell me why ?
please for the love of god tell me

 

[Baked]

Originally posted by: tanishalfelven

Originally posted by: stars
Paypal is one reason I avoid using Ebay. Would much rather waste gas going around and sell stuff locally or close by.

here is the dirt i wanted.
tell me why ?
please for the love of god tell me

Because a buyer can screw a seller anytime by filing a charge back w/ eBay/PayPal and they'll win virtually every time.

 

[TanisHalfElven]

Originally posted by: Baked

Originally posted by: tanishalfelven

Originally posted by: stars
Paypal is one reason I avoid using Ebay. Would much rather waste gas going around and sell stuff locally or close by.

here is the dirt i wanted.
tell me why ?
please for the love of god tell me

Because a buyer can screw a seller anytime by filing a charge back w/ eBay/PayPal and they'll win virtually every time.

yeah i am seeing that. damn i was looking forward to selling my stuff on ebay.