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rwperu34 · 11-14-2023, 05:21 PM

Question on days to file an IND. Is it three days or three business days? Also, does the day the package arrives count as a day or does the clock start the next day? Reason I ask is I've got a bunch of stuff from Friday to open, but if it's past the deadline, I'll do the stuff from yesterday first.

beauspencer · 11-14-2023, 08:53 PM

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The way I do it is search for "repeat". The issue is sometimes I forget this step.

There is a drop down box in your awaiting shipment tab. You can select from:

Date Buyer Paid
Buyer
SKU
Order Total

Typically, I have it set to date (oldest), but sometimes I recognize I might have multiple transactions from buyers, so I will select "buyer."

nam812 · 11-15-2023, 12:40 AM

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Originally Posted by thenightman

There is that! Oh, and I shipped the cards out this morning. 3 hours later he bought another one. It’s getting to the point of hilarity. The problem is I wake up at 430am, go to the gym and straight to work until 5pm. Takes me an hour to get home. I don’t have time to go home, package up his cards, and then deliver them. I have to do it that morning. I end up putting packages together before bed.

Get home at 6PM, have dinner, put your envelopes together, and then walk the dog at 8PM and drop them all in the blue mailbox on the corner. Problem solved.

rwperu34 · 11-15-2023, 01:23 AM

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Originally Posted by beauspencer

There is a drop down box in your awaiting shipment tab. You can select from:

Date Buyer Paid
Buyer
SKU
Order Total

Typically, I have it set to date (oldest), but sometimes I recognize I might have multiple transactions from buyers, so I will select "buyer."

Thank you. That could come in handy if sales ever pick up.

thenightman · 11-15-2023, 05:38 AM

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Originally Posted by nam812

Get home at 6PM, have dinner, put your envelopes together, and then walk the dog at 8PM and drop them all in the blue mailbox on the corner. Problem solved.

Except I don't live in a neighborhood with a blue mailbox on the corner. I have to drive 10 minutes to the nearest one. Small town life, living in the country.

jamcas997 · 11-15-2023, 06:33 AM

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Originally Posted by thenightman

Except I don't live in a neighborhood with a blue mailbox on the corner. I have to drive 10 minutes to the nearest one. Small town life, living in the country.

Does it matter ? his walk may be ten minutes. My drive is about ten minutes also.

nam812 · 11-15-2023, 07:39 AM

Remember, I'm the guy sending messages to buyers about saving 30 cents per, so I'm certainly not calling you cheap, but you airing it here makes me think it seems important to you too, so that has to be worth a short drive to a mailbox.

shrevecity · 11-15-2023, 08:43 AM

This tome of year I would avoid putting anything in a blue box. Already seen a couple broken open. Lots of gift cards and stuff being mailed. Thrives are out in force

thenightman · 11-15-2023, 08:43 AM

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Originally Posted by nam812

Remember, I'm the guy sending messages to buyers about saving 30 cents per, so I'm certainly not calling you cheap, but you airing it here makes me think it seems important to you too, so that has to be worth a short drive to a mailbox.

Im merely looking for advice from members who've dealt with a similar experience. I know what I would need to do from my end.

beauspencer · 11-15-2023, 09:13 AM

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This tome of year I would avoid putting anything in a blue box. Already seen a couple broken open. Lots of gift cards and stuff being mailed. Thrives are out in force

I use the blue box everyday. Just make sure they are picked up each day, and do not drop packages/envelopes in them after they've already been picked up.

rwperu34 · 11-15-2023, 05:42 PM

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Originally Posted by nam812

Remember, I'm the guy sending messages to buyers about saving 30 cents per, so I'm certainly not calling you cheap, but you airing it here makes me think it seems important to you too, so that has to be worth a short drive to a mailbox.

It's not worth it to drive 10 miles to save 30¢. A 10 minute walk I'd be on board with. It's what I typically do.

The one suggestion I might make (other than accept it as a good thing) is to print the shipping label, but don't mail it until the next day. If they buy more items, then you can add them to the envelope. Or just don't ship every day for this particular buyer.

rwperu34 · 11-15-2023, 06:50 PM

My 4 week rolling average is lower than at any point in 2023. In fact it's the lowest it's been since March of 2022....which is before I expanded my inventory.

