So far of the books that I shipped (at the buyers expense) week before last I have been paid $338.83 .  Still waiting on two of the websites I sold books to for payment.  Wanted to try several different websites to see who paid best and not just made best offer then docked price for condition.  Most of these books are paperbacks in great condition.  I really am glad I found BookScouter it makes compairing so much faster.

That's great, but could you be a little more specific. You don't have to list titles, but how about:

1) quantity you sold for that total of $338.83
2) type of book (fiction, non-fiction, textbooks, medical, etc)
3) quantity of each type which resulted in such a good return

Finally, the next time I get 100 romance paperbacks I will sell them to you for a nickel apiece and you pay the shipping to your location.  

I'm still not seeing the threat. What I am seeing is eBay is being upfront by telling you that embedding pictures in the text area might not be compatible with all mobile devices.

I am speculating that over time eBay will take this "upfront" news to eventually eliminate the opportunity to place pictures within HTML and at that point (or some point forward) start charging for each picture one wants to put in place. At a dime or fifteen cents at a pic this could add up to significant dollars in income for them.

I say this because every change (IMO) eBay makes benefits eBay (and/or buyers) more than it could ever benefit sellers.

Another case in point is the recent (in the last month or so) elimination of discounts to sellers who do NOT post in their listings that said sellers will accept returns (unconditionally IMO) within 14 days of a sale AND that sellers must ALSO ship within one day of a sale being paid for. 

While I am a power seller and a top rated seller it means very little any more except for the fact that some buyers will attach some importance to the fact that a seller has a 100% feedback rating.  No discounts on final fees unless you abide by the two conditions indicated in the paragraph above.

To those who will respond  "one day shipping isn't a problem for me" or "I haven't had any problems with 14 day return" that's great, but the first time it happens to you (as discussed in another thread) you might have a different feeling about it.

eBay is wonderful for the exposure it provides to an item for sale, but it's not perfect and over the last few years it has not been kind to sellers. What kind of feedback can a seller leave for a buyer?  The answer is either positive or none. A seller can not leave neutral or negative feedback for a buyer.

Years ago I received a negative feedback for a Princess House item I sold. The buyer said it wasn't Princess House though it was shipped in its original PH box and had the PH pattern in the glass. That negative feedback stayed with me for 1 solid year until it cleared out. At that time I was able to give the buyer negative feedback as well. Now, 7 years later, my feedback has gone from 100 or so (then) to almost 1,000 now (not a lot, but I'm happy with it). Meanwhile the person who left me the negative STILL has 10 feedback and they are ALL as a buyer.

eBay knows they have a captive audience and can pretty much do what they want, but when a big company like that says (in essence) "You don't like it go somewhere else" I think that's a problem...a philosophical one perhaps, but still a problem.

What mobile thing? I've received no threats regarding the mobile app.

Here's a pic that appears in the email. I will also post a link or picture of what is shown in the link where they
really push the fact that internal pics "might" not show up in mobile devices.



Here's the link to their "learn more" button shown in the pic just above. When you get there, scroll down and look at the graphics on the right and the green "do" notations and the red "don't" notations. I just can't believe they have our best interests at heart.

http://pages.ebay.com/sellerinformation/sellingresources/optimizeformobile.html

eBay sends emails to sellers letting them know about opportunties for selling AND new rules; here are a couple of recent ones:

1) eBay loves to give us "FREE" listings to put more money in their coffers.

    This one came to me today, 9/17/2012...just what I need...more free listings...I can't use the  50 a month they give
    me.





2) They recently sent a "fall update" which indicates that in October we will be required to use at least one photo in our listings and PUSHING, PUSHING, PUSHING the fact that if you put photos within the text of your listing that they won't necessarily show up on mobile devices.  I don't know about you, but I use the HTML tab when listing and frequently put in 10 to 15 pictures right inside my listing. The only photo op I use from them is the small one that goes with the item title. Now they are "threatening" us with the mobile thing.  When I look at my item on my iPad they show up fine and all the photos are available and show full size just as they do on a home computer.  Maybe they don't show up on someone's 2" screen, but I have to believe this really doesn't matter that much.

I know some people are addicted to their phones, but come on....how many buyers actually BUY while riding on a subway car or sipping a 32 oz soda at a convenience store.  If eBay somehow prevents us from putting pics within HTML it will simply be more eBay greed kicking in.

Is that when your sense of humor died?

Humor is a funny thing.

 ...where in california are you im thinking of moving in a couple years but that heat would kick my behind .

Didn't you already move from Texas to the Sacramento area? Seems to me I remember you going to an auction in Yuba City recently.

Edit: Did a search here on Yuba City and it was member "leota" who went to the auction there.

Anyway, anywhere in the central valley of California from Fresno to Yuba City will hit 100 on any given summer day without a problem. You want cool breezes...move to Santa Barbara....of course a 3 bedroom house from the 1950s will run you $300K there.

Friday, 9/7/2012...

Got 2 today; a 10 x 10 and a 10 x 30.  Details later. Worked all day and flea sales tomorrow.