Hager family
NC,#2General Comment
Thu, October 31, 2013
Hey if you lost that much money in the stock market, you likely don't feel like reading anything. Please start reading the Street instead and save us your commentary.
Savvyseller
Minneapolis,#3Consumer Comment
Tue, March 31, 2009
This report is a pretty common scenario for online sellers. It is a sorry state of affairs in this country when a segment of the buying community can poison the waters so badly that good people will avoid taking part in such a fantastic endeavor as connecting people with goods to people who want goods via an online medium. I sell on e-bay and Amazon.com, and I've been the victim of such a scam in the past. There are some things you as a seller can do to protect yourself. They work for me, and I recommend trying them: 1) Delivery and Signature confirmation - delivery confirmation costs $0.18 and Signature confirmation costs $1.80 if you purchase your postage online at USPS.com. While Amazon.com will nto accept delivery confirmation as definitive proof if a claim is filed (since it only shows when an item reaches the zip code it was sent to, not the recipient) it CAN be useful to send the delivery confirmation number to the buyer and let them know that since the DC shows it arrived, you've opened a case with the postmaster in [destination zip code] and that the buyer should expect to be contacted by the postmaster to assist with the investigation. You'd be surprised how fast some people find those lost books :) Signature confirmation is more expensive, so I only use it for items that cost $25.00 or more - that's my own threshhold - how much I'm willing to lose. I always bump up the price of an item $1.50 or so before I list it for sale if I'm going to use Signature confirmation - if the item (book or video game usually) is a hot seller, it will sell regardless. 2) you might want to think about adding the $1.00 for insurance with the Post Office when (online postage is cheaper - always remember that) you're sending your products out. This way, if it's lost or stolen, and Amazon or e-bay make you pay out of pocket, you can recoup some of your losses. Remember - the onus of responsibility for protecting yourself as a seller is on YOU. It's a shark-infested ocean of commerce out there. Delivery confirmation, signature confirmation, and postal insurance are your harpoon, your chainmail scuba suit and your shark cage respectively. Good luck out there!! SavvySeller
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Bixby,#4Consumer Comment
Thu, March 19, 2009
8 minutes of my life reading this post. I'm ashamed of myself to admit that. By the way, I've lost over $50,000 dollars in the stock market in the last 3 months, and I feel LUCKY compared to others. $19.50???? I wish I was that lucky......