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Listing switching to higher priced listing

I recently saw a listing for a high end sewing machine going for under $2 and ending in 15 hours. It was amazing, and although I thought it was too good to be true, I thought I'd check it out. When I did so, I found that there was no way to open the ...

clothing sellers - name for this?

I don't sell clothes because I know nothing about how to do it, but I have a lovely dress my girl wore a few times when she was much younger and I've held onto it. It's maroon - well over a million clothes that color. It has an overskirt covered with...

Resolved! Paying for an item

Hi! How long do you give someone to pay for an item, before you resell? Even tho I've given reminders...... I sent an invoice, e-mailed my buyer, and am just waiting. It's been two days.

Resolved! Saving an item for a buyer

I received a message from a buyer wanting to purchase an item that is currently up as a BIN. She wants to buy it in a month and asked that I reserve it for her. Is there a way to do this and to guarantee that she will come through in a month? Can I g...

Store Vacation Settings

What is the point of vacation settings ,when I have to change shipping time ? It seems just change your shipping time ,lose your top rated selling ,wait three months to have reinstated ? Sorry vacation setting should just prevent all buying and vacat...

Resolved! Local City Pickup Auction

My auction is for local pickup. In my auction description, I mentioned I wanted payment through Paypal. I asked another question regarding something else, the person who answered my other question and after looking over my description said this. "The...

Go write a book

My wife in frustration yesterday said 'instead of spending so much time on that ebay whatever it is, why don't you go write a book or something.' People have always said I have a good writing ability. I guess with only 60 posts and over 110 helpfuls,...

Resolved! Question about a defective item I received & the refund for it ....

On this buying only ID I made a purchase. The payment for the item, as always, comes out of the pp account I have connected to my selling ID - it is not connected to this ID. The item I purchased is defective and the seller has been promising to rese...

Local pick up

Been using eBay since 01. Never did a local pickup. I am the seller. Want to make sure I don't get screwed Anyway I know eBay and PayPal like tracking numbers. With local pickup there will be no tracking numbers. I want to make sure the buyer can't s...

EBay now won't help with a false INAD for three days?

I'm dealing with a situation that unfortunately I've dealt with several times in the past : a buyer opening a false INAD case to force a remorse return for a clothing item that was listed with measurements. (In this situation, there are clear message...

Wrote DO NOT FORWARD on package & USPS still Forwarded it???

Just had another package forwarded by the USPS. This package was sent via Priority Mail and I used Ebay labels. On this particular label just above the barcode, I wrote in big black sharpie marker "DO NOT FORWARD". Today I look at the tracking and it...

New seller here, very quickly losing faith in being successful on ebay...

Things started off fine, but have quickly become much more complicated for me here. To quickly summarize, I have learned a lot of things about ebay having been a buyer for a long time and now starting to become a seller: Electronics is one of the hig...

Site really messed up- Hi Joshua

What's up! we've been having problems looking at items.every time we try to look at or modify an item, this is what we get...The last thing is what happens when we try to edit an item. HELP!

Awaiting Payment

Ok, so I'm selling an item, and im seeing a message from eBay telling me that the buyer was suspicious and the bids got taken off or whatever. I look at my sold items and i see it says "Awaiting Payment" but if i go on PayPal i see the amount pending...

Link to web address that lists fitment

Can i include a link to an external web site that just lists what a filter fits. ie. a link such as this: All Applications It is for a air filter that would go in Business and Industral catagory on an item that is not in ebay motors catalog and just ...