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Fake tracking scam

I got scammed by a seller providing a fake UPS tracking showing delivered. I am not finding any way to get he,p from Ebay because this $300 inverter generator (for camping or home use) was listed under Business & Industrial and those particular rules...

sellers account

I want to close my sellers account would that also close my buyers account?

Failed order

Hi this is my second time ever buy if eBay and both time it’s the same crap my order is never shipped and I get no contact from the seller at this point I just want my money back and I never gonna use this crap again but it’s on the Business & Indust...

Dispute

Package never arrived. Have tracking provided by seller and conversations with seller stating it was lost and he would refund. Never received refund. File with eBay decision came back in his favor stating he providing tracking saying it was attempted...

Resolved! Buyers are not able to respond to my eBay messages or to pay from an invoice I sent them

I have had two buyers that are not able to respond to my eBay messages. Today I sent an invoice to a buyer and she does not see it on her desktop, but it is on her phone. She is not able to make the payment from her phone, so we are stuck. Is there a...

Store Subscription Changes Coming?

Is it true that beginning May 1st, store subscriptions will see changes in the number of free listings in certain catagories?

How to retract a cancellation request

Notifications not happening when items sells

I did not get an email when an itemsold on 3/28/22. I received a notice of a payout, but the notice contained no details of the item. What changed? How can I get email notifications again when I need to ship a sale? I did not change settings. So EBay...

Scam?

How do you know if an offer is fake or a scam?

shipping UPS

For some reason Ebay will not accept my buyers address. I've changed it several times. Shipping UPS and want to print label at home. I know they don't deliver to PO Boxes so I changed it to physical address and still the same. Help anyone?

Resolved! item specifics

I cannot add item specfics until and unless I go to revise item, secondly eBay does not allow me to send a message to buyers question until I copy and paste, cannot type in the message box directly. This problem prevails for 3 months now. Please help...

Item has not arrived

Item has not arrived, seller has withdrawn my money, and has not communicated with me even once. It is a hot tub and it is a week late.

False offers from buyers attempting to scam

I am a relatively new EBay seller and I am not finding their app and website entirely user friendly at all. I listed a few items for sale at reasonable prices & got offers within minutes from what seems like false buyer profiles. After accepting the ...

Selling fine jewelry

How safe is it to sell real gold jewelry on eBay? Can I reserve the right to sell only to buyers with more than 20 positives and not to anyone with a non payment? Am I protected from scammers?

Resolved! flat rate mistake. need to change shipping

After sale could not ship flat rate. Miscalculated on size of product. How do I change to size and weight shipping other than just taking the box to the shipper?