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Seller limits

I've been on Ebay for close to 18 years. My seller dashboard is amazing, I'm top rated, and if Ebay were to review today I'd still be top rated. I've done $19,000.00 in sales in the past 90 days. I'm not able to list anything. Evidently I've hit a ca...

How would you go about inventorying just under 10,000 postcards?

I've tried just going through my active listings, but every day a number of them roll over so the list changes daily and cards get missed. I'm baffled.

Revenue

How much my pending earnings ? And thanks

Question about eBay's recent My Cost feature to add COGS

eBay has added a new entry into the listing template - My Cost (Optional) so that a seller can add COGS to each item. From what I have seen on Facebook, a lot of eBay sellers hate this idea. However, for me it is an ideal feature and one that I would...

When you think you've heard them all

I get a message from a potential buyer that simply says, "You're not a scammer are you?" what to do next...

Good day Ebay Family. Will Be Out of Town 1/29/26 - 2/92026

Good morning eBay Family: I appreciate your business and the relationship building: On Thursday, January 29th through Tuesday, February 9th 2026, I will be out-of-town. However, I will be actively on the site bartering and answering questions. Howeve...

What happened to "the customer is always right"?

Not to be a pollyanna, but seriously, when did the mantra of the customer always being right get replaced with the customer is public enemy number one and should be fought with over every stupid, silly little thing? I know most of our regular posters...

A buyer said they were only 16, can I get in trouble for selling them stuff?

A buyer had asked me to combine multiple items into one listing. I messaged back and forth with them for a bit, then they bought the listing. After they paid, they messaged me and said "sorry for being such a pain, I'm only 16 and I'm a kid, I'm sure...

Has the length of time drafts are saved changed recently?

I've started getting notifications to finish my drafts. I usually ignore them, but I actually read the one I just received. It said I had 2 days to finish my draft before it would be gone. It went on to tell me to list faster with help from ebay.ai. ...

I'm sick of eBay waiting until the last legal day to send 1099's.

I'm one of those people that like to file ASAP.Why does eBay take so long? Last year, they sent me a "correct" 1099-k at the end of March, which fouled everything up.

Need some help or advice navigating a return from a buyer on an expensive item

I had a buyer make a reasonable offer on a item I had for sale. It is a one of a kind large remote control truck. He offered $1500 plus $200 freight shipping. I had it listed at $1800 at the time I believe. I knew that the freight was going to cost m...

Resolved! Why Organic sales drop to ZERO?

Anyone have any theories as to why my organic sales have dropped to ZERO over the last two weeks? I am a Top Rated seller with 50 listing for about a year with pretty consistent results. I sell about 60 items per week with a mix of organic vs. promot...

Mixed up shipping to 2 buyers

How do I send shipping labels to get the items back?

Resolved! Promoted Listings Question

I have been on eBay since 2017 and have sold $1000's in small dollar items as a hobby. This year my sales have dropped of dramatically and I was looking into promoted listing(which I've so far rarely used). Does eBay charge promoted listing fees on s...

Counterfeit/ Items not as described

I have been monitoring items sold as "L.A. County Jail" clothing, and notice several sellers listing/ selling items I know for a fact are not authentic jail-issued clothing. The buyers are likely unaware of this. What should I do, if anything?