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Duplicate listings

Some eBay sellers attempt to bypass duplicate listing rules by adding subtle variations to their titles, such as appending "A", "B", "C", or numbers like "#23" or "#24". This tactic allows them to list multiple identical items without triggering eBay...

Resolved! There has got to be a way to stop the eBay messages for everyone going LIVE.

I have brought this up before but have never found anyone who could help. There has got to be a way to stop the eBay messages for everyone going LIVE. I have no problems with getting a message from ebay customers or eBay itself BUT every minute or mo...

Motivational Monday

What are your listing goals this week? We are hoping to clear out 6 bins and reach 1,000 listings!

Resolved! Has anyone seen my feedback?, Please return it.

I used to get plenty of feedback, Now it's next to nil, While I don't mind not getting any negative feedback, None of us want that, But it is nice to get acknowledged for all the effort & hard work, I guess people don't have the time, Or to many othe...

AI Defensibility

sounds a lot like hey we dont need google search were ebaydont make the same mistake with ai agents please dont

Make it easy for sellers to find a particular discussion board very quick.

Instead of a big cluttered up mess in which it's hard to find anything have the words "Discussion Boards" at the top of the Seller hub. When that link is clicked, a drop down box appears that shows all of the categories. The seller goes to the catego...

Buyer not returning package

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The buyer didn't like the lot I sold her

HelloToday a buyer sent me a message telling me that the lot of jewelry and coins were worthless, neither the coins nor the jewelry.I price jewelry boxes for one dollar and I say in the description that I don't know anything about jewelry. I sell a l...

request invoice not showing up for buyers

I have combined shipping. I set it up with bulk edit. However, "request invoice from seller" is not showing up...how do I set this up? In my shipping preferences, I have "allow invoice requests", but it does not show up for my buyers, and yes they ar...

I suspect many eBay employees are very young maybe 15 to 20

This would explain all of the dumb glitches I've seen in the past 10 years. Not like experienced website designers and lacking in knowledge about collectible items. In the early 2000s I was in a rare book co op and a dealer who was constantly talking...

Auctions

As a seller (any seller here), do you list items as auctions with a hidden reserve, with best price winning at the deadline? I am here asking because there have been recent discussions on the 'best offer' option used by some sellers in their listings...

A couple tips from ebay Open

Quite a few points made in the program on Search with ebay and Google. The one that has received the most attention was the one about using end/relist/sell similar. But I thought this was interesting too:

Resolved! What's the one thing you would suggest...

Hey all you power sellers! I'm in a tough catagory, and too frugal for my own good. If I want to be found more, I must do something differently, that much I do know. I'm considering one of these actions, which one do you feel will pay off, so to spea...

Resolved! Can we have a conversation about using Best offer?

I'm on ebay 25+ years and it's time to call in the dogs and hose down the campfire. Time to think about ending it all. (No, not that) Best offer. Not the back door Garbage in messages or me sending offers to a looker. Who uses "Best offer" and adds i...

My account got restricted for BBE, but my BBE is 0%

Recently I got a mail from eBay saying my selling privileges are restricted.This is what they say.Dear viewtifulp2,eBay regularly evaluates the accounts of eBay seller. In relation to your account, we have noticed that your account performance and ac...