Sales down and I am not going to pay promotional fees. I am not sure why eBay doesn't want me to make a sale. went and got shelf space at an Antique mall booth, doing markets and selling other places now. They are losing my business because their search engine sucks or I am not paying promo fees not sure what it is but it keeps getting worse. Pretty soon if it keeps up this pace I will go to no store and sell mostly other places. Pretty sad because I have been faithful seller for a long time.

I ordered a pair of Samsung earbuds, got them and they were clones. I requested a return and started that circus, got the prepaid label. Now the post office is saying the label isn't good, it is not paid. Where do I go from here???

After 20 years in online sales and moving around $5 million annually, I’ve seen just about every business model in the book, but this one still defies logic. How are sellers turning a profit on a $2.99 item sale with free shipping when postage alone cost MORE than that, plus eBay/payment fees, packaging, and labor? Even with zero inventory cost, the math breaks down instantly. Is this some advanced volume-arbitrage strategy, high-tier feedback farming, or just massive stupidity providing it cost you at least over 7$ to do it right - with tracking and fees? Drop your theories below on how anyone actually survives selling items for pocket change after shipping and platform cuts.

This is the first time I've had to return an item I've purchased. I bought a pair of shoes. The listing said they were EU 39. When I got them and tried them on they were way too small. This is a brand that I have several other pairs of so I am familiar with the sizing. I checked the inside tag, and they are stamped EU 37. I messaged the seller, who said since they were too big for her, she thought they were 39. I sent her a pic of the label. She says she can't see it. I send a better pic of the label. She says, so what do you want me to do about it? I asked to return. She says when I choose the return option it should be item does not fit. This gave me a pause, because I feel like it is "item not as described". Which should I choose and why?

Feedback left: Great buy! Not a fan of the shipping cost but they got it to me quickly and I sincerely appreciate that! How I would like to respond (but not going to): I'm not a fan of the shipping either. I charged $15 shipping. My actual cost was $17.

I just saw a posted question that I could quickly answer. Then realized it was in the Mentor forum, so I couldn't respond to help the person (who posted an hour ago with no responses yet). The old system was better -- if a mentor wasn't around, you could often still get a quick answer from someone else.

What crap is this, I use auctionsniper often especially when not at the computer, why does this need to be changed from original format?????????? The only one to win will be the seller as bidders continue to fight with each other and some prices get even stupider. Current format is bid your highest bid at last minute to lessen bidders continued extended fighting, How do I bid on auctions ending minutes apart from same seller when 1st auction clock keeps resetting and I can't get to the 2nd or third or fourth auction. The current format has worked for me for over 15 years, highest bidder wins when end time hits, thats it!!!!! Simple, sure many are now bidding at last seconds, and they risk losing if server burps but highest bid that gets in when clock ends wins!!!!!!!!!!!. There are way too many auctions going on every day to be making it even harder....... John P.

This is the continuation from the original thread from the old forum. This is Part 2 of the original thread post in the new Community Board Update. Post anything that you are working on, your thoughts and questions about things. Gardening, Cats, Projects, Just keep it light and a great place to post and share things. With the new Updated Forum and trying to post to the old thread, I thought of starting a new thread Part 2. We can see how the layout of the forums looks from a beginning of a new thread. @silverstatetreasureboxes @buyselljack2016 @lakefor94 @kritterkats @roccotacodad54 @wri-8727 @mr_lincoln

I know to sell hardback or paperback I must have product in hand. But I just published the first of a short story series on Kindle Direct. How can I list it here?

Can’t seem to find a straightforward answer to this… volume is increasing and post office workers are suggesting I print them a manifest / scan sheet to not hold up the line. Will this still satisfy eBay’s package scanned / tracking uploaded on time in the same way that scanning each individual package would? Help is appreciated!! Cheers!