Mail not arrived-I had one bidder in the Philippines convince me to send his parcel at the cheapest possible rate, rather than registering it. Surprise, after a month the bidder reports that the parcel never arrived. I am out the postage and the contents-a Bahamas $1 P27 (1968) # N372700, a Great Britain 10/- P373c # 94 w 609239, a Great Britain British Military authority 1/- K, a Hong Kong $5 P181c 938894 CD, and a Philippines 100 Pesos P139 A091870.
removal of items- I had 2 of my items removed from the auction listings, because of hate/discrimination. The items were from Iraq, issued during the time that Saddad was in power. However, one was the type of money that was accepted by the Kurdish areas up to the time of Saddam’s removal, and the other was the next issue. Neither have any hate messages, hateful pictures, reasons for anyone to hate the pictures (nothing with Saddam’s picture, and only the legal tender and authorizing signature text).
I mentioned that if they were hateful or discriminatory because they were issued early in Saddam’s period, than any money issued by the Confederate States in the US, anything issued by Great Britain before 1832, any issues of any other nation that owned slaves, issues of any country involved in a war, should be banned for the same reason. I also mentioned that at the period that these bills were issued Saddam was a great ally of the US. SO far I have got about 15 “thanks for the receipt of your email. We will consider the contents and get back to you after a few days” messages, but nothing with any information as to why the items were hateful or discriminatory.
I don’t like having such a message sent to me. After all, I have been a student of history for many years. I would like to know why my items were removed. Could it possibly be related to complaint 1 above?
I am still very positive about the total auction experience. However, there are auction problems, and they do bother me.
Monday, April 2, 2007
Auction problems #2
Mail not arrived-I had one bidder in the Philippines convince me to send his parcel at the cheapest possible rate, rather than registering it. Surprise, after a month the bidder reports that the parcel never arrived. I am out the postage and the contents-a Bahamas $1 P27 (1968) # N372700, a Great Britain 10/- P373c # 94 w 609239, a Great Britain British Military authority 1/- K, a Hong Kong $5 P181c 938894 CD, and a Philippines 100 Pesos P139 A091870.
removal of items- I had 2 of my items removed from the auction listings, because of hate/discrimination. The items were from Iraq, issued during the time that Saddad was in power. However, one was the type of money that was accepted by the Kurdish areas up to the time of Saddam’s removal, and the other was the next issue. Neither have any hate messages, hateful pictures, reasons for anyone to hate the pictures (nothing with Saddam’s picture, and only the legal tender and authorizing signature text).
I mentioned that if they were hateful or discriminatory because they were issued early in Saddam’s period, than any money issued by the Confederate States in the US, anything issued by Great Britain before 1832, any issues of any other nation that owned slaves, issues of any country involved in a war, should be banned for the same reason. I also mentioned that at the period that these bills were issued Saddam was a great ally of the US. SO far I have got about 15 “thanks for the receipt of your email. We will consider the contents and get back to you after a few days” messages, but nothing with any information as to why the items were hateful or discriminatory.
I don’t like having such a message sent to me. After all, I have been a student of history for many years. I would like to know why my items were removed. Could it possibly be related to complaint 1 above?
I am still very positive about the total auction experience. However, there are auction problems, and they do bother me.
removal of items- I had 2 of my items removed from the auction listings, because of hate/discrimination. The items were from Iraq, issued during the time that Saddad was in power. However, one was the type of money that was accepted by the Kurdish areas up to the time of Saddam’s removal, and the other was the next issue. Neither have any hate messages, hateful pictures, reasons for anyone to hate the pictures (nothing with Saddam’s picture, and only the legal tender and authorizing signature text).
I mentioned that if they were hateful or discriminatory because they were issued early in Saddam’s period, than any money issued by the Confederate States in the US, anything issued by Great Britain before 1832, any issues of any other nation that owned slaves, issues of any country involved in a war, should be banned for the same reason. I also mentioned that at the period that these bills were issued Saddam was a great ally of the US. SO far I have got about 15 “thanks for the receipt of your email. We will consider the contents and get back to you after a few days” messages, but nothing with any information as to why the items were hateful or discriminatory.
I don’t like having such a message sent to me. After all, I have been a student of history for many years. I would like to know why my items were removed. Could it possibly be related to complaint 1 above?
I am still very positive about the total auction experience. However, there are auction problems, and they do bother me.
Auction unpleasantness- part 1
It has been very interesting for me to see the less pleasant side of web auctions. I have run into a few bad experiences, and a fee auction problems.
