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Selling for 20 years - 100% FB - and Ebay doesn't show my items in search results!

I recently discovered that eBay doesn't bother to show my items in search results. For example, I've a stunning vintage Douglas Hannant beaded top and skirt that has been listed for 4 years. I thought - ok, so maybe it's too expensive, maybe nobody l...

Handling Time.

How does a buyer see what a sellers handling time is for a listing?

Why would Ebay close a return request for a seller fraudulently selling fake pokemon cards?

Pokemon Collection Binder$311.00Unit price $311.00Item number: 205756448589seller: v2jgz-33 All the valuable cards were fake. I should have asked for more pictures but didnt, so thats on me, but I dont understand why ebay is taking the side of the se...

How do you stay competitive on eBay?

I bought a decorative medium size 10" silver plated glass bowl for $2.99 at a thrift store, it was made in Turkey with tags. I googled it when I got home and some were listed around $40 and more on Etsy and other sites, but there was one on eBay for ...

Found a seller with website url in every one of their main product images

From my understanding, this a major violation of policy. They have 38000+ items and all of them have their website url on the main image, and also most of them have a top rated seller badge on the image as well. Seems like after ebay started pushing ...

When you don't do local pick ups

And a buyer asks "Where in (city) are you located? I'm in (their region of the same city)." Do you just answer them vaguely or do you immediately shut it down and say you don't offer pick ups? Yes they can get mad at you making that assumption, but c...

Promoted Listings General Attribution Changes Coming To US & Canada January 13, 2026

It's official, the Promoted Listings General ad attribution changes rolled out to UK, EU, and Australia earlier this year are coming to US and Canada January 13, 2026. https://pages.ebay.com/sell/pl/attribution.html Starting January 13, 2026, for ite...

Ah, good old eBay...

Long time top-rated seller, but I walked away some years ago when eBay switched to the "managed payment" model because I knew that put the advantage squarely in the fraudulent buyer's corner. However, a warehouse full of goods and extra time on my ha...

What is your response to this?

Buyer buys shirts earlier this month. Today I get the message "Thank u for the fast shipping. Unfortunately after leaving positive reviews I washed my shirts n now they are so small my 8 year old barley fits it them." How do you respond?

My Ding Dong is not working

So the little notifications bell that shows a big red dot when you have an order I guess was down yesterday and day before on my site. When I hovered over it normally will show awaiting shipments it had nothing. Luckily I checked the awaiting shipmen...

Requesting Guidance Regarding Account Restriction

Hello eBay Community, I’m reaching out because my eBay account was recently restricted, and I’m honestly heartbroken about it. I’ve been a passionate and responsible seller who has always tried to do things the right way, fulfilling every order, keep...

Lego buyer

What is up with Lego buyers? I recently sold a pre-owned Ninjago city set. The person I bought it from said that it was complete so I listed it that way. Big mistake. The buyer now wants to return it because 2 minifigs and one boat is missing. This i...

Listings with variations

Hi all - I'm new to EBay selling - just started a couple of months ago and I have a few items listed with variations where I offer volume pricing. I received a message from a buyer who can't buy one of each of the variations (they are different scent...

Forced free returns is getting old fast!!!!

Just got yet another buyer mistake return and low and behold I have to pay to get it back and lose the initial shipping! The buyer contacted me after the sale asking if it was too late to cancel because they admittingly bought the wrong item. We ship...

Resolved! Accepted an offer, buyer hasn't paid, can't find offer?

Hi all!I know some variations of this question have been asked previously, but I haven't found anything that answers my specific question. (If it's out there, link me it and close the lock the post lol, I won't be offended!)A buyer made an offer, I a...