I'm here for the fun, the interest, the routine, being surrounded in my home by nice things, being able to shop a lot, the rush of selling an item at a nice profit, having a place (my shop) where I like to think people can come to find that "thing" they want or need that they couldn't find anywhere else .... etc etc. I'm pretty sure that makes me a hobby seller. Jan $178 profit Feb $238 profit March $510 profit April/May $281 profit June $298 loss July $200 loss Aug $336 loss Sep $262... (More)

My Jack russell cross puppy's ears are standing up now. They look like mini foxy ears. Is his daddy mini foxy??? Before: Now: What do you think?? (More)

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It was on CW ages ago. You start off with two words that go together eg Petrol Station and then you take the second word from that pair and have a new pair eg Station Platform and then the next person does the same, so next post could be Platform Shoe (More)

To play.. make a phrase or a sentence of the letters in the last word of the previous person's entry. (Such as)... ENTRY Every Neurological Test Rejected Yobbos. YOBBOS You Only Buy Books On Sale. SALE.. (More)

Nestle announced today that after 62 years of production they will cease making Polly Waffles. They say while everyone says the love Polly Waffles they no longer buy them , so are not releveant to todays market (More)

And so Lord of the String said unto the peoples, "Go forth anew. Seek a land you can call your own." The people saw it was good. So, on the last day the people said their solemn goodbyes and began the long journey to the promised new land. And so began the new land and its people were joyous! Welcome, to the Return of the Round Table known as... "Round Table Revisited" (RTR) (More)

We had one of these a while ago, so I thought it was time for another one, using 6 words carry on the previous persons sentence forming a somewhat reasononably good story that kinda ,sorta makes sense NOT ...LOL! I will start in the next post! (More)

Hello I am sure there are a couple of posters that frequent this board who home school high school students in NSW. We have moved from QLD to NSW and next year will be home schooling our daughter who will be in Year 7. I do have a list of sites for resources but what I wanted to know is what books have worked for you and what you would avoid - especially keen to hear what maths resources you consider the best. Thanks Michelle (More)

PLEASE!!! My new stall at Burnie Farmers Market is called Drop your Jeans The service is repairing jeans....Zips, pockets, buttons and hems......although people have asked if I'll do tent bag zips, jacket zips, skirt hems etc. I will but the focus is on jeans. I have a red curtain backdrop and the letters are cut from recycled denim jeans. I have taken 100s of photos of bits of jeans to use as a background on the card and planned to use red text. The trouble is I'm not really... (More)

In short, I am up a few hundred dollars per month but working twice as hard to do it. I am logging up maybe an extra 10-20 hours per week! The difference is not just extra packing (no complaint there) - but the increased listing costs require a lot closer monitoring and tinkering of the store to keep it lean, mean and profitable. I now find I have to look all listings about to end soon and make a decision as to whether to end them or not. I am also starting to look ahead a few days and... (More)

As I'm new to selling I find it difficult to understand how to include the Postage Calculator. I thought that would be included in the ad so buyers could see what the cost is. Can you tell me what is the best way to include postage in the ad. At present I only seem to be able to include one amount (More)

Happy Anniversary! Thank you for a year of friendship & laughter (More)

Today I acquired a Gavin Playfair 1997 Collectors Edition Calendar, A Brush with Nature. It actually belongs to a friend and I volunteered to try and find information about it. It appears to have been produced by/for Medrecon, The Operating Theatre People. It has 12 pictures of Australian Birds in their natural habitat. Have to say it is a pretty classy calendar and in immaculate condition. Would be interested to hear your thoughts regarding collectability and maybe value. Can do a photo if... (More)

HI AND MANY THANKS FOR DROPPING BY TO CHECK OUT THE NEW COMMUNITY FRIENDSHIP THREAD. AM HOPING THAT PEOPLE OF ALL AGES ALL BACKGROUNDS ALL RACES WILL ALWAYS FEEL FREE TO DROP BY HERE AND GET SOME CONNECTION WITH LIKE MINDED SOULS. LOVE TO SEE YOUR STORIES.......YOUR PHOTOS OF TRAVELS, CHILDREN, GRANDCHILDREN, PETS , YOUR FAVOURITE RECEIPE ETC ETC LOVE TO BASICALLY TAP INTO ALL THAT EXPERIENCE THAT IS OUT THERE......AND ABOVE ALL ELSE WOULD LOVE TO SEE PEOPLE POST THAT FEEL THAT THEY... (More)

