r1_pete
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| posted on 7/8/09 at 09:35 AM |
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What is it with eBay users
Posted my carbs on there, as no one here wanted them, stating UK Only, and the first bid is from someone in the Ukraine!!
Arrrggghhhhh Rant over.
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balidey
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| posted on 7/8/09 at 09:37 AM |
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Sayin UK only means NOTHING, you have to find your sellers preferences page and tick the box that actually stops non uk people bidding. Aren't
ebay nice and transparent 
Also in the preferences you can limit who can bid, such as people with under X feedback. Worth tracking down and re-setting them. But the changes only
take effect on NEW listed auctions, it won't update your current ones
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balidey
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| posted on 7/8/09 at 09:39 AM |
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have a look at this link, it should point you to the right place
http://pages.ebay.co.uk/help/sell/buyer-requirements.html
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omega0684
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| posted on 7/8/09 at 10:29 AM |
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find out how much it would cost to post to the ukraine with insurance! it will soon put them off!
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maartenromijn
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| posted on 7/8/09 at 11:49 AM |
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Why UK-only? I have ordered various items from UK. Payment via paypal. I don't understand your concerns.
btw: I am based in Holland.
BLOG: http://thunderroad-super7.blogspot.com/
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r1_pete
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| posted on 7/8/09 at 12:25 PM |
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Because the choice of shipper is limitted, it is very expensive, I dont have time to keep taking it for postal price estimates, and people argue about
the price, so it is not worth the hassle in my view, I would rather not sell it than risk it.
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maartenromijn
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| posted on 7/8/09 at 01:15 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by r1_pete
Because the choice of shipper is limitted, it is very expensive, I dont have time to keep taking it for postal price estimates, and people argue about
the price, so it is not worth the hassle in my view, I would rather not sell it than risk it.
Fair enough.
I can understand the extra hassle, especially with quoting a postal price. However, when I want to ship something I can find the price on the TNT
website. To Europe that is, not to Ukraine!
I have never heard of price hassle on ebay. Sold is sold, or am I wrong.
Regards, Maarten
BLOG: http://thunderroad-super7.blogspot.com/
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norm007
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| posted on 7/8/09 at 02:09 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by r1_pete
Posted my carbs on there, as no one here wanted them, stating UK Only, and the first bid is from someone in the Ukraine!!
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I listed a 45 foot articulated fridge trailer for a friend.
The 1st bid also from Ukraine. When I asked if he was serious he replied yes, and that he would pay cash on collection the following week. When
auction ended he then asked for bank account details/numbers to do a cash transfer. Obviously we didn't furnish him with that sort of info, and
we never heard from him again!!!
Something about this, so very wrong.....I have to laugh out loud, I wish I didn`t like this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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r1_pete
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| posted on 7/8/09 at 02:28 PM |
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Yep sold is sold, its the price of the postage I've had people query and hassle me about.
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r1_pete
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| posted on 7/8/09 at 02:31 PM |
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Cheers Norm, looking back this guy has bought other carbs like mine, so he's perhaps genuine, but I honestly don't need the pain, 2 DCOE
type carbs, a manifold and other bits add up.
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Jasper
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| posted on 7/8/09 at 03:11 PM |
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And if you post abroad and it's disputed - for insatnce he claims it's not right or damaged - you've got a whole lot more hassle and
expense sorting it out, I never sell stuff abroad.
If you're not living life on the edge you're taking up too much room.
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