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Ebay Main Street Message 1099-K

I got this today in my messages from Ebay Main Street and figured I would share it for everyone to see.

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For those who do, how are you reporting your sales of used personal items on your taxes?

I see a lot of insistence that one must do so,, but no one talking about how they actually do it. NOT LOOKING TO BE TOLD HOW TO DO IT!!! I am looking for those who actually have done it to say how they do.

buyer had wrong address

so I sold an item, printed label from ebay and sent it on its way. USPS couldn't deliver and returned it to me. Turns out the buyer didnt put his appt number on his ebay acct(hes new to ebay). so my question: he still wants the item. I told him to fi...

Recent bad experience

I recently had a bad exprience with this person. He happens to be a seller but he bought a book from me. After receiving the book he claimed it was damaged during shipping, and claimed he was a collector. He didn't say what the damage was. I replied ...

Prohibited goods return

I shipped lego minifigures to the uk all sealed in individual bags, and I got a notice that it was being returned because they were “prohibited goods” and i am confused on how to reship this and avoid this happening the second time around.

Slow sales on Ebay?

I am not a heavy seller but constant. For many years I have had a steady volume but during 2025 it seems to have dropped dramatically. I don't even see people 'watching' items anymore. Has anyone else noticed this? Too many listings on Ebay with simi...

Fake & Counterfeit Morgan Silver Dollars

Previous thread closed on this problem. If ebay won't take action, especially when reported, then a class action suit might get their attention.

How do people sell items for below the price of shipping....with free shipping????

So I used to see this on DVD's all the time, someone selling a DVD for like $3 with free shipping. I inquired about it to a few sellers selling DVD's like this over the years. Most sellers ignore me, one guy told me he ships them in hard envelopes wi...

Resolved! Delayed payment from buyers? REALLY?

I read what I could on this, but I still can't see how giving someone 7 days to pay when all my auctions end on the same day is any benefit to me. Sure, I'll gladly combine purchases bought in an auction to help on shipping, but not if I'm going to h...

Resolved! Ebay user "revenge" buying items from me after I left her negative feedback.

Hi all. I recently had dealings with a crazy seller on Ebay I have not been satisfied with Ebay support's response on the matter and am looking for advice. I had purchased a low cost book from this lady. It was listed as "Like New". It showed up as "...

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Estimated Date of Sale Can Change....

As I mentioned before eBay can change the 'estimated date of delivery' in the item sale after it has been sold.So as sellers we should never guarantee when item might be delivered.I noticed it lately on some items I purchased.All 3 photos are of the ...

Multi Variation Listing Wrong Picture in the Search Results

I've noticed this for some time now, but for a lot of my multi variation listings, the set default picture is different from the one that shows up in the search results. I post pictures for each variation and sometimes it chooses from those pictures ...

BBE bad buyer experiance s-a-r-c-a-s-m

Hi, ebay member for 21 years, the last 18 years mostly as a seller, flawless 100% feedback and then one day ebay invented BBE. I was judged by a situation in which the buyer did not know how to initiate a partial return of 3 computers. After checking...