Hi Wendy.I'm interested to hear about that verification call. I've recently sold around 6 or 7 items on E-Bay and didn't encounter that process when listing.
What I tended to do was select the 'Sell' link towards the top of that very cluttered page and then on the resulting page let the listing default to the 'quick listing' option. This gives you a cut down and easy to fill in version of the selling form where all I added was description, starting price, postage details and duration of auction. For a number of items I also uploaded a picture taken on a mobile phone which was also very simple to do.
All of my auctions remained dormant until the last day although I did receive questions from perspective buyers on all of them during the auction period. All listing id's were generated automatically on saving the listing and no verification calls required.
Kevin E-mail: kevin.lloyd3@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx----- Original Message ----- From: "Wendy Sharpe" <w.sharpe@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2007 12:21 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: EBAY
Carol Registration is quite easy. You have to choose a user ID, and there is a button to check whether the one you have chosen is free. If not, they recommend suggestions, or you can try choosing something else. Then you choose a password. I made sure to choose one with letters and numbers which I will only use for EBAY.There is then a combo box to choose a secret question. These are the usual things like mother's maiden name, name of first school, etc. Then you typethe answer in the next edit box. Obviously you also fill in all the other details such as name and address, e-mail, etc. Pressing the register button tells you if you have succeeded, and you can then choose to start buying or start selling. I had bought the book I wanted to sell from BBC Audio Collection, so I looked it up there and copied the description onto the clipboard. When I filled in the selling form on EBAY, the frame for the description didinvolve a little trial and error, but I eventually found the right positionto press enter for forms mode, and the description pasted in ok.The selling form is a bit complicated, and seems rather repetitive. Firstlythey want to know the category your item is in. This is just a set of checkboxes, and you can tick more than one to put it in more than onecategory if you like. For example, my book was put in both the audio booksand non-fiction categories. There are quite a few combo boxes asking about format, and you can state a maximum and minimum price if you like. At the end of the process you get a verification code over the phone for your listing. This was no problem at all. The voice was very clear, andthe number was repeated several times. You just put the number in the editbox, press enter on the verify button, and then get a congratulations message.I probably haven't mentioned all the things on the form, but hopefully this will give you an idea of how it works. Now all I have to do is wait for the bids to roll in, which they haven't done so far. There is also a combo box on the selling form where you choose how long you want the auction to go on.This one didn't seem to want to move away from seven days, so I left it alone. I hope this encourages you. Wendy -----Original Message-----From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf OfCarol Pearson Sent: 29 November 2007 11:09 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: EBAY Wendy, You're braver than I am! Tell me what you did so far and if you get any responses! ... -- Carol carol.pearson@xxxxxxxxxxxx----- Original Message ----- From: "Wendy Sharpe" <w.sharpe@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2007 9:33 AM Subject: [access-uk] Re: EBAYTony I have taken the plunge. Registration was easy, and I decided to tryselling one audio book. As you say, the description part of the form is a bit tricky. It is inside a frame, and you just need to press enter on the right edit box to get in. A matter of trial and error, but I got there inthe end. I am now waiting to see what happens. Wendy -----Original Message----- From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Tony PEARCE Sent: 29 November 2007 04:58 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: EBAY Hello, I have sold items on ebay, but I have not been able to fill in the description part of the form without sighted assistance, appart from that there was no problem. Best wishes, Tony Pearce----- Original Message ----- From: "Carol Pearson" <carol.pearson@xxxxxxxxxxxx>To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2007 8:26 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: EBAYWendy, I'm in exactly the same boat - can't find the nerve to actually sell anything and in fact I've only purchased from Ebay sellers (shops). Iwish someone would do a jolly good podcast or something because, whateveryou're told, I personally want a bit more of a "feel" for what happens before I let myself loose! Let me know if you find anything else really helpful on this subject. I'll do the same. -- Carol carol.pearson@xxxxxxxxxxxx----- Original Message ----- From: "Wendy Sharpe" <w.sharpe@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>To: "'UK access'" <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2007 6:13 PM Subject: [access-uk] EBAYI am an inveterate coward, and haven't yet had the courage to try buying orselling something on EBAY. However, there are a few things I would liketosell, and the recycling lists run for visually impaired people are quitesmall, so I would like a larger potential market. If any members use EBAY, I wonder if you could let us know how you find it. Is it easy to use, accessible, etc? I am also wondering whether there are any other sites where people can sellthings. I know you can do this on Amazon, but members may know of othersites. EBAY is an auction site, and I would like to know how auctions really work. I believe there is also a place where people can sell at a stated price without auctioning. Any information and ideas would be much appreciated. 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