Sunday, August 8, 2010
Got a problem with the item you received ??
Hi All,Most items I have purchased on ebay have been great, as described and exactly what I was hoping for. Unfortunately though, some have been misrepresented in the auction.As a seller, I describe everything in my listings as some items (even new items) can have faults somtimes.If you receive an item that is not quite right e.g: it was described as being in a perfect condition, yet there is a large stain on the front, then here are some tips I have learnt along the way to getting a favourable outcome:1) Before you bid on an item, read the description thoroughly. Some items as mentioned earlier have faults, even brand new items and it's best not to assume anything when it comes to buying on ebay.2) You know what it's like, the rush of winning an item, paying straight away and waiting in delighted anticipation of the arrival of your "must have" item.3) Yippee, it arrives and that feeling of joy turns to frustration when that brand new, perfect condition top has a tear in the side seam or a sizeable stain on the back.4) First things first: Go back and check the auction description and see if the seller has mentioned it in the auction. In the interest of being fair, if the seller has mentioned the fault and the buyer didn't read the descriprion, then it's not really fair to blame the seller as they have done their best to describe what you have just found.5) If the seller has not mentioned the fault, then email the seller in a calm manner describing your disappointment. Here is a good example:"Dear Seller,I just wanted to let you know that I received item XXXX today, thank you for your prompt service.Unfortunately though, I have found a large pen mark on the back which was not mentioned in the auction, I assume you must have missed it.I have taken the liberty of
What is Danburite? An Impressive Alternative to Diamond
Danburite is not very well known at the moment but from a very small base is growing in popularityThe crystals are similar to topaz and are completely colourless and are very easily mistaken for a diamond or white sapphire.In my own opinion the lustre of the Danburite is closer to the Diamond than the White Sapphire. The White Sapphire in my view always looks well; 'White' compared with the Diamond which always has a very slight Silver lustre. The Danburite if cut well goes closer to the Diamond in this area I think, but note that the refractive index of Danburite at 1.63 is well short of Diamond at 2.42 so it is unrealistic to expect the Danburite to match the raw Sparkles of the Dimaond
LOW starting Prices
LOW starting PricesI use low starting Prices, With $2.95 S/H and .50 for other wins.A lot of sellers have low starting prices But trap you with Hight S/H. I have seen .99 Starting prices for 10.00 Coins with a S/h of 15.00ou need to read
How to Start an eBay Business
BUILDING A FOUNDATION...As with any enterprise - business or otherwise - there are steps that have to be taken to get from nowhere to somewhere. You have to start from the beginning - and although it seems like a simple idea - this is where so many eBay entrepreneurs become unstuck!You can't build a good house on a shoddy foundation.Likewise you can't build a good small business on eBay unless you master the first steps.I have been able to build a good small business on eBay that provides me with a regular part-time income from only a few hours work each week and I could keep it going indefinitely because I have a foundation that supports my business and I know that I can continue to enjoy the work and profit that I receive because the early steps that I took were done properly. Which is not to say that I really knew what I was doing all the time, nor that I didn't have to learn a LOT!
