[lace] Selling on Ebay

2009-08-30 Thread Laurie Waters
I have a few lace items on Ebay, start with 130328047995, in case anyone is interested. Thanks, Laurie - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com

[lace] Selling on Ebay and PayPal

2005-09-27 Thread Brenda Paternoster
A big big thank you to everyone who took the time to reply to my questions. The only thing everyone agreed on was not ironing anything that had not been laundered. As far as Ebay goes; I'm having second thoughts. I've looked at all the lace and the few baby gowns that are currently on offer

[lace] Selling on ebay

2005-09-26 Thread Diana Smith
it is also worth getting hold of postage rates leaflets from the post office You can also download this from the post office website. http://www.postoffice.co.uk/portal/po/home I would suggest that you don't list all the items at once as this will just flood the market - a *trickle* is a better

Re: [lace] Selling on Ebay

2005-09-26 Thread debbie
Brenda, I buy and sell on Ebay (I've been taking a bit of a break on selling), so I will give you some of my opinions on your questions, mostly where I differ from those who have replied already on the list. At 12:56 PM 09/25/2005 +0100, you wrote: I realise that I'll need to open a PayPal

Re: [lace] Selling on Ebay

2005-09-26 Thread Barbara Joyce
Someone on the list mentioned about not accepting credit cards through Paypal and only opening a non-credit card account. Sometime in August, they changed the rules and you may not accept Paypal on Ebay without accepting credit card payments. Therefore, there is no way to avoid the Paypal

Re: [lace] Selling on Ebay

2005-09-26 Thread debbie
http://pages.ebay.com/help/policies/paypal-payments.html?ssPageName=CMDV:AB There are many people still doing it, doesn't mean it's OK. Many are being turned in and having their auctions ended. If you state no credit card paypal in your auction terms, you run the risk of coming across a

Re: [lace] Selling on Ebay

2005-09-26 Thread robinlace
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] As a buyer, I don't even bother with auctions that do not take Paypal. There is rarely anything I need badly enough that I would go through the trouble of making a non-electronic payment. And I only do auctions now that accept checks or credit cards without

Re: [lace] Selling on Ebay

2005-09-26 Thread Barbara Joyce
Mea Culpa, and thank you so much for bringing this to my attention! It's news to me, but we will certainly have to re-think what kind of payments we'll accept. Those credit card fees add up, and yet, as several people noted, PayPal is a very convenient method of payment for both buyers and

[lace] Selling on Ebay

2005-09-25 Thread Brenda Paternoster
Dear Arachnes I have a friend who has asked me to help her sell her collection of baby gowns/Christening dresses, assorted pieces of lace and embroidery (nothing very spectacular), embroidered/beaded bags and a couple of fans etc. My friend is now almost blind, so unable to appreciate her

Re: [lace] Selling on Ebay

2005-09-25 Thread Barbara Joyce
Dear Brenda, We've bought and sold many times on ebay. My husband sells postage stamps to collectors, and I buy bobbin lace supplies! FWIW, here are some thoughts. Yes, you should open a PayPal account, but you do not need to open a merchant account. Personal accounts are free (while merchant