As an eBay seller, I cannot stand when people buy something THEN ask all the questions

New business idea, buy working electronics for cheap and sell them back as broken for profit

@Tronicsfix

2 жыл бұрын

Ha, ha...that would be hilarious!

@hdezn26

2 жыл бұрын

Maybe that's a actual strat? For tax reasons anyway... One could write off the losses in taxes, I would guess?

@ILoveWomen

2 жыл бұрын

Could work with a MacBook. Broken ones sell for so much sometimes, especially older models (compared to how much they're worth)

“I didn’t buy this console to make money”… Mission Accomplished!

@Tronicsfix

2 жыл бұрын

Lol

@rxtroboomin

2 жыл бұрын

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Interesting hearing your eBay experiences. I've seen it all too. Had a buyer return an item I sold as "for parts" because they couldn't fix it. Had countless people never pay. Had even more dispute the product after winning trying to get a better price. I've had far too many bad experiences that now I'm sticking to local listings.

@Tronicsfix

2 жыл бұрын

Yep, I hear stories like that from all over. The only reason eBay is still around is because they have such a large user base. It sucks that any buyer can rip off any seller if you know how to get around the rules.

@MyRegardsToTheDodo

2 жыл бұрын

The worst part is that as a seller you can't even leave negative feedback for a buyer. When ebay did that in 2012 that's when it really went downhill.

@strra

2 жыл бұрын

i sold a switch last year for almost $50 less than the going price at the time. immediately after it sold, the buyer messaged me asking if i would throw in some games for free. i declined and sent it to him and shortly after, he opens a claim that it was broken, water damaged, whole ten yards and asked for a 50% refund or he threatened negative feedback. i declined so he gave me negative feedback and wouldn't you know it, a week later, it was listed on ebay (serial number confirmed) for the full going price and none of the issues he claimed to have were listed.

@buildsbacktolife8932

2 жыл бұрын

@@MyRegardsToTheDodo Yes. It makes it pointless to leave positive feedback then

I can’t believe the buyer exposed himself like that and asked 2 questions that you put the answer to both of them in the description.

@Tomazack

2 жыл бұрын

People are like that, generally stupid lazy and incredibly dense. I have sold a lot of stuff and pride myself in the attention to detail I put in my ads, primarily to spare me the questioning of all the obvious things. Despite my effort, there's always someone who will just ignore whatever I wrote and proceed by asking me things that are already answered in the ad. I usually reply "read the ad" because the alternative is "are you illiterate?

@Tronicsfix

2 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately, this happens all the time. I'm always surprised by it for some reason.

@mjc0961

2 жыл бұрын

@@Tomazack I just don't reply at all, in the hope that they'll go away instead of buying the item. If I answer, and they buy it, they're likely to be a pain in the butt later too. My favorite is the "will you accept (drastically lower price) for the item?" message. Do you notice that there was no "make an offer" button on my listing? That's because I'm not willing to accept anything but what I listed the item for. That, and because letting people make offers means they can sit on the offer, claiming they're going to buy it without actually checking out and paying for it. Same problem as auctions - people win and then just don't pay, so I'm stuck waiting around to relist. I refuse to do either anymore: everything gets listed buy it now and the seller must pay immediately.

@xos

2 жыл бұрын

@@Tronicsfix I think it's still surprising because there isn't a very good reason for it. There were less than 50 words in the description, where it clearly states 'console only' and even spells out what that means in greater detail (no controller or cables). Then the buyer has the audacity to say that they can't tell if it comes with cables from the description because it's too vague, but the description literally says "no controller or cables". From what I saw, there also weren't any pictures of cables in the posting.

@shadow_stalk

2 жыл бұрын

@@Tomazack agreed! They ask if the item is available my first response is “did you read the description?”….

I love seeing you buy a "broken" console only to find out it works. Just as entertaining.

@Tronicsfix

2 жыл бұрын

That's great to hear! Glad you enjoyed it

@robertt9342

2 жыл бұрын

It’s actually funnier seeing someone disappointed after finding out the item they bought of eBay wasn’t broken.

Definitely keep us updated on whether or not they want their money back.

@Tronicsfix

2 жыл бұрын

So far so good

@kaylons

2 жыл бұрын

Refreshing after an hour, status?

