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Ridiculously high fees. The fees applied to my $950.00 sale exceeded 27%. It would have been helpfu

Ridiculously high fees. The fees applied to my $950.00 sale exceeded 27%. The standard fee was 14.6% and the they added another 13% for the general promotion fee. It would have been helpful if the promotion general fee was shown prior to opt in. As t...

What are the rules about privately contacting other sellers about a buyer?

Long story short: buyer opened INAD and sent back clothing that she totally destroyed. I went ahead took the loss and refunded, and then I reported her to ebay. Because of the ridiculous nature of how she returned the item, I feel like there's no way...

Forced Free Returns eBay Motors thoughts.....

Pondering..........Been watching a few sellers that are basically "killin' it" in sales. It appears they have the right parts (but then again, they have no shortage of competition for the same parts). So it's more than that.Their items are not the ch...

Resolved! Brand new buyer, zero feedback, my gut tells me its a scam

So brand new buyer on a strategy board game expansion. Buyer doesnt have a BGG account - unusual for a player of strategy board games.Value of out of print game is $240 which buyer paid immediately. I chatted with ebay CSR tonight and raised my conce...

Customer Return Using Ebay Provided USPS Label Lost in Shipment....can I make a claim?

A customer changed his mind on an item with 30 Day free returns. Ebay provided the USPS label with tracking but the item stalled on its journey back to me on July 2. For customer service and to avoid negative feedback I refunded the purchase price to...

New mandatory "free Returns" Policy also costs seller the original shipping cost!!!!!!!!!!!!

Just confirmed with a return today... when you go to issue a refund- even on a remorse or "does not fit", ebay removed the toggle to deduct or refund the original shipping cost from the refund!!!! This is NOT industry standard anymore anywhere!So - t...

If you’ve been sued over a Schedule A SAD Defendant trademark claim, I might be able to help

Hey everyone,If you’ve been named in a U.S. trademark lawsuit (usually out of Illinois) and received that dreaded email from eBay about account restrictions or frozen payouts, I truly feel your pain. I’ve personally been through this twice. I was pre...

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If a buyer opens an unreasonable dispute, how does eBay handle it? Does the seller have the right to appeal?

NEW Ebay Messages to RELIST an Item

Is it just me or has anyone else been getting constant messages from Ebay saying "TIME TO RELIST Such and Such Widget" Is this a test? I have been getting dozens of these messages from Ebay throughout the day the past 3 days. Not at night just during...

unprofessional customer service

I have products for sale on the eBay platform. In my ad I am very clear and it says local pick up only, which clearly means that there are no returns or cancellations that I do not make shipments, I made a sale and the buyer told me that he could not...

Request for Guidance on eBay Listings with High Views but No Sales

Hi, Before making any major investment, I listed a few products from different categories and promoted them using Priority Smart Campaigns, following eBay's suggested daily budgets ($26, $40, and $59 for different products). Surprisingly, the priorit...

Resolved! 2025 1099k tax Threshold

With the new bill passing does the threshold for 1099k from EBay go back up to $20,000 and 200 transactions in tax year 2025 or for tax year 2026?

Perfect example of why eBay shouldn't force free returns on Motors or anyone

Had a Freightliner part listed, part number, general model/year range. Buyer asks will this fit a Cascadia? I reply I am not sure, I would suggest contacting your dealer. He messages me a day or two later and says its a 2000.I reply from my additiona...

Resolved! Item says delivered to parcel locker, buyer says it was stolen and wants a refund

The buyer filed an item not received saying their package was stolen from the parcel locker. I haven’t been selling long on eBay so I’m unsure how to respond to the buyer. They only have 2 feedback so i don’t know if they’re just trying to scam me or...

Anybody else having issues with ebay messages?

Every time I try to access a message I get a red banner saying "Looks like something went wrong. Please try again later". I've tried on Fire Fox and Chrome and the same thing. I can't read or answer buyer's messages. I can't even read messages from e...