I've added a few posts to 'want it now' ( Link ) over the last few months or so and i have to wonder if sellers actually look there or if many of them even know of its existence. With my selling hat on, i also check out the posts from time to time to see if anyone is after something that i have that i wouldn't normally list. I also have saved searches for the same reason. Just out of curiosity - Do you check the want it now posts? If so how often? (More)

A new Ebayer 'bought' an item last night and are already NARU'd. What do I do? They haven't completed checkout or contacted me, so should I just file an Unpaid Item Dispute straight away? (More)

Hi, I am selling a large batch of my CD's and have them all listed as Free Post. The listing makes it clear that the free post is for Aussie buyers and asks international buyers to contact me for postage price. I have had a chap in the US buy one of my cds for au$9.50 and he did an instant payment for it without paying postage. It will cost me au$6.30 to post it, so with ebay and paypal fees not to mention the free Oz post cd mailer that I throw in with my cd's I will make a loss on... (More)

Hello all, I cannot belive my bad luck. I paid for 10 items from the most abusive seller I have ever encountered. I received the items (amazingly) and left 10 x negative feedback on Saturday. Last night the seller opened 8 (why not 10 - I don't know) unpaid item cases against me. Today they are no longer a registered user. I obviously cannot contact them - not that I would want to because they were so rude to begin with. If I click on the 'pay now' button in the case it comes up 'no... (More)

I will start it off, can you name this song and the band. "And I've been working like a dog." (More)

While entering McDonalds on the weekend, I noticed a middle aged women ( maybe 37-40 age ) sitting at a bench table. This woman was SO obese, she could not fit in behind the table, so she just kind of sat on the corner of the seat, and the rest of her sat in the isle. In front of her was a tray with a couple of burgers, a thickshake and she was eating a hash brown. Her ?? hubby ?? sat opposit. Here is my question- Does McDonald has a legal right to refuse her service under the *DUTY OF... (More)

I bought an item 22nd November. Had one email contact from seller and was arranging for collection or drop off of item. Since then all my emails to him have been returned as undeliverable. Got seller's contact details from Ebay but the contact phone number gives a recorded message "Optus advise that this number is disconnected". I think this is just an honest mistake and the seller has simply not updated his contact details with Ebay but in between times I am getting nag reminders from... (More)

I just got my email to say that my entry was one of the winners of the competition. Anyone else in here win one? (More)

some weeks ago I took some parcels to the post office and found them all to be 100g overweight..so I thought my kitchen scales were inaccurate and adjusted it to be the same as the post office one.........this week I took some parcels to the same post office after having weighed them careful on my adjusted scales and noted that each parcel was 'just' under 500g .......I watched the post office scales as each parcel was weighed and guess what? they all weighed just under 400g. so its their... (More)

I've not long sent a few 'your items have been posted' emails through ebay messages. And only because i thought i made a mistake on one i went to check what was sent. No record of ANY outgoing emails in ebay messages. No copies have come through to my emails either. and yes, i checked the little boxes at the bottom. So obviously i am now wondering if any of these emails have gone through to my customers. I'm getting a little tired of all the glitches. (More)

Thought I would post a thread about out trip for those who may be interested. Will start in the next post. Will post pics as I go along. Am hoping to meet up with some from here as I travel. (More)

(not sure if I could type the full word in my title). A friend of mine has a baby she is breast feeding, and she drinks alcohol. I thought it was the odd glass here and there. But it seems like it is more regular than that. Then over the weekend she had a HUGE night of drinking, and was hung over on sunday. Her wee baby is too small for solids. She never has anything other than breast milk. Now I never touched a drop while I was pregnant or breastfeeding because I figured even if... (More)

hi,i am a new seller on ebay ,i want to try get help about how to save money for sell on ebay.beacause i think list one by one item on ebay which is too expensive on the insert fees ,picture fees ,and final fees .you know the duration only 10 days. if no body bid on this item ,i should pay them again and again .cost too much !why i can not ad item for long time until them sold and i only need to pay once fees. anyone,kind of you ,can give me some suggestions??thanks,thanks ,thanks ........ (More)

Hi everyone, I'm just wondering - is anyone else out there having a slow sales month??? Last month was brilliant for me - this month not so good. Is it just me - or is it this time of the year?? (More)

Hi, What do you think the right thing to do is if an item is lost in the post?? from a sellers point of view? I am just selling some stuff off from around the house clothes jewellry and i have apparently had two things go missing in the post..I refunded the first one but am not sure if it is really my responsibility to refund again this is a different buyer.. first time $55 this time $75. What do you guys do? How do you know you are not being taken for a ride i buy stuff on line every... (More)