@diligaf1000

2 жыл бұрын

Add the likes for video profit folks 😄

Do you like selling on eBay? Tell me your story! BTW, the buyer did pay the same day and they have not asked to return it. So far so good! UPDATE: After 3 days of this video being live It has made $1,131.17 in adsense revenue. That brings me from a loss of $188 to a profit of $943.17 in less than a week. Let me know if you would like me to continue to update the adsense revenue numbers. I expect this video to continue bringing in revenue for years.

@iqquest

2 жыл бұрын

Yes

@renepena7251

2 жыл бұрын

No i personally only sell items that won't sell locally, i sold a oem Carplay Navigation for a nissan about 6 months or so, but the buyer complained she wasn't able to install it because it required some wiring, then she opens a case, and ebay sides with me because i stated in the description no buyers remorse and professional installation required and ebay closes the case, And now 2 weeks ago she made a request to her bank that i sold her an item not as described and paypal went ballistic to me, they asked for proof and all, i sent them, and now they said it could take 75 days to resolve the issue. But the funny part is that PAYPAL Has the Case "Open" yet they want me to pay them for the item Even thought ebay once sided with me, and they said if i don't pay them i could go to collections and i really want to sue them for their unfair practices.

@Acanis0712

2 жыл бұрын

I've been using Mercari more lately as it requires the buyer to pay immediately. It's all fixed price listing, not auction style, but I've had better luck with that. It does have it's own scammers, but mainly it's just people with sob stories like "my husband just left us, my children have 8 forms of cancer each, and trying to raise money for an orphanage in Guatemala. Can you lower the price by 99% and include free shipping please?"

@MikeL-FL

2 жыл бұрын

Their rules suck. I stopped selling on eBay years ago.

@deviltriggervergil7301

2 жыл бұрын

Iv sold some things on eBay made some good money I buy pretty much everything on there so I recommend it actually been keeping an eye on there for a ps5 but damn are they expensive

My first attempt into repairing consoles, I bought a broken PS4 that was advertised as not powering on. Assumed it may just be a faulty PSU. It was a private seller not a business and hadn't been opened up. Console arrived, worked perfectly fine so I just cleaned it up, ran it for a bit and ended up keeping it. 3 years later I'm still using it regularly with no issues,

Who the hell bids $250 without even reading the description of the item 😂😂😂 That buyer cracks me up.

@miladk.2064

2 жыл бұрын

might be a kid

"Your ad is barebones" More like "I didn't bother to read anything"

@DuneRunnerEnterprises

2 жыл бұрын

Oh man,I DO feel your pain!!! Selling on MarketPlace,I see it all the time!!!! I've been looking ages for a way to make a potential buyer actually READ the friggin' post!!!

My favorite little ebay story is when I bought a PS3 controller and the Canada border people inspected it and labeled it as a "personal massager" on their inspection sticker. I was very confused.

@DeadpoolPlayz

2 жыл бұрын

I mean, it does have rumble 👀

as an ebay seller, i got irrationally angry at those messages after the sale

@paulwilson1555

2 жыл бұрын

Nothing irrational about your reaction.

@Tronicsfix

2 жыл бұрын

Lol...me too!

@SamLemont

2 жыл бұрын

I used to sell MTG cards on ebay. Usually my only trouble was being asking if I shipped internationally, which I specifically listed as US only, or if the cards were New/Mint, which again, clearly listed as "played condition." faceplam

Imagine buying a Cyberpunk edition Xbox and it cant even run the game its promoting.

Interesting to see a "Behind the Scenes" Steve, great video 😁 I recently had an Xbox One console that stated it hadn't been opened. The picture showed the Warranty sticker still in tact, but they had just quite literally, put the Warranty sticker back on with no adhesive and it fell right off as soon as I lifted it! These are the dangers of Ebay 😪

@Tronicsfix

2 жыл бұрын

Yes...those stickers are so easy to take off and put on without being noticeable in a photo.

@MyRegardsToTheDodo

2 жыл бұрын

@@Tronicsfix The last PSP model (the E-1000) is even worse. You can take it apart completely without removing the warranty sticker.

I find it shocking how much broken junk sells for on ebay.... Am I crazy for thinking that items that are broken or "for parts" should cost significantly less? Specially when you buy stuff in lots, as this channel often does.

As someone who buys broken to fix and sell for full price usually I love when the for parts consoles I buy are completely working. Although my favorite story was a listing for a DS Lite where they thought it was broken since they "couldn't get past the download screen" without knowing what DS Download Play even is.

