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Discuss how to manage returns with fellow sellers

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Mobile Apps

Need help or want to share feedback about the eBay Android and iOS mobile apps? This is the place to...

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New to selling on eBay

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Report eBay Technical Issues

If you experience a technical issue on eBay, we want to know. Share your experience here.

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Excess listings for one item appearing without input from me

I recently listed a few books on ebay after a long hiatus and doing only Amazon. It is just not like the old half.com now and seems hard to control. Excess listings for one item are appearing and I am having trouble deleting them. I would rather do f...

as a buyer if i'm happy with a purchase isnt a POSITIVE click good enough ?

I've agreed to a purchase, bought and received the item as described-then in feedback cant i just click on the "POSITIVE" tab and call it done ? or maybe i could type Thanks in the note field? I dont want to wast my time rateing the item i bought , o...

returning an item

i am trying to return an item. so,,, i go to purchase history and click on more actions/return this item. then i click on item is defective, then next. then i fill in the box message to seller. /// then i want to continue but there is no "next" or no...

What's with sellers deciding they can just cancel orders because the item sold too cheap?

Maybe this is more of a buying question, but I'd really like to put it to the audience of sellers. I've been on eBay as both buyer and seller for over 20 years. I'll admit that I love to jump on a great deal, either a B-I-N way below market, or an au...

Issue with offers from sellers of watched items

For watched items, I get notifications about offers from the seller of one of the items in my watchlist. The offer is listed under My eBay | Bids and Offers, showing the offer price. However the button "View offer details" just sends me back to the i...

Scammers returning useless items and eBay siding with them- I can't be the only one!

In the last few months I have had a group of scammers that have figured out how to exploit the eBay return policy. They buy an item from me (always the same item), receive it, start a return thru eBay, print the label and send me back a worthless ite...

Is the Shipping option correct, USPS First Class Mail Large Envelope 2 - 5 business days for $1.83

Hey everyone! I've started selling lapel pins for a bit of variety. I came across a shipping option, USPS First Class Mail Large Envelope, that claims to deliver in 2-5 business days for $1.83. It allows a maximum weight of 13oz and the dimensions ca...

eBay is closing....!

It won't happen today or tomorrow... but the reason eBay is going to close is that Sellers when selling are being precluded by eBay trying to make money. It's no longer an auction site, it's too regulated and Sellers are always on the hook. So I don'...

Enhancing Transparency in eBay Selling Fees

Selling items on eBay is subject to various fees, including listing, ad, and transaction fees. These fees can sometimes be complex and challenging to track, especially when selling multiple items or dealing with various promotional offers.By providin...

Relentless overseas scammers

Having issues with overseas buyers purchasing items off my store and trying to ship them to sketchy 3rd parties.When I refund their money because I don't ship to 3rd party re-shippers, they delete their account and try again a few days later.Each tim...

Flows in eBay's policy of reversing feedbacks ( the 30 days rule)

The buyer never messaged me about the alleged issue -he just posted a Negative feedback I did find out on his negative incidentally noticing that my selling score dropped witch was well after 30 days after that feed back was left. eBay did not notify...

Ebay no longer protecting sellers in fraudulent return cases - Ebay customer service inept

Recently had a buyer return an empty brow pencil box without the pencil in it, the envelope was sealed so I know it wasn’t postal theft. Since I've been selling on ebay for 25 years and had this issue occasionally in that time, I thought I would repo...

International selling and specific country exclusions.

Specifically I'm wondering where the settings are to include or exclude certain countries. I recently had two buyers from countries I'm happy to sell to contact me that they couldn't 'buy it now'. They were fro Germany and England. At some point year...

Resolved! Need to cancel order that buyer hasn't paid for

Has been over 4 days & I've contacted buyer by sending invoice reminders to pay but have had no contact.

Yes. There is something going on with Ebay algorithm. Where is my promoted listing?

I keep reading posts about poor sales, listings not showing up, and questions about promoted listings. Where is the Ebay I used to know? Where your listings appear for buyers to see. Where promoted listings are listed first? What are you doing Ebay?I...