Crazy Stamp Facts
Mail have been stolen from the day the mails have started. Important mail had the picture of gallows printed on them to warn illiterate thieves of what would happen if the mail was stolen. Stealing mail carried a death sentence. Some of the greatest robberies, however, have been the robberies of Railway Mail. On the 8th of August 1963 the biggest robbery of all time took place. The Royal Mail train on its way to London was robbed of two and a half million pounds. From that day it was known as The Great Train Robbery.Before stamps were invented, the person who received the letter was charged by the number of pages, and also by the distance the letter had travelled. An Englishman called Rowland Hill came up with the idea of pre-paying for postage with 'postage stamps'. Today stamps just seem like common sense, but the Postmaster General at the time complained, 'Of all the wild schemes I have ever heard of, this is the most extraordinary'! However, Hill's idea was adopted and other countries soon started to issue stamps.Stamps started out as purely practical objects and it is not generally known that Australia was a pioneer in their development. In November, 1838, the Colonial Postmaster-General in Sydney introduced a system of pre-payment for letters which used a form of postage stamp. This was probably a world first. For, although an Englishman, Roland Hill, thought up the idea of the postage stamp, pre-paid postage in New South Wales pre-dated the famous British 'Penny Blacks' (the first adhesive stamps) by about two years.About one billion (or 1000 million) stamps are produced in Australia every year and about 1.3 million Australians collect them.Mail has been carried by foot runners, bullock carts, camels and horses. Reindeers have been used in Scandinavia and Russia, dogs in Alaska. Cats were used for a mail service in Liege, Belgium, in 1879. In all, 37 cats were employed to carry bundles of letters to villages within a 30km radius of the city centre. The experiment was short-lived as the cats proved to be thoroughly undisciplined.New South Wales issued the first stamps from the Australian continent on 1 January 1850 (although embossed letter sheets had been used by the colony since 1838).It was not until January 1913 that the first Commonwealth of Australia stamps appeared - twelve years after the various Australian states were federated by the Commonwealth of Australia Act on 1 January 1901.The first Commonwealth Country to issue a stamp specifically for postage on Christmas greetings cards was Australia in 1957. The first stamps issued specifically for postage on Christmas greeting cards appeared in Austria in December 1937.In 1932 a gang of three men operating a racket in bogus sweepstake tickets forged quantities of the 2d George V red and 2d Sydney Harbour Bridge stamps, using the former to mail out circulars. An Adelaide philatelist detected the forgery and notified police, who arrested all three men and seized 60,000 forged stamps.The Australian Commonwealth issued postage due stamps in July 1902 - eleven years before it issued ordinary stamps. Britain did not adopt postage due stamps until 20 April 1914. (The first in the British Commonwealth were issued in Victoria in 1890 and New South Wales in 1891).The first stamps to bear the date of their production were the 'Tigers' of Afghanistan, which bore Moslem dates. Since 1935 Canadian stamps have had the date of their production concealed in tiny numerals in the design.The first Australian miniature sheet was issued on 29 October 1928. It featured four 3d stamps with a Kookaburra on a branch of a gum tree. The miniature sheet commemorated the Fourth Australian Philatelic Exhibition held in Melbourne.The first airmail stationery, consisting of postcards and letter sheets, was produced in Paris for carriage by balloon in 1870.In 1849 the French Government introduced a law making it an offence to wash or otherwise clean used French postage stamps. This was to combat the practice of using the same stamps over and over again. In one six-year period almost 15,000 persons (including genuine stamp collectors) were charged under this law.The world's rarest, and most valuable, stamp is the 1c British Guiana of 1856. It was acquired in 1873 by an English schoolboy who later sold it for 6/- to a fellow collector. The stamp is now valued at more than $1 million.The numbering of houses for postal purposes began in Paris in 