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Resolved! Can we remove a brand from the Certified Open Box program?

We have a vendor upset with us about the one year warranty offered by eBay through Allstate, because our agreement with them is any Open Box items of theirs have a 90 day warranty only. They are getting calls from buyers who think it is with the Bran...

Tracking uploaded on time and validated- ERROR!!

Well I checked my "seller level" today and saw "Tracking uploaded on time and validated" was 98.26% - not 100% - even though I knew better. So it says that I have 17 packages that were "Uploaded on time but no carrier scan". All of these were weekend...

Winter 2025 Seller Check In

What's everyone's favorite part of the Winter Seller Check In so far? Personally, I really liked the part where they "introduced" the Listing Quality Report.....again. I've lost count, but I think this is now at least the 3rd (maybe 4th?) relaunch. M...

European individual business seller with listings on ebay.de. Ebay fees are being charged with VAT

Hello, i am a seller based in Portugal, who has listings in ebay.DE. I have tried talking about this via ebay chat to both ebay.com and ebay.de but both were useless. Basically i am registered as an individual businessman, and for every sale i make, ...

What to do if a scammer wins bidding on my item

Hi i’m Selling a phone at present, and letting the auction run. It has only been up for 2 days and so far I’ve had 4 offers, all from different usernames, with a location in Zambia and obviously suspicious profiles from what they’ve written in their ...

eBay Not Acknowledging A USPS Tracking Number I Entered Manually -- How Do I Correct This ??

If I use the USPS site to Track, the full details are available, including the fact the item was delivered. Buy has already posted Feedback for the transaction. However, eBay only shows that the Shipping Label was created.What to do ??

How do you even make money on eBay?

How do you go from buying to selling to profit? Why is shipping so complicated to calculate?

eBay Has lost Its Way – A Message from a Longtime Seller

Dear eBay Leadership,After decades as a dedicated seller on your platform, I feel compelled to speak on behalf of countless sellers who are being driven to exhaustion by the very company that depends on us to exist. It has become debilitating to oper...

130 million members..but virtually no views.

I put a set of basically masterpiece antique plates on eBay and also posted them on the Haviland Collectors site.eBay has I've read 130 million members world wide and in a few days there is only9 views..but on the Haviland site which has members in t...

After 22 years, i am closing my account. The fraud is out of control!

The fraud is too much. It goes like this:1.) Buyer opens new account2.) Buyer purchases item3.) Buyers says item is defective and starts automatic return4.) Buyer returns empty envelope.5.) Seller calls ebay to report fraud and ebay sides with seller...

Bid cancellation

I have had twice in the last two days someone bid an item up really high and then cancel their bid hours before it’s over. is there any way to find out who that person is so that I can block them

Warning buyer Scammers

Warning to eBay Sellers! I’ve just been scammed by a buyer on eBay. I sent the exact item (the team) described in my listing, but the buyer clearly had a script ready to claim they received something different. They even showed a cheaper version to b...

Buyer cancellation request

Hello and goodmorning, I’m a seller on eBay. I’ve had buyers make an offer and then ask me not to accept, I’ve also had them request a cancellation right away. And I cancel for for them no problem. This morning I had a buyer buy something, and paymen...

Will any kind of strike/defect occur with orders 'shipped' but no tracking scans... ever?

There are a couple of threads about this in the Shipping forum (mods please don't move this one over there; I'm asking about Seller account status). A lot of sellers who shipped on Monday (10/20) are not getting any in-house tracking updates, despite...

Longtime Seller Penalized for USPS Scanning Failures — eBay Process Actively Hurting Honest Sellers

I’ve been an eBay seller for over 10 years, completed nearly 2,000 transactions, and hold a 99.7% feedback rating. I’ve always shipped on time, communicated with buyers, and resolved any issues the right way.Recently, I ran into something I’ve never ...