How reliable are EBAY sellers?
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You can generally tell how good a seller is by their feedback rating located in the upper right hand corner of the auction screen.  If the feedback states "Private" then you should be wary.  Also, if you use Paypal to pay for the product and it is not what it states that it is, then you can make a complaint to Paypal and most likely get your money back.
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eBay has become a very important marketplace for home business owners. Many people are making a living or earning additional income by selling on eBay. \n\nOne success model of eBay is the couple Jay and Marie Senese (username jayandmarie) of the 1-cent CD fame. They have the highest positive feedback number of all sellers on eBay. Their business model is to buy very low cost CDs in bulk (those that CD stores sell in their discount bins) and offer them on eBay at a starting price of 1 cent. Their success is based on the fact that they stumbled on a sustainable business model with products that people really want. They sold their business -- where else but on eBay -- for starting bid of $5 million! \n\nBut while some are enjoying phenomenal success on eBay, selling on eBay is not as easy as some portray. For one, competition is getting tough, as more sellers flock to eBay; with even the big boys joining the eBay marketplace. Big businesses such as Sears, Dell, Hewlett Packard among others are now using eBay as an additional sales channel for their products (including returns and defective merchandise). With more and more sellers participating in the eBay marketplace, it has become harder for listings to be seen by potential buyers. Just go to eBay and check out completed auctions and you will find many listings that ended without a single bid. \n\nAdd to that the increasing listing and final value fees, and eBay is slowly becoming an expensive marketplace. Imagine if you list 100 items, but only 10 ended up with bids – and all of them your minimum bids. A 10% selling rate is all too common, with some even seeing worse selling percentages. If this low sell-through rate persists, you will start to feel the pinch of all the listing and other fees associated with selling on eBay. \n\nTo be successful on eBay, you only need to do one thing: Sell products that people actually want. \n\nThe article “How to Find the Hottest Products to Sell on eBay” http://www.powerhomebiz.com/102005/ebay.htm lists the various ways eBay helps sellers like you to determine exactly what the hot items to sell on their marketplace, as follows: \n\nItems In Demand = the most popular items currently within that particular category. To see the In Demand page, go to http://pages.ebay.com/sellercentral/sellbycategory.html   \n\nHot Items by Category Report = a monthly report that lists the fastest growing categories on eBay for the previous month. Go to http://pages.ebay.com/sellercentral/whatshot.html and select "Hot Items by Category" from the menu on the left. \n\neBay Pulse = "a daily snapshot of current trends, hot picks, and cool stuff on eBay". Go to http://pulse.eBay.com/  to see eBay Pulse in action. \n\nMerchandising Calendar = eBay promotes specific categories on its home page each month. Savvy eBayers know that this home page exposure results in more interest in such categories. Go to http://pages.ebay.com/sellercentral/calendar.html   to view the current Merchandising Calendar.
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While I have over 3000 feedbacks on ebay I can't say that I personally have been cheated, but I can say that I see people cheating all too often.  The most common thing they do is set up a 2nd username and shill bid their own items to find out what someone is willing to pay, and then they retract their phony bid down to the level that maximises the real buyers bid.  Its sad.  Very sad that people will do this for a few bucks.\n\nWhat is worse to me is that some of these "dealer" types in sport cards will manipulate the price of cards higher.  They are willing to pay a few bucks in ebay fees to show the "value" of the card as something higher then it really is.  After a few manipulated auctions to themselves they release several into the ebay market and make their money off unsuspecting collectors.  And many of them are power sellers so eBay won't do much about them if anything.
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I love Ebay!!! I think it is especially safe if you use Paypal and get buyers with Buysafe insurance on the product. I have always received everything I have ordered in perfect condition. Read your descriptions carefully, save the ad until everything goes through and save all communications from the transaction from the seller and from you to the seller. Follow instructions carefully and if it seems to good to be true it may be. If it is a company search them on the Better Business Bureau website. I have only had 1 semi bad experience on Ebay but it was resolved.
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Have your tried eBay?
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I don't think it sounds very fishy, it is a lot of work to keep up with ebay and listing and checking questions and answering.  Sorry I can't help you.  I am busy with my own ebay business and a second business also that I began only a couple of months ago and it's taking off on me.  I would suggest a family member or something along that lines to help you out.  I don't think you will find a stranger to trust you to pay them to work for you.  That's just the world today because there really are too many scams out there.  I wish you luck and don't let people get to you.  It never hurts to ask.
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Just make sure you choose a seller with a good history.  I have bought many things on Ebay and have never been scammed because I only buy from people who have 100% positive feedback and who have sold a lot of items.\nGood Luck!
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Oh that's a toughie. The nicest way to put it, drop shippers REALLY aren't the way to go on eBay. First off, more likely then not, other people have found the same drop shippers, and eBay will be flooded with that merchandise. \n\nSecondly, a lot of the companies are not reliable at all. So if you go with one, be prepared for your customers to be writing/calling you and asking why their item has not been shipped to them.\n\nThirdly, the above mentioned will kill your feedback rating, and if you ever need help in one of the forums, the regular sellers will tell you to scratch.\n\nTake a look for yourself, and see why it's not the best of ideas:\n\neBay> Community> Discussion Boards> Seller Central\n\nJust do a search for past discussions on dropshippers and you will see what I mean.
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Best site is to compare what others are selling for at http://www.ebay.com \n\nGood Luck
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E bay is not very complicated (just point and click). They have message boards where you can get help from other ebayers. No need to spend the money.
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you would have more luck selling on ebay
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There are plenty of legitmate and safe (Yahoo has one, for example), but the bottom line is you want the one with the most traffic.  That's ebay...the 800 pound gorilla that can do what it wants.
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have you tried ebay.com?
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I buy and sell on ebay all the time.  Many times since 2000.  In that time I have had only 2 people not send the item and ebay and paypal investigated and resolved the issue.  One time I sold and had someone not pay and said they were in identity theft.  Didn't believe that....but filed a strike against them.  Mostly people are honest.  You have to check their feedback scores from other people and see if they are slow shippers, bad payers, etc.  I never buy anything from anyone with less that a 97% feedback score and do not sell to anyone with a no pay strike within 60 days.  I have bought things from cell phones, to bed linens, clothes, appliances, toys, electronics, shoes, tupperware, and I could go on and on.
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EBAY was going to be my choice! Sorry! Good Luck!
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Ebay is a good place to check.
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It depends on the seller reputaion.\nOn ebay, check on the history of the seller and the feedback of others who bought something from the seller before.\n\nIf you found the seller has a good reputation, then it is safe to transfer money to his account, otherwise, DON'T.\n\nCheers.