DUDE! I just found your channel today and I have to say it's extremely entertaining to watch you fix hardware. I have been going back and watching your older videos and i'm completely sold. Keep up the awesome work! I still own the old Halo 4 Xbox one and it's still running just fine. I find it hilarious how people will not read the description. That is the most important part because you could literally take a picture of a box for an xbox series x and literally be selling just the box and because someone didn't read the description they would end up losing a ton of money. Thanks for this entertainment today. and once again i'm glad I have found your channel!

@Tronicsfix

2 жыл бұрын

Welcome to my channel! That's a cool Xbox! They generally last a long time if you take care of them. Yes, it's hilarious (and annoying for sellers) when people just randomly buy stuff without knowing what they bought.

@GabrielSun18

2 жыл бұрын

Wtf

Somewhere, the seller is thinking ..... "oh the USB goes in that way round!"

@Tronicsfix

2 жыл бұрын

Lol...probably!

@hdezn26

2 жыл бұрын

Or that they were using a bad cord. Or maybe it was their controller that had the bad port?

I've been burned so many times selling stuff in eBay that I don't even bother anymore. Also, their fees are insane.

That was a dope turn on sound

@Tronicsfix

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed!

If you have told the viewers about it prior to finalizing the video, many (including myself) would have definitely payed more to get it :) Great video, and great "not-so-much-of-a-repair". I look forward to seeing more X-Box one repairs. It's such a beautiful console that did not have its chance against the PS4.

"They can't return it no matter what" buyer proceeds to open a SNAD (severely not as described) case, wins, you lose money, ebay is a joke.

@Tronicsfix

2 жыл бұрын

They can still return it as I said in the video. They just can only return it for not as described. That whole system is a joke though, you're right.

@FTHGlobal

2 жыл бұрын

@@Tronicsfix everything you said about the ebay process hit so many chords with me. I'm glad I'm not the only seller who experiences the buyer hell and return hell.

@Swanky-00

2 жыл бұрын

Sold a PS4 to someone in Puerto Rico a few months ago. Shipped it out, no issues. About 2 months goes by and I get a message out of nowhere that buyer has requested a charge back. I challenged the case and they still favored the buyer. Somehow I got lucky and I was covered under Ebays seller protection. Never saw that one coming.

@SevenNumber7

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I sold a iPhone 5s on eBay a while back. The buyer requested return and said it was not as described “Screen has burn marks”. Ebay sided with the buyer. When i got the phone back there was nothing wrong with it. What a total waste of time

@brooklyn11218

2 жыл бұрын

@@Tronicsfix That's why I stopped selling on eBay. Listing fees, selling fees, shipping fees, PayPal fees. Then on top of all that they always side with the buyer. Now I just sell on Mercari. I love that they act as a middle man. Buyer gets charged immediately and they hold the money until both parties have rated each other and then release the funds.

You know what I think? I’ll bet whomever had something plugged into that system must have thought that the port was bad instead of checking the cord or device to see if that was the problem. It’s a matter of process of elimination. Sorry you lost money on that. I think that console looks amazing, and the sound it makes when you turn it on is just awesome!

Great video Steve, thanks for you time 🤘 greetings from Colombia

One of the most honest persons on youtube. I love your video so much that I cannot get enough watching them. Great work as always and wish you a good luck.

I like how you keep us entertained. From fixing to selling. Hope you achieve profits on this video. Hope you make more videos like this one.

I do a fair amount of console/video game sales, i usually put "console only" completely in caps. Auction style almost routinely attracts bad buyers and/or scammers. Since ive stuck to buy it now/best offer ive not had a single problems and maintained TRS. Also assume the buyer is buying or view the listing via mobile app, which makes the description even EASIER to ignore.

This was one of the my favorite Console back in June 2020. Also it was Device that makes me excited

@adinchandra1797

2 жыл бұрын

@@MichaelM28 What's Failbox you mean? Xbox itself or Cyberpunk game?

@brandon_nope

2 жыл бұрын

@@MichaelM28 found the 5 year old

You have a great business going! Keep up the great work! 👍😁

My social anxiety and hate of people would never allow me to do this kind of stuff. Couldn't deal with buyers. Thus I always buy new stuff and never sell my old.

@Tronicsfix

2 жыл бұрын

Ha, ha...that's part of the reason I rarely sell on eBay anymore!

