[access-uk] Re: EBAY

  • From: "kevin and Emma" <kream@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2007 10:50:01 -0000

hi, i've just listed an item for sale on ebay and i didn't encounter that verification thing wendy mentioned. could it be something only for new ebayers? or those with very low feedback? i've been an ebayer for 3 or 4 years and my feedback is over 400 and i don't get any requirements for verifying anything. 

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----- Original Message ----- From: "Kevin Lloyd" <kevin.lloyd3@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, November 30, 2007 9:21 AM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: EBAY



Hi Wendy.
I'm interested to hear about that verification call. I've recently sold around 6 or 7 items on E-Bay and didn't encounter that process when listing.
What I tended to do was select the 'Sell' link towards the top of that very cluttered page and then on the resulting page let the listing default to the 'quick listing' option. This gives you a cut down and easy to fill in version of the selling form where all I added was description, starting price, postage details and duration of auction. For a number of items I also uploaded a picture taken on a mobile phone which was also very simple to do.
All of my auctions remained dormant until the last day although I did receive questions from perspective buyers on all of them during the auction period. All listing id's were generated automatically on saving the listing and no verification calls required. 

Kevin
E-mail: kevin.lloyd3@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
----- Original Message ----- From: "Wendy Sharpe" <w.sharpe@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2007 12:21 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: EBAY



Carol

Registration is quite easy.  You have to choose a user ID, and there is a
button to check whether the one you have chosen is free.  If not, they
recommend suggestions, or you can try choosing something else.

Then you choose a password.  I made sure to choose one with letters and
numbers which I will only use for EBAY.
There is then a combo box to choose a secret question. These are the usual things like mother's maiden name, name of first school, etc. Then you type 
the answer in the next edit box.
Obviously you also fill in all the other details such as name and address, 
e-mail, etc.

Pressing the register button tells you if you have succeeded, and you can
then choose to start buying or start selling.

I had bought the book I wanted to sell from BBC Audio Collection, so I
looked it up there and copied the description onto the clipboard.  When I
filled in the selling form on EBAY, the frame for the description did
involve a little trial and error, but I eventually found the right position 
to press enter for forms mode, and the description pasted in ok.
The selling form is a bit complicated, and seems rather repetitive. Firstly 
they want to know the category your item is in.  This is just a set of
checkboxes, and you can tick more than one to put it in more than one
category if you like. For example, my book was put in both the audio books 
and non-fiction categories.
There are quite a few combo boxes asking about format, and you can state a 
maximum and minimum price if you like.

At the end of the process you get a verification code over the phone for
your listing.  This was no problem at all.  The voice was very clear, and
the number was repeated several times. You just put the number in the edit 
box, press enter on the verify button, and then get a congratulations
message.
I probably haven't mentioned all the things on the form, but hopefully this will give you an idea of how it works. Now all I have to do is wait for the bids to roll in, which they haven't done so far. There is also a combo box on the selling form where you choose how long you want the auction to go on. 
This one didn't seem to want to move away from seven days, so I left it
alone.

I hope this encourages you.

Wendy

-----Original Message-----
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of 
Carol Pearson
Sent: 29 November 2007 11:09
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: EBAY

Wendy,

You're braver than I am!  Tell me what you did so far and if you get any
responses!  ...

--
Carol
carol.pearson@xxxxxxxxxxxx
----- Original Message ----- From: "Wendy Sharpe" <w.sharpe@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2007 9:33 AM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: EBAY



Tony

I have taken the plunge.  Registration was easy, and I decided to try
selling one audio book. As you say, the description part of the form is a bit tricky. It is inside a frame, and you just need to press enter on the right edit box to get in. A matter of trial and error, but I got there in 
the end.  I am now waiting to see what happens.

Wendy

-----Original Message-----
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of
Tony PEARCE
Sent: 29 November 2007 04:58
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: EBAY

Hello,
I have sold items on ebay, but I have not been able to fill in the
description part of the form without sighted assistance, appart from that 
there was no problem.

   Best wishes, Tony Pearce
----- Original Message ----- From: "Carol Pearson" <carol.pearson@xxxxxxxxxxxx> 
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2007 8:26 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: EBAY



Wendy,

I'm in exactly the same boat - can't find the nerve to actually sell
anything and in fact I've only purchased from Ebay sellers (shops).  I
wish someone would do a jolly good podcast or something because, whatever 
you're told, I personally want a bit more of a "feel" for what happens
before I let myself loose!

Let me know if you find anything else really helpful on this subject.
I'll do the same.

--
Carol
carol.pearson@xxxxxxxxxxxx
----- Original Message ----- From: "Wendy Sharpe" <w.sharpe@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
To: "'UK access'" <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2007 6:13 PM
Subject: [access-uk] EBAY
I am an inveterate coward, and haven't yet had the courage to try buying 
or
selling something on EBAY. However, there are a few things I would like 
to
sell, and the recycling lists run for visually impaired people are quite 
small, so I would like a larger potential market.
If any members use EBAY, I wonder if you could let us know how you find 
it.
Is it easy to use, accessible, etc?

I am also wondering whether there are any other sites where people can
sell
things. I know you can do this on Amazon, but members may know of other 
sites.

EBAY is an auction site, and I would like to know how auctions really
work.
I believe there is also a place where people can sell at a stated price 
without auctioning.

Any information and ideas would be much appreciated.

Wendy

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