Selling

Forum Posts

Sorted by:

Help/advice: Damaged return

Hello! I sold a pair of shoes that were in mint condition. The buyer requested a return because the shoes didn't fit. When I received the return I saw that one of the shoe backs was crushed and wrinkled. I can't re-sell these shoes for the price they...

Sales Tax

I've never received a straight-up simple answer to this question: Why/how is eBay commissionable (at the seller's expense) on sales tax. It is no earning accorded the seller, is payable by the buyer, and enjoyed by the Government. It thus somehow bec...

Do you think the steady increases in food, and other necessities are impacting sales?

Do you think the steady increases in food, and other necessities is impacting sales?I live the Tennesse, and the major food chains like Kroger and Walmart are continuing to raise food prices on a weekly basis. Clothing has go up as have our taxes (26...

Motivational Monday

What are your listing goals this week? We are hoping to clear out 6 bins and reach 1,000 listings!

Drop-shipping "gift" from Amazon

My vacuum cleaner belt broke. I looked on Amazon and one listing indicated it was compatible with my model, but reviews revealed the belts were poor quality and one reviewer stated it didn't fit his, which was the same model as mine. So, I passed tha...

My fees are now 18%

Sold 4 golf clubs in 4 different auctions today and ebay grabbed 18% on each sale. The fees normally are around 13% and as much as 15%. Has anyone else noticed an increase in final value fees? I can't make a profit like this. Is there an alternative ...

results of a sale

I was disappointed that August was turning into a bust, not the surge in book sales like in the past. I tried doing some systematic repricing but I got so bogged down that I put it all on sale at 10% off, not expecting much. Turns out it has been a p...

Glitches Lately

Has anyone else experienced glitches with newly listed items not showing up in their store?I've had this happen a few times now, I list a new item, wait 10–20 minutes, and while it shows up under my listings, it doesn’t appear in my actual store.To d...

Dear eBay, Please post this brief message on the opening screen for all to read!

I hope someone at eBay will read this and pass the suggestion along. I am a 25 year selling veteran so I hope that merits a bit of consideration.Dear eBay, Please post this brief message or something similar on the opening screen for all to read!"Lat...

Does everyone live on the East Coast?

I live in a Western state and it seems 90 percent of my sales have gone back east with the corresponding ridiculously high shipping costs. Even USPS Ground is exorbitant now. More often than not I'm paying more on shipping than what the item I've sol...

Series of odd questions => incoming low-ball

It almost seems like there's a tutorial on how to low-ball / drive down a Seller's price, because the same thing has happened to me multiple times. My set policy is to not invite offers, and my descriptions and pictures are pretty complete. On expens...

2nd time I’m being charged to ship

We've moved this thread to the appropriate board, please click the link to find the new location.

A couple tips from ebay Open

Quite a few points made in the program on Search with ebay and Google. The one that has received the most attention was the one about using end/relist/sell similar. But I thought this was interesting too:

Buyer only returned half of what she received.

Auction was for two brand-new sealed bottles of body soap. Buyer claimed that one bottle arrived damaged and the contents spilled into the box. She didn't provide sufficient proof of damage but filed with eBay so I knew I had to step in. Offered to h...

hogging all selling space

This seller has 38,000 items for sale and they are all listed en masse in Collectibles>Native American US>1935 to Now>Jewelry>Newly Listed. Page after page after page. Other sellers using this category have virtually no chance to have their items see...