mfeit
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posted on December 6, 2000 08:43:19 PM new
Does anybody else experience a huge difference in the rate of NPB's depending on category. I usually sell old paper stuff, old games, toys etc, and have made over 300 sales since I started and have had only one NPB (he was the winner of several items, but still a very low ratio of no pays). I decided to try something a little different this past month, and have been selling Poo-Chi's. I've made a little money, and I like not creating a new listing for every item. But in this category it's looking like about 35% NPB's! Ouch. Anybody else see this trend?
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kathyg
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posted on December 6, 2000 08:58:26 PM new
I sell mostly vintage collectible items, and like you, my percentage of deadbeats is almost nil. A few times I have strayed into the Computer Hardware and Sporting Goods categories - with these items I found the number of deadbeats rises to about 15% or so. I suspect the difference is people just shopping around for new items vs. serious collectors.
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luvmy2bears
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posted on December 6, 2000 09:12:03 PM new
I always sell childrens clothing and toys. In over 300 sales (in almost 1 full year being an ebay seller) I have had over 30 NPBs. I realize that's only %10, but they were a pain in the you know what!
I have also noticed that NPB's are quite rude too. What do they have to be rude about? We (the sellers) are the ones getting ripped off.
[ edited by luvmy2bears on Dec 6, 2000 09:12 PM ]
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soldbyj
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posted on December 6, 2000 09:12:25 PM new
1st what are Poo-Chi's
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@nd, I have maybe 5%, I sell new jewelry.
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luvmy2bears
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posted on December 6, 2000 09:14:46 PM new
Poo-chi's are one of the "hot" toys this year. They are robotic dogs. The move, bark....
I bought one for my daughter. They are pretty cute actually. And not all that expensive either.
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amadika
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posted on December 6, 2000 09:43:48 PM new
I've sold a little of everything and I noticed there is a strong correlation on the type of item and the number of NPB's. High NPB's on dolls and music CD's.
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deco100
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posted on December 7, 2000 06:05:22 AM new
I sell a little bit of everything too, all in the "used" category. Collectibles seem to be the best buyers as they really want the item. Low priced books seem to be my worst category. All in all tho, deadbeats have not been a major problem for me.
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cdnbooks
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posted on December 7, 2000 06:13:22 AM new
Almosts no NPB's on my books. Over 25% on the few music CD's I sell.
Bill
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loosecannon
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posted on December 7, 2000 06:20:47 AM new
NPB's live in certain categories...
...and occasionally pay visits to other categories too.
I'm in the collectibles, mostly vintage, and overall, my deadbeat problem has been small. Last August/September I had 4 or 5 in about a 5 to 6 week period. But none since.
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labbie1
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posted on December 7, 2000 08:04:24 AM new
I sell mostly high end Candles and accessories in which I have very few NPB's.
However, I also sell used items (from my attic  ) and I have found more NPB's in books (not the vintage collectible, but just plain books for reading) and clothes--like jeans.
The collectibles that I have sold--cows, etc. have had no NPB's because collectors really want those items when they find them.
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brighid868
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posted on December 7, 2000 08:15:40 AM new
My sales of vintage clothing and collectibles have almost no NPB's. My sales of books have a few, but the vast majority of book buyers pay right away for me.
My problems have come in selling clothing (used but not vintage). I have to nag those buyers to death to send in their payments. Also, when I was auctioning off my large collection of Hello Kitty items, my deadbeat rate was about 50%. My boyfriend was selling off his used adult-video collection earlier this year and said that 50% of his buyers paid the second after the auction ended and the other 50% were complete deadbeats---no middle ground. That makes sense in that category though.
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genie9
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posted on December 7, 2000 08:24:56 AM new
Ive had no NPB's in antiques and collectibles in 12+ months for the reasons previously stated.
Ive had the follwing NPB's:
1 in CD's,
1 in new VHS movie,
1 in vintage jewellery,
1 in a collection of vintage children's books.
In all cases items were bought cheap (under $10.00) so I'm glad they all fell through.
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junqueen3
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posted on December 7, 2000 09:46:44 AM new
my npbs always come from the collectibles category-and the cheap collectibles, too. for instance, out of five strawberry shortcake items i've sold i've had to file four npbs! the excuses are ridiculous, too...
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mballai
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posted on December 7, 2000 10:00:10 AM new
I have been fortunate to have very few deadbeats, around 10 out of about 700+ auctions. It helps to cater to people who play by the rules.
NPB alerts are highly effective for those not yet clear on the concept.
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