Thursday, August 19, 2010
Metallica UK CD Single Discography '83-'03
Nigerian Scams Buying Mobile Phones
I've traded successfully with E-bay up until now but have just put my daughters mobile phone up for sale over the last 7 days. It was apparent from day 1 that all was not normal:
1. The bids started coming in straight away and the prices were strangely large for such early bidding
2. All bidders had no feedback.
3. We got e-mails written in bad English from people trying to get us to buy phones
4. At end of bidding, the price was exceptionally high - very tempting to sell. Surprise, surprise - winning bidder wanted it shipped to Nigeria.
5. Future tips - stipulate no Nigerian bidders, all bidders must have feedback of 10
ITEM DESCRIPTION AND PICTURE THEFT
Ebay clearly mentions on thier policy, that ebay members are not allowed to use another ebay users pictures or descriptions on thier listing or "about me" page without the owner's permission.
But there are a lot of sellers out there, still copying other people descriptions, why this? why do thiskind of seller still exist on ebay? well ebay do not really check on thier description, until the original owner of the description reports it to ebay. If you are big seller and you sell multiple items, you don't have the time to check each seller on ebay if they copied item description or not.
So my point is, why this small minory of sellers don't have their own ideas on how make their description? why copy somebody elses descriptions? like this seller (majka2526), this seller put a bidon my auction, then retracted afterwards to find out what the maximum ofother buyers, then retracedher bids afterwards. not satisfied what she/he had done.they then copied almost everything in my descriptions in my listing, into their listing, our item description that been copied by this seller is Item number: 9329690161.They copiedmy descriptions to into their lisitng Item number: 9332100851.
THESE INTELLECTUAL RIGHTSTHEAVES SOMETIMES SAY THEY ARE THE VICTIMS WHEN CONFRONTED SAYING THEY ARE THE VICTIMS.
You spend months and months try to create your own descriptions and try to create your own layout, then suddenly somebody out there, who has'nt got any conscience. steals your hardwork
So Genuine Sellers, you might want to find out if you've a have twin seller our there, who's copying every single details that you put into your listings.
ALWAYS READ
Instruction Manual For Home Phones DONT Get Ripped Off
A lot of the Ebay sellers of catalogue return phones DONT include the instructions with the phones, this guide will help you get manuals on line for free
DST dont sell this category of pre used phone (we specialise in NEW phones at rock bottom prices) but we are a customer focussed seller and as such we submit this information.
Some sellers will (eventually) send you a PDF on request, others will try to charge you for something you should already have!
Either way its a pain waiting and you should not have to.
BT phone manuals for current and older models are on the BT.com website put /userguides after the URL (we cannot put the URL on here but the BT site is an obvious URL)
SIEMENS use the word gigaset in the url ie gigaset.siemens again all manuals are available free for download as are the software upgrades.
PANASONIC from the Pan website select customer support and then download centre - most manuals are inc (we have all Pan paper manuals if required).
PHILIPS Same as Pan - from the UK site select customer support most are available
Hope this helps a bit - will add more when I get time
Then again you could just buy new complete kit at a bargain price - shipped FAST by a PRO dealer offering REAL guarantees !!
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HOW TO START A SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS ON EBAY!!!!
How to start a successful business on ebay!!!
Many people first try selling on eBay because they want to clear out the attic or instead because they just fancy giving it a go. Very few start out to sell on eBay professionally from day one.
Before we actually start with the selling process, firstly let me ask, what do you intend to sell? I would strongly suggest that you sell something that you are passionate about. Your passion, or feelings come through in your listing. A plain white T shirt to one person could be a classic white T goes with everything, a must have for your wardrobe. Which would you buy? Plain white T shirt or classic white T?
Before you start selling there are a number of things to consider.
1, Do Your Research. Do you want to be stuffing jiffy bags with CDs/DVDs or sell furniture? Each have their own practical aspects. How to wrap, how to ship, after sales service. You will need to consider the space that you have, a spare bedroom/garage for example, you would be surprised just how quickly you can fill that space. Do you want to start small and grow your business, or are you going to start big and go for it?
2, Your User IDWill your Username reflect what you sell? Or would you rather a catchy sounding name, or a boring User12345? It is entirely your choice, well just as long as no one has already taken the name you want.