ETA: That's about 45% of the corresponding 4 weeks from 2022.

thenightman · 11-15-2023, 08:09 PM

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Originally Posted by rwperu34

It's not worth it to drive 10 miles to save 30¢. A 10 minute walk I'd be on board with. It's what I typically do.

The one suggestion I might make (other than accept it as a good thing) is to print the shipping label, but don't mail it until the next day. If they buy more items, then you can add them to the envelope. Or just don't ship every day for this particular buyer.

This is now how I'm going to handle it. My first thought was about the possibility of the buyer saying the card wasn't received, but we're talking about a $3 card after he's bought a dozen, or so. Doesn't really make sense in this scenario.

premium1981 · 11-16-2023, 05:36 PM

For those that do sales and have large inventories, I was just setting mine up for the weekend and noticed you can have 15,000 items per now (up from 10,000). Nice change for large sellers.

rwperu34 · 11-16-2023, 10:00 PM

Thing I just learned: When issuing a refund for a cancelled order, I am out the ad fee. Another 68¢ down the toilet.

paparoke · 11-17-2023, 12:37 AM

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Originally Posted by rwperu34

Thing I just learned: When issuing a refund for a cancelled order, I am out the ad fee. Another 68¢ down the toilet.

Seems sketchy. I can almost justify the 30 cent processing fee, which they always keep during refunds, but the ad fee can be very substantial and I don't think they should be allowed to pocket that, because it is calculated from the sale price.

paparoke · 11-17-2023, 12:39 AM

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Originally Posted by premium1981

For those that do sales and have large inventories, I was just setting mine up for the weekend and noticed you can have 15,000 items per now (up from 10,000). Nice change for large sellers.

I still only see 10K and I have a premium store. What level store do you have?

premium1981 · 11-17-2023, 05:40 AM

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Originally Posted by paparoke

I still only see 10K and I have a premium store. What level store do you have?

Premium store here as well. I'm top rated plus. Maybe thats the difference? I figured it was across the board, because mine was only 10k last week. I wouldn't think that would be a targeted change, but a site change. Maybe someone else will chime in and tell us what they see.

shrevecity · 11-17-2023, 08:24 AM

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Originally Posted by premium1981

Premium store here as well. I'm top rated plus. Maybe thats the difference? I figured it was across the board, because mine was only 10k last week. I wouldn't think that would be a targeted change, but a site change. Maybe someone else will chime in and tell us what they see.

I am premium and not a trs and see it on mine.

thenightman · 11-17-2023, 08:39 AM

This next week couldn’t come at a better time. I’ll have the week off and the plan is to go through every card in my inventory, price adjust them all, send what I need to send for grading, blow out anything more than a year old, and maximize the potential with my eBay store via promotions and sales. It’s gonna be a fun week.

fungi2510 · 11-17-2023, 08:42 AM

I have a question and I think I know what the answer is, but I am not 100% sure:

I had a buyer claim that an ESU did not make it to him. It seemed to have been lost in the Chicago hub. I gave it a few days and then refunded him. Eventually I remembered to file the PIP, which was granted within a few days. Yesterday I got the card back from the USPS. It said the address was undeliverable.

I am not sure if I just relist the card as everything is basically back to where it should be. I am not too worried about the $6 that the USPS is out. I am sure that they owe me much more than that. Or should I contact the buyer and see if he wants it again first? I do not believe the card has changed in value or if that should matter.

shrevecity · 11-17-2023, 08:43 AM

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Originally Posted by fungi2510

I have a question and I think I know what the answer is, but I am not 100% sure:

I had a buyer claim that an ESU did not make it to him. It seemed to have been lost in the Chicago hub. I gave it a few days and then refunded him. Eventually I remembered to file the PIP, which was granted within a few days. Yesterday I got the card back from the USPS. It said the address was undeliverable.

I am not sure if I just relist the card as everything is basically back to where it should be. I am not too worried about the $6 that the USPS is out. I am sure that they owe me much more than that. Or should I contact the buyer and see if he wants it again first? I do not believe the card has changed in value or if that should matter.

