Who's using ebay? I need some instructions.....

[hul2000]

Who's using ebay to buy things?
I never used it before so I need some instructions on how to use it.
What I should and should not do?
How should I pay?
How much taxes I'll have to pay? etc....

 

[hul2000]

anyone?

 

[chandima3010]

Who's using ebay to buy things?
I never used it before so I need some instructions on how to use it.
What I should and should not do?
How should I pay?
How much taxes I'll have to pay? etc....

Don't buy things over 10K and things that must be handled carefully. There is a big chance for you to lose it while shipping without insuring. And you will have to pay for shipping if you want to claim warranty.
Always ready the sellers feedback before you buy.
Small items wont tax they are marked as gifts.
Big items may get taxes if they were inspected.

 

[hul2000]

Don't buy things over 10K and things that must be handled carefully. There is a big chance for you to lose it while shipping without insuring. And you will have to pay for shipping if you want to claim warranty.
Always ready the sellers feedback before you buy.
Small items wont tax they are marked as gifts.
Big items may get taxes if they were inspected.

Thanks for the reply
what method is best for making payments? through PayPal or a Credit/Debit Card?
what kind of things are marked as gifts and no tax?

 

[dinukap4]

Don't buy things over 10K and things that must be handled carefully. There is a big chance for you to lose it while shipping without insuring. And you will have to pay for shipping if you want to claim warranty.
Always ready the sellers feedback before you buy.
Small items wont tax they are marked as gifts.
Big items may get taxes if they were inspected.

Machn to make a paypal accout do we need a Credit card ??

 

[Ranhiru]

Adding to what chandima3010 already said... usually in eBay there are 3 types of feedback for a seller (as well as a buyer)...

Positive
Negative
Neutral

A person's feedback is calculated with the above criteria...
However when we want to search for the comments users has posted, we cannot isolate only the negative feedback which is very disadvantageous! Lets say a person has 100,000 positive comments and 100 negative comments... it is going to be a nightmare to go through all 100,100 comments to find only the negative comments... + the maximum amount of comments you can see @ once is 200 So you get the point?

So where am i getting at?? There should be a way to isolate those negative comments, isn't it? An easier way?? Sure there is! This is where toolhaus.org comes in to play!

Simply enter the seller's name in toolhaus.org and it will show ONLY the negative comments!
Very useful but the site is occasionally down or blocked by eBay!
Hope this helps!

The positive Feedback percentage is calculated based on the total number of positive and negative Feedback ratings for transactions that ended in the last 12 months, excluding repeat Feedback from the same member in the same week.
Note: This could mean that the number of ratings used for this calculation is different from the same number shown in the Recent Ratings table on the left.
PositivesPositives + Negatives
This member's 12 Month Feedback ratingsPositives: 19

Negatives: 0
This member's Positive Feedback percentage
1919 + 0

=

100.0%

 

[Ranhiru]

Machn to make a paypal accout do we need a Credit card ??

Without using a credit card you can pay for goods up to the price of 100 USD...
If you are going to buy something more than the price of 100 USD, you will need to have a confirmed credit card!

 

[dinukap4]

Without using a credit card you can for goods up to the price of 100 USD...
If you are going to buy something more than the price of 100 USD, you will need to have a confirmed credit card!

TNX alot machn
A thing i needed to know along time ago

 

[chandima3010]

Thanks for the reply
what method is best for making payments? through PayPal or a Credit/Debit Card?
what kind of things are marked as gifts and no tax?

ebay supports Credit Cards through paypal accounts. It's safer. If you got cheated, you can appeal for the lost money. Believe me, I got refunded $50 once from a fraud seller.
small things. pendrives, memorycards, light weight items.

Machn to make a paypal accout do we need a Credit card ??

credit card 1k awashya na buying karana payapal 1kata. But seller account 1kata num one verified CC.

Adding to what chandima3010 already said... usually in eBay there are 3 types of feedback for a seller (as well as a buyer)...

