Month: September 2024

What are some of the scams that you will run across when you buy or sell online?

On By wisdomlaneantiquesIn scamsLeave a comment

It does not matter what selling site you are on, there will eventually be someone that will try to pull a fast one.  They will try to scam you out of your item that you are trying to sell, the money that you want to get for that item, or even both.

One of the scams that I have run across is that there will be people that you run across that will try to get the item that you are selling for free.

What exactly do I mean with this?  It is simple, really.

They will try to get you to send the item to them before they pay to either try it on or to see how it looks in their home.  After they do this, they will say they will pay.

Do you know what will happen?  They won’t pay.  It does not matter how many times you try to get in touch with them, they simply will not pay you.  And once the person pulling the scam gets the item in their hands, this is when they completely quit talking to you.

Do you know what the bad part is?  It is that you will not have any recourse on getting the money or the item back.

A good rule of thumb is to have them pay before you ship.

This is just one of the scams that you will run across as a seller online.  What are some of the scams that you have run across?

What are some of the things that made their debut in 1939?

On By wisdomlaneantiquesIn HistoryLeave a comment

Whenever I happen to buy an item to sell, I will look either online or in reference books that I have to see what I can find out about that item.  It could be anything from a little history about the item or even when it made its debut.

Here are some of the things that I have found that debuted in 1939:

January 1—the Hewlett-Packard Company is founded.

April 14—The Grapes Of Wrath By John Steinbeck is first published.

April 30—The World’s Fair Opened in New York and ran until October 27, 1940.

May 1—the debut appearance of Batman in Detective Comics number 27 and it was released by DC Comics.

1939 saw The Wizard Of OZ hit the theaters August 15 and Gone With The Wind hit the theaters December 15.

This is just a few of the items that made their debut in 1939.  What items do you know of that debuted in 1939?

What are some tips to remember when it comes to selling online?

On By wisdomlaneantiquesIn Selling tips, Tips for the beginnerLeave a comment

So you have decided to sell some items online, and have even decided on a few things to list right now.  What are some tips that you need to remember when you start to sell some of your items online?

You will get offers on the items for sale that will be WAY to low for you to sell it at.  It’s ok to turn them down or even send the potential buyer a slightly higher price so you can turn a profit on the item.

When you first start, it pays to list on sites like eBay or Etsy that already have tons of traffic.  This way, your items that are for sale have a good start in getting noticed and potentially be sold.

When you do sell an item, you can always have the post office to stop by where you are and pick the item up when they drop off your mail.  This way, you don’t have to worry about if you can make it to the post office or not.

These are just a few tips to remember when it comes to selling online.  What are some of the tips that you have run across?