Just relist it

jamcas997 · 11-17-2023, 10:12 AM

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Originally Posted by shrevecity

I am premium and not a trs and see it on mine.

I am a TRS but not + and am only showing 10000.

shrevecity · 11-17-2023, 10:59 AM

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Originally Posted by jamcas997

I am a TRS but not + and am only showing 10000.

May have been a targeted promo. Like the old Ebay bucks and such used to be.

ETA friend of mine who is TRS plus does not show it on his. So likely either targeted or a slow site roll out.

Not like I will ever use them anyway.

shrevecity · 11-17-2023, 11:34 AM

Another odd glitch this morning. When I print out labels the Ebay page before you print is showing the ship by date as yesterday. These are items set to ship today.

11-14-2023, 05:21 PM	#1776
rwperu34 Member Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: Tempe, AZ Posts: 8,389	Question on days to file an IND. Is it three days or three business days? Also, does the day the package arrives count as a day or does the clock start the next day? Reason I ask is I've got a bunch of stuff from Friday to open, but if it's past the deadline, I'll do the stuff from yesterday first. __________________ Me: Did I win? Gixen: Yes. You won. Now you're broke.

11-15-2023, 07:39 AM	#1782
nam812 Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Posts: 943	Remember, I'm the guy sending messages to buyers about saving 30 cents per, so I'm certainly not calling you cheap, but you airing it here makes me think it seems important to you too, so that has to be worth a short drive to a mailbox. __________________ My sportlots inventory - https://www.sportlots.com/dealers/?dealer=nam81267

11-15-2023, 06:50 PM	#1787
rwperu34 Member Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: Tempe, AZ Posts: 8,389	My 4 week rolling average is lower than at any point in 2023. In fact it's the lowest it's been since March of 2022....which is before I expanded my inventory. ETA: That's about 45% of the corresponding 4 weeks from 2022. __________________ Me: Did I win? Gixen: Yes. You won. Now you're broke. Last edited by rwperu34; 11-15-2023 at 06:56 PM.

11-16-2023, 10:00 PM	#1790
rwperu34 Member Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: Tempe, AZ Posts: 8,389	Thing I just learned: When issuing a refund for a cancelled order, I am out the ad fee. Another 68¢ down the toilet. __________________ Me: Did I win? Gixen: Yes. You won. Now you're broke.

11-17-2023, 08:42 AM	#1796
fungi2510 Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 10,059 mkeil1980 fungi2510	I have a question and I think I know what the answer is, but I am not 100% sure: I had a buyer claim that an ESU did not make it to him. It seemed to have been lost in the Chicago hub. I gave it a few days and then refunded him. Eventually I remembered to file the PIP, which was granted within a few days. Yesterday I got the card back from the USPS. It said the address was undeliverable. I am not sure if I just relist the card as everything is basically back to where it should be. I am not too worried about the $6 that the USPS is out. I am sure that they owe me much more than that. Or should I contact the buyer and see if he wants it again first? I do not believe the card has changed in value or if that should matter. __________________ Check Out My Cards ID = fungi2510 Check me out on Sport Lots. http://www.sportlots.com/inven/invenbin/dealerpage.tpl?dealer=dmkeil02

11-15-2023, 08:43 AM	#1783
shrevecity Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 28,059	This tome of year I would avoid putting anything in a blue box. Already seen a couple broken open. Lots of gift cards and stuff being mailed. Thrives are out in force

11-16-2023, 05:36 PM	#1789
premium1981 Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: North Carolina Posts: 11,385	For those that do sales and have large inventories, I was just setting mine up for the weekend and noticed you can have 15,000 items per now (up from 10,000). Nice change for large sellers.

11-17-2023, 08:39 AM	#1795
thenightman Member Join Date: Feb 2018 Posts: 6,722	This next week couldn’t come at a better time. I’ll have the week off and the plan is to go through every card in my inventory, price adjust them all, send what I need to send for grading, blow out anything more than a year old, and maximize the potential with my eBay store via promotions and sales. It’s gonna be a fun week.

11-17-2023, 11:34 AM	#1800
shrevecity Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 28,059	Another odd glitch this morning. When I print out labels the Ebay page before you print is showing the ship by date as yesterday. These are items set to ship today.