Item not shipped/ payment never received/ non-paying bidder- I had a $66 order for paper money from Australia. The bidder charged me with not shipping the items. I agreed that I had not shipped the items, and said that was because the money order that he had sent had never been received. He kept asking me to cancel the sale, which I refused- he had these pieces on hold for almost a month. At this point I sent a non-payment email. I was accused of cashing the money order. I said I did not receive it, I did not cash it, did you know that you can get a refund for your uncashed money order, and could I have some information about the money order. The bidder then said that it would take months to get a refund of the money order. I contacted his post office, and they told me that money orders could be refunded within a month. I then contacted the bidder, asking for details about the money order. The bidder refused to give me any information (like a registered letter, money orders have serial numbers, and that number can be traced, and whether the money order has been issued or cashed is easily available). He then gave me my first negative feedback. I decided to let the negative feedback stand, but with the reasons for it published with the feedback. The buyer has gone private with his 1047 positive feedbacks, and a few negative feedbacks, and now some unpaid item strikes. I will keep my lumps, but if he lists his feedback again, it will show a warning to others.
This was the biggest auction problem.
Item not shipped/ payment never received/ non-paying bidder- I had a $66 order for paper money from Australia. The bidder charged me with not shipping the items. I agreed that I had not shipped the items, and said that was because the money order that he had sent had never been received. He kept asking me to cancel the sale, which I refused- he had these pieces on hold for almost a month. At this point I sent a non-payment email. I was accused of cashing the money order. I said I did not receive it, I did not cash it, did you know that you can get a refund for your uncashed money order, and could I have some information about the money order. The bidder then said that it would take months to get a refund of the money order. I contacted his post office, and they told me that money orders could be refunded within a month. I then contacted the bidder, asking for details about the money order. The bidder refused to give me any information (like a registered letter, money orders have serial numbers, and that number can be traced, and whether the money order has been issued or cashed is easily available). He then gave me my first negative feedback. I decided to let the negative feedback stand, but with the reasons for it published with the feedback. The buyer has gone private with his 1047 positive feedbacks, and a few negative feedbacks, and now some unpaid item strikes. I will keep my lumps, but if he lists his feedback again, it will show a warning to others.
This was the biggest auction problem.
Tuesday, January 2, 2007
eBay USA
Ebay USA
This is the original eBay site. It is the biggest, with the most users, and the most selections.
The list of categories is huge, some 50,000. Most of these categories can be broken down into smaller categories, until you have come to the area you are interested in.
Click here to view the categories in use on eBay
Signing up for ebay is quick and easy. You will be asked your name, your address, your e-mail address, and then you will have to think up a username, to use on the site. There is a button to check its availability. You will then have to give a password, a private question, and your birth date. You must be over 18 years old.
Sign up here for eBay
Ebay has popular areas, which include collectables, antiques, clothing and accessories, computers, books, DVD’s and movies, hobbies and crafts, toys, jewelry, games, watches, cars, trucks, auto parts, consumer electronics, music, sporting goods, cameras and photo, video games, home and garden, pottery and glass, and sports memorabilia.
Wouldn’t this have been nice before Christmas? Click to visit the top ten toys list on eBay
One of the many electronic items available on eBay is the apple ipod. Click to see the apple ipods for sale on eBay
I have started using a Sony digital camera-it has been wonderful for me.
Click here to see Sony digital cameras for sale on eBay
There are many different categories for Health and beauty aids. Benefit Blush is very popular night now, in certain circles, at least.
Chick here to see Benefit Blush Makeup products available on eBay
Want a new or used vehicle? Ebay motors shows cars, motorcycles, RV's, ATV's and skidoos, as well as parts for them.
Click here to visit eBay Motors
Looking for a bargain? Set your price, and see what comes up. Bid if you are interested.Click here to see the dealfinder guide for products on eBay
As you can see, eBay is a busy place. I have heard that they have some 60 million lots listed every day.
eBay.com also has eBay Express, Half.com, eBay Stores, eBay Business Solutions, and ProStores. I will talk about them on another post. Some of these are available only in the United States, but anyone can bid or sell on eBay.com. It does not matter where you are from. I often check the listings here, as some of them do not appear in Canada. Many listings will show up on the Canadian website, and on others around the world.
This is the original eBay site. It is the biggest, with the most users, and the most selections.
The list of categories is huge, some 50,000. Most of these categories can be broken down into smaller categories, until you have come to the area you are interested in.
Click here to view the categories in use on eBay
Signing up for ebay is quick and easy. You will be asked your name, your address, your e-mail address, and then you will have to think up a username, to use on the site. There is a button to check its availability. You will then have to give a password, a private question, and your birth date. You must be over 18 years old.
Sign up here for eBay
Ebay has popular areas, which include collectables, antiques, clothing and accessories, computers, books, DVD’s and movies, hobbies and crafts, toys, jewelry, games, watches, cars, trucks, auto parts, consumer electronics, music, sporting goods, cameras and photo, video games, home and garden, pottery and glass, and sports memorabilia.
