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How do you respond to buyers complaining about shipping price post-sale?

With the changes in types of messages I've been getting, I'm beginning to re-evaluate to adjust my reply tactics accordingly. I haven't had many of this specific type of post-sale shipping price complainer in awhile until recently, I got 2 in the las...

Resolved! Violating rules by putting “1996 HOT WHEELS.COM SPECIAL EDITION BUS” in caption

Received the following message from eBay today, March 18, 2025: “Hello! Your listing didn’t follow our Offering to buy or sell outside of eBay policy. Offering to buy or sell outside of eBay, including sharing direct contact information prior to an e...

Seller Status Not Updating After Defects Removed – Sales Have Collapsed

Hi everyone, I’m hoping someone here can help or guide me in the right direction. I’m a high volume eBay seller, and my account was recently downgraded to Below Standard due to three defects. After contacting support, all three defects were fully rev...

Resolved! Ebay user "revenge" buying items from me after I left her negative feedback.

Hi all. I recently had dealings with a crazy seller on Ebay I have not been satisfied with Ebay support's response on the matter and am looking for advice. I had purchased a low cost book from this lady. It was listed as "Like New". It showed up as "...

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Authentication Guarantee

I am selling a high priced jewelry item and received an offer that I am considering. When reviewing the offer, I see the "ship to" address as a city, state, and zip code, which does not appear to be the authentication hub. Does this mean the item won...

In 1914, You Could Mail Your Kids For 53 Cents

I hadn’t heard this one before, but think about it next time you pay $5.00 to ship your four-ounce eBay item. From this morning’s NY Times:“In 1914, a year after the postal service made it easier for Americans to send and receive packages, a 5-year-o...

Time away and Buyer wants to shop more They may check out early

I set my auction to end so to give 4 days for buyer to pay. Then I was going to do time away because I was going out of town. So this auction ends. Then I get the message Buyer wants to shop moreThey may check out early on auto pay. Where did this co...

Ebay Main Street Message 1099-K

I got this today in my messages from Ebay Main Street and figured I would share it for everyone to see.

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For those who do, how are you reporting your sales of used personal items on your taxes?

I see a lot of insistence that one must do so,, but no one talking about how they actually do it. NOT LOOKING TO BE TOLD HOW TO DO IT!!! I am looking for those who actually have done it to say how they do.

Possible scammer

So had just posted an item to be sold two days ago. Contacted me the same day which I probably should’ve taken as a sign but I’m new to eBay and I was excited that I had an interested buyer. He said he was willing to pay full price and just asked for...

BBE bad buyer experiance s-a-r-c-a-s-m

Hi, ebay member for 21 years, the last 18 years mostly as a seller, flawless 100% feedback and then one day ebay invented BBE. I was judged by a situation in which the buyer did not know how to initiate a partial return of 3 computers. After checking...

Create a Book listing with buyer choice of title and qty. Can’t figure it out

I just want to sell my chapter books giving the buyer the option to choose which tiles and how many of that title (I have duplicates). The price will be fixed field and the qty field will probably never be more than ten. It will be buy it now and the...

Ebay vs Facebook marketplace

I've been a member for over 20 years, but have not really sold anything for many years. I'd like to sell again just part time, but would like an honest opinion as to whether I should use Ebay or Facebook Marketplace.Thanks for any input.

USPS rate hike. WOW!

This past May I shipped a 3 pound package from Maine to California (USPS Priority Mail) and I paid $11.38. Just a few months later (now) if I were to ship a 3 pound package (USPS Priority Mail) it would cost roughly $21.17. This is outrageous.

EBAY HATES ITS SELLERS

The elected eBay sales option "NO RETURNS" means nothing anymore. I have selected that option for 26 years - no problems from buyers. I had 100% Positive feedback, with everyone happy. But in one month I just got two NEGS from eBay's Scammer buyers. ...