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Created May 5, 2026

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inhawaii
Ebay's most handsome seller.4909 View listings
Does this make any sense?
I went to buy a t-shirt today from a California seller. $18 + $4.99 USPS Ground Advantage shipping to the US (apparently except Alaska and Hawaii). When I tried to buy it, I got this... WHY?
6 hours agolast reply 8 minutes ago
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gurlcat
1986 View listings
What the pinned 'Phishing' post says ... and doesn't say
Did anybody carefully read that pinned post from the 'Team'? I didn't, until just now. When I previously skimmed it, I took it as the equivalent of: (due to someone pooping in the water) "The pool is temporarily closed" -meaning while it gets cleaned -and there would typically be a reopening day/time shown. But upon re-reading, there is no mention of anything being done to cleanse Direct Messaging of phishers, never mind a reopening date. It just says phishing is why the DM's are temporarily disabled. So is it more like (due to high bacteria load) "The beach is temporarily closed" -meaning until it cleans itself -and who knows how long that could take??? Then there's a list of tips to avoid being phished. That basically sounds like 'Swim at your own risk' - and here's how to avoid the risk . Well that sounds PERFECT to me! So can we have the gate unlocked now, please? BTW does anyone know/remember how this was prevented in the khoros forums? Or were there phishing messages and I just somehow never got any?
7 hours agolast reply 27 minutes ago
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mister_stuff
513 View listings
Another seller using my photos and description.
I just found that another seller is selling an item just like I sold about a month ago. They are not the one who bought my item. I see that they are using my photos and item description. How can they do this? Is my security at risk? And, is this okay with Ebay's policies?
6 hours agolast reply 40 minutes ago
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neonholo
335 View listings
Ebay standard envelope Item not Received unfair metric punishing sellers
I strongly believe the Item Not Received metrics are not fair or should exist, especially with eBay Standard Envelopes, to sellers or buyers. Hypothetically, once a package is dropped off with the carrier, we trust that the carrier will deliver it within the expected timeframe and provide consistent tracking scans in a perfect world. The problem occurs when a delivery is delayed or an item is not received for reasons related to carrier processing, delivery delays, or inconsistent tracking. These situations can be outside the seller’s control, yet a seller can still be negatively affected by a high volume of Item Not Received cases. For example, if a seller ships over 100 envelopes a month and only has two reported as not received, that is an extremely small percentage. It seems overly strict for those instances to negatively affect the seller when the seller has properly shipped the orders and the carrier is responsible for the delivery. I strongly encourage eBay to review how these metrics are calculated and consider ways to better protect sellers from carrier related delays and delivery issues that are outside the seller’s control. This would create a fairer system for both sellers and buyers. It is quite frankly very strange how this has not been changed, considering sellers are being penalized for another service’s fault.
2 hours agolast reply 41 minutes ago
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ellieandavas
606 View listings
Playboy magazines and policy violations involving minors
Number one, I am very concerned because this is the second time I have had a playboy magazine taken down and issued a warning related to eBay's policy regarding "placing minors in a compromising position". These were two separate issues. A 1966 issue and a 1974 issue. In both instances, I have read the covers, covered any potential nudity or impression of nudity, and examined the model on the front and for the life of me, I have absolutely no idea what they could be referring to. It's not the fact that I am desperate or even really need to list these particular issues, it's actually a 3-fold problem for me. Number one, I cannot afford a suspension when there is not even a question on my end as to what I am listing and I am getting 'blindsided" by the violations. Number two, they cannot possibly think that a major international corporation such as playboy who has been around for probably 70 years would even put themselves in that position in the first place by mass producing material with minors, and lastly, you cannot even get them to take a phone call to find out why this is happenning. Any thoughts?
yesterday at 8:31 PMlast reply 2 hours ago
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baydealz
984 View listings
It's a lot of work to pull listings
It's a lot of work to pull listings, but I've ended over half (>60) as I'm moving to other venues that respect me. I've sensed for four years that eBay didn't want me though I provide a service as eBay was originally intended and provide top service. But they've geared it to allow exploitation, and that has happened yet again. The machine won't care. In this automated approach where high volume, low touch, all for the buyer, wild west, we're not a fit. I left some items up to see if my mind changes, but I'll be cross posting them. How a store can abuse it's vendors is beyond me, but I'm clearly the wrong audience.