1463-4; the Pont Notre Dame district being the first so numbered.Germany was the first country to adopt postcodes, introducing a two-digit system in 1942. Australia introduced postcodes on 1 July 1967.The first person other than a head of state (living or dead) to appear on a stamp was Benjamin Franklin whose portrait featured on the 10c stamp issued by the United State in July 1847.The first person other than royalty to appear on a British stamp was William Shakespeare in 1964.Potato starch, wheat starch and acacia gum were the ingredients of the gum used on the back of the Penny Black. The Post Office called it cement and early stamps bore instructions printed on the sheet margins - 'In Wetting the Back be careful not to remove the Cement'. This created a panic that the gum was injurious to health and led to a Select Committee on Postage Label Stamps being convened in 1852 to enquire into its composition.The first self-adhesive stamps were issued by Sierra Leone on 10 February 1964.The earliest adhesive stamps were issued imperforate and had to be torn apart or cut with scissors, although the printers, Perkins Bacon, actually had a small perforating machine in 1840 to perforate cheque book counterfoils. They regarded the perforation of sheets of stamps as impracticable owing to the closeness of the stamps and unevenness of the layout caused by paper shrinkage after printing.The NSW Stamp Council issued Australia's first maximum card set of three for Christmas in 1978.The first Australian stamp pack featured the 50th Anniversary of the First UK/Australian Flight. It was issued in November 1969.China issued the largest stamps ever - 210 x 65 mm. They were issued in the early 1900s and used on express letters.The earliest postal markings date back to about 3000 B.C. They were used by Egyptian court officials and read: 'In the name of the living king, speed!'The first stamp collector was John Bourke, Receiver-General of Stamp Duties in Ireland. He formed a collection of fiscal stamps in an album in 1774.In 1973 Bhutan issued a stamp that looked like a record. Put it on a record player and it would actually play the Bhutanese national anthem!The United Kingdom is the only country that doesn't have its name on its stamps. (Usually they have the monarch's head.)The Pacific island of Tonga once issued a stamp shaped like a banana.The smallest-ever stamp - 9.5 x 8mm - was issued in 1863 by the Columbian state of Bolivar.Australia has issued several stamps which look just like gems. Special technology was used to create the look of real opals on stamps issued in 1995 and a real diamond in 1996.The first stamp to be issued, in England on 6 May 1840, was the Penny Black. It's called the Penny Black because it cost a penny, and it was black. The face on the stamp is Queen Victoria, who was Queen at that time. Just because a stamp is old doesn't necessarily make it valuable. The Penny Black is not rare - 68 million of them were printed - but if you had one in excellent condition it could be worth $1000.In Australia's early days, stamps were issued by individual colonies. The first stamp issued in Australia came from New South Wales in 1850. The one penny stamp which showed the seal of the colony is worth around $5000 in mint condition. The Kangaroo and Map series, first issued in 1913, were the first real Australian stamps. A whole range of stamps bearing this design was issued, valued from half a penny to 2 (about $4 in today's money). A mint copy of the 2 Kangaroo and Map could be worth as much as $4000 today.The US Stamp glue is vegetarian. and consuming it by licking the stamp add only 1/10 of a calorie. A real fat free vegetarian gum!It is said that the adhesive on that stamps in Israel is Kosher.Early form of stamp collecting was to thread the stamps to make as long a "snake" as possible. Longer the snake better the collection.In the remote island on St Kilda, Scotland, letters were placed in hollowed out driftwood attached to an inflated sheep's bladder. These were set adrift in the north Atlantic, where current, wind and luck carried mail to shore on the mainland. A similar method has been used in the Pacific Island of Niuafo'ou, Tonga, where mail was carried in sealed tin cans to waiting ships giving rise to the colourful "Tin Can Mail" markings on the letters.
Who is the biggest Computer Motherboard Manufacturer?
Have you ever wondered who is the worlds largest Computer Motherboards manufacturer?ASUS?
