Not in a great spot. My material needs are met, so don't worry about that. Just want to break out of the cycle I'm in of "oh hey, you have only a few hundred from this paycheck before you're negative again."

  • xXthrowawayXx [none/use name]
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    2 years ago

    It’s work as fuck, but any working tape deck from a thrift store is $50 on eBay and often times much more. Vcrs are almost always $20 and sometimes much more.

    eBay isn’t great, but here are some things you can do to protect yourself from ways it’s horrible:

    Make videos of everything you list demonstrating it’s condition and function. Make a proof of life video before you ship it and take pictures of how it was packed. Spend the $5 on shipping insurance.don’t spend any money you get from a sale until a month goes by.

    Buyers know that eBay will refund them (at you the sellers expense) for any reason for 30 days. They will absolutely take advantage of it, so document everything and don’t spend money that could get hoovered out of your account.

    Save broken down boxes and packing materials, they don’t take up much space. Put in your listings that you employ eco friendly practices to reduce waste.

    • xXthrowawayXx [none/use name]
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      2 years ago

      Oh yeah, if you use that hell website, set your “if ordered by x, I will ship by x” times and days of the week up and stick to them. If you go on a trip or take a holiday, put eBay on pause in the settings.

      It’s inevitable that you’ll come back from vacation with ten people all pissed that their useless doodad is gonna be two days late if you don’t.