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    eBay/paypal scam? - tracking shows delivered but nothing else.

    Hello, basically I have sold on eBay for several years and I am used to my fair share of bad customers and scammers. In short, I am not an amateur when it comes to dealing with the various types of scams which are out there. Here is my scenario, it may be a bit lengthly, or I just might be fine...
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    UK Real estate/flipping houses (Does anyone do this?)

    I think you're definitely right with London, but thankfully I am much more North than that. I couldn't imagine trying to even buy a house in London, let alone flipping it. Basically, your 4 points are based on London, and/or paying with a mortgage. I would be paying 100% cash so no interest...
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    UK Real estate/flipping houses (Does anyone do this?)

    Thanks for the replies guys, it seems auctions are the way to do it. I imagine I was looking in the wrong places before. Come to think of it, I believe most US flippers did not browse property sites.
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    UK Real estate/flipping houses (Does anyone do this?)

    Hello, firstly I apologise in advance if this is in the wrong section. Basically I want to get into real estate, and for the past few weeks I have been educating myself on how to buy/sell houses for profit. In short, I plan to buy my first property in early 2016, so by then I will be even more...
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    Postage/Royal Mail alternatives for small parcels?

    I have just checked them out, having never heard of them before. I have just seen UPS do parcels for 75p+15p vat...is this for real? So instead of paying £1.20 or £2.30 for the Royal Mail, I could have a tracked package for 90p? Is this serious? I don't know whether to laugh or cry it seems too...
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    Postage/Royal Mail alternatives for small parcels?

    Basically I send a high volume of post via Royal Mail who are pretty useless. I wondered if there were any alternatives: I.e. is there a service out there which can deliver in the same time frame, and is cheaper? I know for large parcels that the Royal Mail is pretty terrible, but they don't...
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    The 'lost in the post' myth?

    Generally speaking, would you say most of the 'missing' post involves new/low feedback buyers?
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    The 'lost in the post' myth?

    So I think the consensus is: Very rarely things genuinely DO get lost, but often it's just scammers? As people have said; somethings just aren't worth sending recorded. I wish eBay developed a message monitoring system which looked at 'suspicious' accounts' messages regarding how many things...
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    The 'lost in the post' myth?

    Where did I say postage issues are tied down to a singular customer base? I was saying for me, the majority of issues involved new accounts. I sell fairly run of the mill stuff so I can't comment on the 'culture' of my customers but my friend has seen significantly more stuff go missing with...
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    The 'lost in the post' myth?

    Not really 'problem solved'... My point is that lets say across the board, out of 1000 buyers who have been members for 1+ year, with over 50 feedback, literally about 10 things will be 'lost' which I can cope with. However, with new buyers it's more like 100. My items aren't worth...
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    The 'lost in the post' myth?

    Hi there, this is based on my own experience from down the years and I would love to hear from fellow sellers who deal with internet/postage sales. Anyway, long story short I have seen a trend with people whose items 'go missing' in the post, I.e. they claim 'it has not turned up'. I also...
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    Retail question, example inside

    Thanks guys I will. I was just after a really broad overview really, nothing too precise. Thanks.
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    Can you flip websites names without doing work on them?

    Thanks for the replies! I was thinking something like 'flippa.com'. Would selling on there be like ebay for websites? I.e. it gets you a great market? Thanks.
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    Can you flip websites names without doing work on them?

    Maybe I am asking the impossible, but can this be done? To me it seems like something which is for the very IT savy - I.e. People buy a name/site->do it up->sell it = profit. However, would it be possible to literally buy the name www.BusinessUKF.com (example) for £20 and try selling just...
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    Retail question, example inside

    Ok, lets say the latest Evil Dead DVD as example on Blu Ray. What would the minimum order be?? 100, 1000? And if I were to sell each unit at £15, how much would I be looking to spend roughly per unit (I know it probably lessens as I buy higher quantities) Thanks.
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