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If you're having a rough day due to a difficult buyer, here's 12 hilariously awful eBay buyer stories to cheer you up. You'll laugh, you'll roll your eyes and most importantly, you'll realize you aren't alone!  We all get insane buyers at one time or another. Enjoy ~    1. "JUST WEIGHT A SECOND!": The eBay Queen's Story:They Purchased a lawn chair, in February 2020 Message from buyer: I’m contacting you in regards to the above aforementioned item. I received the package …

If you own your own website or business and you use Stripe.com to process your payments, BE CAREFUL!  There is a brand new phishing scam designed to trick you into clicking links and uploading your business information!  Here's an example of what the email you receive might look like:As you can see, this email wants you to click the hidden link they provide then upload your personal information, such as utility bills, bank statements, etc.CLEAR NOTIFICATIONS THAT THIS ISN'T LEGIT: …

Whether your sales dropped to nothing or greatly reduced, to what FEELS like nothing, you’re def in panic mode and here’s the main reasons why this can happen (IN ORDER!!!)1. WEBSITE GLITCH - Every single website has problems at one time or another. I repeat; EVERY SINGLE WEBSITE. This includes marketplaces all the way down to tiny blogs. If something isn’t working on the site your traffic is going to drop and so will your sales. You can use a free tools like IsItDownRightNow.com and Cu …

Yep, everyone gets 'em at some point!  Sometimes it's your fault, but as we have learned from actual data, the typical complaint occurs because the buyer didn't understand the listing, changed their mind or was shipped the wrong / damaged item.  So let's discuss replies you can use for your online business.If you have read our prior articles, you already know that What the Buyer Says isn’t Always What the Buyer Means and How to Deal with Batshi*t Crazy Buyers, so you already know many …

As an online shopper I’m sure you have received “Abandoned Cart” emails that look something like this:People who shop online or from their phones often leave something in their online “shopping cart” to come back to later. If a person starts the checkout process but doesn’t finish it, then this is considered an “abandoned cart”. Most companies have follow up with shoppers who leave unpurchased items in their carts by sending them an email like the one shown above. 20% of the time, sending this …