Helpful compilation of ebay links and ebay related links for coin buyers and sellers

xbob

There's been a lot of great links posted from time to time related to eBay buying and selling. I was compiling them for a friend and thought I'd post it here too as a quick reference. If you have a good link to add, post it. I'll edit this message later so that all links are at the top of the thread. Actual URL is listed below click-able link. Thanks to those who have previously posted these links!

Toolhaus.org: Link
http://www.toolhaus.org/
Allows you to see negative and neutral feedback (left and received) on an ebay member

goofbay.com Link
http://www.goofbay.com
Lets you check for misspelled auction titles, see private feedback, uncover shill bidding and other cool features.

Free ebay/paypal fee calculator: Link
http://home.alltel.net/micrep/fees.html

USPS Simplified rates and fees page: Link
http://www.usps.com/consumers/domestic.htm

Stolen Money order list: Link
http://www.usps.com/stascmo/docs/uspo.txt
Good to check before you send an item out and deposit that M.O.

esnipe : Link
https://esnipe08.esnipe.com/ for secure link or www.esnipe.com for non-secure
nice automatic bidding service that bids for you seconds before auction end for a very small fee

snipURL : Link
http://snipurl.com/
A useful site for converting a really long URL to a really short one. Solves the problem of email or message boards breaking up long URLs so they no longer work (which does not seem to be a problem on this forum - but it's still useful).

on Ebay:

reporting picture or description theft: Link
http://pages.ebay.com/help/confidence/vero-image-text-theft.html

buyer protection resolution steps: Link
http://pages.ebay.com/help/tp/isgw-buyer-protection-steps.html

Block bidders/buyers: Link
http://pages.ebay.com/services/buyandsell/biddermanagement.html

Unpaid item dispute claim: Link
http://pages.ebay.com/help/tp/unpaid-item-process.html

Report Shill Bidding: Link

Contact customer service: Link
http://pages.ebay.com/help/contact_us/_base/index.html
For asking about your account or buying/selling issues and reporting violation, security issues, or problems with other members.


Just for fun:

Weird Al's eBay song (it's all over the net but I found this site that has the lyrics also) Link
http://www.geoffellis.com/ebay.html




* edited to fix some ebay changes and add a new link.

ms70

Thanks! Some good links there...

Bochiman

THAT is some good info....need to find a way to remember this thread

rlawsha

That is one scary icon you have there fella!

UncleJoe

Good job. Thank you.

Joe.

xbob

<< <i>THAT is some good info....need to find a way to remember this thread >>



I made sure "ebay" and "links" were in the title for that purpose. It was my first guess as a search (that came up empty) when I wanted to see if this list had been done before. So just remember "ebay links" as a search.

edit: I fixed the thread title so that search works now.

solid

Good job, bob!

xbob

It's been a while since this was posted. Lots of new folk here and lots of Ebay stories as always.

I'm giving this thread a BUMP in the hopes it helps some who missed it.

lordmarcovan

Good public service thread.

mrearlygold

Very useful, thank you!

stman

oops, I added one already there.

Mrpawn

The Wierd Al song is a crack up

FatMan

Great Information

ttt...needs to stay near the top until everyone can bookmark.

VamGuy

<< <i>need to find a way to remember this thread >>


Two suggestions...

E-mail the thread to yourself, and/or copy & paste the pertinent info into a word document, then save it on your hard drive.

braddick

Nice!

ebaytrader

Most useful thread I've seen posted here!


Thank you!

xbob

Bump - for a fixed link since ebay made changes to the customer service contact page. TinyURL also added.

Q: I couldn't find such a thing as a "blocked sellers list" for buyers. Does this exist on eBay?

It could be useful to avoid buying from a seller you weren't happy with (but forgot their handle).

Gemineye

....Weird Al's eBay song ...............That was funny............
The rest are useful also.........................
Thanks......

flaminio

Might I suggest replacing TinyURL with SnipURL? TinyURL reroutes their links through an adware site before sending you on to the ultimate page. My shields block that intervening page, and all tinyurl links break for me (and I presume, others who have their security set sufficiently high).

xbob

<< <i>Might I suggest replacing TinyURL with SnipURL? TinyURL reroutes their links through an adware site before sending you on to the ultimate page. My shields block that intervening page, and all tinyurl links break for me (and I presume, others who have their security set sufficiently high). >>



Thanks flaminio!
Fixed. I am no fan of adware sites and I doubt anybody else is.

edit: BTW, the snipURL for this very thread is: http://snipurl.com/lu86

airplanenut

Great list, Bob! Thank you!

xbob

Added another link to the list today - www.goofbay.com - as seen in thread by ABC123. Good site!

RBinTex

Great links! Don't forget Report Shill Bidding - especially now that we have goofbay as tool to ferret them out.

AZLARRY

Very helpful, thanks Bob.

keets

TTT for old tyme sake.