Positive
Negative
Neutral

A person's feedback is calculated with the above criteria...
However when we want to search for the comments users has posted, we cannot isolate only the negative feedback which is very disadvantageous! Lets say a person has 100,000 positive comments and 100 negative comments... it is going to be a nightmare to go through all 100,100 comments to find only the negative comments... + the maximum amount of comments you can see @ once is 200 So you get the point?

So where am i getting at?? There should be a way to isolate those negative comments, isn't it? An easier way?? Sure there is! This is where toolhaus.org comes in to play!

Simply enter the seller's name in toolhaus.org and it will show ONLY the negative comments!
Very useful but the site is occasionally down or blocked by eBay!
Hope this helps!

tnx Ranhiru 4 adding da rest!

 

[SaNDun]

Without using a credit card you can for goods up to the price of 100 USD...
If you are going to buy something more than the price of 100 USD, you will need to have a confirmed credit card!

hah.. i bought HSUPA usb modem over USD 110 without using a confirmed credit card.. hehee..


anyway hul2000.. always read sellers comments, seller reputation, item description & warranty, handling etc etc.

 

[chandima3010]

Without using a credit card you can for goods up to the price of 100 USD...
If you are going to buy something more than the price of 100 USD, you will need to have a confirmed credit card!

tnx again

 

[asanka000]

i have used ebay and i have 14 feedback score. if you have credit card and paypal you may buy small(in size) things. also about tax, most sellers mark items as gift and price as lower value. about me, i never payed taxes. and i recommend you to buy from ebay stores other than individual sellers. also you may many sellers from china/hk. their shipping time is nearly 1 week. us sellers take 2 weeks

 

[hul2000]

Thanks for all the replies

can I use a Visa Debit Card to buy from eBay?
or can I use it(Visa Debit Card) with PayPal?

 

[Ranhiru]

TNX alot machn
A thing i needed to know along time ago

Yes but confirming the credit card is a tedious process... you have to wait till you get your next month's bank statement. Paypal will charge 1.95 USD from your account which will show up in your monthly statement along with a "CODE" of their own...
Once you get the code, you have to use that to confirm your credit card!
Dont worry about the 1.95 USD, it will be added to back your paypal account!

 

[Ranhiru]

hah.. i bought HSUPA usb modem over USD 110 without using a confirmed credit card.. hehee..


anyway hul2000.. always read sellers comments, seller reputation, item description & warranty, handling etc etc.

sirawata?? Must be long time back then neda??

 

[Ranhiru]

i have used ebay and i have 14 feedback score. if you have credit card and paypal you may buy small(in size) things. also about tax, most sellers mark items as gift and price as lower value. about me, i never payed taxes. and i recommend you to buy from ebay stores other than individual sellers. also you may many sellers from china/hk. their shipping time is nearly 1 week. us sellers take 2 weeks

Yeah! Even i have bought several small items (bluetooth dongles and, earphones and cleaning cloths) and still haven't paid a cent as TAX... it arrived nicely and safely in snail mail!

 

[SaNDun]

Thanks for all the replies

can I use a Visa Debit Card to buy from eBay?
or can I use it(Visa Debit Card) with PayPal?

you can't use local visa debit cards.. card eke local (in sri lanka) use only kiyala thibboth use karanna ba..

ex:- sampath ATM/visa debit card, seylan visa debit card, hnb visa debit

ebay/paypal eke use karanna puluwan international use active karapu cards

 

[SaNDun]

sirawata?? Must be long time back then neda??

2009 February

 

[hul2000]

you can't use local visa debit cards.. card eke local (in sri lanka) use only kiyala thibboth use karanna ba..

ex:- sampath ATM/visa debit card, seylan visa debit card, hnb visa debit

ebay/paypal eke use karanna puluwan international use active karapu cards

It's a HNB Debit Card. it says "International Debit" and "Electronic Use Only" on the card. can it be used?

 

[chandima3010]

Yes but confirming the credit card is a tedious process... you have to wait till you get your next month's bank statement. Paypal will charge 1.95 USD from your account which will show up in your monthly statement along with a "CODE" of their own...
Once you get the code, you have to use that to confirm your credit card!
Dont worry about the 1.95 USD, it will be added to back your paypal account!

my dad's CC has SMS alerts, just spent less than 5 mins for the verification