Anybody here actually sold successfully on eBay before, and actually got the amount of money you wanted for the stuff you were selling?

I just "Sold" a bundle of soundtracks on eBay to someone who bid 3 times in a row, only to tell me he didn't want them when I e-mailed him to collect payment. He was like, "I do not want these." And I'm like, "DUDE, you bid THREE TIMES in a row, beating out everybody else, and NOW you decide you DON'T want them?!"

Did a bug hijack his account and put in a bid under his name THREE TIMES, or was he just not paying attention to what he was bidding on?

When stuff like this always happens to me on eBay, it makes me wonder how ANYONE sells ANYTHING on eBay, let alone the odd listing of "Jar of Air for sale."

Anyone got tips on how to sell on eBay?

ebay just sent me a stupid top rated seller diploma thingie in the mail... i gave it to fubuki to chew on
you have to view it as nothing more than a really really annoying advertising expense...

bidders have sellers by the balls now,, you cant leave them negs, and they can mess up your feedback and DSR's
dont continue emailing him to force him to pay.
just quietly file the unpaid item dispute in 4 days, then in another 4 you can close it, get your fees back, and he'll be blocked from leaving feedback.

NEVER sell in a bundle! people dont snipe like they used to in the early days of ebay, the chances of someone wanting ALL the cds badly enough to jack the price high is nil.

I've given up putting up actual auctions.  Everything that I sell is "Buy it Now."  People know exactly what they're paying, they have to pay IMMEDIATELY, and I haven't had alot of problems with it.

A long time ago, I auctioned off a CD that garnered one bid. I did my usual contact spiel and received no response. A week later, I tried again and got the following (paraphrased) response:

I Googled his email and he did indeed appear to be a lawyer. Although I'm certain I did nothing prosecutable, I didn't bother fighting for my $8.50.

I didn't realize bidders can't leave negative feedback for buyers... I can't wrap my head around the logic of that move. I haven't used eBay as a seller in a long time, though... it's much simpler to sell directly in niche communities. More lucrative too, with no fees to deal with... except those of Paypal, a division of eBay inc. There's no escape!!

How DO you get the legendary, fabled "Buy It Now" button?

I believe it's an standard option when you're making your item listing.

Yeah, but it should be mentioned you have to pay extra for this option - like that's a surprise....

Still, as a buyer, I've grown fond of the "buy it now" option. I'll pay more just to avoid a bidding war and know I got the item.

we've already preordered almost 60 of these since we listed them less than 36 hours ago.
Steampunk pullip,, almost straight out of ff6

http://pullipstyle.com/pullipstyle/prod … cts_id=560

june preorder packing is going to be fricking insane...

eBay puts too much crap on one page at a time, it results in sensory overload; no wonder I'm not able to find the option...

I still say it's a wonder anyone sells anything on that site, but I'll try using the advice you've given me.