Wouldn’t this have been nice before Christmas? Click to visit the top ten toys list on eBay
One of the many electronic items available on eBay is the apple ipod. Click to see the apple ipods for sale on eBay
I have started using a Sony digital camera-it has been wonderful for me.
Click here to see Sony digital cameras for sale on eBay
There are many different categories for Health and beauty aids. Benefit Blush is very popular night now, in certain circles, at least.
Chick here to see Benefit Blush Makeup products available on eBay
Want a new or used vehicle? Ebay motors shows cars, motorcycles, RV's, ATV's and skidoos, as well as parts for them.
Click here to visit eBay Motors
Looking for a bargain? Set your price, and see what comes up. Bid if you are interested.Click here to see the dealfinder guide for products on eBay
As you can see, eBay is a busy place. I have heard that they have some 60 million lots listed every day.
eBay.com also has eBay Express, Half.com, eBay Stores, eBay Business Solutions, and ProStores. I will talk about them on another post. Some of these are available only in the United States, but anyone can bid or sell on eBay.com. It does not matter where you are from. I often check the listings here, as some of them do not appear in Canada. Many listings will show up on the Canadian website, and on others around the world.
Sunday, December 31, 2006
New Years Greetings
May you have a wonderful New Year. May it be filled with friends, happiness, and successes. May it be better than the last one. May you accomplish some of the things that you have wanted to do, and may you realize some of your fondest dreams.
Best wishes
David Larson
Best wishes
David Larson
Saturday, December 30, 2006
eBay- the largest online shopping mall
You may have heard the hype. It says:
Whatever you need, you can get on eBay.
You can find a great deal on eBay, the world’s largest online marketplace.
You can find items that you would love to bid on.
You can discover hard to find, or one of a kind items on eBay.
You can find collectables and rare items on eBay.
You can find what you want without paying too much.
You can buy anything from computer parts to cars, jets, boats, and houses on eBay.
You can shop locally, regionally, nationally, or around the world, all on eBay.
There is one thing, however. The hype is true. eBay is all of these things. It lists popular items, such as collectables, antiques, clothing and accessories, computers, books, DVD’s and movies, hobbies and crafts, toys, jewelry, games, watches, cars, trucks, auto parts, consumer electronics, music, sporting goods, cameras and photo, video games, home and garden, pottery and glass, and sports memorabilia, among its total of 60 plus million items daily, in some 50,000 categories. It is the most popular shopping destination on the internet.
eBay was founded in 1995, and now has 168 million registered members world wide.
eBay is found in 36 countries. The English-language sites are: Australia, Canada, India, Ireland, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, United Kingdom,and the United States; German language sites- Austria, Germany, and Switzerland; French language sites- Belgium, Canada, and France; Dutch language sites- Belgium, and the Netherlands; Simplified Chinese language sites-China and Hong Kong; Traditional Chinese language site-Taiwan (Ruten.com.tn); Italian language site- Italy; Polish language site- Poland; Swedish language site- Sweden; Spanish language site- Spain; and the Korean language site- South Korea. Ebay is part owner of the mercadolibre auctions in the 11 Spanish- speaking American countries- Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela; and mercadolivre in Brasil, where it is in Portuguese.
There are translation services which allow speakers of all of these languages to communicate with each other. Registering with 1 ebay country will allow the bidder to place bids on the sites in other countries.
eBay uses 2 formats, the traditional auction format, and also a buy it now format, which cancels the auction. Both are easy to use.
When you enter the eBay site, you will be asked to register. It is easy, and relatively quick and painless. You will be asked your name, your address, your e-mail address, and then you will have to think up a username, to use on the site. There is a button to check its availability. You will then have to give a password, a private question, and your birth date. You will have to be over 18 years old. Once that formality is out of the way, you can browse the listings- check the home page, check the site map, go to the areas that you are interested in. When you win a bid, or sell an item, you will get a feedback rating. This will build up, and is one way of checking your reliability. You can check what feedback others have left for sellers or buyers, and act accordingly.
eBay also has tutorials on how the site, and the processes, work. They are excellent.
If you are serious about using ebay, either as a buyer or a seller, it is a good idea to get an ebay toolbar. This is free, and upgrades security. Yes, like everywhere else, there are security issues.
eBay also has 3 other areas- eBay stores, where dealers, large and small, can set up an internet presence very cheaply (from $15.99 to $249.99 per month); Prostores, which is an internet and web-site design company, and Half.com, which sells books, textbooks, music, movies, video games, game systems, DVD’s, and CD’s. These can be used or new. Here, however, they are only fixed –price, stores for sellers are free, and buying more than one item from an individual seller will give you a cheaper postal rate. Unfortunately, this site is only open to US and US-APO addresses, both for buyers and sellers.