Look forward to every show big fan keep up the good work

Nice video, i like your honesty when. It comes to money its refreshing

I got tired of selling on eBay where I’d line everything out, confirm with the buyer just for them to get upset because it was exactly as described.

Tronics Friday definitely gives a pretty good start to my weekends! Keep rocking buddy!

@Tronicsfix

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, you too!

I've done more than my fair share of 'test bids'. I have accidentally won things I didn't reeeeallly want. But, and this is the most important part, I have always immediately paid for my auction. Overall, I've had no issues selling on ebay, but I still hate doing it. I find it stressful.

Managed to turn this into a really great informative video actually dude cheers

This was really interesting I would like to see more like it. Cheers.

@Tronicsfix

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Good work bro 😍

Interesting. Glad you’re still optimistic.

Thanks for making this. Even though it wasn't what you planned. Just knowing how to list stuff on Ebay like this was super helpful.

I was just watching one of your nitendo switch repair video i cant stop lol i love all of your vid's keep it up Steve!

@Tronicsfix

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

@mikeanderson1994

2 жыл бұрын

@@Tronicsfixits my pleasure brother 👍👍

400? Broken according to the advert I mean, I can't be the only one that think that's insane.

@MyRegardsToTheDodo

2 жыл бұрын

Prices for broken hardware are nuts. I personally sold a broken white PS4 that had never been opened (WLOD, I am just not good at soldering, so I didn't even try to fix that) for more than a working one would cost.

@JAS0N_M00RE

2 жыл бұрын

It's also limited edition/Special edition making it even more expensive even if broken

@Violaetor

2 жыл бұрын

He knew it was overpriced, but it was the only listing that was *broken*, so he could make a video.

@justinh2832

2 жыл бұрын

If I had a broken xbox no one in this world would give me even 1$ for it

@jayl6111

2 жыл бұрын

@@MyRegardsToTheDodo he should just sell them as broken and see how much more he can get for them lol

eBay does nothing to protect sellers. I’ve been burned a couple times with buyers telling me they item didn’t work and they send back a broken, different item.

thanks for your channel,I have disassembly my xbox to clean some dust and dirt,but the fan noise is still a little loudly

Please make more videos. We are bored in this lockdown situation. Love

Thanks for sharing an Ebay experience. I like it !!!

Lot of respect to be clear to your viewers about a profit for making the video... A lot of youtubers try to hide that. Love your channel btw.

“ i need to return this I don’t like the aesthetically designed scuffs” *proceeds to slam head on table

Thanks for sharing.

I’d love to be a fly on the wall in the life of a buyer like that. How do they get through a day. Just how literate are they. Through which orifice do they primarily breathe. Are they really this stupid, or do they merely appear to be for some tactical reason.

@miladk.2064

2 жыл бұрын

The buyer might be a kid though. We don't actually know, and it is an xbox

I actually liked how you showed a little how ebay works very informative. Can you please make a few more videos on how ebay works and some tips and tricks. Thank you love the videos keep up the good work

Hi! I´m new to your channel and i´m already loving it :). Also like people usually point out in your videos is that you are dead honoust about what´s on your mind etc. and that is something i respect a lot. You and i are same on this. I usually tell people the truth about things about them whatever they like the outcome or not but they always say that they appreciate the honesty. That should be the way to live by, right :) ?

@Tronicsfix

2 жыл бұрын

Welcome to my channel!

It's very entertaining, thx for the video.

Great job. That buyer cracks me up

Why wouldn't you test the console before disassembling.

Great video as always buddy. ✌🏽

@Tronicsfix

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching

I miss limited edition consoles because of the unique sounds it makes and just the design of the Xbox

I just got an iFixit toolkit and it is SO much better than my other toolkit. I work on a lot of electronics and it makes a huge different having quality screwdriver bits.

Only $25 in fees? Last item I sold on ebay I got charged 12%, what a rip. I remember the days of 2% fees, back when you could actually flip stuff on eBay for a profit. Great video!

Yes, eBay's return process and feedback processes are both incredible jokes.

Interesting video ... I’m sure you know that you can choose to limit your buyers to be folk with a certain amount of positive feedback already on the eBay. Obviously it reduces your potential client base but might be worth it for items very likely to sell anyway.

@Tronicsfix

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, and I thought I had that set up but apparently not...or more likely eBay updated their system and set it back to default

Keep the good work

Love watching these videos. Just sit here thinking yeah I could do that. Even bought a soldering kit. Haven't even plugged it in. But while its here the fantasy is alive

@Tronicsfix

2 жыл бұрын

Plug it in and give it a try!