4 hours agolast reply 2 hours ago
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lastofmyname
68 View listings
It's time for a Sellers Union - Unite for Fair Fees
All right so I'm fairly new to this selling on eBay and don't really intend to be here for very long, I'm more or less having a garage sale online. With my limited time here as a seller I can tell you there is a definite need for a collective of individuals to establish themselves with enough clout to help lean on eBay to change several aspects up their business model and policies. They're raking in an enormous percentage of each of these sales, and they're inflating the totals of these transactions by insisting on adding in things like sales tax and shipping costs prior to them calculating their fees . There is absolutely no reason why shipping costs (if not free shipping) as well as sales tax should be a part of what is considered "value" to the seller. That's a very low and underhanded move of which I'm sure is responsible for a large increase in their overall earnings. As just a guy having a yard sale I have sold what has been determined to be a little over $1700 spread across 18 different transactions to which I have received less than $800 for. To me that is absurd and needs to be changed. The only way that change can happen is with the power of the community. Ebay should take a flat fee percentage of whatever a listed item sells for, If they want to earn on shipping costs they need to follow Amazon's example and establish their own logistics capabilities and then charge us for performing those services. If they don't want to take on the responsibility for collecting sales tax for these transactions then allow users to stipulate their acceptance of said responsibilities don't charge me to do something the government has charged you with doing, that's exploitation. As an individual as I said whom is not making a business out of this or intending to be here doing it for very long, unfortunately I will not be around to reap the benefits of such a collaboration. But I truly hope that you guys can come together protect the small sellers so they feed the volume of individuals active on eBay as everyone is looking for a bargain and your margins may not allow for what my garage could... if eBay wasn't taking their enormous cut.
2 days agolast reply 2 hours ago
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ymcamom
1564 View listings
buyer had wrong address
so I sold an item, printed label from ebay and sent it on its way. USPS couldn't deliver and returned it to me. Turns out the buyer didnt put his appt number on his ebay acct(hes new to ebay). so my question: he still wants the item. I told him to fix his verified address on ebay, and when usps returns to me, I will reship. Of course now I cant use same label that I have once paid for. whats my recourse here? to just cancel and let him rebuy?
1 year agolast reply 2 hours ago
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grannyspalapa
23041 View listings
Improving the User Experience: Recovering Deleted Listings
Have you ever accidentally deleted an item while trying to list it for sale? The current interface can sometimes make it easy to make mistakes, like hitting the wrong button or permanently deleting an item even with a warning window. I’m curious to hear about your experiences with this issue. How have accidental deletions impacted your selling process? What strategies, if any, have you adopted to avoid such mistakes? Moreover, what improvements would you suggest for the interface to make recovering deleted listings possible? Let's share our thoughts and ideas to help create a more user-friendly experience!
2 hours ago
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mari_reliques
0 View listings
Visa Business Credit Card rejected for seller fees – North Macedonia
Hello, I am a seller from North Macedonia and I have a Business eBay account. For almost two months I have been unable to add a payment method for my seller fees. Previously, eBay Support told us that our Visa Debit card was not accepted and that we needed a CREDIT card. Following that advice, we specifically obtained a new Visa Business Credit card from Komercijalna Banka. The new card is active and has already been successfully used for an online transaction. However, when we try to add it for seller fees, eBay immediately rejects it with this message: “Please ensure that the billing address you entered matches the address on the card.” The business name, cardholder name and billing address are correct and match the information registered with the bank and on our eBay Business account. We have contacted eBay Support several times, but we are only given the option to send an email and we have not received a response. Could a Community Mentor please advise whether this is a known issue for sellers registered in North Macedonia, or whether this case needs to be escalated to eBay Payments/Technical Support? We specifically need help with the card verification for seller fees. Thank you. Marijana
2 days agolast reply 3 hours ago
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lucas92911
6468 View listings
FEES....!!!!!
Ebay's fees are so over the top now that after selling two items and charging for shipping, after Ebay took their cut out of the whole thing including the shipping, I am getting 83 cents for two items. That is crazy. I have sold on ebay since the early days. It used to be great to help supplement my income just a little bit and to help get rid of things around the hosue while making a little $$. Now, its come to this. Obviously not worth the shipping materials and gas and time to mail the items. I cant raise the prices much higher on items or shipping as no one will buy. Its just so very sad to me that its come to this. I sold something the other day and Ebay took 46% off the top. For what? So aggravating and unsustainable. Thats my reward for staying with them for maybe 30 years? I've lost count.
1 month agolast reply 3 hours ago
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khrisma777
0 View listings
Looking for a Simple and Affordable eBay Repricer
We're currently exploring options for a repricing tool for our eBay store and would appreciate some recommendations. We tried the free trial of 3Dsellers, but the subscription is more than we're looking to spend, especially since eBay is only our secondary sales channel. Our primary platform is Amazon. Most of the products we list on eBay are Amazon customer returns, and we currently have around 200 listings that we'd like to manage with a repricer. We don't need the extensive features that platforms like 3Dsellers offer. We're mainly looking for a tool that can automatically adjust our eBay prices based on competing listings, with the ability to set minimum/floor prices so we don't price below our target. I came across Price Spectre, which seems to be more focused specifically on repricing and has a more affordable pricing structure. For those who have used Price Spectre: How has your experience been? How accurate/reliable is the competitor matching? Does it work well with a relatively small catalog of around 200 listings? Are there any limitations we should be aware of? I'd also appreciate recommendations for other affordable eBay repricing tools that primarily focus on repricing, rather than offering a large suite of additional features we don't really need.
yesterday at 2:23 AMlast reply 3 hours ago
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