I joined eBay in 2004, and did a little buying to see how the system works. I found some bargains, some incredibly expensive items, many good deals, some auction excitement, and some fun. I started selling in a bigger way this last summer, and am now the owner of an ebay store- coinsnpaper ( http://stores.ebay.ca/coinsnpaper?ref=store ), a power seller, and a trading assistant. A power seller has a certain level of sales per month, and a certain feedback level. A trading assistant is allowed to sell items for others. Again, a certain sales experience and a certain feedback level is expected. I am now starting to experiment with what I can do with my store.
I sell coins and paper money, and have not yet experimented outside of that area, despite interests in other areas.
I have had some successes, and a few upsetting incidents. However, comparing them with the things I have seen in physical stores, I feel that they are not worth worrying too much about. I will be mentioning some of the problems, and some of the things that you can do to protect yourself against them, as this blog progresses.
Whatever you need, you can get on eBay.
You can find a great deal on eBay, the world’s largest online marketplace.
You can find items that you would love to bid on.
You can discover hard to find, or one of a kind items on eBay.
You can find collectables and rare items on eBay.
You can find what you want without paying too much.
You can buy anything from computer parts to cars, jets, boats, and houses on eBay.
You can shop locally, regionally, nationally, or around the world, all on eBay.
There is one thing, however. The hype is true. eBay is all of these things. It lists popular items, such as collectables, antiques, clothing and accessories, computers, books, DVD’s and movies, hobbies and crafts, toys, jewelry, games, watches, cars, trucks, auto parts, consumer electronics, music, sporting goods, cameras and photo, video games, home and garden, pottery and glass, and sports memorabilia, among its total of 60 plus million items daily, in some 50,000 categories. It is the most popular shopping destination on the internet.
eBay was founded in 1995, and now has 168 million registered members world wide.
eBay is found in 36 countries. The English-language sites are: Australia, Canada, India, Ireland, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, United Kingdom,and the United States; German language sites- Austria, Germany, and Switzerland; French language sites- Belgium, Canada, and France; Dutch language sites- Belgium, and the Netherlands; Simplified Chinese language sites-China and Hong Kong; Traditional Chinese language site-Taiwan (Ruten.com.tn); Italian language site- Italy; Polish language site- Poland; Swedish language site- Sweden; Spanish language site- Spain; and the Korean language site- South Korea. Ebay is part owner of the mercadolibre auctions in the 11 Spanish- speaking American countries- Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela; and mercadolivre in Brasil, where it is in Portuguese.
There are translation services which allow speakers of all of these languages to communicate with each other. Registering with 1 ebay country will allow the bidder to place bids on the sites in other countries.
eBay uses 2 formats, the traditional auction format, and also a buy it now format, which cancels the auction. Both are easy to use.
When you enter the eBay site, you will be asked to register. It is easy, and relatively quick and painless. You will be asked your name, your address, your e-mail address, and then you will have to think up a username, to use on the site. There is a button to check its availability. You will then have to give a password, a private question, and your birth date. You will have to be over 18 years old. Once that formality is out of the way, you can browse the listings- check the home page, check the site map, go to the areas that you are interested in. When you win a bid, or sell an item, you will get a feedback rating. This will build up, and is one way of checking your reliability. You can check what feedback others have left for sellers or buyers, and act accordingly.
eBay also has tutorials on how the site, and the processes, work. They are excellent.
If you are serious about using ebay, either as a buyer or a seller, it is a good idea to get an ebay toolbar. This is free, and upgrades security. Yes, like everywhere else, there are security issues.
eBay also has 3 other areas- eBay stores, where dealers, large and small, can set up an internet presence very cheaply (from $15.99 to $249.99 per month); Prostores, which is an internet and web-site design company, and Half.com, which sells books, textbooks, music, movies, video games, game systems, DVD’s, and CD’s. These can be used or new. Here, however, they are only fixed –price, stores for sellers are free, and buying more than one item from an individual seller will give you a cheaper postal rate. Unfortunately, this site is only open to US and US-APO addresses, both for buyers and sellers.
I joined eBay in 2004, and did a little buying to see how the system works. I found some bargains, some incredibly expensive items, many good deals, some auction excitement, and some fun. I started selling in a bigger way this last summer, and am now the owner of an ebay store- coinsnpaper ( http://stores.ebay.ca/coinsnpaper?ref=store ), a power seller, and a trading assistant. A power seller has a certain level of sales per month, and a certain feedback level. A trading assistant is allowed to sell items for others. Again, a certain sales experience and a certain feedback level is expected. I am now starting to experiment with what I can do with my store.
I sell coins and paper money, and have not yet experimented outside of that area, despite interests in other areas.
I have had some successes, and a few upsetting incidents. However, comparing them with the things I have seen in physical stores, I feel that they are not worth worrying too much about. I will be mentioning some of the problems, and some of the things that you can do to protect yourself against them, as this blog progresses.
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