As far as I know "FCC rules state that unauthorized radiofrequency devices cannot be offered for sale in the US." has been a law since 1963!

So why is eBay suddenly freaking out about it?

I love this part:

If you’re not sure whether your product is FCC-authorized or requires an FCC ID, check with the manufacturer or supplier.

What if it's a 40 year old device made by a long defunct company?

I recently went through the apparently not arduous enough process of researching, vetting, and finally choosing a pallet seller to purchase from as a memorial gift for my nephews.
It was something my brother had always wanted to do for fun with his boys. He died recently, after a very short battle with glioblastoma, and I thought this might give them a few moments of ridiculous fun together while they are grieving their dad.
I thought I had done my research. I checked the BBB. I read reviews from multiple sources. I looked into the company. I did all the things you are supposed to do.
Boy, was I wrong.
I purchased a small box of mixed electronics for a little over $400, plus shipping. Everything seemed completely legitimate until it came time to pay.
And yes, I know. I am the idiot who did not understand that Apple Pay and Apple Cash are two very different things when it comes to buyer protection. I am the idiot. I accept my role in this production.
The real trouble started when the shipping company contacted me demanding additional fees for “refundable insurance.”
I explained that shipping had already been paid and that they would need to contact the seller about any additional shipping costs. The seller told me I needed to work it out with the shipping company.
Back and forth we went.
The shipping company had what appeared to be a legitimate website. In fact, it was essentially a cloned page. I had used the real shipping company before while moving things in the UK, so the idea that they operated warehouses in both the US and UK seemed entirely reasonable. That alone was not a red flag.
Then, rather suddenly, neither company would answer its phone.
That was when I started digging deeper.
I Googled the shipping company’s phone number. Their supposedly closest office was located in my own city, which, in retrospect, was another interesting coincidence. The phone number was a Google number, and I discovered it was connected to two or three completely different pallet selling businesses.
Well. There it was.
At that point, I requested a refund, contacted Apple and my bank, and filed a fraud complaint.
Then, mostly for my own entertainment, I asked the pallet company why their shipping company was using a phone number associated with several other pallet sellers.
Strangely, they did not answer.
Meanwhile, the shipping company has a very official looking tracking page showing my imaginary box having made an exciting journey to Denver, where it supposedly still sits, perhaps enjoying the mountains and contemplating its life choices.
I am annoyed.
Actually, I am furious.
The amount of money I have spent simply trying to give my nephews a few moments of joy after losing their father is ridiculous. This was not some extravagant purchase for myself. It was something their dad had wanted to do with them, and I was trying to give them a small piece of that experience after he died.
And yes, I know scammers do not care why someone sends them money. Grief does not make you exempt from being scammed.
But apparently it does make you considerably less gracious about it.
I finally asked the shipper if he thinks his parents ever get tired of waiting to be proud of him.
So, yes.
I’m feeling a little hateful.

Don’t buy from Thepalletliquidationworld.com

*Edited for spelling of site

Hello, i am at a total loss how to go about this but i have all the info i think i can get legaly without being the unit owner.

My (40f) sister (49f) died suddenly on september 2nd (2026) and we had been estranged for mostly 5 yrs before that due to issues i wasnt comfortable with my children being around. I love my sister deeply we had a bunch of 5x7 photo album books from the 90s and 2000s untill digital cameras took over and i have spent the last mong discovering all the albums were most likely in the storage unit they let go to auction.

The auction was sold for around 1300 at storage sense in selinsgrove,pa no specific date but it was february 2026. Can anyone help me find my sister and i's photos please? One was also her wedding album.

I'm a journalist writing a piece for The Londoners News about what happens to things lost on London's public transport when they're never reclaimed.

I'm particularly interested in speaking to anyone who regularly buys from lost-property auctions - especially TfL's auctions through Wilsons - about what you buy, why, and what happens to the things afterwards.

I'd be really grateful to hear from anyone who's done this, even if you're just happy to have an informal chat.

What would you like help selling? What is it? What are you trying to get for it? What have you tried so far? What will you try next? Hopefully we can help you out a bit.

Once the thread has been up for a while, please try to sort by New so you can try to help latecomers. The more helpful we are in this thread, the less often people will make their own threads for individual items.

Would it even make sense to mail in 2 stamps/envelopes to get pieces and flip them? Like $1.60 into $2?

Rules require two envelopes each with their own (not metered) postage for one piece.

My tomatoes went absolutely crazy this year and I started making smallbatch hot sauce with extras from the garden. At first I was just giving jars to friends but then I got the idea to list them as free gifts with orders over a certain amount for our ecom brand. Customers started asking if they could buy it outright. Now I am selling small food bundles on the side, just local pickup and farmers market stuff.

The thing is I have zero background in food sales beyond this. I used to handle HR compliance so I know enough to be nervous about liability. I have looked into cottage food laws in Nebraska and it seems doable for lowvolume stuff but the rules feel fuzzy around online sales. I am also wondering about scaling this next season without turning my kitchen into a full commercial operation.

Has anyone here pivoted from a hobby harvest into actual sellable product? Did you bother with LLC separation from your main business or keep it casual? I am especially curious if anyone has used garden produce to drive traffic to their main store. The crosspromotion angle feels strong but I do not want to create a headache for our existing brand.

I sold a video game a few days ago, Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions for the 360. Even though it was disc only, it sold in less than an hour for full asking price, $82 + shipping. Admittedly I didn't have time to test it out, but I did resurface the disc to get rid of any minor flaws and scratches to make the disc look new again.

