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Selling is getting so bad that sellers make no money for their hard work.

Buyers want everything for nothing. If you go onto Etsy sellers sell for the correct amount. There are sellers that sell their items for nothing on Ebay and so buyers think that is what it is worth. It is not like it use to be. Sellers could sell for...

Complaint regarding customer service rep

Hi I recently had an experience with a customer service rep who was incredibly rude, unhelpful, and rather abusive . He wouldn't provide name or Conversation ID # . Is there some way to complain about this person and perhaps also get help from a reas...

Screwy promoted sales stats

Just wondering if anybody else has noticed any kind of oddball stuff with their promoted sales recently. As some will recall, last month on the 23rd the Orders page stopped displaying whether items were Sold Via Promotion so a bunch of us filed compl...

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Major changes being made for selling items from Canada

So for those who aren't familiar with my posts, I live in Canada, sell coins and stamps, and use a cross border shipper to be able to ship with USPS from Niagara Falls NY. As per eBay rules, if the origin of the package is in NY, then the item locati...

Where do I find a forum listing that i bookmarked?

Help!!! (please.....)

pricing books follow up

I asked a related question recently about pricing. I am wondering about a subtext of that: do you price according to Sold prices or Active? I am starting to wonder if I am systematically pricing too high based on Active listings of the specific condi...

Is it possible to return to the old selling format? I don't like the Beta quick list option.

I find that the Beta option is confusing and would like to use the old format. I can't seem to find and option for that.

Help! I'm lost, what size suit jacket is this (I don't dabble much in suits typically)

What size suit is this, i'm lost.

tax collecting

I am not understanding why ebay collects sales tax. I am in NV and we only collect on items SOLD in NV...

Seagate VERO Claim. Looking for others affected

about 2 weeks ago Seagate send to VERO notification that 6 of listed by us hard drives are "counterfeit". Well anyone dealing with computers would laugh on such statement since there is no ever any "fake" hard drives, since it would require multi bil...

Buyer says “incorrect item” received

Shipped a 28 pound box of baseballs via FedEx. Buyer emailed ebay saying a “one pound, empty package” was received. Buyer requesting full refund. As a seller I have never dealt with this. Can I please have some guidance on what to do now? Thank you!

playboy violations

an email i have sent to a manager at a one time. it did not get bounced back. Dear Sir, i writing to **bleep**. 20+ years selling on ebay. i remember the adult section. i keep getting listing violations for playboy magazine which i feel are affecting...

I need someone who can sell a huge LEGO collection for me

I need the services of someone who would be able to sell my LEGO collection, which comprises several hundred sets from 1975 - 2006 on eBay or another platform. Most sets are packaged in their original boxes, with some still sealed. All sets have all ...

Resolved! Discount on my items not shown in search list results

When I search my items that presently have a "15% of on 2 or more" sale going the red banner doesnt show in search results. I look at other listings and I see them but mine hasnt shown them in search results in over 5 years. any ideas as to why this ...

Authentication

Is it common for an authinticator to buy an item for themselves personally and have the item sent to themselves for authentication? I couldn’t figure out why I was sending the item to be authenticated since the purchase price was below them threshold...