Different Ovulation Testing Methods
Ovulation tests allow you to predict ovulation and anticipate the best time to have intercourse and conceive a baby. There are several different varieties of ovulation tests. Some women use one ovulation testing format, while other women combine different testing methods to best pinpoint fertility.Saliva Ovulation TestsA personal ovulation microscope allows you to predict fertility by observing the visual changes that take place in your saliva throughout your cycle. When a woman is about to ovulate, her saliva begins to form a distinct fern-like pattern (when viewed under a microscope) due to an increase in the level of estrogen present. This ferning pattern begins to appear around 3 days prior to ovulation.With the ovulation microscopes, you simply apply saliva to a slide or lens and wait for the sample to dry. The sample is then viewed through a microscope allowing you to identify the fern-like pattern and predict ovulation. This ferning pattern can be easily identified when examined under the power of the microscope, helping you predict fertile or infertile times in your cycle.Ovuclear Fertility TesterUrine Ovulation Tests (LH Tests)Ovulation tests work by detecting luteinizing hormone (LH). Just preceding ovulation, women experience an "LH surge" - a sudden, dramatic, and brief rise in the level of luteinizing hormone. Ovulation tests detect the LH surge, allowing you to accurately predict when you will ovulate. A positive result on an ovulation test means that the woman will most likely become fertile over the next three days - with peak fertility at 36 hours following the LH surge.At the beginning of the menstrual cycle, the body begins to produce follicle stimulating hormone (FSH). FSH facilitates the formation of a follicle on one of the ovaries. The follicle contains and nurtures the egg. When a follicle has adequately matured, a surge of Luteinizing Hormone (LH) causes the follicle to burst and release the egg into the fallopian tube - the moment of ovulation.The LH surge is brief; in order to detect the LH surge, a woman needs to test at the right time of the month. Once the LH surge has been detected, successful fertilization is most likely to take place one to three days following the LH surge - with peak fertility 36 hours after the LH surge (or positive result). Since this ovulation "window" only opens once per month (and the unfertilized egg has a short 24-hour life-span) predicting ovulation accurately is very helpful when trying to become pregnant.Ovunow Ovulation TestBasal ThermometersRecording each day's body temperature - and charting the patterns of temperature change - will help pinpoint when when ovulation occurs in your cycle and help you predict your most fertile times.Because basal body temperature (BBT) charting allows a woman to confirm the onset of ovulation, it is a very useful method in helping facilitate conception - as well as understanding the general patterns of a woman's menstrual cycle.Ovutemp Ovulation Thermometer
Safe banknote storage and handling
To some people safe banknote storage means a wallet or a purse or the old cookie jar, or in between a heavy book (pressing notes reduces the grade), but when it comes to storing rare or scarce or a valueable notes, the safest way to protect the note in its condition or further damaged from poor handling e.g. tears, handling marks, bends or soiling which can and will reduce the grade and value of the note, is to firstly reduce handling of the note.
Golf Balls - A Golfers Biggest Consumable Item
Some golfers prefer to stick with what they know, Others are desperate to try the latest ball out, Finally there are the bargain hunters looking for the best priced ball at that time.
Getting Crafty about buying (and selling) your Craft
This Guide is not only meant to offer help and advice for those people wanting to purchase Craft items, but also as a general rule of thumb guide of tips that I have found to be useful in my relatively short time as an eBay Seller.I originally started my time on eBay as a Buyer, mainly of clothes for my young son, but I quickly became aware that it would be a great place for me to sell some of my vast collection of craft items that I had gathered up over the years. Not only could I make some extra money but I could also make room for all of my son's new clothes.I started very enthusiastically as I'm sure we all do and was rather lapse in my judgement of time, which I have found is a very important factor in selling successfully.For starters, don't end things on a weekend. The majority of people go out on the weekends and I have found that nothing really sells at this time of the week.The other thing I found to be most helpful was ending your auctions after dinner time. Most people are home and sitting down for a rest and most of those people check their emails etc and have time to bid. Ending auction times in the morning or the middle of the day is definately not the peak period and is much slowly for sales.I'm sure that all of the regular eBay Sellers are more than aware of these small tips but I thought it would be valuable to all those people of there that have just started, like myself, and are not getting as good a response as they'd like.Well I guess I should start talking about the subject I'm meant to be giving advice on, which is Buying Craft Items.Q