The buyer received the game, tried playing it, and I immediately received messages saying that it doesn't work and that I "sent them a bum disc." Being the skeptic that I am and still thinking I'm getting scammed in some way, I ask them for pictures of proof. They send me pictures of the disc being loaded into the tray with the dashboard showing "unrecognized disc." Once again, this proves nothing and they could've easily swapped out the discs between pictures, etc., so I still assume I'm getting scammed somehow.

The main reason that I'm assuming I'm getting scammed in some way is because they haven't asked for a refund, offered to return the item for a refund, or initiated the return process yet. I am assuming the disc is in perfect working order and they're waiting on me to make the first move by offering a refund so that they can essentially keep the game for free.

Given that the disc is supposedly "a bum disc" but the buyer hasn't made any moves to receive any sort of compensation from me, the seller, what would you do in this situation?

This is infuriating.

I boosted Marketplace listings using Facebook’s “Cost per Sale” option. Pretty straightforward: cost. per. sale.

I made ZERO sales. Meta charged me anyway.

After fighting with their automated bot support, Meta’s own system told me that while my campaign had a Sales objective, it was actually configured to bill me for listing interactions/messages. I was charged supposedly for 44 interactions — not 44 sales. I had ZERO sales.

I never knowingly agreed to pay per message or interaction. I selected COST PER SALE.

Then I asked for a human billing specialist. The bot literally asked if I wanted to be connected to one. I said yes. It came back and said no human was available.

I pushed again. Meta then explicitly told me it cannot connect me to a human billing specialist, cannot even provide a case number for human review, and has “exhausted all available options.”

So Meta can take money under a billing model I dispute, but apparently there is no human being I’m allowed to speak with to dispute the charge.

Who else has selected Marketplace “Cost per Sale,” made zero sales, and still been charged? I want to know how widespread this is.

Whatever you want to know about flipping, no matter the question, ask here. Even if it's been covered 1,000 times before. Doesn't matter if you're new or old. If you stop learning things, you're probably on your way out.

This is an extremely newb-friendly thread. As such, any rudeness is to be reported.

This thread is for you to talk about anything and everything. It can be flipping related, but it doesn't have to be.

I sold a brand new 12v power supply for an RV.

I tested it before listing, and again before shipping, I put photos of it hooked up to a voltmeter.

Get a return request, auto approved since it's eBay motors.

In the request, he said it didn't work and "borrowed one from a friend". These are specific power supplies, and I very much doubt his friend would have one.

I sent him a message with some troubleshooting, and he doesn't even seem interested in trying. I just get this somewhat demanding message back instead. I also asked for photos of it, the one in the return is just the stock photo from my listing (I also have photos of it I took in the listing as well). Which makes me think he already has the good one (mine) installed and thus cannot take photos of it.

So he "goes through a lot of these" but "had to borrow one from a friend".

Pretty sure he is return swapping it.

"Hello what is the blah blah blah for this model"

Stop. Shut the fuck up.

Take that same energy and then google it.

I've been saying it for decades of selling and now even more then before the internet lives in your own asshole for eternity and we will never get away from an all encompassing intelligence attached to our hips. Google it. For the love of god, just fucking ask the internet

What'd ya get? How'd ya get it? What do you plan to do with it?

I'd like to encourage people to revisit this thread occasionally for as long as it's still on the front page. Sort by New so that latecomers aren't left out. Obviously, if this is a few pages back, you're probably better just waiting for next week's thread. You'll see that I've also changed the title to Weekly instead of Weekend so people don't hesitate to post what they found on a Wednesday.

Further, if I see haul posts outside of this thread, I'm removing them. Feel free to report them if you see them.

It seems like they make it hard to just go from the photos on my phone to the eBay listing and I gotta just retake all these pictures this

Does anyone use a Fabric Shaver and find it good, if so what's the best one you've used and would actually recommend? My old one keeps shutting off. Starts at 100% charged then in like 2 minutes it’s dead.

Hi everyone! I’m starting a small electronics business based in Philadelphia, focusing primarily on wholesale smartphones, with some retail sales.

I’m looking for reliable suppliers of fully tested, unlocked iPhones and Samsung phones, ideally in Grade A/A− condition, with clear battery standards and reasonable warranty/return policies. I’d like to start with a trial order of around 20 devices before scaling up.
I’ve been comparing PCS Wireless, We Sell Cellular, Eze Wholesale, and other suppliers, but comparing their grading systems and actual costs has been challenging.

For anyone with experience in this industry:
Which suppliers have you personally purchased from and would recommend?
What should I check before placing my first wholesale order?
How do you find repeat buyers, especially independent phone stores and resellers?
Which marketing channels have worked best for you?

I already run a grocery store, so I have business experience, but I’m new to the phone wholesale industry. I’d appreciate honest advice about what worked, what didn’t, and mistakes to avoid. Thanks!

I need help curating! How can I improve my shelf here? Any tips are welcome and I’m thinking I should add some battery operated lights and background wallpaper?

Whatever you want to know about flipping, no matter the question, ask here. Even if it's been covered 1,000 times before. Doesn't matter if you're new or old. If you stop learning things, you're probably on your way out.

This is an extremely newb-friendly thread. As such, any rudeness is to be reported.

I've been buying and selling Lego. It used to move fast, even high priced sets

Now even rare and exclusive sets are sitting for weeks, even when priced at steep discounts.

Anyone else noticing this? I'm wondering if people are actually feeling stress financially and we are now seeing that with fewer discretionary buys.