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sending money to ebay so my account has a positive balance

I wish to give an ebay buyer a 10% refund to make up for late shipping because I was in hospital. However my account balance is 0. My question is how can I easily send money to eBay to get my account balance up enough so the buyer can get his money. ...

Promoted Listing Limits above 25 percent

I once tried to change the promoted listing from 9 percent to 7 percent. However, I listed the item on my phone and the software registered the promoted rate at 97 percent and it sold. Why does not ebay give you an automatic pop up warning for promot...

Buyer opening claim on item that is still in transit, what do I do stop him from stealing from it?

I sold a violin bow on eBay, and mailed the bow using fedEx ground economy. The shipping tracking shows the bow is in transit, but has not updated in about 1 week. That's typicall for fedEx or any carrier for a package to be late. Right now it shows ...

Ebay pushing sellers to spend proceeds on Ebay

Ebay is now pushing sellers to spend their Ebay proceeds at Ebay...this after making tons of money from sellers with their so called promotions. I've bern a seller on Ebay for 18 years. Until the past couple of years I never had to pay extra to "prom...

Bad business

Definitely will be removing all my inventory you literally have to. You can’t have trust in the hands of a bunch of Indian people that barely speak English over your expensive items. I have all these buyers trying to make deals for a week now and I’m...

I hate when ebay refund people misusing their policies!

sold a perfectly functioning mobility scooter motor to someone that asked a load of questions about the numbers, dimensions etc because it didn't match the one he was trying to replace. Gave him all the information he wanted including extra photos. I...

Wrong buyer address

I sold an item and printed the USPS label directly through EBay. Buyer contacted me stateing that the item was marked as being delivered but the zip code that was used is wrong. I have a copy of the mailing label and it does in fact show a different ...

Buyer sent a photo of items far less valuable

I sent a 2k worth of cards to a buyer and he is asking for return showing in the photos cards way less valuable claiming he didnt get what i sent. How can i decline this if im unable ill lose 2k worth of items?

seller standards

I don't know what e-bay's so called. seller standards areal I see is that I've fallen below their sewer stands with no real explanation,of what those standards are. or no real way to contact. and ask or complain as to what they are doing meddling in ...

Did something change? Sales died.

Hi everyone,I usually sell about 20 items a month here and about 5 on etsy, but I haven't had any sales here this month. None, nada, zippo! Holy smokes, what's going on?! I've had 4 on etsy so far, so usually I'd be running about 15 here. Any ideas?P...

Sales tax plus interanlal transaction fee both for international buyers?

Noticed this before and it caught my eye but just happened again.Doesnt seem to sit right. I have a international buyer and had to pay the international transaction fee on the payment becuase their registered address is out of the country. Thats fine...

Resolved! "Add recommended item specifics"

I have been selling on Ebay for over 20 years and I find getting these messages to be annoying, unhelpful and downright rude. All my items sell and sell well. I create specific items which do not fall into the category of athletic shoes, watches, vid...

EBAY'S MESSAGE FILTER IS JUST PLAIN STUPID.

Saw an antique oil lamp being offered on eBay, tried to send the seller a message sharing related information: the maker, date, catalogue number, etc. Ebay's whacky system told me that my message was blocked because it was "threatening or offensive."...

Tech glitch, sneaky marketing campaign or outside social media assist courtesy of eBay?

So, I have a question that I would like to ask of the many far more seasoned sellers out there. Upon reviewing my orders page, I noticed a tiny header at the top of the page that reads: "Congrats you made your first sale with ads Boost now (underline...

I, the seller, refunded money before receiving my item back. How can I send buyer a return label?

My first return. I accidentally refunded the buyer before sending her a return label. Now the eBay case is closed and I cannot figure out how to send the buyer a way to return my item. She claimed the item wasn't as described. I disagreed but refunde...