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buyers not reading listings, known issue?

I'm seeing an uptick in questions about condition and combining. I don't use the ebay app, is it a " thing" that descriptions show up poorly?

Buyer opening claim on item that is still in transit, what do I do stop him from stealing from it?

I sold a violin bow on eBay, and mailed the bow using fedEx ground economy. The shipping tracking shows the bow is in transit, but has not updated in about 1 week. That's typicall for fedEx or any carrier for a package to be late. Right now it shows ...

Ban Alligator Alcatraz Items

Can we please ban Alligator Alcatraz items? This detention facility is unbelievably cruel, and people will suffer terribly and die. And Ebay is allowing people to make money from it. There is already a movement to get Etsy to ban these items. Come on...

Resolved! Buyer bought an item and it was delivered to wrong address

I sold an item a few days ago on eBay and the buyer offered a amount and I accepted. The next day I shipped out the item using the shipping label that eBay provided and I printed. Today that item was apparently shipped to the wrong address and delive...

issues Selling, Buyer is Taking a Break

I've been having an issue for months with this account. Whenever a buyer tries to check out sellers are met with a message saying "Seller is Taking a Break", my store isn't or has ever been in vacation mode. Link attached to see what I mean. https://...

Pro Seller Program Invitation

Has anyone been invited to the Pro Seller Program? What did you think of it? It’s free and looks like I will get dedicated help. However, I don’t remember the last time I contacted eBay for help. To recognize your outstanding performance as an eBay s...

AFTER 26 YEARS OF SELLING - I HATE EBAY!

ALL OF MY Sales say "NO RETURNS". My photos and descriptions are Better than Anyone's, so returns won't be necessary. But now, that doesn't matter to eBay. Any buyer, without any valid reason, can demand a return and get it approved by eBay's Dufus A...

Payments

Thought eBay was an American based company. Great idea how they got rid of weekend payments to sellers but still send payments on holidays. Hope they don't expect us to ship stuff too. WHAT A BACKWARDS COMPANY

Resolved! Posted MBG policy is not in effect anymore!

I sold an $3300 item with local pick up and buyer elected to use 3rd party trucking company to pick it up and transport the item to another state. MBG policy in the black and white states that such transactions will not be covered by MBG In this case...

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...

Huge Slowdown After Recent eBay Update

I know this is a common complaint recently but did anyone else notice a gigantic slow down after the new eBay update? You can say it is "summer slow down" but it was literally the day after the new update traffic/ sales took a nose dive. Coincidence?

De minimis ends for goods from all countries July 1, 2027

ICYMI - not only did the Big Beautiful Bill include a provision to bring the 1099-K reporting threshold back up to $20,000 and 200 transactions, it also sets a definitive deadline for when the de minimis exception will be repealed for goods under $80...

The Summer Sales Slowdown

Hey everyone... thought I would just encourage myself and hopefully others. Sales usually slow down in June and July into August every year. Don't loose heart don't give up. Keep listing, enjoy some life, do a yard sale. Source at yard sales. Just re...