Help and advice for buyers

[k1ooo-slr-sales]

I will declare from the outset that I am a buyer and seller on 3 different eBay IDs.

I thought I would start a thread where members, both buyers and sellers, can put advice and helpful hints for buyers in one place.  I am not looking for this to be a "whinge-fest" from sellers to complain about buyers, but a place for REAL advice to help buyers on eBay have a more rewarding and successful experience.  Happy buyers are frequent buyers, so let's keep it upbeat.

Try to keep each post short, with each post suggesting one tip or piece of advice.  Post as many times as you like, and give kudos to posts to help buyers assess the advice being given.  If you post a screen grab to help show your advice/hint it will help buyers.

I'll kick it off with a couple of posts.

[i-love-my-sheep · Accepted solution]

Buyers, when leaving a star rating for "how quickly did the seller post this item?", that means how long it took them to post, not how long it took you to receive it.

If you check the listing for the time frame when the seller will post, that's what you need to gauge that by. If they say they will post within 2 business days and post the same day you paid, yet it took 4 weeks for you to receive it, the seller has stuck by their postage agreement. In that instance, they should receive 5 stars. A seller has no control over how quickly/slowly Aust Post takes to deliver.

If they say they will post within 2 days and they don't post for 5 days (without contacting you with a valid reason), then that is grounds for a lower star rating.