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Extra charge for sales tax

Is anyone else concerned with the fact that when eBay collects sales tax from the buyer they count that as income for you on the seller fees before they remove the tax which causes you to pay eBay 15% of the sales tax. If you don’t believe it, look a...

Ready to resell? Please stop it, EBay! Stupid idea. How to remove?

New feature on my home page is this stupid "ready to resell" section. Resell what? When I click on it, I'm sent to items I BOUGHT, not sold. So they're hoping I resell the items I bought months ago so they can double dip on the fees for the same item...

Request of escalation for Manual Review of Permanent Restriction – Seller Account foreverperfume

Hello ebay moderators,I am writing to respectfully request an escalation to ebay moderators official regarding a concern my eBay seller account, foreverperfume, which was permanently restricted.The account was suspended without prior warning or a cle...

Unjustified shipping charge adjustments

I've noticed a few outrageous shipping charge adjustments lately from both FedEx and UPS. I was charged an additional $31 on a 5 lb package because the carrier claimed it weighed 70 lbs. Completely inaccurate. Most others do not even give a reason. I...

Hamilton Syringes - removal

I had few Hamilton Instrument syringes been removed by ebay for "medical device" violation after going back and forth with CS they told me that it is specifically requested by Hamilton, not FDA Hamilton syringes which is even declared NOT for medical...

Christmas season sales up or down?

HOW ARE YOUR SALES DOING THIS CHRISTMAS SEASON? UP OR DOWN? DO YOU AGREE THAT EBAY SHOULD DO AN ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN LIKE ETSY. (WONDERFUL COMMERCIALS! IN FACT I SHOPPED THERE FOR CHRISTMAS GIFTS!)

Playboy January 2000 issue taken down

Hi everyone, I have a question about an item that I was selling taken down. Does anybody know why the January 2000 issue of Playboy would be taken down. The cover does not show any nudity or anything like that. There are others of that same issue on ...

Converting an Auction Listing into an Inventory Item.

I have created a few hundred Listings, without creating them as in Inventory Item first. Is there a way to convert them to an Inventory Item, add the inventory amount and then create the listing? Without having to start from scratch? Thanks in advanc...

What is your take on this

My husband and I have been reselling for about 6+ months now, and we’ve officially reached the point where our profits are enough to cover our rent! That’s huge for us. It’s been a grind — hours of sourcing, listing, packing, and posting on social me...

Using ebay suggested pricing on Manage Active Listings page

Happy Holidays! I discovered that on the Manage Active Listings Page in the "Current Price" column if you click on the edit pencil a suggested price will come up on many listings. It does this very quickly and I assume an AI is coming up with the num...

eBay refunded buyer for not delivered claim after I proved delivery

This morning I received email that eBay refunded over $70 to my buyer for non delivery of a $70 pair of Givenchy vintage earrings. I started messaging the buyer daily after the claim was made providing them with tracking information that proved deliv...

need help deciphering buyer communication

Got this message from a buyer just after a $800 item was delivered. Can anyone make heads or tails out of this? Buyer I was under the impression this was 2 pieces also including the Kelly bar attachment or square adapter Me That would be the locking ...

Pondering causation versus coincidence

Not long ago I stopped sending offers to books on watch lists, the ones already on sale. I was discounting too much. Since then I have been getting more offers than usual. I can think of no way to know if this is just a concidence. Presumably the pri...

Blocked Ebay Buyers Who Open New Accounts To Order From You

I am pretty sure a blocked buyer opened a new account just to buy things from me. When the order came in, I got a weird feeling, and I trust my feelings, so I investigated. The first person was trying to get a lot of fabric from me for far less than ...

eBay sales upon relocating internationally

Good morning, six months ago I moved from USA to Brazil for a year. I’ve continued my eBay business purchasing items from the states and sending to a friend’s house who does my shipping. During these six months, my sales have been cut into a third. I...