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Periodic performance review payment hold over 5 days

My account is under a periodic payment performance review and all payments have been held since. Their email says it takes 5 days to clear but I’m on day 6. Anyone know what to expect?

No Sales No Watchers No Views

No Sales, No Watchers, No Views, What's going on. When ever I post an item I always do a search to see what things are selling for and to see if there are any watchers. Watchers means that there are viewers. That gives me an idea whether items are se...

looking for a specific seller

hello! I am trying to locate a specific seller. the name is carolennschach.0 ... If someone can assist me I would very much appreciate it

new ebay policy on INR delivered after refund

Just had a INR opened on a $220 sale on a USPS item . considering the new ebay policy where they will reimburse the seller if a INR is refunded and later delivered instead of the old way of waiting as long as possible to refund and further irritating...

Resolved! First Negative of the Season, Gotta Love the Holidays!

I sold someone some Brach's soft peppermint stir sticks. Packed in a box, bubble wrapped thick, and placed paper all around it. Woke up, December 23rd, to a negative saying the item was packed extremely well but the sticks arrived broken into 100's o...

unexpected ebay ad on youtube for my own item

recently for the first time I added a video to a item I am selling showing the operation of the item. I also posted it on youtube, after a few days I was doing some searches on youtube using a phone on a different youtube account using the key words ...

Buyers returning used items

I sold an item and the buyer requested return as defective. The item was not defective, but was used by the buyer for several weeks. eBay refunded them and rejected my dispute. I couldn't resell the item because it was used, do I'm out the new, seale...

How Much Competition Is Too Much?

For those of you who have wondered about competition, a key element in any retail environment, I thought you might find the following data interesting. It's no wonder why eBay is fixated on seller ad revenue. eBay has 134 million active buyers worldw...

eBay not like in the 90s or early 2000s

What’s the most serious problem or issue you think eBay has?.

Merry Christmas to All

I am closed until the 26th and can't wait to open my store again. I am small and don't make much money now but the thrill of selling is missed. I can pay my EBAY bills and a few small household bills now but I am hoping for a great 2026 for ALL!

Ebay needs to remove fees on shipping.

I've been selling on ebay since October 1998. Since the Post Office is going up on postage in January 2026, Ebay needs to remove fees on shipping. i don't know about everyone else, but postage fees are killing my sales. I loose money on just about ev...

Magic Free Seller Paid Return Policy Created for Me By Ebay

So, I have always been a no returns seller. I had one return policy in business policies titled "Once you have their money, never give it back." I know they recently forced free returns in auto parts, I had all of 1 auto part in my store so I never r...

Ebay Needs to Get Serious About Combatting Fraud!!

Ebay has allowed rampant fraud to perpetuate on its platform. I'm a seller who has been on the platform now for 13 years, so I have seen a lot...and I am at my wits end with the scam where buyers CIRCUMVENT the no return policy...by using FRAUD. Agai...

How is this for a Neutral Feedback!!!

First. I don't get upset at getting this but I did have to laugh. "We bought this as a Christmas gift so it has not been opened yet. We are very pleased how quickly we received the package. The outside box arrived in good shape and appeared to have p...

We resell for others - we collect half on a large sale but still pay taxes on the whole sale price

We have had an eBay store for over a decade, and lately, we have been selling larger items for friends. Now we are wondering how to handle the taxes that we are ultimately going to pay on these larger sales. For example, we will be listing a set of s...