Gentle Buyers,

1. Let's go ahead and read the shipping info. Then you know how much it costs. Then you don't need to bother sending me an email. Asking me how much shipping costs.

2. Please read the garment's measurements. Mine are in both English and Metric. This avoids disappointment and wasted time on both sides. And another email.

3. Integrity is everything. Please do not bid on something you're not going to pay for. Or forgot about. Or you changed your mind after winning the auction. This whole buying and selling thing is for grown-ups.

4. "PayPal only" means just that. No, I'm not going to make a special deal, because you have "problems" setting up your PayPal. You see, you should have set up PayPal before bidding on Ebay things.

5. We probably don't need to send an email asking, "Where's my...", one or two days after the auction. Many of us sellers do so much more than sell. Some of us have, "families", others, "jobs", where we, "earn a living". We'll ship your item as soon as we can.

6. Let's think about that Bad Feedback you're about to send. You waited a little more than you thought was cool? The item you got a massive, screaming deal on is just not quite what you had in mind? Or it didn't look exactly like the photograph? Well, gee. Bad feedback is a killer for online sellers, so how inconvenienced were you, really?

7. If you live in one of those countries where the postal workers steal stuff, or just work extraordinarily slowly, or both, then let's keep that in mind. In fact, maybe you shouldn't order from me.

8. Hi, I speak English. Reason being, this is Ebay DOT COM. On Ebay.de they speak German, and on Ebay.it they speak Italian. There's just all manners of Ebays. Here's an example: Ebay.fr is all in French. I don't speak French. Imagine the wacky confusion arising if I clicked around there! Mon dieu!

9. No, your item is not counterfeit. No, it's not. I know, because I work with said items all the time, and anyway, I don't buy fakes in the first place. If you think you were sold a fake, please a)complain and send it back for a refund. Or, b)shut up and keep it.  Either of these options works. What doesn't work is; a)complaining and keeping it, and b)demanding a refund and keeping it. (Please see Point 3)

10. You didn't receive your item? Well, my tracking states clearly that you did. Maybe you should look in the mirror for a few minutes.

Greetings,

First blog for E-Bay. Been Ebaying for about two months. It is really something how fast one learns, little tips, important things, etc., to do it better. Here I mean mostly selling, as that's mostly what I do. Sure, I'll buy something once in a while, but only if it's a good deal. As far as selling, my beliefs are as follows: Honesty, Professionalism, Promptness, and Courtesy. Sticking to these simple principles is serving me well, and I see most of my fellow Ebayers doing the same. Really it all boils down to respect.

More later.

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