HI I could do with some help i have just brought a pair of shoes for my wedding day in a few weeks ad brought them at the buy it now price and now the item have been removed and listing cancelled by ebay the seller has emailed to ensure everything is ok and te item has been sent but i am wanting to get some contact details for seller like a phone number if possible to ensure everything is above board can anyone help me PLEASE ???? alana (More)

I recently bought 4 of these touchscreen mp4 players and it didn't come with the software to convert videos to be able to play on it and it doesn't matter what software I try from searching on google I can't get the files right to play on the player. Has anyone else had the same problem? Can someone help me so I can put my videos on the players please? cheers Kylie (More)

Let me start by saying, you couldn't get a more sceptical non beleiver than me, But the other night I had the most unusal visitors, woke up at exactly 3.30am, because I glanced at the clock, and there at the end of the bed was a ghostly figure of a bearded man dressed in Victorian clothes, naturally thought I was dreaming so didn't think much of it. But I sat up on one elbow and watched as he disappeared and was followed by many other ghostly figures, men, women and children of all... (More)

I just recently purchased some items from a seller which i believed was in australia as their item location is in Perth...But Ebay has just sent me an automated message and it turns out that after some digging that the seller is acutally located in the UK...Also f/back location says UK..and he has also done local pick up items in the UK...Is this misleading possibly a little suss or am i just being picky as i only ever buy from Australia...Any advice would be appreciated thanks dk =) (More)

Hi everyone, I've just recently purchased a pair of ksubi shorts from ebay and i have my doubts about it's authenticity... it's item number 280419984168 Link there's a few things i noticed when it arrived. firstly one of the crosses at the back near the waist area is missing an arm. secondly, the normal boxed crosses at the back are not there...sorry i know this might sound naive but i just need your opinion so I can bring it up with the seller. it has sticker and tags as well but... (More)

Guy's with the now congested combined boards I thought this thread may help some of the original RT posters, feel free to use this thread to contact ex-RT members, leave messages for them, any subjects comments from the now locked old site, really anyway this thread can help you...... PS: if it's going to work it will have to be bumped every day so RTer's know its here, hope this works for you.... (More)

Hello everyone and WELCOME to the Devils DownUnder Signature Tag request thread. Feel free to pop in and request as many tags as you would like from the devils. To help us make your tag, please tell us the name you would like on it, any themes/pictures you like, hobbies, colours etc. The more information we have, the more tags we can make. (More)

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Hello everyone Welcome to the 2007 Secret Santa Thread These are the rules and conditions of taking part in this years Secret Santa. If you feel that you cannot abide by these rules then please dont waste everyones time by joining. Everyone is welcome to join even those who lurk and those who are from other countries. 1. Everyone who takes part will be given the name and address of another person to buy a gift. Please respect the privacy of this name and address. If you don't wish to... (More)

I bought a phone from Digitaldeals326 and after 7 months its shagged. The seller won't even respond to my emails now the sale is over with. Ebay won't help...any suggestions?? (More)

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Every week we supply supper to between 30 and 100 men. I have run out of ideas so please help. It needs to be something hot but be able to be served in a serviette and stand up to be eaten. we always do things like Toasted sandwiches, pies, Jaffles, quiches.... any other ideas? It would be good if we could keep it under $2 a serve. also, equipment at the venue is limited to pie maker, toasted sandwich maker and pie warmer. so it would be great if it could be food that can be... (More)

Please. Anybody out there with some tips for first time garage saler type peoples. do's and don'ts T.I.A. (More)

I thought I'd get this thread up again. I've had enough excitement here for one day and am off to find my zzz's. Good thing the weekend is coming up so we can play with all this new stuff. Mon (More)

Is it just me or are others having trouble with seedlings from Bunnings Everything I plant out seems to go backwards and even die. I always leave them out to sun harden before I plant them out I always plant them out when it is cool. I always carefully take then out of their cell so as not to damage the roots. I always water them in and keep them damp for the first week. I have even put them into a virgin soil bed and still they go backwards. I'm thinking they are sooooo forced at... (More)

I have tried patches they itch like crazy and i get a rash it hurts to much the gum and mints burn my mouth and the tablets make my stomach ache has any one else had theses problems if so is there any advise i can get? I have tried the quite line and so forth its not that helpful and the web site is a bit of a pain too. I want this time to be the time so far i have lasted 32 hours but i would like something to make it a tad easier then this any ideas would be so welcome (More)

mine arrived today. (More)

Im in shock. Found out today our beautiful mally has a huge cancerous lump on her liver and has less than 2 weeks to live.She is only 10. Not coping with this shock at all. (More)

Just to see how everyone is going upon sales recently. Lots of traffic during the weekend and yesterday but today very slow. So anyone else finding sales today slow as well? (More)