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      michael_kelly
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      michael_kelly
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      New Rules! No more charging above retail and charging actual shipping cost!!!
                                                                       

      If for no other reason.... you wouldn't pay it.

      1 week agolast reply 1 week ago
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      immadman321
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      Promoting is the new extra tax we all need to pay to play?
                                                       

      I’m curious how other resellers approach promoted listings on eBay. My goal is to sell most items within 30 to 60 days. I carry a very wide variety of inventory, so I do not have one specific target audience or product category that consistently brings buyers back to my store. or get repeat sellers because i also don't usually carry many multiples. When I do not promote my listings, views and sales seem to slow down significantly. When I use promoted listings, I usually get better traffic and more sales, but the additional fees can eat into the profit, especially on lower-margin items. Has anyone successfully reduced or completely stopped using promoted listings while still maintaining steady sales? Do you promote everything, only slow-moving items, or adjust the promotion rate based on competition and profit margin? I would appreciate hearing what strategies have actually worked for other resellers with diverse inventory.

      Jul 18, 2026 at 4:09 PMlast reply 3 weeks ago
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      jimenezvieques
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      Classify Puerto Rico under "International Shipping"
                                                       

      Why do eBay sellers now classify Puerto Rico under "International Shipping," resulting in exorbitant, overpriced charges? Puerto Rico is a U.S. territory. The postal service in Puerto Rico uses the exact same system as the U.S. mainland; there is no need to fill out U.S. Customs forms. I often let sellers know that the international rate applied to Puerto Rico is incorrect, and I know that many people—myself included—refrain from buying from such sellers. If you think eBay itself might be mistaken, just verify it when you go to the post office. It is your business to run as you see fit, but charging more than necessary is unfair. After all, no one is supposed to be making a profit off of inflated shipping costs.

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      MARKETING AND ADVERTISING

      I have been using marketing, but I am an individual not a store so I can't afford for any item to be at 12%. I put in no more than 10% on anything because if I do it eats up all of my profit. After putting in the percentage after clicking off it changes to a higher amount on its own. I just sold an item for $100 after the 12% that it is taking all on its own because I put 10%, I now have given the item away for free, but marketing and eBay still made a profit. How do I stop that from happening? I love eBay, marketing and for giving me an easy platform, but come on! I have been wondering if marketing was worth it?

      lisawilliams4844
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      Price gouging

      Price gouging is that legal when you know an item cost $5 from five and below their charging $36 and up to $169 that's not fair and it's ridiculous to rip people off that way there should be law to protect customers ebay should make it their policy not to price gouge at reasonably high rates I can see getting three times what it's worth maybe little extra if the shipping high but when you got to pay for shipping their charging $36 plus $10 for shipping I don't even think shipping for light weight item cost that much but if you want them to pay for shipping then set your price reasonable that's fair not 7 times what it cost plus shipping

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      alejadi80
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      alejadi80
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      joyce Roybal paintings
                       

      hello i have been reading comments regarding J Roybal , his art and wether he existed and if there are original paintings by the artist or if it is all a fraud mass produced in China. I have 3 such paintings that i bought from an art gallery in Florida. I have certificates of authenticity city. The art dealer ibd          

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