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We canceled a sale for your security

got an email saying “We wanted to let you know that a bid for the listing below was canceled because of an issue with the buyer’s account:Here’s what you should doDon’t complete the sale or ship the item to xxxif you haven’t done so yet.Don’t communi...

Taxing shipping costs should be illegal.

I just sold an item for $2.20. I was charged $0.71 for foreign tax (VAT) and $0.77 for eBay fees.A wopping 32% is taken from my money.I feel like a serf.

Non US sellers, the end is near for us in here?

This is my 4th week with zero sales, due to the suspension of duty-free de Minimis for all Countries, In the meanwhile, I have my account on vacation mode, I cannot block the U.S. I can´t wait anymore, I will have to fix the shipping to the U.S. very...

Resolved! Ebay now has one of the WORST customer service systems in existence.No longer allowing human contact

Sellers are making billions for this company and now they will not even allow us to call and speak to a human being about our account. I have been selling on here for over 14 years and get treated like a gnat. They don't care that their mistakes (the...

When did eBay start having 'grades' of pre-owned condition for all(?) items?

I was just taking a look at one of my listings and noticed the condition didn't just say Pre-Owned like usual, but also 'Good' with an 'i' so you can click and see what good means. I know it's normal to have standardized condition grades as (optional...

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I had problems with an auction item I was selling

Hello,A few days ago I listed a Citizens Band radio amplifier on eBay, but they removed my listing.The amplifier was a Skeleton 150 CB Linear Amplifier.I listed it in the category "Ham Radio Amplifiers".I see that other sellers are selling similar am...

Can eBay please replace outsourced customer service with AI

There is literally no point in having customer service anymore. The outsourced reps will tell you anything to get you off the phone, put you on hold repeatedly so they can get to their prompt on the script, transfer you to other reps so you have to s...

EBay Motors

Ok. I have some brand new car parts I would like to sell and normal Ebay wants to direct me to EBay Motors which is fine. I've listed cars there before but I'm trying to sell parts not cars and that's the only option its giving me. What's up with tha...

New Seller PSA: Don't Do This

A kind post for new sellers. As I was researching comps tonight, I ran across a listing that has contradictory condition information. See below. Please do not rely on the default "Pre-Owned/Used" condition statement from eBay. This particular item li...

Auctions vs. Buy it Now

I have a few pieces which are rare and attempted to put them on sale. While a lot of watchers no buyers. To be truthful I did not want to sell at that sale price anyway. Should I try an Auction with a reserve that satisfies me. I really don't want to...

Fake David Yurman Gold Bracelets

I was just looking at listings, and found an abundance of David Yurman 18K Gold Bracelets that sold for around $215 the last few days. david yurman 18K gold Oval Link Cable Chain bracelet If you type that in you will see many of these and many differ...

Resolved! Buyer opened a dispute through financial institution

I sold brand new Tory Burch shoes. Buyer stated that is worn. And provided a side of the shoes, where leather is not completely smooth. Stated is was worn. There is no signs of wear on sole, there is no signs of wear on top of the shoes, no creases. ...

I would like to sell a vintage bottle of champagne.

I want to sell a vintage bottle of champagne. Is there a way to do this as a collectible? Or is there a place I can go to do this?

The latest un asked for message from ebay

Received this awhile ago. What an amazingly wasted effort. Also 100% inaccurate.

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...