3, Build Up Your FeedbackI would recommend and absolute minimum of 25 positive feedbacks, but ideally at least 100, a good compromise would be 50. The reason you want feedback before you sell is that virtually no one will bid on a seller with zero feedback and if they do, they wont be bidding a large value.Feedback gives bidders a confidence that you are a genuine person. So buy a number of things first. This will also give you a good idea of how other sellers perform and you can get an idea of what a buyer is looking for. Then when you have some idea about what the buyer expects, list a small number of cheaper items to gain some feedback as a seller, and to give you an idea what to expect as a seller. This learning exercise should give you sufficient feedback to start as a proper seller.
4, Image
What is Cameo Jewelry? from Harris Michael Jewelry
are beautifully hand-carved scenes or portraits of people or animals in
three-dimensional relief. Cameos are made from multi-colored conch
shells or banded agate, which is a semi-precious stone. Cameos made
from either material are hard and durable and very beautiful works of
art. The beauty of a cameo is certainly in its carving, but also
in the selection of the material. The carver selects a section of the
conch shell or agate and determines where the layers of color are. Then
the carver creates a design just for that section of shell or agate
that will reveal colored layers as it is carved, making the finished
cameo more three-dimensional. After the cameo is carved, it is polished
by hand creating a wonderful luster and depth to the finished piece.
Typically, the darker color will be in the background of the cameo and
the lighter color in the foreground. Most of Harris Michael Jewelry's
beautifully hand-carved conch shell cameos will have a rich coral color
in the background becoming almost a creamy white at its upper surface.
Our agate cameos will have a rich blue background and a milky white
image. Since every cameo is a handmade work of art, colors will vary.Cameo
History. The art of cameo engraving can be traced as far back as the
second and first centuries B.C., to the ancient Greco-Roman empires,
where cameos enjoyed a golden age. The decline of the Roman Empire,
however, brought with it a period of dormancy for cameo development. It
was not until the Fifteenth Century, during the Renaissance, that
cameos resurfaced as an art form and medium for jewelry. The Medici
family of Florence, great patrons of the arts, is credited with
restoring cameos as jewelry. At about the same time, a very high
quality agate mine was discovered in southern Germany. This region soon
became the center of cameo technology and by by the beginning of the
19th century possessed the most important agate deposits in the world.
Over the past one hundred years, this area pioneered, and is largely
responsible for developing and refining, the techniques used to carve
and color today's cameos. The once rich deposits of these mines have
been exhausted and the world is now dependent on South America for its
supply of high quality layered agate material for cameo carving.Blue Agate Cameos
. The layered agate material that is used in producing agate cameo gem
carvings is usually cut from agates with even parallel layers, a
lighter layer above a darker one. The Brazilian agate used in today's
cameos is naturally multiple shades of gray in color, ranging from a
milky white translucent to dark gray. The lower and softer layer is
dyed to produce the highly desirable rich blue chalcedony color while
the lighter colored upper layer, which is harder, does not accept dying
and remains white or milky in appearance. Only 2% of all agate material
mined is of quality suitable for detailed cameo cutting. It is
important to note that of this small percentage an even smaller
percentage can be dyed blue, making the enclosed cameos precious and
rare. the exquisite motifs and silhouettes featured in Harris Michael
cameos have been carved in relief, employing the use of a highly
sophisticated ultrasonic etching process and elegantly framed in karat
gold.Shell
or Coral Cameo Carving. Shell carvers are very particular about the
kind of shell used for hand carving cameos. The shell is broad and well
colored horizontally with light colors on top of darker colors. Most
shells originate in the Bahamas, West Indies, and Madagascar.
The master carver will select the shell to be used, outline in pencil
the shapes of the cameos that will be formed from the shell, and then
supervise the entire carving process. Because each shell is different,
each cameo will be original and unique. The methods used to carve shell
cameos haven't changed in thousands of years: the carvers use very
sharp steel gravers with handles that fit the hand of the carver. With
these incredibly sharp, precise tools, the most intricate details can
be obtained.Cameos are Desirable Heirlooms. Whether the cameo is a pendant, ring, bracelet or cameo pin,Harris Michael Jewelry's cameos are genuine works of art and are considered an investment that will be cherished for generations to come.