invoices

[shoptillyoudrop63]

 Hi, when do i send invoices, I am with paypal

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@sweetcheeks63 wrote:

 Hi, when do i send invoices, I am with paypal

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Aaaaah - when you make a sale.

[*tippy*toes*]

If you need to adjust the postage cost to combine postage, you'll need to send one. If you allow the buyer to come and pick the item up, you'll need to send one with the postage cost removed so you don't pay fees on the postage component. You can send one after 2 or 3 days if a buyer has bought 1 item and hasn't paid yet (some new buyers think they have to wait for an invoice before they pay). You can send one whenever you like really. Most of my buyers who only buy 1 thing tend to pay straight away so there is no need for invoices. Most of the time I only need to send one if the buyer has bought a few things and I give them a combined postage reduction.

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I just had a look at your active and sold listings and you are presently losing money on what you are selling. The only ones making any money is eBay. Take the ice cube trays that sold for 99c and free postage. You've been charged 9c on the sale price. Postage cost, $7.45, plus you've been charged roughly 74c in fees. So, for you to make 99c on the sale, you have paid out roughly $8.25. Same with that cute little plate.

You are going to lose money on the Dave Hughes discs. The hat you've got for $5 buy it now with free postage, you will also lose out. You need to increase your prices, or charge for postage, or you're just ripping yourself off. ALWAYS start auctions at the lowest you are willing to accept because quite often you only get one bid. If you want to offer free postage, make sure you incorporate it into the start price and include any fees that eBay charge (9.9%) on both the item price plus postage. For low priced items, you'd be better off having a separate postage cost.

Ignore any suggestions that eBay throw at you when you are creating your listings. They don't care that you are losing far more than you're earning. They are still getting paid, they don't care that they are taking the lot and you end up with less than nothing. Buyers don't have an issue paying for postage. They expect it. You can't add a postage cost after the sale.

You can't change the price if the item that now has bids, but for goodness sakes, go in and revise your listings and up the prices. Otherwise you may as well just throw them in the bin. At least that way you'll come out even. The Australia cd, up the price on that and the barometer, put on a postage cost of at least $8. Add a postage cost to both the TENS machine and also the pedometer. Weigh the TENS machine and if it weighs in at over 500g, go to the Aust Post website and work out the postage cost with their calculator. Remember to allow for packaging weight as well.

Sorry if I'm out of line with this off topic post. I just hate seeing new buyers getting ripped off because of eBay's ridiculous suggestions about attracting more buyers.

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I only send an invoice straight away if the postage price needs adjusting. If the buyer has not paid by day 3 I send an invoice with a message added that unless they make payment, or contact me if they are having problems, within 24 hours I will have no choice but to open a non payment dispute in order to get my fees refunded.

[shoptillyoudrop63]

Thanks for that, I have just recently found out  what buyers are most interested in, it was no wonder they were not bidding. Can u pls tell me is it worth asking for more listings, I have used my quota up. Thank u for replying to my email. Sweetcheeks63.

[shoptillyoudrop63]

Thank u for replying to my email very helpful.  Sweetcheeks63.

[shoptillyoudrop63]

Thank you for replying to my email, sweetcheeks63.

[shoptillyoudrop63]

Hi, back again, i hope you can help me with my problem, I had a wooden barometer on my listing page, It relisted, but never came back on my selling list again, could ebay  have removed it.  Ebay wont talk to me,  help.  sweetcheeks63

[shoptillyoudrop63 · Accepted solution]

Hi,sweetcheeks63 again. please delete messages I have recently sent you.  Thanks again for your help.