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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Lucille.b, post: 2293072, member: 51&quot;]Similar. I&#039;m probably jinxing myself, but I&#039;m on Ebay w/1700 FeedBack (of which maybe 100 items were purchases, the rest sales) since not everyone leaves feedback, probably translates to 2500+ sales, and I&#039;ve only had one item break in shipping (learned a painful lesson on that one) and zero fraudulent requests. But certainly have heard about frauds happening, and a bit more risky for a new seller I would think.&nbsp; I do go the extra mile in descriptions, describing every defect no matter how small.&nbsp; In fairness a lot of what I sell is unlikely to break (jewelry, etc) but occasionally sell glass and pottery and can tell you that I OVER package anything breakable.&nbsp; I was told to pack things so they can &quot;be dropped from 8 feet on to solid concrete&quot;.&nbsp; A USPS postal clerk told me that, so anything expensive and breakable gets a double box and double care.</p><p><br /></p><p>That said, I almost never sell on Ebay<b> for anyone else</b>, because that is where trouble can start. There is an assumption that it is really easy to list and ship but it is very time consuming, there is a learning curve, fair amount of fees (possibly IRS taxes) and as far as values you really need to know what you are doing.&nbsp; Also just when you hear that the person you are selling for &quot;doesn&#039;t care what it sells for&quot; you may learn that they are disappointed and now after all the work you have an issue.</p><p><br /></p><p>As far as Ebay itself, it can be good for super desirable items where you want a bidding war, lower value items, esp some pottery, probably not worth your time due to the weight and extra care shipping takes.&nbsp; Ebay takes it&#039;s cut out of the shipping cost, too, so you really have to do the math if things are heavy.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you don&#039;t know pottery, I would suggest as a very first step, posting it here to see if anything stands out.&nbsp; Most pottery isn&#039;t worth too much, but the odd piece can be worth in some cases, thousands.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you are going to show items to an antique buyer, but sure to get references because many in my town would happily to pay you $10 for a $1000 item.</p><p><br /></p><p>Maybe best, start here with photos.&nbsp;&nbsp; Also if you do decide to try Ebay, list a few small items first just to get a feel for it and see what you think.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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