A shop run out of a cupboard (!)

Storage for games not currently on ebay

I started trading on ebay at the start of 2007. One of the first things I sold was a zelda game for the gameboy colour. I wasn't expecting to get much for it, but someone offered £20 for it and I was very pleased! Since then you could say I've been hooked on buying and selling items.

I'm currently investing my time in a small business selling video games. Video games are my only real hobby and the only thing I know much about. It's nice then to able to play any game in the stock I have for my business.

I refer to all the games I have as 'the game library'! I jokingly dream that one day I'll open up this library to the public, and that it will contain every game ever made.

I recently graduated from Aston University. I think that my time there has developed countless skills, some of which can be used on ebay. For example, I've learned that listings should be easy to understand and read, just like coursework I've had to write up.

The aspect I don't like the most about Ebay is the sellers. The buyers on the other hand are generally fine; they pay quickly for the game, and don't open malicious paypal disputes 2 weeks after I sent it. The sellers, though, often take longer than 10 days to post something I've bought. I'll send a message to them, asking when I can expect it's arrival, and either I don't get a message back, or they'll tell me they've been away in Australia and will post as soon as possible.

Recently though I've discovered that the wonderful 'paypal protection' - which usually means that paypal will refund me my cash if the seller doesn't send me the item. It's even irregardless of whether the seller actually has the money in their paypal account - paypal is willing to reimburse me out of their own pockets. The ebay system is now extremely in the favour of the buyer, I feel. Which is good when I'm buying something, and when I'm selling it doesn't really matter because I know I'm a good seller and the item will arrive there.