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Ebay search engine algorithm changed to be too general: PLEASE COMPLAIN ABOUT IT!

Some time during the past week or so eBay has changed its search engine algorithm so that anyone searching for a specific item will get hundreds of results instead of the few that actually apply. This has the result of frustrating potential buyers an...

I'm not the post office.

Sometimes things get stuck in the system.But why do buyers think I personally work for USPS, FedEx or UPS?I shipped something on the 1st of May, and it did the classic cross country tour.But tracking HAS been updating, it's not stuck or sitting somew...

Fraud.

I recently opened a box from a seller, Bullseye Deals. The printer cartridges were ALL empty. It looks as though they were packaged to be recycled. When confronting the seller, I was told they were outside of the return window. (Purchased Feb. 7) Not...

how to cancel gallery plus fee

How to cancel gallery plus fee on auto re-list. I bet simple way if someone would be nice enough to share that with me.Thank youMorgan

TRS and TRS+ Not Showing On Listings

I lost TRS and TRS+ due to one bad shipment, but gained the TRS back in a month on April 20 per my metrics. I don't see a shield on my listings or in my store. Is it normal to have a delay in displaying the TRS/TRS+ badges, or am I somehow looking in...

Garage sales; I'm fired up!

Several community wide sales in my area tomorrow. Looking forward to finding some good stuff. The lilacs are blooming, and orioles are chomping on oranges. Will probably put on 200 miles tomorrow. Love meeting the sellers and their dogs and searching...

In transit to next facility, arriving late. USPS incompetence.

In the past month I have had 6 customers open item not received requests due to usps ground advantage packages being delayed. Tracking always states: "In transit to next facility, arriving late." These packages are arriving 1 to 2 weeks past ebay's d...

USPS Ground Advantage

Tracking is terrible and shipments are late a lot of the time, at least where I am shipping from.

I issued a refund to a buyer who has since received the Item. How do I get paid?

I refunded to the buyer, the Item has since been delivered and the buyer wishes to keep it rather than return it. How do I issue an invoice or get paid?

New Unwritten Policy Against Sale of Cow Bone - I Guess Sellers Need to Have ESP

I just had 2 Civil War era scrimshaw cups removed. They were made from cow bone. They are not even close to looking like ivory. And every similar example ever sold on eBay or elsewhere online says they are made of cow bone (never ivory). When I conta...

EBAY wants to control my overseas business

I don't want Ebay to get involued in my selling overseas , I decided to cancel any order they send my way . They want to set fees that I don't think is reasonable. Please leave my business alone .

Ebay communication preferences never save and I get 1000000 emails a day

When I uncheck each box in communication preferences so I don't receive a bunch of emails a day with useless info, it resets the next day and the boxes I unchecked are checked again.

Has eBay changed their payment policy?

Has eBay changed their payment policy?For many years I would get my buyer's payment very quickly(most times even before I had shipped their item). But, for my last two sales, now there's a hold on payment, until the buyer confirms receiving it.Is thi...

Faux Best Offers - Just Stop

Gotta vent a bit.Placed a Best Offer of $11 on an item that had BIN of $12.09. Counter offer from the seller was $11.99 ! Wow. 10 cents off!Seriously, if you are only going to accept <1% off your BIN please save everyone some time and just turn off b...

Why is Ebay allowing sellers to sell bootleg DVD sets?

This seller everything he sells is home made bootleg dvd sets. How does Ebay allow this? Just wondering because if its allowed now im sure there are alot of others out there that want to sell bootlegs on Ebay also. When did ebay start allowing this? ...