Heavens

Hi all. Thanks again for all of your help. Need help on this right now, for we are posting our tickets. The question is this: Do we print out the tickets and send? OR do we leave in our email and email to the buyer? Which is better for us, and/or the buyer? Also, if we ship, what is best way? Overnight, priority? What looks best to the buyer so that we look legit. We are not going to screw over anyone just want to get back money we put in. Thanks all. Please let me know which way to go...

Little_Man

After I sold the tickets, I emailed the buyer, asking which way he'd prefer. He asked me to email them, which I did, all very easy, so I charged no postage fee.
You'll want to include that these are ticketfast tix in your description, but that way delivery is free, and that ticketfast is entirely legitimate, and that the buyer will have these tickets immediately after payment. If the buyer would prefer you mail them then state that fee upfront.
It's really a good way to go, though it does make people nervous...
In the end you can do either. When I sold my tickets to a concert, I'd printed them out and then paniced, thinking I could not email them then, but you can. There is something on the ticket where the venue will only take the first tickets offered, so as to prevent fraud.

klr6773

Just send them the email link and please do not charge for shipping! The ONE time I bought ticketfast tickets on Ebay, the bum charged me for shipping and didn't admit they were ticketfast tickets....

Heavens

You guys are great! Thanks for the info. You are so helpful. If you were here in so cal, I would buy you a margarita, or a martini...or whatever you prefer...Really, thanks a bunch.

AnnMarie_C

Heavens,

In case you're new to selling on e-bay please make sure you receive payment before sending those tickets on!

When selling an item there are several shipping options you can offer buyers--if email is not one of them include that information in your description of the item.

Good luck!

Heavens

I entered it in the description of the shipping of the item. Is that OK? How do I know if the money has cleared? Does Paypal tell me.

Sorry if this thread is confusing. It is kind of the continuation of this thread:
http://www.fodors.com/forums/threads...=Heavens&fid=1

I have never sold on ebay. My son has and he is helping. He has had three good transactions but that is not enough to make him a big buyer. This is kind of scary.

Now that it is posted, how do I know if they are making a bid for it?

klr6773

You'll be able to watch the bids in progress as well as be able to see how many(but not who)people are "watching" the item(possibly waitng until closer to end to start bidding)...on your "my Ebay" screen there is a section where you have things up for sale that you just click on to watch....

Don't make yourself crazy by watching it every 2 minutes though!!!

Betsy

Heavens, go to ebay and do a search for Wicked Tickets. Read through the ones offered there and make sure you've covered all your bases. I looked through the listings and think I may have seen yours--it was listed by someone who had three transactions. If that's your listing, you haven't mentioned how you'll get the tickets to them, so a prospective buyer may pass over your listing for one that includes an amount the buyer will be required to pay for postage.

I find the best way to know how to list is to read listings for the same item. I've had 78 ebay transactions, still a relative newbie. I learn something everytime I buy or sell.

Good luck

Betsy

Oops, scratch that. The listing I'm referring to was for tickets in Chicago, not San Diego.

Heavens

I know what you mean. I do kind of want to watch it every two minutes. This is quite a game, isn't it.

Now I am looking around the house for something else to sell. The lab? The cat? My Dumb and Dumber DVD?

What all have you all bought or sold on Ebay? I guess a lot of people buy airline tickets or miles?

Little_Man

It is addicting. I buy concert tickets, videos and even cosmetic items. My husband bought a set of skis!

klr6773

Everything from Yankee jerseys to Jimmy Buffett tickets to Chuck E Cheese tokens and lots of movies for my daughter (eBay's half.com)lots of sneakers, cd's and books,...I started alot of Ebaying 2 yrs ago for the holidays- work schedule was frantic and I didn't have time to shop....I only shop new stuff, but my friend sells everything that's not nailed down...I never imagined people buying cases of fire starter logs from him, but he sold them! There is a market for everything!My old neighbor in Jersey bought a car in Florida off of Ebay and had it shipped.The few times I perused travel related stuff, I never found anything of interest...it can be addictive,especially when it rains for a month in a row and you have time to kill on the computer!

starrsville

I bought tons of stuff for the mountain place when I first bought it. I bought vintage fabric that I thought would work for curtains and didn't - but years later they worked perfectly for the farmhouse. Ditto for vintage tablecloths. I've purchased too many "vintage" items. I've bought presents for hard-to-buy-for family members (1st edition books, hobby items). What REALLY got me addicted was a lunch box collection for the ledge in the great room. Who knew? Who knew that old lunch boxes were so collectible? Who knew that they were so expensive? Who knew that I would get so addicted?! I finally just placed really high bids to finish off the ones I wanted so I could stop the craziness.

PS - One of my favorite items was a Sears Wish Book from my childhood days. I just love looking at it again as an adult.

Heavens

Betsy, that was my offer. I am selling in Chicago bc we accidentally bought in Chicago instead of San Diego. We live two hours from SD. So the Chicago tickets are pretty useless.

Please tell me if there is something else I should put in my offer. Thanks.

Betsy

Just checked out your listing again. Here's a suggestion: If you can edit your title, you could add "Face value" and "No Shipping Fees!" (without the quotes) as an added selling point. You also might consider editing your listing to admit you bought the tickets for the wrong city in error. You've got lots of competition out there and IMHO you need to adopt more of a "sell" posture to draw people to your listing over others.

Heavens

Thanks so much Betsy. Will work on that today. You've been a real big help. You are great.

Betsy

Thanks for the kind words, Heavens. The learning curve for ebay is steep and long, so I try to help people who are on the journey.

Heavens

Betsy and Kelly, I updated my listing here. Is this what you meant? Thanks again.

http://cgi.ebay.com/4-Wicked-Tickets...QQcmdZViewItem

And I lowered the price. Such a deal for anyone traveling to Chicago and wanting to take in a good show. Right?

Thanks again.

SamH

Good advice given about the description containing all the shipping options. It's always nice to give the bidders a choice if you can.

Having bought and sold some on eBay I am aware of what is a good auction description and which i would just pass on without hesitation.

One thing I have never bid on is a vacation package, cruise or air travel which i have seen on eBay. Anyone ever buy a vacation there and how did it go?

tuscanlifeedit

SamH

It wasn't me that bought a vacation, but a close friend bought a trip for two to Maui, and she was totally thrilled.

I tried selling travel (a week at a villa and cooking school in Tuscany) but had no bidders and a LOT of hassle.

Getting verified as a travel seller was quite difficult, so I guess Ebay might be a trustworthy place to buy travel. They really, really required a lot of information and verification. I had sold many other items on Ebay, even a car, and it was nothing at all like the extra hoops I had to jump through to sell travel.

I think I'll go look for something right now!