Selecting the right electric fence polywire or polytape
Selecting the right fencing wire is an important factor in having a reliable and functional electric fence.In electric fence terms it is also known by such names as:Electric fence hot wireElectric fence poly wireElectric fence hot tapeElectric fence poly tapeElectric fence poly braidElectric fence Tape railElectric fence poly rope What is poly wire and polytape used for in electric fences ?Poly wires and poly tapes are primarily used in electric fences for their ability to improve the presence of an electric fence.It is a well proven fact that all animals including humans will recall (after varying amounts of exposure) that the higher visibility of the wire basically means "stay away". --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Safety benefits of polywire and poly tape. Its other primary use is to fence valuable stock when galvanized wire can cause heavy wounds and expensive vet bills.Horses are generally the worst for causing injuries while in panic.Its is also good for animals like dogs jumping fences.If an animal is entangled in the fence and strugles the poly products cause far less injury than plain fencing wire,galvanized wire and barbed wire which can cause very deep lacerations. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------What are all these funny names...How do I choose the right one for me?There are many different names for polywire and polytapes on the market some are not really suggestive of the actual product or what they can do for you.Past all these names there are a few factors in considering which one to choose:Where is it made?(Quality checks)Resistance values.What colour should i choose?What thickness should i use? (Poly wire,rope or tape)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Where is it made?Well we all know where the best place for your products to be made is here in Australia.While you product is designed for Australian conditions and generally of a far better quality it aslo supports jobs and cash flow within the agricultural industry along with others.Where ever possible buy Australian made and owned.Other quality cross checks:While being made in Australia is a good start there are several other factors that should be included i your product choice. Metal fibers:The most basic thing to consider is more and thicker wires are better. There are three basic wire configurations on the market:Copper wire:used in some fence products is highly conductive but it is not as strong as stainless steel and can fatigue, deteriorate, and break easily. Stainless steel: is heaps stronger but slightly less conductive. Mixed metal strands: can suffer corrosion if scratched resulting in shorter lifespan.We use only stainless wires in our products while they are slightly less conductive the strength difference and general resilience to wear is more significant.We make up for the slight conductive issues by having more and thicker metal fibers in our range than most others. The make of the product.Check that the poly wire or polytape is woven tightly.Loosely wound or woven poly products ( usually found in imported products ) can fall apart very quickly. Look for a nice tightly bound or woven product:
Communication and Feedback for Buyers: the Fair Guide
Polite communication with your seller, fair expectations and high recommendations for sellers who give you good service are part of what can make a buying experience terrific. Recent feedback changes have altered the playing field on eBay. Because of this, and because it's not very clear to most buyers just how eBay calculates feedback, what a "neutral" means, and how "neutrals" and "negatives" affect sellers, I feel it's necessary for new and also more experienced buyers to be aware of how their feedback and their communication to sellers can help to make eBay purchasing a mutually satisfactory experience.Background: Fair ExpectationsFirstly, please "assume good faith". That means, don't assume the seller is trying to deceive you. There are many absolutely delightful sellers who offer high quality service, fair prices for postage and send your item as soon as you've paid.Once you've paid, remember that it might take a while (depending upon your method of payment) for that money to actually appear in your seller's bank account. You will need to take that into consideration when considering how quickly your seller has posted your item.
What is the Idaho state quarter design?
The reverse of Idahos quarter depicts the Peregrine Falcon above an outline of Idaho state. The coin bears the inscriptions, Esto Perpetua (the state motto, which means, May it be Forever), Idaho and 1890.This was designed by Weaver and sculpted by Everhart.
THE DUMMY'S GUIDE TO WRITING A GOOD GUIDE!
You might be asking yourself - why bother writing a guide?
