Tips for shipping without tracking

[kirkland]

Out of sheer chance I started selling some items that are too cheap to send with tracking, and I'm finding that the profits, while small per item, are actually quite substantial when they add up. I sell the items for 4$, stamp costs 50c, ebay takes about the same, leaves me with a 75% profit. Not bad, considering the item itself virtually costs me nothing.

However, as a long time forum member, I recall reading many posts where these types of items caused MANY problems for seller accounts. Esp digital items

My items are not digital, they are kinda like baseball cards (but not valuable ones), so no risk of copyright or w/e

Do you guys have any tips for selling non-tracked items? 1) no copyright issues, obv, 2) sell on an aged account, is there anything else? Jw from all the forum pros here!

[Nicvi]

I sell digital items on Ebay and had over 4000+ sales set without tracking, what you risk is ppl to like put a claim for not receiving the item or ask a cashback from there bank, than Ebay will ask you to provide tracking or else refund so at that point your scammed, happend to me a couple times but no big deal as I had alot of honest costumers aswell

For the rest never had any issue and I am at 100% feedback

[SaiJin]

Originally Posted by kirkland

Out of sheer chance I started selling some items that are too cheap to send with tracking, and I'm finding that the profits, while small per item, are actually quite substantial when they add up. I sell the items for 4$, stamp costs 50c, ebay takes about the same, leaves me with a 75% profit. Not bad, considering the item itself virtually costs me nothing.

However, as a long time forum member, I recall reading many posts where these types of items caused MANY problems for seller accounts. Esp digital items

My items are not digital, they are kinda like baseball cards (but not valuable ones), so no risk of copyright or w/e

Do you guys have any tips for selling non-tracked items? 1) no copyright issues, obv, 2) sell on an aged account, is there anything else? Jw from all the forum pros here!

I think you got the formula nailed down at this point.
Then the rest is really just believe that most buyers are honest, yet be prepared to lose a few here and there with crap buyers.

the only thing that'd concern me is if eBay is asking you for proof of tracking.

[agent006140]

plenty of people ship with no tracking for the same reason-small low price items like ribbons,post cards,buttons,even dvds.
always mark it shipped,if buyer file INR,you will lose,so go ahead and block her ,then move on
Ebay takes note as well,if buyer files too many disputes,Ebay will suspend her buying porivielge as she is not safe for the Ebay seller community.

[Aguero]

Originally Posted by kirkland

Out of sheer chance I started selling some items that are too cheap to send with tracking, and I'm finding that the profits, while small per item, are actually quite substantial when they add up. I sell the items for 4$, stamp costs 50c, ebay takes about the same, leaves me with a 75% profit. Not bad, considering the item itself virtually costs me nothing.

However, as a long time forum member, I recall reading many posts where these types of items caused MANY problems for seller accounts. Esp digital items

My items are not digital, they are kinda like baseball cards (but not valuable ones), so no risk of copyright or w/e

Do you guys have any tips for selling non-tracked items? 1) no copyright issues, obv, 2) sell on an aged account, is there anything else? Jw from all the forum pros here!

I have a friend that sells lots of items monthly this way, no big issues so far. If the buyer claims NRI, you could refund the payment. Not so many misleading buyers for such items, imo.

I'm not sure about the TRS status. The requirement is maximum 5% of transactions where tracking wasn't uploaded on time and/or validated.

[rsot]

Valid answers OP - the claims will come and there will be some losses - can only hope that most buyers will be proper - nice experience Nicvi

[butterbear]

usually no problem, when they open a not received case, just simply ask buyer wants a refund or replacement. If the buyer asks for a replacement send another out. If buyer wants a refund or no response to the case , then just refund the buyer and blacklist the buyer

[SaiJin]

Originally Posted by butterbear

usually no problem, when they open a not received case, just simply ask buyer wants a refund or replacement. If the buyer asks for a replacement send another out. If buyer wants a refund or no response to the case , then just refund the buyer and blacklist the buyer

Yah. Agreed there.

Me I just refund, block buyer then the painful part is when I have to login to ALL my accounts and block that guy.

[butterbear]

Originally Posted by SaiJin

Yah. Agreed there.

Me I just refund, block buyer then the painful part is when I have to login to ALL my accounts and block that guy.

lol that's lot of work

[james13v]

it's all fun and games, until your service metrics for item not received cases go up. So it really depends on what you sell and the type of people buying them.

[SaiJin]

agreed on that too.

some items attract certain type of buyers.
Electronics will always have a much higher rate or return.
Games will have idiot buyers because they are typically virgin basement dwellers =P

[Redman]

Originally Posted by SaiJin

agreed on that too.

some items attract certain type of buyers.
Electronics will always have a much higher rate or return.
Games will have idiot buyers because they are typically virgin basement dwellers =P

There's truth in this statement....oof

[rsot]

Originally Posted by butterbear

lol that's lot of work

Might be but also safer in the long run