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Online Storage Auctions / Re: What do you like the least about storage auctions held online?
« on: September 02, 2014, 01:54:40 PM »
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Online Storage Auctions / Re: What do you like the most about storage auctions held online?
« on: September 02, 2014, 01:49:16 PM »
Sniping 
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Online Storage Auctions / Re: My first
« on: September 02, 2014, 01:46:10 PM »
Thanks all!
The unit is not a goldmine for sure, but it has a lot of stuff in it. The furniture was all pretty crappy, a couple of ok pieces, lots of clothes and bedding, several boxes of random hardware and tools. 1000+ VHS tapes, but most are store bought prerecorded movies and from the eBay research I have done these have some possible potential. The Gem of the unit so far though is a pair of 70s JBL L100 speakers that are going for $400 to $1000 a pair on ebay. Condition wise mine are a little on the rough end so I am looking at possibly $300-$400 just for those so all in all I am fairly satisified with this unit.
The unit is not a goldmine for sure, but it has a lot of stuff in it. The furniture was all pretty crappy, a couple of ok pieces, lots of clothes and bedding, several boxes of random hardware and tools. 1000+ VHS tapes, but most are store bought prerecorded movies and from the eBay research I have done these have some possible potential. The Gem of the unit so far though is a pair of 70s JBL L100 speakers that are going for $400 to $1000 a pair on ebay. Condition wise mine are a little on the rough end so I am looking at possibly $300-$400 just for those so all in all I am fairly satisified with this unit.
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Stories about Storage Auctions / Re: 4 Units
« on: September 02, 2014, 10:17:54 AM »
I have sold several crates for $3-$5 a piece at yard sales, it all adds up 
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Online Storage Auctions / Re: My first
« on: August 28, 2014, 02:31:54 PM »
I was actually surprised it went so cheap as well, but I'm not complaining
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Online Storage Auctions / Re: My first
« on: August 28, 2014, 01:28:16 PM »
I won't be able to go unload it until tomorrow, but I will try to pull some images from the auction to post here. Paid $180 for it 10x26
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Online Storage Auctions / Re: Do you think soft close auctions earn more money for the seller?
« on: August 28, 2014, 01:17:33 PM »
The only auction site I have used that does a soft close does have proxy bidding. I could set my high bid as $500 and the next highest max from another bidder is $200, my bid would only be 210 or something like that. I hate soft closes though can't snipe. The great thing I have found about sniping is not a lot of people do it right. I just won my first online auction with a hard close, I put my one and only high bid of $383 in in the last 30 seconds and got the unit for $180. Now if it was a soft close it would have given the other bidders a chance to bid me up higher, I still would have won but maybe paid alot more for it.
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Online Storage Auctions / My first
« on: August 28, 2014, 12:53:08 PM »
Bid on and won my first online storage auction today! I think I got a pretty good deal, we will see how it goes though
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eBay / Re: Typical Ebay Dispute with a Buyer..
« on: August 28, 2014, 10:21:26 AM »Did you not read the article I posted the link to that was two posts above the one with the eBay link in it? The one that said eBay started taking return shipping charges out of seller's accounts. I then posted the eBay policy so luke can see how eBay wants to handle these disputes. Also keep in mind that the buyer has not, to our knowledge, filed a claim as of yet. If he knows his stuff and waits until September 15th, what are you going to say then Mr. Chuckles?
Yes eBay wants to handle things a certain way, but with these new changes they willl lose even more casual sellers and all they will be is a place to get cheap chinese crap.
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eBay / Re: Typical Ebay Dispute with a Buyer..
« on: August 27, 2014, 10:37:22 PM »
Alloro you're hilarious, that policy you quoted is not in effect until September 15, 2014, as stated right at the top of the page you linked to, the current policy is linked right below that. Previous eBay Money Back Guarantee - effective through September 14, 2014 Which states that the return shipping is the responsibility of the buyer unless the buyer and seller make other arrangements. So you are correct after the 15th of next month eBay is requiring sellers to pay for return shipping. But as of now it is on the buyer.
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eBay / Re: Typical Ebay Dispute with a Buyer..
« on: August 27, 2014, 09:02:47 AM »Because he's telling you that he needed a case that was 18" wide and the one you sent is only 17". All that matters here is that you cannot prove the case is the dimensions you listed them to be.
Then, unless YOU can prove the dimensions are exactly as you listed them he will win the dispute, you will eventually have to fully refund him 100% the cost of the item, plus shipping both ways upon the return of the case.
I don't know how many eBay dispute cases you have had to deal with Alloro, but eBay has never forced me to pay the return shipping, they have always stated the buyer has to pay return shipping with tracking to prove they returned it. If the seller chooses to refund the return shipping as well, great but eBay has never even hinted at that in the few cases I have dealt with.
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eBay / Re: Typical Ebay Dispute with a Buyer..
« on: August 26, 2014, 11:42:20 AM »
There have been 2 items in the past that I have sold that have been returned to me and in the end I have resold for more to a 2nd buyer. The first one, I had an item that I did not have the means to test, I sold it with a gaurantee to work or return for full refund, the buyer received it it did not work and therfore returned it. I then relisted it as untested for parts or repair and it sold for about $20 more than it did the first time. covered all my original shipping and fees that I lost from the first sell. The second item I also did not have a way to test so I sold it as used. In the description I said untested, not gauranteed to work. The buyer received it and it didn't work therefore he complained, I refused to accept return because it said as-is in listing. He opened a case eBay decided in his favor and forced refund after he returned the item. I then relisted it and instead of used I selected "Not working for parts or repair" and ended up reseliing it for about $5 more than the first time. Second buyer was more than happy with it. Lesson here I learned is that if you don't test it, it is best to select the eBay provided condition "Not working for parts or repair" as I believe I lost the case because it does not matter what the description stated, the conditon I chose was "used" and eBay defines that as a working item.
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eBay / Re: Typical Ebay Dispute with a Buyer..
« on: August 26, 2014, 09:53:16 AM »
Due to my experiences in a case like this, eBay will side with him, but require him to return the bag at his own cost and then require you to refund the total amount he paid purchase and shipping charges. Now if the $10 shipping charge is the amount it actually cost to ship the item to him, I would assume that would be the amount he would have to pay to ship it back so on his end it would only be a refund of the $11.99 really so he would lose $10 in shipping and so would you, eBay would refund your FVF and Paypal would refund transaction fees, so the only winner here is Ding Ding Ding USPS!!! Got $20 for shipping an item back and forth