Registered vs Regular Postage
REGISTERED POST provides additional protection for important items byoffering proof of posting, signature on delivery and Extra Cover(formerly insurance), which offers additional
Buying New Laptops (Netbook) - Checklist
There are the things you need to consider before buying a new Laptop - The Netbook
Guide To Pregnancy
Home Pregnancy Tests According to most manufacturers, home pregnancy tests are about 99% effective when used as instructed. That's about the same accuracy rate as most urine pregnancy tests performed in a doctor's office. The tests are available in most pharmacies and do not require a prescription.One advantage of the tests is that they allow you greater privacy and flexibility in finding out the results. You can take them anywhere there's a bathroom, and they generally take only a few minutes.home pregnancy tests consist of placing a drop of urine on a prepared chemical strip or placing the strip in the urine stream. The strip is designed to detect a pregnancy hormone called human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG).hCG is released into the body by the placenta when a woman is pregnant. This hormone is also responsible for causing some of the initial symptoms of pregnancy such as breast tenderness and nausea.hCG levels usually become detectable in the urine about 10 days after conception. If you take a urine pregnancy test less than 10 days after conception, a home pregnancy test may give a false negative response. This means it will show you are not pregnant when you in fact are.Experts say women should wait 5-10 days after their period is officially late before taking the tests to ensure accuracy. If the test is negative, wait a few more days. If menstruation still doesn't begin, take the test again and see your doctor if you have more questions. Not all pregnancy tests are identical and some are more sensitive than others, detecting lower levels of hCG. The smaller the amount of hCG the test measures, the earlier it can detect your pregnancy. Here are some tips to follow when taking a home pregnancy test:Use your first morning urine when possible (when hCG levels are most easily detected). If not, make sure your urine had been in your bladder for at least 4 hours. Do not drink excessive amounts of fluids before the test to increase the volume of urine. This could dilute the hCG levels. Read the directions included in the test thoroughly before starting the test and follow every step precisely. Some fertility drugs or other medications may interfere with the test results. Check the package labeling for information. In addition, if there is a problem with the pregnancy, such as an ectopic pregnancy (when the fertilized egg settles in the fallopian tube instead of the uterus), hCG levels may be low and non-detectable by a home pregnancy test. See your doctor if you are unsure about the test's results.
Telstra 3G iPhone Unlocking Process
Telstra 3G iPhone Unlocking ProcessIf you have recently purchased a 3G iPhone from Telstra, or one off eBay that is locked to Telstra. Then this guide might interest you. It outlines the steps to take to get your phone unlocked (legally ofcourse). Once the phone is unlocked you can use any network's sim card with the phone, provided it is a 3G sim card (as it is a 3G capable phone).The fee that Telstra charges to unlock your 3G iPhone is $150.1. Firstly you will need to ring 1800IPHONE (that's 1800474663)2. Select option 2, then 2 again with your telephone keypad.3. You will then be put through to a Telstra staff member who will put you through to the appropriate department.It can take up to 48 hours for the unlocking to take place, you will then need to reconnect your 3G iPhone to iTunes for the unlocking to be complete.Your 3G iPhone will now be permanently unlocked!For those of you who don't understand why you should have to pay such a ridiculous amount to unlock your iPhone that you purchased outright, read this article! http://www.itwire.com/content/view/19556/1103/You may be able to unlock your phone free if you argue your point correctly!
FINDING HIDDEN DEALS *** BUY FOR LESS SUPER GUIDE!!!
Winning the auctions that don't get the bidsSometimes the best deals to be had on eBay are found not by searching for what you want, but by searching for what someone else thinks they've got. If the previous sentence made you do a double-take, don't worry, the concept is actually simple, if not immediately obvious. The best deals to be had on eBay occur when an auction gets many fewer bids than it deserves. For the most part, this happens for three reasons: The seller has timed their listing poorly The seller has misidentified their item The seller has misspelled the name of their item
Paypal payment guide -NOT as 'instant' as you may think
Despite Popular belief, paypal is not always an INSTANT funding method, and thinking that it is may lead to dissapointment in some cases.Paypal offers 3 different types of funding methods in Australia:- Credit Card- Instant Bank Transfer- eChequeand how quickly the funds are available to the seller, varies heavily on the payment method chosen.Credit CardCredit Card is by far the safest and quickest method to pay by if using paypal. A credit card payment will deduct instantly from your available ballance, and will be posted instantly to the sellers paypal account...... What you may not be aware of however, is paypal has the ability to hold funds from release in the sellers account, which means even though you have paid, the seller may not be able to access funds for a period of time determined by paypal. The other thing to remember, is the seller still needs to withdraw those funds from thier paypal account into thier bank account before they can be spent in the real world, and this is a process which takes 3-7 days depending on which day of the week, and which bank is involved.Also: Despite all the warnings paypal might show you to encourage bank payment instead of credit card, the only party that has extra protection from the bank transferr option is paypal itself. If you use bank transferr instead of credit card, you give up all the
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