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Hello Everyone, We're thrilled to announce the launch of our brand-new interactive series, which is set to take the place of our former "Monthly Chat with eBay Staff" program. This series is designed to bring you closer to the heart of eBay's operati...

Big companies are running small companies out of business on Ebay

For a while now i have noticed the big companies who actually make and sell the products, most of us re-sale, are selling them at big discounts. Which takes the business away from all of us little guys, i mean if the actual company is selling item at...

Can I use Variations to set prices for quantities of the same item

Hi, I'm a new seller creating my first listings. I'm a business account, but not a store - going to get the hang of selling before taking that step. I have read through Seller Help and the forums to gauge if it is possible, not quite a clear answer, ...

non paying bidders

just first let me say that ebay is most corrupt company in the world. they have gone from bad to worse. the fees are RIDICULOUS. the managed payments is out of control! the seller gets charge an additional fee for shipping on top of the actual shippi...

Is the strike for a item not in stock the same as a strike for INR?

If a seller sells the item and realizes it is not in stock and then just waits for the buyer to file a INR, ebay will eventually step in and refund the buyer. Will the seller get a strike for this? Is it the same kind of strike (severity wise) he wou...

Processing Limits on eBay MP's

Does anyone know of the max purchase limit that can be processed by Managed Payments. Is there a daily Spending limit or other limits. Is there a discount on a sliding scale which many normal processors use. For example, how many items can 1 buyer bu...

Buyers can avoid Payment Strikes much easier now

With ebay's decision to merge UPI's with Cancellations (and cancellation requests), ebay buyers can now sidestep that Payment Strike much easier for listings that don't have IPR (Immediate Payment Required). So this is very beneficial for auctions si...

Resolved! Competetor leaving negative feedbacks ....

So this buyer, who I identified as a competitor, bought 2 items which I politely canceled and did not ship. Processed a refund and as expected, he left negative feedbacks on both.Following which he orders 2 more items from his account and 2 from his ...

Resolved! Don't believe 12.5%

My total sales, recently - $1872. Fees collected - $350. 18.7% !!!!!! This doesn't include the tax I paid. Top Rated Seller. Good luck to us all.

Item didnt received

Hi - My customer from Germany opened case as Item didnt received , i checked Tracking number and it show that was Unsuccesfull delivery attempt to the customer, i entered all that info at Case details and proposed to customer pick up this parcel ,but...

Video Replays from eBay Open 2021

Here's a link to all the video replays currently available from ebay Open 2021. I don't know if they'll be making more available later. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHVEVK6whrNbg_vbVUhwFsproCtkCYEoU

ebay has turned into a monster

managed payments is such a horrible way to get rid of paypal, fees are sky high, you cant take money off of payoneer if you dont have certain amount, and a large etcetera... does ebay even care of sellers? why they went full greedy over this? its a s...

Ebay is robbing. Seller not protected against International buyers

I was originally paid $158.59 for an item. Ebay automatically sided with the international buyer and refunded him his money and got to keep my expensive item. And yet, another slap in the face is Ebay took $185.19 funds out of my account instead. So ...

Shipping to Miami

I very nearly got caught up in this widely documented scam today regarding, Miami. I got as far as going to FedEx to drop off a $530 item, but thankfully my printer misprinted the label. So I had to come home and reprint it, at which time I checked t...

Resolved! What do I do if an accepted best offer Buyer messages me saying they actually don't want it?

I accepted a Best Offer on an item last night, and this morning I see a message from the Buyer saying they actually put multiple offers down on similar items, got accepted for another one already, and I had accepted their offer on my item before they...

Resolved! Previous post deleted: Why is USPS Parcel Select not showing on shipping page?

I list an item. First shipping choice is Parcel Select. Buyer pays that cheaper amount. Then I go to shipping page and Parcel Select isn't there, just Priority mail. WTH is going on? Then I have to pick up the extra cost for Priority! This needs to s...