@ingloriousdonk

2 жыл бұрын

@@Tronicsfix ill have to break something first.

Great video 😀👍

@Tronicsfix

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the visit

Love your videos Steve!

@Tronicsfix

2 жыл бұрын

I appreciate that!

@shark_bait0187

2 жыл бұрын

@@Tronicsfix I was inspired by the work that you do that I decided to try it out myself🤣 I did lose money but gained it back with the nxt console I bought plus some extra profit but most of all the experience. I also found out that it is much harder then it looks😂

Awesome content, thanks!!

@Tronicsfix

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it!

Hi love ur fixing tutorials

@Tronicsfix

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you like them!

i sell a lot on ebay and i agree, when someone ask so many questions after the purchase is gonna be a problem, or will ask for partial refund or just send u back the item not working anymore for some odd reason than u test it and it works, the worst was when i sold a router and the guy used it for 2 weeks while waiting for his network router to arrive, than returned the old router coz "not working as intended" lol

Good Video!

Best fix-it channel. Patient personality and yoda-like knowledge

Intersting sale keep us updated.

I'd personally have cancelled that sale there and then when you got that message, buyers who ask questions after the listing ends typically are buyers to avoid, SNAD case and returns

@Tronicsfix

2 жыл бұрын

You're usually right BUT if you cancel the sale after they bought it eBay and the buyer will not like that. I'd get a negative feedback and probably a strike on my account.

@AnotherDud3

2 жыл бұрын

@@Tronicsfix True, but you'll likely lose money if the buyer asks to return, you'll lose your initial shipping costs and the return shipping and still possibly end up with a negative

@Tronicsfix

2 жыл бұрын

Ha, ha...yep...there really is no winning with eBay sometimes!

I work with the public all day and agreed people don't read descriptions. They don't even listen to the answer to a question they asked! I will repeat an answer to a customer multiple times before they stop asking that same question...then later will call back and ask the same thing again!

Nice Video!

Making a video about selling back the console to recoup your loss... Hats off to you sir!

Wow Amazing content Thanks Steve

@Tronicsfix

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

Nice vid man

Loved the video, thank you :)

@Tronicsfix

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

I've found to when people ask stupid questions like that post auction it's because they aren't going to pay.

I like your honesty. 🏆👍👍👍👍🏆

Nice vid!

Cool vid!

Great vid as always

@Tronicsfix

2 жыл бұрын

Appreciate it!

Dang that was a sweet purchase for the buyer! Been looking for one of these to swap an SSD into, I just can't bring myself to open up my current factory One X for the swap lol

I just watched your first tronics fix and your a lot different from when you first started lol.

The perfect amount of description!

Like always great video

Damn that was actually well played to keep ppl watch to the end and get you that video $$ 😝 What a flex

I'm going to be soldering up some car electronics, do you have any recommendations on a quality soldering gun, flux, and any possible soldering accessories I'll need?

eBay buyers sometimes kill me with these idiot questions. I’ve just sent them a screenshot of the description before and that actually worked

Ahh, the limited version of console for a game that barely works on the console, this is quite a unique situation to be honest :D

Love ur vids sir..😁 wish i had at least a ps2 so i could try playing some gamea.. Hayyysss... More videos to come.. Kuddos

Buyer sends 10 messages after winning the auction ........100% not going to pay or worst case, sending it back for a full refund in three weeks without even packaging it correctly.

I am a new seller on Ebay. I too sell refurbished/ restored electronics and I learned very quickly that it’s extremely difficult for a new user like me ( who has little feedback) to sell anything at all. Between having no feedback and people trying to scam me, using eBay can be very frustrating. If anyone in this comments section knows a better way to sell things please let me know or give some advice.

Your reaction is priceless: “damn it! Another easy “fix”, where’s the challenge??” 😆

We have a Taco Bell Xbox and the startup sound is the TB bong. It’s great.

I know i'm late to comment, but would be cool to see more videos like this!

Does this auction include with games, controller, monitor/TV, cables. Since your description isn't very descriptive. One of the main reason I stop selling and just try to sell local now (word of mouth sells)

@Tronicsfix

2 жыл бұрын

Yep...it's one of the reasons I've stopped selling on eBay. It's too easy for sellers to be scammed.

Unique Xbox, very cool!! Keep trying buddy!!